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Dr. Satu Rinkinen
LUT University

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Satu Rinkinen is a post-doctoral researcher at the School of Engineering Science at LUT University. She holds a DSc (Tech.) (2016) from Lappeenranta University of Technology, Industrial Engineering and Management and an MSc (2011) from the University of Turku. Her doctoral dissertation focused on the concept evolution of innovation policy and different approaches to regional renewal. She has led and participated in a variety of research and development projects and activities related to innovation policy, business and innovation ecosystems and regional innovation systems. Her current research interests include regional innovation policy, regional development, policy learning and policy development.

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Journal article
Published: 01 February 2021 in Sustainability
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The transition towards a sustainable circular economy (CE) model is seen as a solution to keep the consumption of the earth’s resources within planetary boundaries. In the regional context, the CE is promoted through various policy actions, one being the smart specialisation concept. This paper provides a novel approach to examining the spatial adaption of a CE through a conceptual framework of research and innovation strategies for smart specialisation (S3) in Europe. This interdisciplinary research presents a multi-country comparison of S3 implementation in Europe in 12 regions that have defined the CE as a priority area. The data consist of interviews with representatives of organisations responsible for the regional S3 process. The findings indicate that a political demand exists for proceeding further with the construction of transformative activities involving the CE, but the models and stages of implementation vary. In addition, most regions still struggle with building specific monitoring and evaluation measures and mechanisms for the CE. Despite these challenges, promoting the CE as a strategic priority through the S3 process has, at least in some regions, helped define the CE targets and actions by focusing on existing regional assets and future potential.

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Susanna Vanhamäki; Satu Rinkinen; Kati Manskinen. Adapting a Circular Economy in Regional Strategies of the European Union. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1518 .

AMA Style

Susanna Vanhamäki, Satu Rinkinen, Kati Manskinen. Adapting a Circular Economy in Regional Strategies of the European Union. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (3):1518.

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Susanna Vanhamäki; Satu Rinkinen; Kati Manskinen. 2021. "Adapting a Circular Economy in Regional Strategies of the European Union." Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1518.

Original article
Published: 23 March 2020 in Growth and Change
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This paper combines three major concepts: regional development platforms, business ecosystems and competitiveness policy. The framework of business and innovation ecosystems is gaining ground in the discussion of competitiveness and innovation policy. The framework challenges competitiveness and innovation policies because ecosystems are seen as highly self‐organising and self‐renewing systems. Is there still room for innovation and competitiveness policies? This paper focuses on ecosystem‐facilitating competitiveness policy at the regional level and argues that the emergence, growth and renewal of business ecosystems can be facilitated by a competitiveness policy focused on related variety platforms embedded in a regional innovation ecosystem. As a case illustrating this point, we present the strategic themes and development platforms in the Lahti urban region, which are constructed following the ecosystem theory. This paper contributes to the previous literature on regional development and innovation policy by presenting a policy framework for a modern competitiveness policy that is based on constructed competitiveness, development platforms and business and innovation ecosystem theory. For policy practice, this paper provides a real‐life example of a regional competitiveness strategy and the construction of a strategy that is based on the ecosystem frame.

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Vesa Harmaakorpi; Satu Rinkinen. Regional development platforms as incubators of business ecosystems. Case study: The Lahti urban region, Finland. Growth and Change 2020, 51, 626 -645.

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Vesa Harmaakorpi, Satu Rinkinen. Regional development platforms as incubators of business ecosystems. Case study: The Lahti urban region, Finland. Growth and Change. 2020; 51 (2):626-645.

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Vesa Harmaakorpi; Satu Rinkinen. 2020. "Regional development platforms as incubators of business ecosystems. Case study: The Lahti urban region, Finland." Growth and Change 51, no. 2: 626-645.

Journal article
Published: 12 March 2017 in Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
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Satu Rinkinen; Vesa Harmaakorpi. The business ecosystem concept in innovation policy context: building a conceptual framework. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 2017, 31, 333 -349.

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Satu Rinkinen, Vesa Harmaakorpi. The business ecosystem concept in innovation policy context: building a conceptual framework. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. 2017; 31 (3):333-349.

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Satu Rinkinen; Vesa Harmaakorpi. 2017. "The business ecosystem concept in innovation policy context: building a conceptual framework." Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research 31, no. 3: 333-349.

Review
Published: 12 November 2015 in European Planning Studies
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The aim of modern innovation policies is to enhance the innovation capability of regions, their organizations and people. Regional innovation system (RIS) theory has been one of the most popular frameworks for realizing innovation policies. Yet, adopting the perspective of sustainable innovation policy where innovation is also seen as a solution to various societal and environmental problems has been slow. Social enterprises (SEs) are discussed here as a means to address those problems, particularly through collaboration between sectors and focusing on social sustainability. The aim of this paper is to identify whether and in what way SEs are communicated as an innovative solution and as a source of innovations for economic and development activities through regional strategies. The data consist of regional innovation and business strategies from all Finnish regions, analysed using qualitative content analysis. We argue that there is a need to go deeper and include effective support mechanisms for SEs in these documents. Better inclusion of SEs as part of innovation systems and communicating this through regional strategies would help to develop SEs and to have them perceived as potential innovators and active entrepreneurial actors in innovation systems contributing to economically, environmentally and socially sustainable development.

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Satu Rinkinen; Tuija Oikarinen; Helinä Melkas. Social enterprises in regional innovation systems: a review of Finnish regional strategies. European Planning Studies 2015, 24, 723 -741.

AMA Style

Satu Rinkinen, Tuija Oikarinen, Helinä Melkas. Social enterprises in regional innovation systems: a review of Finnish regional strategies. European Planning Studies. 2015; 24 (4):723-741.

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Satu Rinkinen; Tuija Oikarinen; Helinä Melkas. 2015. "Social enterprises in regional innovation systems: a review of Finnish regional strategies." European Planning Studies 24, no. 4: 723-741.