Gävleborg
Presentation of the Region
The region of Gävleborg has a long history of strong primary and secondary industries, especially in Steel and Forestry Products. Innovation is at the heart of this industrial base and we have strengths in many of the areas identified as pilots under the Vanguard Initiative. Our strengths in materials, bioeconomy, suatinable production and advanced manufacturing provide a wide range of opportunities for collaboration. Large multi-national industrial corporations as well as small, highly specialized SME´s make up the base of the industrial landscape and are complemented by a growing start-up and service economy.
The University of Gävle, a young institution with leading applied research on Geospatial Data, Sustainable Logistics and Lean Manufacturing ar University, collaborates actively with universities and institutes within Sweden and more widely, and is open for future industrial development and further engagement in inter-regional activities.
Gävleborg is actively collaborating with our neighboring regions of North Middle Sweden (NUTS SE31) where we collaborate on both Smart Specialisation and within an EU pilot for Industrial Transition, together with 11 other regions within the EU.
Political Representatives
Eva Lindberg
President of the Regional Executive Board eva.e.lindberg@regiongavleborg.se
Regional Address
Regionkontoret 801 88 Gävle Sweden
Our Pilots
Latest Updates
Vanguard Initiative High Level Directors Meeting
On 17 June, the directors from the Vanguard Initiative’s member regions met online for the High-Level Directors’ Meeting of 2021. During the meeting, the directors participated in fruitful discussions on the future development of the network and engaged with speakers from the European Commission and…
Vi First Meeting I3 Expert Group
The first meeting of the Expert Group which will assist the EC in the I3 work programme preparation took place on the 15th of June. It allowed the first exchange of views on this new instrument’s draft work programme 2021-2022.VI is represented by Wim de Kinderen, from South Netherlands, who has bee…
Vi Member Expert Group Interregional Innovation Investments I3
The Vanguard Initiative, represented by the Vanguard Pilot Monitoring Task Group lead Wim de Kinderen, has been selected by the European Commission as a member of the Expert Group on Interregional Innovation Investments (I3). This is an important acknowledgment for our network, recognised as a relev…