Kidsam: Knowledge and information sharing in collaborative projects
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - Industri- och materialvetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 3 756 000 |
| Project duration | November 2018 - December 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Collaboration projects in cybersecurity and digital infrastructure |
Important results from the project
The aim of the project was to demonstrate methods for how digital collaboration in supply chains can be made secure so that advanced and situational knowledge could be shared efficiently. The need was seen as large by the project´s core participants due to increased digitalisation and new ways of working in global supply chains. In addition, the project aimed to shed light on the connected industry´s need to run collaborative projects in contexts where people and their personal knowledge continue to play a central role in knowledge building and problem solving.
Expected long term effects
Chalmers Department of Industry and Materials Science, together with Yolean, has been responsible for shedding light on behavior and developing work methods concerning sharing and situation-adapted knowledge together with the project participants Volvo and Flexlink. Chalmer´s Department of Data and Information Technology has been responsible for testing and evaluation security technology and functionality of security solutions, which have been evaluated in prototypes made by Yolean.
Approach and implementation
Two types of industrial scenarios for knowledge sharing were studied in the project. The first connects to a scenario around preventive maintenance, which is a low-intensity and continuous collaboration that takes place over several years or as long as the production equipment is used. The second example illustrated shorter development projects where decisions based on methodology for question-and-answer were dealt with primarily. Detailed and in-depth analysis of these issues is available in the project´s publications in the form of degree projects and publications.