Study visits on Swedish innovation systems
This event took place in June 1-10, 2017, hosted by Royal Institute of
Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. The event aims to introduce partner country
staff in Armenia, Belarus, Georgia and Kazkahstan on the Swedish national innovation systems. Through lectures and
site visits at different organizations, visitors have received first-hand
experiences on how national and regional government agencies,
universities, science parks and business incubators work together to
create a innovation-friendly environmentin sweden to support innovation
and new business development.
The visiting programme and list of participants are available for download.
A number of speakers from different Swedish organizations have been
invited to give presentations on various topics related to innovation and
entrepreneurship in Sweden. These presentations are listed below and they
can be downloaded as PDF files.
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Henrik Friden, Swedish National Agency for Innovation Systems (Vinnova) |
National research and innovation policy |
| Maria Lindqvist, County Administrative Board of Stockholm | Swedish innovation strategies at national and regional levels |
| Emelie Johansson, KTH Business Liaison | Collaboration for innovation |
| Hans Westlund, Professor of Urban and Regional Studies, KTH | Entrepreneurship for regional development |
| Lisa Ericsson, Head of KTH Innovation | Introduction to KTH Innovation: organization and business development model |
| Terrence Brown, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, KTH | Technology-based entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship for engineers |
| Bruce Lyne, Professor in Industrial management, KTH | IPR strategy and the innovation process |
| Partnering as a means to speed commercialization | |
| Per Thulin, Program Director, KTH | KTH’s master programme “Economics of innovation and growth” |
Partner country staff have also visited several Swedish institutions working on innovation and entrepreneurship:
| KTH Innovation Office | Presentation (PDF) |
| Kista Science City | Presentation (PDF) |
| Business Lab of Stockholm School of Business (SSE) | Presentation (PDF) |
| Uppsala Innovation Centre (UIC) | Presentation (PDF) |
| Startup People of Sweden (SUP46) | Presentation (PDF) |
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| Visit to KISTA Science City | Presentation by Michael Camitz, UIC |
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| Visit at Stockholm School of Business | Excursion to Drottningholm |