Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
Annual Report 2008 - IVA
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2 september was the kick-off date for<br />
energy crossroads, a project that will<br />
provide background for decisions to<br />
be made by our politicians by<br />
presenting energy choices, consequences<br />
and ideas on who needs to act to<br />
bring about change. Read more on<br />
page 22.<br />
integration and diversity for competitiveness<br />
was the theme on the Business<br />
executives council’s annual meeting<br />
on 12 november. Participants included<br />
sweden’s minister for integration and<br />
gender equality nyamko sabuni. Read<br />
more on page 28.<br />
energy efficiency was on the agenda<br />
for several of ivA’s divisions. division<br />
ii, for example, arranged a meeting<br />
on 4 september on the theme<br />
“cleaner, more economical and safer<br />
cars.” Read more about this and<br />
other meetings with energy and<br />
environmental themes on page 19.<br />
ivA’s industrial Research committee<br />
(ifg) exists to stimulate new ideas<br />
from its members on how research<br />
and development can and should be<br />
conducted. Read more about a trip<br />
to singapore on page 32.<br />
Are short-sightedness and underinvestment<br />
threatening the future of the<br />
swedish manufacturing industry? Read<br />
more about this and other events where<br />
globalisation and competitiveness were<br />
the topics discussed on page 33.<br />
in connection with ivA’s <strong>Annual</strong><br />
meeting, the Academy traditionally<br />
gets foreign members engaged in the<br />
Academy’s topical issues. This year a<br />
colloquium was arranged to discuss<br />
priorities in research and innovation.<br />
Read more on page 11.<br />
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Activity within the framework for:<br />
• = Business executives council<br />
= ivA’s divisions i –xii<br />
•<br />
= ivA south and ivA west<br />
= interactivity with other organisations<br />
= international exchange<br />
= Programme activity<br />
= Assemblies of the Academy<br />
= Programme for scholarships and awards<br />
= industrial Research committee, ifg<br />
ivA’s 89th <strong>Annual</strong> meeting was held<br />
according to tradition in stockholm<br />
concert hall and was followed by a<br />
banquet in stockholm city hall. see<br />
who was there on pages 42–44.<br />
how is the financial crisis affecting<br />
swedish business? This highly topical<br />
issue was discussed at a seminar<br />
where the participants included<br />
minister for financial markets, mats<br />
odell. Read more on page 32.<br />
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