Sustainable Digi & Game Ecosystem

Create an ecosystem (accelerator), which brings the gaming and digital actors in Central Finland together. Through the operation of the ecosystem, a multidisciplinary network of actors is created, whose mutual co-operation enriches the know-how of the actors, creates the conditions for entrepreneurship and new business opportunities.

Action

• The ecosystem operating model and implementation in practice
  - Ecosystem operating model is tested and piloted with different stakeholders
  - Open to all events
  - New funding instruments
   
• Gamefication and digital services
  - Co-development projects
  - New business and education opportunities
   
• Business simulation
  - Education project labs
   
• Visibility and internationalization of the ecosystem
  - Branding
  - International cooperation networks

Results

• Through the operation of the ecosystem, a multidisciplinary network of actors is created, whose mutual co-operation enriches the know-how of the actors, creates the conditions for entrepreneurship and new business opportunities.
• The awareness and credibility of the digital and gaming industry in Central Finland is growing
• Networking and growth of expertise --> Jyväskylä Digi & Game Center

Basic details

• Funding
  - Regional Council of Central Finland from European Regional Development Fund, BusinessJyväskylä and Fingersoft
   
• Partners
  - Lead partner JAMK University of Applied Sciences, School of Business
  - Co-partner Jyväskylä Game Industry Hub Expa
   
• Duration
  - 1.12.2018–31.12.2020
   
• More information
  - Hanna Hauvala, Project Manager, JAMK, [email protected], +358 40 576 9174
  - Tuomas Roininen, Chairman of the Board, Expa, [email protected], +358 50 380 0991