Methodological work cluster analysis
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| Coordinator | Addendi AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 465 000 |
| Project duration | March 2012 - December 2013 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
VINNOVA regularly conducts studies of Swedish companies and clusters in different industries to monitor national and regional development. In this project, a general visualization tool was developed to illustrate industries and industry segments. The tool was put to practice with visualizations for the mining and quarrying industry; the maritime sector; the ICT-industry, the energy sector, the steel/engineering industries and the environmental technology sector. The visualizations are based on pre-defined variables but new variables can easily be added in the tool.
Results and expected effects
The visualization tool has been used and is expected to be used in several industry analyzes in the coming years. It is used in Vinnova´s analytical work and to illustrate the analysis reports and presentations. Other national and several regional players already use visualizations for their own analyzes.
Approach and implementation
Initially, a requirements specification was established as the basis for the first version of the visualization tool. Test- and quality assurance was performed and a user guide was established. The tool was then used in several mapping projects and some further development and adaptations were made. Utilizing the experiences from the completed projects, a new version was developed in 2013. The improved version has more functionality, an improved user interface and new graphs. The new features can be used by the projects that are expected to follow in 2014.