Partner search: Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK) together with the AIKA team (Digital Innovation Hub), which supports companies in their digital transformation and the development of innovative solutions is searching for project partners for an e-health project. KAMK is a part of the European Digital Innovation Hub (EDIH) through the Health Hub Finland Network. The network is a group of experts with a focus on the health and wellbeing industry from Finnish regional development companies, universities and the national FINBB biobank co-operative. Find more About us – HealthHub Finland. We are cooperating on this with the Norwegian E-health Research Center (UiT). We are interested in expanding our partnership with contacts and organisations from Sweden.
AI-HEALTH Nordic – Project Summary
By addressing digitalisation gaps, building cross-border SME networks, and validating real-world pilots, AI-HEALTH Nordic creates a sustainable innovation ecosystem that improves healthcare efficiency, reduces inequalities, and boosts SME competitiveness across the Aurora region.
Key activities:
- Assess needs & gaps – Identify healthcare challenges and innovation opportunities through surveys, workshops, and ethical/legal reviews.
- Build networks & frameworks – Develop a Nordic SME health innovation network and establish testbeds where solutions can be designed and validated together with healthcare professionals.
- Pilot & demonstrate solutions – Implement AI-powered tools, digitalisation trainings, and SME-led pilots in real clinical settings across the three countries, adapted to cultural and linguistic contexts.
- Scale up & disseminate – Share results via workshops or a final conference, support SMEs with commercialization, and provide a replicable framework for wider adoption across the Aurora region.
Expected Impact
The project will strengthen equitable healthcare coverage and efficiency in the Nordic Arctic by piloting AI-driven and digital health solutions in real-life cross-border settings. By addressing the structural challenges of sparsely populated and ageing regions, the project contributes to reducing healthcare delivery costs, improving equity of access, and building resilience of regional healthcare systems.
SMEs will gain direct benefits through tailored support mechanisms, including testbeds in Arctic conditions, mentoring, and structured cross-border innovation networks. These measures will enable SMEs to advance along the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale from early prototypes to market-ready solutions, thereby enhancing their competitiveness and capacity for internationalisation.
By fostering long-term collaboration between healthcare providers, research institutions, civil society, and SMEs, AI-HEALTH Nordic will create a sustainable digital health innovation ecosystem. This ecosystem will facilitate knowledge transfer, build critical mass, and generate scalable, replicable solutions that are aligned with regional smart specialisation strategies. The project contributes to the objectives of Priority 1, SO 1.1 of Interreg Aurora by promoting research, innovation, and SME development, while also reinforcing European strategies on digital transformation, green transition, and healthcare resilience.
Please contact as soon as possible: Tatiana Petrova, Kajaani University of Applied Sciences (KAMK), tatiana.petrova@kamk.fi
