A national multi-sectorial light-weight agenda - LIGHTer
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| Coordinator | Swerea SWECAST AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | August 2012 - March 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
A strategic research and innovation agenda for lightweight has been developed. The agenda presents ways in which Sweden can develop new technologies/innovations to drive growth and tackle the most important challenges facing society. Our vision is ´Lightweight solutions strengthen Swedish competitiveness and growth for a sustainable society´. By this, we mean that our technologies shall make a decisive impact on Swedish competitiveness and contribute to a sustainable society. We have identified 4 innovations themes and 7 mechanism, that describes how we want to pursue the work.
Results and expected effects
The project has resulted in a strategic research and innovation agenda for lightweight. The agenda is available in printed format, both short and long description and in Swedish and English. Nearly 100 organisations have been involved in the work, which has created a wide network and a lot of new technology and business-related meetings and contacts. We have together with many different industry-sectors, academia, institutes, etc., agreed on a national vision, goals and a strategy.
Approach and implementation
100 organisations have been involved in the process of developing a strategic research and innovations agenda in lightweight. The process has been driven by LIGHTer, our national cross-industry lightweight arena (www.lighterarena.se), and been open to all who are interested in lightweight solutions. A number of workshops have been held with various themes. Industry-based lightweight cases and other types of analyses such as lightweight trends, lightweight potential have been carried out. A project team was created, consisting of 15 organisations. Process manager was Swerea.