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Overview of ブラック ジャック ランキング innovation ecosystem at ブラック ジャック ランキング KTH Royal Institute of Technology

IJETRO sent Open Innovation Missions to three Nordic countries (Sweden, Finland, and Estonia) from September 30 to October 4 and conducted business matching programs for Japanese companies seeking to collaborate with local startups (ブラック ジャック 必勝 法 launches the first business meeting-type). ブラック ジャック ランキング Japanese companies visited Sweden on September 30 before Finland (Espoo local companies willing) and Estonia (Mission to Estonia, busカジノ). Prior to ブラック ジャック ランキング business meetings, local organizations, includingBusiness Sweden, ブラック ジャック ランキング Swedish government’s investment promotion organization, explained local business trends and open innovation.

According to Business Sweden’s Head of Technology and Startup Lead, Marie Maxwell (responsible for Asia Pacific), Sweden ranks third in ブラック ジャック ランキング Global Innovation Index, a global indicator of innovation, and ブラック ジャック ランキング world's second largest unicorn (Note 1) per capita. Thus, ブラック ジャック ランキング country has established itself as an advanced nation for innovation and is actively investing in science and technology throughout ブラック ジャック ランキング country to maintain and develop this advantage. In fact, ブラック ジャック ランキング country spends 3.33% of its GDP on research and development (R&D), which is more than ブラック ジャック ランキング OECD average of 2.37%.

Next, Lisa Ericsson, Avd. Chef Innovation at ブラック ジャック ランキングKTH Royal Institute of Technology, introduced ブラック ジャック ランキング ways in which ブラック ジャック ランキング university supports startups. In addition to investing in R&D, KTH is actively providing business support, such as intellectual property rights protection, education on fundraising methods, pitch (Note 2) training, and commercialization. ブラック ジャック ランキング university plays a central role in ブラック ジャック ランキング R&D human resource community in Stockholm.

Additionally, Linda Krondahl, CEO ofTHINGS Stockholm, a local startup support organization, and Peter Alberius, Head of International Business Development at ブラック ジャック ランキングRISE Research Institutes of Sweden, introduced examples of open innovation in Sweden. RISE has been working with KTH, related organizations, and companies since 2016 to support a demonstration experiment called “Urban ICT (Information and Communication Technology) Arena,” with ブラック ジャック ランキング aim of promoting ブラック ジャック ランキング transformation of Stockholm into a smart city. So far, more than 60 projects have been started. According to Peter Alberius, “Supporting science can lead to impactful innovation,” pointing out ブラック ジャック ランキング importance of universities in innovation.

After ブラック ジャック ランキング exchange of opinions, ブラック ジャック ランキング Japanese and local companies held active business meetings and networking.

JETRO plans to launch a mission in Munich, Germany, in early March 2020, to send a group of Japanese companies interested in open innovation.

(Note 1) Unlisted companies with a corporate value of billion or more.
(Note 2) A short presentation for investors.

(NAKAYAMA Takaaki)