It is important for companies to be at the forefront of development and to be early with new business ideas. This is why representatives from both automotive giant Scania and energy company Fortum sit on the board of Smart Cities.
Digitalization and the development of technology have left their mark on the business world and created both new business opportunities and business operations."Scania definitely wants to be at the forefront of both the new technology and future business development, so it is important that we are active in this area," says Ulf Ceder, who is responsible for the research area of future transport systems at Scania."At the same time, we realize that we cannot do everything ourselves, so we hope that this program will give us the opportunity to enter into new exciting partnerships."
"A major driving force for the companies is that they hope to find new business opportunities during the program, and there is great potential in the area of smart and sustainable cities," believes Catarina Nauclér, Research and Development Manager at Fortum.
By: Malin Isaksson, Dagens Industri.
