Uppsala infrastructure for dual use synergies

Purpose and goal:

In order to increase cooperation between the civil and military sectors, which can contribute to strengthened Swedish military capability and at the same time promote Swedish competitiveness, an effective interaction between civil and military defence-oriented innovation environments is required. In order to achieve this in an effective way, existing functioning innovation structures should be used. This project aims to produce an outline for a model and strategy for how to achieve this.

Expected results and effects:

Some of the areas of need to be discussed with other innovation environments within the project include practical handling of export control within dual-use and military equipment, routines around the new law on foreign direct investments, AI and ensuring confidentiality to a relevant extent.

Based on these discussions, UIC produces a report that describes proposals for future approaches, how civil/military innovation can interact, both nationally and from a local Uppsala context.

Approach and implementation:

Local: Joint workshops based on identified areas with local relevant actors within academia, public actors, local businesses and established innovation support actors.

National: Workshops and semi-structured interviews with existing contacts within other Swedish innovation environments as well as international contacts in other ongoing projects with a European perspective.