Annual Report 2009 - IVA

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prioritising research and innovation: strategies for research prioritisation in six economies iva and vinnova have completed a joint Prioritising research and innovation project aimed at formulating important principles for maximising the benefits of the swedish innovation system and government funded research for industry and society. The project resulted in a description of a number of necessary conditions for effective research, develop ment and innovation. To keep up with global competition what is needed is relevance, excellence and critical mass, as well as research driven by new knowledge. government funded research must be stable and long-range and maintain a level of at least one percent of gnP. close cooperation between researchers, companies and other actors in society, as well as international cooperation, will increase the impact of research. To gather additional information to use in setting priorities for swedish research, the project included a study of research priorities in six economies: Taiwan, south korea, the netherlands, switzerland, finland and sweden. The results of the study were presented at ivA's Royal Technology forum in october. These countries have different strategies depending mainly on their political leadership. in sweden and switzerland, for example, universities are the focal point for re- science and technology for All, NTA, a school development programme run jointly by IVA and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA), hopped on the train in 2009 to help generate more interest in technology among Sweden's 13–16 year olds. The new NTA theme, Trailblazing Technology, was developed in cooperation with the National Rail Administration. Trailblazing Technology is about the railway, technology and the history behind the development of the railway. The purpose is to give school children an opportunity to learn more about an industry that needs skilled employees for challenging future initiatives. In the autumn around 90 teachers learned about the new theme. The intention is for the themed materials to be used in schools starting in spring 2010. 26 02 03 04 05 science and technology for all, nta: nTA takes the train 01 01 Ted fjällman 02 Antonio loprieno 03 jasper deuten 04 charles edquist 05 Robert lo search, with little control from above and no nationally coordinated research strategies. in finland, Taiwan, south korea and the netherlands, on the other hand, the prime minister serves as chairman of the national councils of research and innovation.
division meetings on: Research & education Architecture makes children aware knowledge of architecture allows children to understand and influence how their surroundings develop. several initiatives and projects are aiming to foster an interest in architecture among children. They include the future city competition and the Architecture at school network. on 18 november ivA's division iii arranged a meeting to provide information about the various activities. in sweden the swedish museum of Architecture and the swedish Association of Architects are both working with projects aimed at schools. Too little cooperation within mining and materials engineering There is too little cooperation within mining and materials engineering research and education. one of the problems is that government funding encourages competition rather than cooperation. This conclusion was reached at a meeting arranged by ivA's division v on 22 April. still, there are examples of cooperation between a number of universities, mainly in the area of education. The Royal institute of Technology (kTh) and dalarna university, for example, are working together. Teacher Education Commission under a magnifying glass during a seminar entitled "The foundations of the knowledge society" arranged by ivA's division xi, the Teacher education commission was discussed. sigbrit franke, who led the commission, presented the report she submitted to the government. The report was then discussed by representatives from the swedish national Agency for higher education, universities and organisations. The discussions addressed how science and technology are taught in schools. one conclusion was that many students are interested but teachers are often unsuccessful in keeping their interest alive. Change in chemicals industry requires relevant education The chemicals industry is constantly changing and there is therefore a need for interaction between the industry and universities to create relevant education programmes.meanwhile, the total applicant pool has become smaller and the inflow of international students has grown. At a meeting arranged by ivA's division iv in november, the Royal institute of Technology, chalmers university of Technology and the faculty of engineering at lund university described what they are doing to meet the new requirements. 27 University autonomy – a matter of course? ivA has been engaged in the issue of the increasing independence of universities for a long time. The recently presented Autonomy Report on the future of swedish universities was the starting point at a seminar arranged by ivA's division xi in january 2009. The Autonomy Report was prepared by daniel Tarschys, a professor at stockholm university, who opened the seminar. Participants included representatives from the Royal swedish Academy of sciences, örebro university and the finnish universities.
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