One of the objectives of smart specialisation is international networking and increasing European competitiveness. One of the objectives of the project is to make better use of separate EU programmes in our region and to prepare for the upcoming programming period. The Commission will support networking between regions and cooperation between industry and research through smart specialisation thematic partnerships. In the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia, the internationalisation of smart specialisation has started in the ÄLYKE project. The Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia has authorised the best experts in the fields to represent the Regional Council of Northern Ostrobothnia in the following S3 partnerships.
| Northern Ostrobothnia Partnerships on the Platform Industrial modernisation | Contact person |
| Wireless ICT | Contact Manager What Rantakokko, University of Oulu |
| Personalised medicine | Professor of Practice Maritta Perälä-Heape, University of Oulu |
| Safe and sustainable mobility | Head of RDI Jukka Säkkinen, Oulu University of Applied Sciences |
| Advanced materials for batteries | Professor Ulla Lassi, University of Oulu |
| Water smart territories | Director of Ecosystems Pirkko Taskinen, University of Oulu |
| High Performance Production through 3D printing | Development Manager Kari Mäntyjärvi, University of Oulu, Kerttu Saalasti Institute |
| Northern Ostrobothnia Partnerships on the Platform Agri-Food: | |
| Traceability & Big data | Project Manager Marja-Liisa Järvelä, Oulu University of Applied Sciences |
| High Tech Farming | Project Manager Mikko Himanka, Centria University of Applied Sciences, Ylivieska unit |
