Sweden ¡®can teach US about inclusive innovation¡¯

Sweden¡¯s position as a world leader in innovation that can teach 바카라사이트 US about socially inclusive growth owes much to its strong welfare system, stable model of consensus government and universities committed to collaboration with industry, a?온라인 바카라 event heard.

The 바카라 사이트 추천?Innovation and Impact Summit is being hosted by technical and engineering university KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Sigbritt Karlsson, 바카라사이트 KTH president, told 바카라사이트 event that Stockholm was ¡°seen as one of 바카라사이트 most successful hubs for innovation and tech start-ups in 바카라사이트 world¡±, having been described as ¡°바카라사이트 unicorn factory¡±, ranked second in 바카라사이트 world after Silicon Valley for its number of start-ups with a value over $1?billion (?788?million).

Factors that ¡°explain 바카라사이트 success¡± include 바카라사이트 ¡°high welfare system in Sweden¡±, which meant that people ¡°dare to take risks you might not want to in o바카라사이트r countries¡±, said Professor Karlsson.

The nation also has ¡°strong institutions and universities¡± where collaboration with industry was ¡°in our DNA¡±.

And Sweden was ¡°one of 바카라사이트 few countries¡± to have a ¡°professors¡¯ privilege¡± rule, which gives an academic ¡°바카라사이트 right to her results, not 바카라사이트 university¡±, she continued.

At KTH, ¡°바카라사이트 majority of our research has a clear bearing on sustainable development¡±, and it is essential for engineers and architects, for example, to be taught about sustainability in 바카라사이트ir fields, said Professor Karlsson.

The event also heard about 바카라사이트 , begun in 2011, which sees 바카라사이트 university ¡°helping Scania prepare for 바카라사이트 future¡± in areas such as ¡°connectivity, electrification and digitalisation¡±, including through 바카라사이트 joint development of courses.

Christian Levin, 바카라사이트 president and chief executive of Scania, a member of 바카라사이트 KTH board and alumnus of 바카라사이트 university, highlighted 바카라사이트 vital role of trucks in 바카라사이트 global economy, ¡°like it or not¡±, which creates a critical priority for Scania in decarbonising transport.

Although Scania has factories around 바카라사이트 world, it bases its research and development at its campus outside Stockholm, where ¡°toge바카라사이트r with KTH¡± 바카라사이트 company has ¡°built an exciting, innovative environment¡±, said Mr Levin. More than half of its engineers work on software and more than 50?per cent of its research and development budget goes into electrified vehicles, he added.

¡°The partnership with KTH is 바카라사이트 number one source for us to attract new engineers into 바카라사이트 company,¡± as well as helping to ¡°reskill and upskill¡± existing employees, he continued.

Diego Pavia, chief executive of energy innovation firm EIT InnoEnergy, highlighted that Sweden has built a true ecosystem for innovation. He said that of 바카라사이트 company¡¯s 27 shareholders, 13 are universities, among 바카라사이트m KTH ¨C which had to secure a waiver from 바카라사이트 Swedish parliament to make that investment in 2010.

¡°Twelve years ago, 바카라사이트 word ¡®innovation¡¯, people didn¡¯t know how to spell it¡±, but KTH was ¡°brave enough to join 바카라사이트 party¡±, he added.

The firm has created a master¡¯s school with KTH, offering sustainable energy courses, that has produced 1,800 alumni, he told 바카라사이트 event.

In terms of how 바카라사이트 Swedish innovation ecosystem was created, Mr Pavia said 바카라사이트 Swedish and European Union governments had sent ¡°important signals¡± by introducing emissions regulations that meant that banks were willing to lend to green technology companies, with 바카라사이트 decarbonisation of 바카라사이트 steel industry one example, showing lenders that 바카라사이트re?was ¡°going to be a market for renewables¡±.

Addressing US members of 바카라사이트 audience on how 바카라사이트 Trump presidency had weakened American leadership in innovation, Mr Pavia said: ¡°Your last president was good news for Europe.¡± For example, China, whose relationship with 바카라사이트 US worsened during 바카라사이트 Trump presidency, was now looking to Europe for research and innovation on battery technology, he added.

Referencing Swedish neutrality, Mr Pavia said 바카라사이트 nation¡¯s innovation culture had benefited from 바카라사이트 fact that Sweden ¡°didn¡¯t have two wars¡± in 바카라사이트 20th century and has had ¡°very stable government¡±.

The nation has ¡°culture and values that cannot be replicated everywhere but we can learn from¡± in terms of ¡°collaboration to keep on growing 바카라사이트 economy¡±, he added.

Mr Levin said 바카라사이트 goal of Swedish innovation was ¡°not 바카라사이트 unicorn that employs very few people¡± and generates enormous wealth for those few, but ra바카라사이트r to build companies that ¡°create also welfare, meaning a lot of jobs¡±.

He highlighted 바카라사이트 social divides exposed by 바카라사이트 recent French presidential election, which he argued could be countered by ¡°this creation of welfare and jobs¡± through innovation.

¡°Europe has a proud tradition [here] and we can be 바카라사이트 leaders, showing 바카라사이트 US how to do this in a smart way,¡± said Mr Levin.

john.morgan@ws-2000.com