The Centre innovation process
SFI Klima 2050 Innovation Ladder
Consortium agreement
Norway has pioneered a unique and long-term co-creation approach to climate risk mitigation manifested by the establishment of the public-private research partnership in Klima 2050. This initiative is a Norwegian, research-driven, innovation centre involving nine partners from industry, six from the public sector and five from research and academic organisations. The agreement is valid for 8 years (2015-2023).
Project description
A project description framing the objective, tasks and outcome of the Centre was made initially. Research working plan Every second year a new research working plan is worked out. Partner meetings is held with individual partners, or among groups of partners in connection with the preparation of the research working plans. We hold partner meetings with the aim of promoting input and dialogue.
Thematic meetings
Thematic meetings are organised activities that encompass all or parts of the consortium with the aim of contributing towards knowledge dissemination, experience and research exchange, and innovation. Each thematic meeting represents a forum for the consortium. Such gatherings are important with a view to knowledge exchange, and are arenas in which researchers can obtain direct input to their work, and we can determine those areas where the partners can work more closely in order to support innovations by the partners.
Research tasks
The aim of Klima 2050 is to reduce the risks to society associated with the impact of climate change on the built environment. This is achieved by focusing on long-term research projects carried out in close collaboration between the industry- and public partners and the research partners.
PhD projects
Long-term research includes PhD projects. The topics of the PhD projects are initiated in the partnership.
Master student projects
Master students are invited and encouraged to write their master thesis in collaboration and connection with Klima 2050 activities supervised by researchers and industry- and public partners.
Pilot projects
A pilot project may comprise a complete or delimited section of a building or facility, or may be linked to a process or framework. Pilots must be linked to the development of new systems or processes. The objective is that a pilot shall act as a model and example of how we can demonstrate mitigation of risk to society by means of measures designed to adapt to the impact of climate change.
Pilots are projects that are designed and administered by one or more of the industry- or public partners at the Centre. The pilots promote productive interaction between the partners involved. Pilots are the Centre's main arena for product development and the testing of research results. They are also regarded as an effective means of disseminating know-how generated at the Centre. Such projects also represent excellent opportunities to showcase the Consortium. The implementation of pilot projects is one of the key measures provided by the Centre for testing innovations.
Innovations
Klima 2050 facilitates the generation of new ideas and encourage/ensure that innovations are developed within the Centre's agreed mandate and research framework. The Centre provides participating partners with the opportunity to generate, discuss, develop and quality assure innovations in a cross-disciplinary setting.
Dissemination
Research conducted by the Centre into the reduction of risk to wider society resulting from climate change demands a dissemination of knowledge beyond the limits of the consortium partners. Moreover, any work to stimulate a more innovative industry faces a major communication challenge simply because the Norwegian building sector is so fragmented – consisting of many small and medium sized players.
As well as effective internal communication between its partners, the Centre is also aiming to disseminate its results more widely by means of the following:
Research-oriented dissemination- Scientific publication will promote the production of high-quality research results.
User-oriented dissemination- is directed at those who use the know-how and technology that result from work carried out at the Centre
Public-oriented dissemination- is directed at the wider public as a means of increasing public awareness of, and demonstrating the needs and opportunities linked to, climate adaptation of buildings and infrastructure.