Games is one of the fastest growing industries, and Sweden are among the world’s top ten exporters. Swedish game developer is among the world’s foremost in a global industry predicted a bright future – but despite this lack of a national strategy for the long term we will strengthen our global competitiveness and secure future exports and growth. At the beginning of next year starts ‘Agenda: GAME’ – a project that takes a first step in positioning the game as its own research and innovation area.
Project Agenda: GAME brings together actors from the games industry, universities, colleges, research institutes, science parks, incubators and public activities.
– The goal is to create a national research and innovation agenda for long-term take advantage of our opportunities in the gaming area and strengthen future competitiveness, says project manager Sara Backlund, Interactive Institute, Swedish ICT.
project kicks off in February and define needs and strategies for the development of games as an innovation zone.
– Games and game development is an engine Innovation and operates not only the development of technologies and business models adapted to digital markets, it also plays an increasingly important role in learning, participatory culture, regional development and development of products, services and processes in a variety of industries. It is high time that we in Sweden are realizing the huge potential that this brings, underscores Sara Backlund.
Project has been awarded a planning grant under the Strategic Innovation areas, a joint venture between VINNOVA, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas.
Contact and more information
Sara Backlund, Project Manager, Interactive Institute, Swedish ICT, sara.backlund @ tii.se, 0730-66 20:36 Per-Arne Lundberg, Gothia Science Park and Sweden GameArena, 0705-660 555, per-arne.lundberg @ gsp.se
Broad collaboration Agenda: GAME
the Agenda GAME cooperates initially Interactive Institute, Swedish ICT, University of Gothenburg, Chalmers University of Technology, Games Industry, Rovio Sweden, COMBITECH Saab AB, Gothia Science Park The Game Incubator, Sweden GameArena, Linköping University, Visualization Center C, University of Skövde, Visual Arena Lindholmen and Business Region Göteborg. More players will be involved during the work.
brief Gothia Science Park
Gothia Science Park is a technology and research park with IT profile. It consists of activities, processes, environments and individuals. In our innovation environment grow business faster and more sustainably contributing to both regional attractiveness as a regional growth. GSP’s focus areas are linked to the University of Skövde with lace in Simulation, Decision Support and games for entertainment and learning.
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