Sitra
Sitra is an independent Finnish public foundation that advances long-term societal change through experiments, targeted funding, tool development, policy inputs and convening. Core activities include national programmes and roadmaps (notably the Roadmap for a Fair Data Economy), funding and piloting data-driven experiments and testbeds (e.g., Virtual Finland), developing toolkits and monitoring instruments, organising training and leadership courses, coordinating national participation in European data initiatives (e.g., Gaia‑X Suomi), and running thematic programmes on green-health, scaling proven low‑carbon solutions (Green to Scale), energy and sustainable industry, foresight (weak signals) and circular economy. Sitra has historically made direct equity investments (notably in an energy programme active 2008–2012) and continues to co‑invest via fund commitments and public–private funding models. Sources: Sitra project and theme pages provided above.
Services
Funding for experiments and pilots
Competitive grants and targeted funding calls to finance experiments, pilots and demonstrations that develop data-driven services and ecosystem-level solutions.
Toolkits, rulebooks and playbooks for data sharing
Published practical guides, contract templates and governance rulebooks for establishing data-sharing networks and ecosystem practices (examples: Fair Data Economy Rulebook, Traffic Data Ecosystem Rulebook, IHAN Blueprint).
Training, courses and leadership education
Online and in-person training, curated courses and leadership programmes for decision‑makers, public-sector professionals and businesses (examples: Datatalouden ABC, EU-focused leadership training).
Monitoring, analytics and benchmarking tools
Indicators, interactive reports and datasets that track the development of the data economy and related policy areas (example: Data Economy Monitoring Tool).
Testbeds, labs and technical pilot environments
Shared development environments and lab programmes for testing interoperability, cross-border data services and emerging technologies (examples: Virtual Finland Testbed, Sitra Lab Web 3.0, Data Spaces Support Centre).
Ecosystem convening, stakeholder coordination and EU policy support
Facilitation of multi‑stakeholder networks, national steering groups, workshops and written policy inputs to align actors and influence EU-level processes on data and related regulation.
Funding for experiments and pilots
Competitive grants and targeted funding calls to finance experiments, pilots and demonstrations that develop data-driven services and ecosystem-level solutions.
Toolkits, rulebooks and playbooks for data sharing
Published practical guides, contract templates and governance rulebooks for establishing data-sharing networks and ecosystem practices (examples: Fair Data Economy Rulebook, Traffic Data Ecosystem Rulebook, IHAN Blueprint).
Training, courses and leadership education
Online and in-person training, curated courses and leadership programmes for decision‑makers, public-sector professionals and businesses (examples: Datatalouden ABC, EU-focused leadership training).
Monitoring, analytics and benchmarking tools
Indicators, interactive reports and datasets that track the development of the data economy and related policy areas (example: Data Economy Monitoring Tool).
Testbeds, labs and technical pilot environments
Shared development environments and lab programmes for testing interoperability, cross-border data services and emerging technologies (examples: Virtual Finland Testbed, Sitra Lab Web 3.0, Data Spaces Support Centre).
Ecosystem convening, stakeholder coordination and EU policy support
Facilitation of multi‑stakeholder networks, national steering groups, workshops and written policy inputs to align actors and influence EU-level processes on data and related regulation.
Portfolio
Tool that calculates and visualises carbon footprint across the food chain to support sustainability decisions.
#Food / Sustainability
Rulebook and templates to ensure secure and fair data sharing in ecosystems.
#Data governance / Cross-sector
National pilot environment enabling testing of cross-border and cross-system data services and architectures.
#Public sector / Interoperability testbed
Tools and services enabling secure and reliable data exchange between companies and research institutions.
#Data infrastructure / Industrial data
Tool that calculates and visualises carbon footprint across the food chain to support sustainability decisions.
#Food / Sustainability
Rulebook and templates to ensure secure and fair data sharing in ecosystems.
#Data governance / Cross-sector
National pilot environment enabling testing of cross-border and cross-system data services and architectures.
#Public sector / Interoperability testbed
Tools and services enabling secure and reliable data exchange between companies and research institutions.
#Data infrastructure / Industrial data