SINTEF

For more than 70 years, SINTEF has developed solutions and innovation for society and customers all over the world. SINTEF is based in Norway and is one of Europe's largest independent research organizations (about 2200 employees) and covers research and innovation in technologies and social sciences. SINTEF is a not-for-profit organization and any financial surplus is invested in scientific equipment, skills, and expertise. SINTEF is made up of 6 research institutes, each dedicated to one of the following thematic topics: Community, Energy Research, Industry, Manufacturing, Ocean and Digital. In addition, SINTEF Holding manages ownership in start-up companies and other enterprises. SINTEF is primarily located in Trondheim (1400 employees) and Oslo (400 employees). We are also in many other locations in Norway (Bergen, Tromsø, Ålesund, Raufoss, Mo i Rana, Porsgrunn, Bergen), as well as in Brussels and Hirtshals (Denmark). SINTEF also operates a research station in Svalbard. SINTEF´s management system is certified (by DNV) to be in accordance with ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018. In 2016, SINTEF carried out 5700 research projects for 4000 customers. Our multidisciplinary approach enables us to create teams with the broad range of expertise our customers and projects often demand. In terms of SINTEF as an EDIH and DIH, we provide services within ecosystem, technology and business to a large range of customers from small companies and start-ups to large industries and public sector organizations. We contribute to supporting industry and public sector partners and customers in all steps to increase capabilities in digitalization; creating awareness and educating on opportunities, securing funding, building collaborations, develop and test solutions, implement results, and supporting growth, up-scaling and internationalization. In the following, we summarize our services. **Ecosystem: SINTEF is part of, and contribute to building an innovation ecosystem with entrepreneurs, business and industry, investors, research organizations and universities, and public authorities. SINTEF contribute to organizing workshops, conferences and other venues to create awareness about AI, data and robotics technology and other aspects (incl. ethical), market opportunities and build a further stronger innovation ecosystem throughout Norway. To this end, we also lead national and EU research and innovation networks within, e.g., inspection and maintenance (RINVE-nettverket), construction (Grønt Anlegg), and more. Moreover, we provide market and technology trends and provide strategy development support. **Technology: SINTEF researches and provides competence, methods and technologies within a range large of areas with AI, data and robotics, including, e.g., autonomous systems, digital twins, digital transformation, explainable AI, standards, benchmarking, big data, machine learning, and more. We develop both generic technologies, as well as methods and technologies specifically designed for specific use cases and market areas including, e.g., search and rescue, renewables, process industry, aquaculture, fisheries, healthcare, transportation, and more. In addition, we have over 100 laboratories, including AI infrastructure, that form the basis for our research and are used in collaboration with our customers. The laboratories include from zero-emission buildings, to ocean basins, nano, CO2, electrical engineering and full-scale aquaculture sites - world-leading laboratories, from ocean space to outer space. More info can be found here: https://www.sintef.no/en/all-laboratories/ **Business and training: The commercialization of our research results is part of SINTEF's role in society. We achieve this by developing and transferring results to our customers, by means of licensing and creating new companies based on technologies developed as part of our research activities. SINTEF has spun-out a number of new companies including Zivid, a company specializing on 3D sensors. A main service from SINTEF is project development where we help companies and the public sector to identify innovation opportunities and corresponding funding opportunities to enable access to finance to realize the innovation potential. Moreover, SINTEF organizes SINTEF-led courses for skills and development (e.g., AI and machine learning), as well as that many of our employees collaborate with universities to educate BSc, MSc and PhD students, and support to supplementary training of the workforce. SINTEF also spins-out companies and thus provides an incubator/accelerator support service. Network and partnerships: SINTEF participates actively in a number of networks and partnerships in Norway and in Europe. We use our involvement to connect and support Norwegian organizations (start-ups, SMEs, large industry, public sector) to European and national initiatives and organizations. SINTEF has an active dialog with the Norwegian government and regional authorities to define strategies for digitizing the industry and public sector. To this end, we also collaborate with large industry organizations such as The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) which is Norway’s largest organization for employers and the leading business lobbyist and Landsorganisasjonen i Norge (labor union), as well as sector-specific industry associates such as Energi Norge (Energy Norway) and Norsk Forening for Vedlikehold (Norwegian Society for Maintenance). SINTEF contributes to strategic research agendas in euRobotics, BDVA and ADRA (AI, data and robotics associations), where the latter, in particular, communicates with the European Commission. To form a basis for our inputs to the research agendas, we coordinate with Norwegian industry and public sector. SINTEF is one of the founders and owners of Digital Norway. Digital Norway is a non-profit organisation established in 2017 by a group of the largest companies in Norway, with public support. The goal is to increase the knowledge and use of digital technology amongst Norwegian companies, with a special emphasis on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Digital Norway provides courses and training, meeting places, and takes part in the national debate behalf of SMEs and their needs. They also initiate and lead large collaborative projects in data sharing to further accelerate the digitalisation of the Norwegian business community. Digital Norway is the coordinator of NEMONOOR, a Norwegian EDIH, and a national hub for artificial intelligence. SINTEF is a partner in NEMONOOR, delivering services to Norwegian business. SINTEF Digital hosts a yearly conference "Digtal Future". A meeting place for policy makers business and researcher to share knowledge and tools to lead the way in the digital and green transformation.