Does your company have a challenge? Get connected with a research company to find the solution!
Through the Forregion programme under the auspices of the Research Council of Norway, various competence brokers will help to mobilise the "research-immature" business community to use research in their innovation and development work.
Smart Innovation Norway is among the actors that have been assigned the role of competence broker in Viken. Project manager Hermund Dale will be available to all companies in Viken that want help to use research to solve current challenges and issues related to technology. First and foremost, he can assist in finding the right expertise and partner. The offer is financed by Viken County Council and is therefore FREE for companies in Viken.
In addition to Technology, there are the following thematic areas with their own expertise brokers in Viken: Climate, environment and energy, Health and care, Education and upbringing and Urban, local and regional development.
The goal of Forregion Viken is that more companies in the county are mobilized to utilize research to increase the degree of innovation and value creation. The program must be a means of action that actively contributes to restructuring towards a green shift in Viken's business life.
Viken County Council receives NOK 8 million from the Research Council to implement the project in 2021.
Tools in the program
Skills brokerage: Competence brokers help companies to find the right R&D competences. With the help of a competence broker, it will thus be easier to find topics and opportunities for R&D projects and to identify and concretise project ideas.
Network meetings: Here, competence brokers can, for example, invite several companies, R&D environments and funding agencies together to discuss opportunities and challenges
Company project: A company can apply for up to NOK 200,000 to carry out an R&D-based innovation project in collaboration with a research institution
