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Social Infrastructure Health public Opening national Institute for wellbeing Finland and nordic countries are global leaders in yes Repositories exist 0.5 0.1 National investment existing
private health repositories and Health, National deployment of eHealth. Many national repositories and contain data partially (140 M invested and
for R&D social insurance institute, (health data) exists and new ones are being built depending on 100 million allocated). Futher
University hospitals and (genomic data). Repositories will be opened up for repository from a public investment is needed
biobanks, National R&D activities, which will facilitate new innovations in few years to several to build the infrastructure
innovation agencies, personalised medicine and medical research as a decades. Finnish needed to attract private
ministry level guidance whole. Pharmaceuticals is one identified field, which research collections investments in R&D. Also
from social & health, will benefit from opening of these databases. have large quantities funding for genomic
education & culture, of samples that can reference database is
employment & business be sequenced for insufficient. Legislative
genomic analysis changes need to be
Private participants TBD and combined with implemented (in process)
information in the and ethical principles must
repositories. have a solid basis and they
National strategy for must be enforced.
eHealth 2020
includes this action
item.
Social Infrastructure Health public mHealth, wellbeing Institute for wellbeing mobile healthcare (mHealth) is growing as global No Identified as a 0.2 0.1 Current technology is
private and selfcare and health, National business area. Market size will increase dramatically priority area in the developed out-of-sync with
services for the social insurance institute, and techonology will also manage and reduce rising national eHealth healthcare system and
citizens' health care providers health care costs. This program will create a european strategy. legislation. Results of
(public and private) competency center in Finland for assesment and Implementation innovation programs can
evalution and mobile healthcare technology planning in process. therefore be slim.
Private participants TBD (standards, health benefits etc). Long term funding will
through innovation be private. A development infrastructure that is Nokia and Microsoft
programs compatible to real world will be created. Cross border cutbacks caused many
collaboration is important and Finland is in on-going mobile experts
discussion with several countries. unemployment. This
expertise can be educated in
health issues and serves as
a basis for implementing
mHealth solutions.

Public funding is insufficient.

Social infrastructure Built public Plus Energy (non- Lappeenranta, Porvoo, The intention is to create attractive and sustainable No The pilot towns and 0.0 0.0 Solution: Potential for scaling
environment private carbon) Lohja, YIT Ltd, Finnish urban environments by building housing, business ‘test beds’ have up in other towns and areas
and urban Residential area - Environment Institute premises, infrastructure and entire areas in three been employed. All in Europe. Three towns in
services Concept for new towns (Lappeenranta, Porvoo and Lohja). of them don’t have the pilot can act as
and existing Elements for Plus Energy Residential Area: Smart yet local detailed experimentation environment
residential areas Plus Energy System (district Heating and/or local CHP plans approved by and lab for sustainable
and hybrid solutions with solar & heat pumps, local the local city council. design and energy solutions
energy storage & networks and energy management Total investment in urban areas. Concept
tool to optimize energy production & consumption cost 6 million goes beyond typical “green
emission), Energy & Resource Efficient Design, euros and housing” yet being
Sustainable Materials, Smart Waste Management, Investement in competitive and affordable
Water Efficiency, Mobility and Sustainable Lifestyle, 2015-2017 is and thus inspiring for a new
Shared Services. approximately 3 desirable living experience
million euros with positive impact on earth.
Barriers: Technology risk
while some of the
applications (hybrid energy
solutions, local energy
storage as well as energy
management tool) need also
testing and tuning up. Lack
of confidence and risk-taking
in the municipal sector.
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