Mission

CIE (Center for Internet Excellence) is a research and innovation unit at the University of Oulu, which combines leading-edge Internet research, innovation processes and new infrastructures. CIE provides unique environment to combine research and network partners from different fields in a practical setup, where idea creation, observation, measurement and validation is enabled for user-centric innovation and design.

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We aim to work across boundaries, i.e. our projects are multi-disciplinary. Our main focus is in technology but closely linked with application development, usability and social science, and business. We drive for the Living Lab approach to obtain user-driven innovations by involving individuals outside the traditional product and service creation professions. This empowers ordinary people to experiment and contribute for the Future Internet.

Organization

CIE is a project and competence driven organization. The research and innovation personnel are supported by a qualified management personnel. We work together with other reseach and development units at the University of Oulu and its partner organizations.

We work closely with our parent organizations that have committed to CIE's initial funding: the University of Oulu, Nokia, the city of Oulu, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Technopolis and the Oulu University of Applied Sciences.

Other important interest groups include project partners, innovators and business developers. Furthermore, we promote Oulu as a living lab environment which we develop towards the Smart City vision.

We are constantly looking for new partners in all mentioned categories. Our role is to combine the best ideas, people and resources from different organizations, fields of businesses and science for new business and value creation in the Internet context.

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CIE TASKS

PURPOSE

Top level research and innovations concerning the future and 3D internet technologies, living labs, technology enhanced learning and innovation processes in digital society.

RESEARCH EXECUTION

Identify relevant research challenges and engage them with high-quality staff and international research cooperation that include internet research centers, communities and industry.

NETWORKING

Engage in high-quality international research of internet related issues and to network with national and international research centers and industry.

RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES

Develop research infrastructures with universities, research institutes and industry to create an internationally visible, multidisciplinary environment of excellence in internet technologies and services.

DISSEMINATION

Utilize research results and cross-fertilization of ideas as well as innovations between research themes, projects, partners and stakeholders.

BUSINESS INCUBATION

Provide input the development of new business incubation and business development with target to create new growth.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

To foster researcher training, scientific degrees and highest education in the field.