National Impact Platform for Service Innovation

Important results from the project

The aim was to, through the a National Platform for Service Innovation including all interested stakeholders regardless of business sector or academic discipline, influence program priorities and policy development at European level, to a greater extent to support the development of value-added services in Sweden and Europe. Today there is an established platform in Sweden with a wide and committed partnership of companies, universities, research institutes and intermediary organisations. The goal of the project is therefore fulfilled.

Expected long term effects

The project has contributed to an established partnership between a large number of Swedish companies, academia, research institutes and intermediaries to develop the field of Service Innovation and increase the opportunities to cooperate at European level. It is a priority for the partnership that the areas described in the Strategic Innovation Agenda for Service Innovation are highlighted in EU programme priorities and policy proposals. Sweden is well placed to influence the priorities and policy proposals and thus increase participation in Horizon in 2020.

Approach and implementation

The project had the following parts 1. Bring stakeholders from business, academia, research institutes and intermediaries together around an action plan how Sweden will become the global leader in Service Innovation 2. Mapping of Europen partners and initiate contacts around strategic collaboration 3. Starta dialogue with the European Commission on how Service Innovation can be further supported in Horizon 2020, and through future policy initiatives 4. Initiate a Strategic Roadmap for European / international cooperation and launch of a European Platform for Service Innovation