This was a truly inspiring event that allowed us to have a lot of meaningful conversation and to increase our visibility in the WASP ecosystem! Now, we only expect the community to reach out and kick-off new collaborations! 🦾
When two days of meaningful discussions have come to an end, we want to come back to the question: How can we bridge the gap between Academia and Industry? Let’s just say that most of the conference participants – representing academia, industry and public sector – probably would agree that Sweden inherent many of the conditions needed to succeed with the task. Sweden has a unique atmosphere of strong institutions and transparency, and the way researchers can access data from big companies is better here than in most other places globally. Summarizing the workshop sessions, led by some of the most innovative Swedish companies, it becomes clear that the potential for initiatives like the WASP research arenas (WARAs) is huge. WARA provides platforms where researchers and industries can share challenges and solutions and collaborate to get immediate societal impact. The distance between research and implementation has never been shorter than now. Industrial PhD positions are also a valuable action point to bridge the gap. Industrial PhD students are a direct bridge to increased collaboration with their unique insights in how industries are working with problem solving and their knowledge in academic research. The industrial PhD program initiated by WASP holds major possibilities for companies to invest in their collaboration with academia - if they only make use of the opportunity. Did you participate in some of the workshops? Share your key takeaways in the comments! 👇 Thank you to everyone that participated in this conference and extra thanks to the companies that hosted workshops.🌟Let's continue the discussions and collaborations from this event forward! NVIDIA Microsoft H&M AstraZeneca Boliden Parsd ABB Recorded Future Sectra Zenseact Ericsson Epiroc SEB Scania Group Saab Volvo Cars WASP Research Arena for Public Safety WASP Research Arena Robotics WASP Research Arena Media and Language WASP Research Arena Ops #WASP #event #AID2024