The Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme consists of the regional centres of expertise in the seven expertise clusters selected onto the national programme. The Centre of Expertise Programme is a key regional strategic development programme which aims to strengthen and renew a region’s competitiveness and expertise. Clusters that are central and strategic to a region’s development have been selected for the Centre of Expertise Programme.
The basic funding of the Tampere Region Centre of Expertise Programme consists of national and regional funding (1:1). The regional funding is supplied by the City of Tampere and municipalities in the Tampere Central Region in proportion to their number of inhabitants. The national funding share is channelled through the Council of Tampere Region. This basic funding (total approx. EUR 2 million/year) constitutes only about a tenth of the programme’s total volume because the development projects launched in the Centre of Expertise Programme are financed by company funding and through public funding channels such as Tekes, EU and the Academy of Finland.
The practical implementation of the Centre of Expertise Programme and the development of strategic clusters are the responsibility of Hermia Ltd (Digibusiness, energy technology, ubiquitous computing, nanotechnology, and intelligent machines) and of Finn-Medi Research Ltd (well-being and healthbio) in close cooperation with universities and polytechnics.
