Proposal for planning grant: Towards a Swedish node in a KIC for Added value manufacturing
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Swerea IVF AB - Swerea IVF Göteborg |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 300 000 |
| Project duration | May 2012 - May 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
The project aims to create a Swedish node in Manufacturing KIC and to influence the direction of the entire KICen to include Swedish priorities within production. The core group working with the project are: - Technology companies, representing 3,600 member companies - The two strategic areas of research in production - SPI - Sustainable Production Initiative - XPRES - Swerea IVF, production research.
Expected long term effects
The work is expected to result a Swedish node in the upcoming Manufacturing-KIC. The core group has worked on Swedish and European level for an early announcement of Manufacturing and creating national and European structure for Manufacturing KIC. Priorities in a Swedish node has been harmonized with the work of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Production.
Approach and implementation
The structure of the national platform Manufuture SE were used as basis for the activities.. Nationally, work with Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for Production facilitated the establishment of Swedish priorities. At European level, work has been linked to Manufuture and EFFRA and the planned application for Manufacturing KIC supported by them. In the dialogue with companies and organizations outside the core group the ambiguity of when / if an announcement Manufacturing-KIC will come have been a difficulty.