Orestad Innovation City Copenhagen (OICC)

Strong points 

• Together our members constitute large and important institutions and companies, "muscle mass is there".
• Coordination between stakeholders.
• Strong ties to the municipality.
• Locally based.

Key stakeholders 

Orestad Innovation City Copenhagen : 

• Secretariat
• Board
• Members
• Project leaders
• Steering group and working groups
• Networks

City strategy 

As an innovation district, OICC taps into The City of Copenhagen's policies and plans, where relevant. As a new and quite large district within Copenhagen, Orestad is both representative of certain trends but also has distinct qualities, amongst them being the district with the youngest, average age and a high number of expats.  It is therefore a good testing ground for various projects.  

Results and impacts 

• Fixed goals in OICC strategy - no. of projects engaged in, no. of members, member satisfaction measured, recognition by the municipality as frontrunner.
• RE: Concrete projects UIDL: business model for data collaborative, new projects based on obtained knowledge.
• EFL: Orestad as testing ground for model to be scaled to whole of Cph. municipality.
• BID: increased knowledge and turnover, establishment of local business partnerships.
• City Stage: Orestad as a cultural beacon, catalyst for local cultural projects, increased knowledge of and interest in Orestad. 

Challenges 

• Communication & reach
• Transfer of knowledge
• Branding
• Long-term funding
• Framing of OICC

Enabling conditions 

• Having OICC as facilitator.
• Communication.
• Bringing people together.
• Being ambitious.

Transfer tips

• Find your Unique Selling Points
• Be patient
• Find the right people
• Constantly think in connections
• Think of scale