03.11.2020
Digitalisation and automation of the agri-food sector in the Oulu Region
The RDI actors of the Oulu Region are continuously preparing regional, national and international RDI project applications and looking for opportunities to join project consortiums with the aim of advancing digitalisation and automation of the agri-food value chains. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to traceability and food safety in food value chains, collection and utilisation of data throughout food value chains, and digitalisation and automation of food production processes. For more information and inquiries, please contact:
- Project Manager Gitte Meriläinen: gitte.merilainen(at)pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi, tel. +358 40 6854 053
- Project Coordinator Sanna Salomaa: sanna.salomaa(at)pohjois-pohjanmaa.fi, tel. +358 40 6854 051
- Project Manager Marja-Liisa Järvelä: marja-liisa.jarvela(at)oamk.fi, tel. +358 40 674 8344
- Lecturer Mikko Himanka: mikko.himanka(at)centria.fi, tel. +358 44 449 2537
Our region is currently a member of the following Partnerships of the EU’s Smart Specialisation Platform for Agri-Food:
Our project portfolio of relevance includes coordination or participation in e.g. the following:
- AFarCloud – Aggregate Farming in the Cloud
- DEMETER
- FoodWay – Developing the traceability and safety of food chains in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Labrobot
- RUOKARIIHI – Development of Skilled Food Business
- Seafood Age
- VASTE – Service Platform for Low-carbon Logistics
