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Basic Facts

• Founded in 1605
• A growing centre of growth in northern Europe
• Centre of economy and education in northern
  Finland
• 6th largest city in Finland, with a population of
  130,000
• The Silicon Valley of the North, home to
  Scandinavias oldest technology park
• 18 400 people working for high-technology sector

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Oulu's vision

• Oulu the city of Innovation
• Oulu is the most viable urban community in
• northern Europe, with the most high-standard
  services
• in Finland based on residents needs, and
• a well-balanced economy.
• Oulu is a city of people and firms with global
• network contacts, providing an innovation
• environment based on top-level competence
• for a variety of actors.
• Oulu is an international, multicultural, tolerant
  city
• with a pleasant living environment.

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Competence Oulu programme - Awareness and
Inclusion

• The Competence Oulu programme is the Citys 400th
  anniversary gift to the citizens of Oulu
• Aims of the programme
• Providing open and free Internet access for
  everyone living in or visiting Oulu (panOulu
  WLAN-network)
• Increasing the number of Internet terminals for
  public use
• Improving the IT skills of citizens
• Creating a portal for the citys eGovernment
  services
• Arranging a competition for the best mobile
  application

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