Dear Partner,
In light of the situation and the joint effort that we all now face, it is important that we identify the opportunities that the new everyday life gives us. We at Smart Innovation Norway and the cluster team will do our utmost to ensure that you as partners experience that your company is adding value, especially now.
How we are affected will vary, but it is perhaps precisely now that you have the opportunity to explore other ways of working, which in the long run can provide great value for your own organisation.
Training, project initiation and networking are important keywords for what our business clusters work with, and we will continue to offer and work with this in digital arenas. We also want to act as a sparring partner and unifying unit that can elevate our partners' situation and needs politically. We would therefore like to hear from you and your organization regarding the situation you are currently in.
In this newsletter, you will find information on how your organization can take advantage of some of the offers given to our cluster partners in the situation we now find ourselves in.
When it comes to practical matters related to our events and offers, the following currently applies:
- NCE Smart Energy Markets and Cluster for Applied AI will maintain activity and carry out planned events, but we will move these to digital arenas. We will return here with information per event. Feel free to contact us if there are any questions related to any of the planned events , and register as before. Calendar invitations will be issued where this is relevant.
- The planned business delegation to Gothenburg and Stockholm with AI on the agenda will be moved, and we will return with a new date and an exciting programme! Interest in participating or presenting your solutions can still be reported to marianne.bjerkman@smartinovationnorway.com
- The planned study trip to Germany will unfortunately be cancelled, but we are planning online sessions in which we will deal with the central elements and learning points set for this trip, including platform economics and spin-off methodology.
- Smart Innovation Norway and the cluster team will be available for online meetings and telephones, but not for physical meetings in the office or travel.
- Remember that we have a wide range of activities that are available to our members, also in the home office!
If you save a bit of time by sitting in a home office, this can be a golden opportunity to get some additional knowledge and develop your skills. This spring, we will offer a number of live webinars in the following areas to our members:
- Smart Energy
- Smart Cities & Society
- Digitization
- Platform economy (more information to come)
- Cyber security
- Gaming Technology
- Predictive maintenance
We will also make it possible for us to start work on project ideas in our network, for example through online meetings and webinars. If your company or organization has ideas for projects that could be suitable for several people in the network, we can help with facilitation and making the right contacts. We also have a close dialogue with the enforcement apparatus in relation to the possibilities that exist here.
The clusters want to function as unifying units for our members - not only when it comes to political dialogue, but also when it comes to looking at synergies at a time when daily operations are demanding for many. We would therefore like to hear about your situation and challenges so that we can raise these further politically and to our contacts in the policy apparatus! In this way, the clusters can help design schemes that are relevant to you.
Collectively, we will stand stronger through this period, and we who make up Smart Innovation Norway and the cluster team will strive to make the work easier for our partners to carry out!
Best regards,
the cluster team in Smart Innovation Norway
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