Roomer Tarajev’s lecture: Smart City Tartu

How a city has built a co-creative innovation ecosystem for private-public-partnership

Tartu College, 7 pm, in English

As the Tartu Smart City Investment Manager, Roomer Tarajev is the connection point of Tartu entrepreneurship and the world.

He creates and implements investment strategy and helps companies to grow in Tartu Smart City as he introduces Tartu Smart City local companies and solutions to the world, while also helping international ideas to land in Tartu.

Tartu – a Capital of Startups in Estonia, has a tight and productive ecosystem of research institutions (brain pool of Estonia with 60% of national research potential), traditional businesses, a supportive city government, incubators, clusters, accelerators and an engaged community. Tartu improves transportation and accessibility, social services, promotes sustainability, and gives its citizens a voice through different initiatives! Companies value Tartu’s transparent and open business environment as well as its scientific entrepreneurship, people, greenery, milieu and living environment.

Tartu is an empowering community with a youthful, growth mindset. It is a startup community and engaged community – surrounded by a peaceful natural environment. It is an amazing place to visit, collaborate and relocate!