Tag: Innovation ecosystems

  • Evening reception at the Embassy of Finland in Oslo

    Evening reception at the Embassy of Finland in Oslo

    November 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CET

    (EVENT) In connection with the North European Cyber Days, the Embassy of Finland in Oslo is organising an evening networking reception for conference organisers and partners. 

    Attendance is by invitation only due to the limited capacity of approximately 40 guests. 

    Building on previous Nordic Collaboration events, this evening reception will provide an opportunity for partners from industry, finance, research, and public sector to further explore some of Europe’s leading initiatives aimed at developing competitive, secure, and “trustworthy” digital technologies.

    The high-level conference, supported by the European Cyber Security Organization (ECSO), North European Cybersecurity Cluster (NECC) and the National Cybersecurity Coordination Centers (NCCs) of the Nordic and Baltic Regions, will bring together key stakeholders from cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and critical sectors to foster collaboration on innovation, investment, procurement, and export initiatives.

    Following arrivals and registration, the program will include a 45-minute session of presentations, followed by a 60-minute buffet dinner to facilitate networking. 

    Register for the reception using the event registration link and we will contact you with confirmation details. 

    Event Webpage:  North European Cyber Days 2025.

    Registration Link: https://nettskjema.no/a/north-european-cyber-days-2025  

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    Free admission

    Embassy of Finland in Oslo

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  • Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall

    Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall

    November 3 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CET

    (EVENT) In connection with the North European Cyber Days 2025, the City of Oslo is hosting an evening welcome reception for up to 200 people.

    The event is free and open for all, but conference attendees will be prioritised.

    Register for the reception using the event registration link and we will contact you with confirmation details.

    Event Webpage:  North European Cyber Days 2025.

    Registration Link: https://nettskjema.no/a/north-european-cyber-days-2025  

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  • Institutional complexity and governance in open-source ecosystems: A case study of the oil and gas industry

    Institutional complexity and governance in open-source ecosystems: A case study of the oil and gas industry

    Mahdis Moradi, Vidar Hepsø, Per Morten Schiefloe,
    Institutional complexity and governance in open-source ecosystems: A case study of the oil and gas industry,
    Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, Volume 9, Issue 3, 2024, 100523, ISSN 2444-569X, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jik.2024.100523.
    (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2444569X24000623)

    Abstract

    There has been a growing interest in open-source innovation and collaborative software development ecosystems in recent years, particularly in industries dominated by intellectual property and proprietary practices.

    However, consortiums engaged in these collaborative efforts often face difficulties in effectively balancing the competing dynamics of trust and power. Collaborative knowledge creation is pivotal in ensuring long-term sustainability of the ecosystem; knowledge sharing can take place by steering trust judgments toward fostering reciprocity.

    Drawing on a longitudinal case study of the Open Subsurface Data Universe ecosystem, we investigate the intricate interplay between trust and power and its pivotal influence on ecosystem governance. Our investigation charts the trajectory of trust and power institutionalization and reveals how it synergistically contributes to the emergence of comprehensive hybrid governance strategies.

    We make the following two contributions to extant research. First, we elucidate a perspective on the conceptual interplay between power and trust, conceiving these notions as mutual substitutes and complements. Together, they synergistically foster the institutionalization and dynamic governance processes in open-source ecosystems. Second, we contribute to the governance literature by emphasizing the significance of viewing governance as a configuration of institutionalization processes and highlighting the creation of hybrid forms of governance in complex innovation initiatives.

    Keywords: Open source; Innovation; Cocreation; Governance; Institutional trust; Power

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  • EU’s Competitivness Compass

    EU’s Competitivness Compass

    European Commission. “Competitiveness Compass.” Accessed 14.08.2025. https://commission.europa.eu/topics/eu-competitiveness/competitiveness-compass_en.

    Our plan to reignite Europe’s economy

    Over the last two decades, Europe’s potential has remained strong, even as other major economies have grown at a faster pace.

    The EU has everything it takes to unlock its full potential and drive faster, more sustainable growth: we boast a talented and educated workforce, capital, savings, the single market, and a unique social model. To restore our competitiveness and unleash growth, we need to tackle the barriers and weaknesses that are holding us back.

    In January 2025, the Commission presented the competitiveness compass, a new roadmap to restore Europe’s dynamism and boost our economic growth.

    https://ec.europa.eu/avservices/play.cfm?ref=I-267829&lg=EN&sublg=none&autoplay=true&tin=10&tout=59

    Three necessities for a more competitive EU

    The compass builds on the analysis of Mario Draghi’s report on the future of European competitiveness.

    The Draghi report originally identified three necessities for the EU to boost its competitiveness: 

    1. Closing the innovation gap 
    2. Decarbonising our economy
    3. Reducing dependencies

    The compass sets out an approach to translate these necessities into reality. 

    Discover the full timeline of actions under the compass

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  • COMFORTage

    COMFORTage

    January 1, 2024 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2027 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (PROJECT)

    Grupo Antena. “COMFORTage.” Accessed 14.08.2025. https://comfortage.eu.

    COMFORTage is a four-year project funded through the European Unión´s Horizon Europe Programme involving 39 organisations from 12 countries. Funded by the European Union (Grant Nº 101137301) and supported by Innovative UK (Grant Nº 10103541) . Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HADEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

    Fostering Personalized solutions for prevention of dementia and frailty

    COMFORTAGE is a joint effort of medical experts, social scientists and humanists, technical experts, Digital Innovation Hubs (DIHs) and Living Labs (LLs) to establish a pan European framework for Community-based, Integrated and People-Centric prevention, monitoring and progression managing solutions for dementia and frailty.

    COMFORTage will developed 13 pilots at 8 EU members states.  The main objective is to supply relevant subjects data on Scientific Technology Options Assessment  (SToA) referred to dementia and frailty detection and intervention and deploy, validate and evaluate the models and tools in real life new clinical scenarios (Beta Solution Treated and Overaged-BSToA).

    COMFORTage Virtualized AI-Based Healthcare Platform (VHP)

    The project will create a first of a kind Virtualized AI-Based Healthcare Platform (VHP) that will centralize access to project’s AI resources for risk factor analysis, early diagnosis and personalized decision making for age-related mental and physical diseases and disorders.

    Partners

    COMFORTage strives to establish a pan-European framework for community-based prevention and intervention strategies to facilitate effective lifestyle changes thought the synergies of our Consortium and other stakeholders. Our consortium is compose by:

    • 8 Research Institutions/Universities
    • 11 Healthcare Organizations & Actors
    • 12 Industry and SME partners
    • 4 Social Multipliers and Associations
    • 4 SSH and Legal Organizations
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    UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS RESEARCH CENTER

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  • European Cluster for Securing Critical Infrastructures (ECSCI)

    European Cluster for Securing Critical Infrastructures (ECSCI)

    March 3, 2022 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (NETWORK)

    ECSCI. “ECSCI”. Accessed 14.08.2025. https://www.ecsci.eu.

    The main objective of the ECSCI cluster is to create synergies and foster emerging disruptive solutions to security issues via cross-projects collaboration and innovation. Research activities will focus on how to protect critical infrastructures and services, highlighting the different approaches between the clustered projects and establishing tight and productive connections with closely related and complementary EU funded projects. To promote the activities of the cluster, ECSCI will organize international conferences, and national or international workshops, involving both policy makers, industry and academic, practitioners, and representatives from the European Commission.  

  • European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

    European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

    January 1, 2016 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (NETWORK)

    ECSO. “ECSO”. Accessed 14.08.2025. https://ecs-org.eu.

    The right place to be for cybersecurity in Europe

    The European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO) is a European, cross-sectoral membership organisation that contributes to developing cybersecurity communities and building the European cybersecurity ecosystem.

    ECSO federates the European Cybersecurity public and private sector, including large companies, SMEs and start-ups, research centres, universities, end-users and operators of essential services, clusters and associations, as well as the local, regional and national public administrations across the European Union Members States and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

    Mission

    • ECSO contributes to Europe’s Digital Sovereignty & Strategic Autonomy and to strenghtening its  cyber resilience by:
    • Bringing together the private and public sectors, facilitating their dialogue and joint actions
    • Empowering communities and shaping the European cybersecurity ecosystem
    • Federating and providing a platform for collaboration for various stakeholders
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    European Cyber Security Organisation (ECSO)

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  • Norway Health Tech

    Norway Health Tech

    January 1, 2025 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2026 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (NETWORK)

    Norway Health Tech. “Norway Health Tech”. Accessed 14.08.2025. https://www.norwayhealthtech.com/en.

    Connecting minds, transforming health

    We are Norway’s leading health cluster.
    Norway Health Tech brings together more than 350 organizations – companies, investors, healthcare providers, municipalities, academia, and research institutions. Together, we drive growth in the health industry and accelerate innovation in healthcare – for the benefit of patients and citizens.

    Would you like to be part of a leading health innovation environment?

    Get in touch – we’re here to connect stakeholders and help pave the way for the healthcare system of tomorrow.

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    Norway Health Tech

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  • Norwegian Centre for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors

    Norwegian Centre for Cybersecurity in Critical Sectors

    September 1, 2020 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2028 @ 5:00 pm CEST

    (NETWORK) (PROJECT)

    NTNU SFI NORCICS. “NORCICS”. Accessed 14.08.2025. https://www.ntnu.edu/norcics.

    Centre for Research-based Innovation (SFI)

    NORCICS’s vision is to contribute to making Norway the most securely digitalized country in the world, by improving the cyber security and resilience of its critical sectors, through supporting research-based innovation.

    Our primary objective is to enhance the capability of private and public sector stakeholders to respond to the current and future cybersecurity risks by developing, validating, and operationalizing innovative socio-technical solutions.

    The following secondary objectives will lead to the achievement of the primary objective above:

    1. To generate new knowledge about interdependencies and dynamics in Critical Sectors; and how Cyber Physical Systems especially in Critical Sectors can be attacked;
    2. To design, develop, and test innovative methods and tools for the detection, prevention, and mitigation of cyberattacks against industrial control systems in Critical Sectors, and to validate these in industrially relevant environments;
    3. To demonstrate and validate the efficiency and effectiveness of interlinked cybersecurity measures for control systems in Critical Sectors for selected industrially relevant environments;
    4. To develop novel methods and tools for the improvement of cybersecurity training and awareness, and means for validation of such methods;
    5. To effectively transfer the knowledge created within NORCICS among its user partners, sectoral and industrial clusters, and relevant stakeholders in Norway.

    NORCICS has the following work packages (WP):

    1. Research-based innovation roadmap
    2. Foundations
    3. Technologies, applications, and services
    4. Demonstration environments
    5. Dissemination and knowledge transfer
    6. Project management
  • FAME: Federated decentralized trusted dAta Marketplace for Embedded finance

    FAME: Federated decentralized trusted dAta Marketplace for Embedded finance

    January 1, 2023 @ 8:00 am – December 31, 2025 @ 5:00 pm CET

    (PROJECT)

    FAME. “FAME.” Accessed 13.08.2025. https://www.fame-horizon.eu.

    FAME is a joint effort of world-class experts in data management, data technologies, the data economy, and digital finance, aiming to develop and launch to the global market a unique, trustworthy, energy-efficient, and secure federated data marketplace for Embedded Finance (EmFi).

    ​The FAME project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2023 Research and Innovation Programe under grant agreement nª 101092639. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or Horizon Europe. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

    Marketplace

    The FAME Federated Data Marketplace for Embedded Finance is a Data Space, according to the definition of the EU, customized for buying and selling federated data assets in the financial sector.

    Accessible through a unified entry point, the Marketplace allows for secure data access, sharing, trading and analysis through FAME’s analytical tools for both finance and non-finance organizations, tech and non-tech users, and other end-users.

    Why FAME?

    Modern data marketplaces are transforming how data assets are shared, traded, and utilized. Recent European initiatives have made significant strides, particularly in enhancing data monetization, regulatory compliance, and secure data exchange. However, existing centralized marketplaces face challenges that limit broader participation and accessibility. Notable limitations include complex data discovery processes, limited transparency in value-based data monetization, and insufficient integration of trusted, energy-efficient analytics. Addressing these gaps can unlock new data-driven applications in sectors like finance, retail, and smart cities, empowering innovative services that seamlessly integrate financial data. That is where FAME comes in.

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