Nordic Next Media and Horizon 2020 Helene Juhola Finnmedia, 10.3.2014 Motivation for Nordic cooperation Nordic countries at the edge of digitalisation The structure of media market is quite similar The traditions of cooperation exist Next Media - a trailblazer in organising innovation development We can learn from each other A good chance to create basis for EU projects 2
Nordic and European collaboration towards H2020 2010 2011 2012 2013 NEXT MEDIA, FINLAND Planning of joint project 2014 2015 2016 NORWAY New Media Network Nxt Media, Norway SWEDEN Stampen, Mkt Mediebedriftenes Landsforening Tidningsutgivarna NORDIC NEXT MEDIA DENMARK HORIZON 2020 WAN-IFRA lead WAN-IFRA MEDIA INNOVATION HUB, Media platform for Horizon 2020 (launched 7.10. in Berlin WAN-IFRA Expo) Lobbying H2020 legislation Finnmedia, Sanoma, ENPA - Over 3 years of systematic work - Next Media way of working and collaboration between companies and research has formed into an international brand - Next Media has initialized Nordic and European cooperation and the lobbying of H2020 legislation work 3 Nordic Next Media - Topics Finland Finnmedia Norway MBL Sweden TU Denmark Democratic functions in local communities Business from new terminals and channels Big data technologies in media Digital first media concepts
Nordic Next Media Finland 2014-2015 Digital First in the pipeline Toimialan haasteita I ASIAKASKOKEMUS - Sisällönkulutuksen kontekstisidonnaisuus Sisällöntuottajien rajojen hämärtyminen Lojaliteetin ja tunnesiteiden muutos (engagement) Kasvavat odotukset palvelukokemukselle II LIIKETOIMINTA- MALLIT Ostopolun ymmärtäminen ja hallinta Sisällönkulutuksen mittaaminen ja asiakastieto Sisällön vaikuttavuuden ymmärrys Mainonnasta palvelua III JOHTAMINEN Asiakaslähtöisyys liiketoimintaa ohjaavaksi Strategisten yhteistyömallien tärkeys Sisäiset roolimuutokset Tarve uudentyyppiselle osaamiselle Johtajuus ja kulttuurimuutos Lähde: VKL Toimialastrategia esiselvitys, 2013
Strategic choices in Publishing Nordic Next Media Next Media Source: Timo Ketonen, Edge, Åbo Akademi, Strategic choices and business model innovation in newspaper publishing, 2013 Next Media 2010-2013 - Transformation NORDIC NEXT MEDIA, FINLAND 2014-2015 DIGITAL FIRST Digital First means business thinking where decisions are made having digital publication as the first priority. Digital First means a fundamental change in the logics of content production = media concepts and work processes, packaging, scheduling, delivery, consumer business as well as in media content and skills to create them.
Digital First 2014-2016 Coordination and implementation of Nordic cooperation Research Group Project 1. Algorithms for analysis of textual/language big data and data flows in media 2. Changing journalism in digital domain 3. Consumer s media use and purchasing behaviour Direct cooperation with Nordic research intitutes Company Group Project 1. Business from new terminals and channels 2. Big data technologies in media 3. Digital first media and advertising concepts 4. Customer experience Subcontracting from research institutes 9 Examples of topics Easy access, easy payment of digital media products and services LivePaper based, internationally viable ecosystem for delivering media content New services adapting to user needs also in real time Tools to bring data journalism as a part of everyday work Tools for integrating UGC and advertising in editorial processes Digital First editorial systems Magazine business related new digital first service concepts Attractiveness of interactivity in advertising The use of audio and video at digital age in enriching media products and services Engaging advertising formats for customer s purchasing path 10
Partners currently involved + companies from other Nordic countries, from other parts of Europe and US 11 Research group project - Nordic partners VTT Aalto University Tampere University of Technology Tampere Helsinki Metropolia Norwegian University of Science and Technology Stavanger Bergen Royal Institute of Technology Gothenburg Halmstad University Södertörn University Stockholm Lund Linnaeus University Aarhus Roskilde Copenhagen Business School 12
Requirements for Digital First The project must reform the industry Aiming at a leap on a strategic level Clear business goals Genuine Nordic cooperation especially in research group project Status: The ambitions in media companies to increase digital publishing revenues in next four years time are challenging The project will support these goals Technology providers, that are mainly SMEs, are developing new solutions targeted to international market 13 Kohti Horisontti 2020:aa 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Planning of joint project NORDIC NEXT MEDIA HORIZON 2020 FINLAND Digital First NORWAY New Media Network SWEDEN Stampen, Mkt Tidningsutgivarna DENMARK Finnmedia MBL - First potential projects: LivePaper, (VTT, Leia Media, Anygraaf, + others, Springer Verlag, Polska Presse, Dagens Nyheter, Stampen, Nya Tidens Media, UTA, Halmstad University,... Customer journey through magazine media New possibilities for intelligent services (VTT, EMMA, Aikakausmedia, A-Lehdet, Hansaprint, Dagmar, the University of Cambridge (Cambridge Service Alliance), Fraunhofer and University of Nürnberg, Linneus University, Copenhagen Business School) WAN-IFRA MEDIA INNOVATION HUB, OPENMEDIA; Media platform for Horizon 2020 (European driven but globally open) WAN-IFRA lead Lobbying H2020 2016 calls Finnmedia, Sanoma, ENPA, WAN-IFRA Data Journalism aihio valmisteilla parhaillaan, UTA etc... 14
Timetable 2014 The purpose is to file the application in March beginning of April The project could be launched in April by own risk Everything is depending on our ability to create challenging enough plans!! But as my former colleague from VTT used to say We have been hired to do difficult things! 15 Thank you for your attention! www.vkl.fi Helene.Juhola@vkl.fi 16