Interantional intelligence in Production2030

Project time: 2014 – 2014

Budget: 500 000

Funding: SIP Produktion2030

Purpose and goal

The purpose of this Business Intelligence trips was to plan and carry out a study visit to the US and a number of sites of interest in manufacturing research, innovation and education.
A second purpose was also to increse and develop contacts to US-based reserachers´ and indsustry as well as establish connections betweeen the Swedish delegates.
Both of these goals were met.

Results and expected effects

The Swedish delegation got the opportunity to meet US-based reserachers and companies related to manufacturing research and innovation. Several people in the Swedish group has initiaded new collaboration´s with their US counterparts in reserch and education.

Approach and implementation

The delegates where chosen from steering committee and other parts of the organization around Produktion2030. The 18 people in the group represented industry, academia and research institutes. Six of them where Expert Group leaders in Produktion2030.
The programme manager together with Chalmers, AB Volvo and contacts in the US set up the agenda and made sure the right connections where made.

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