Mobilizing for Joint Projects and Innovation
Together, the clusters will mobilize their member companies for increased collaboration, development of joint projects, and sharing of test facilities and services across their networks. A key focus is strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises as suppliers to the defence and security market.
– This is a historic day. The largest environments within security, dual-use, and defence are entering into a strategic collaboration to develop opportunities for Norwegian value creation and interests now and in the future, says Ole B. Hoen, CCO of Kongsberg Innovasjon.
Powerhouses for Technology Development
The clusters are powerhouses for technology development in Norway. Trondheim is known as Norway’s technology capital, with 37,000 students and 5,000 researchers working on groundbreaking projects in ocean industries, healthcare, energy, and digitalization. Kongsberg Technology Park is home to a world-leading high-tech environment with a long history in advanced industry and technology development for defence and security-critical markets – from the ocean floor to outer space.
Building a National Team for Defence Innovation
– Together, we want to build a national team with strategically placed innovation ecosystems that enable us to support the breadth of Norwegian technology industries more effectively. This partnership creates greater opportunities for collaboration and business development, not just nationally, but also across the Nordics and internationally.
– In a world marked by geopolitical uncertainty, we must stand together with our closest allies to create secure frameworks and safeguard our value chains, says Ottar Sundheim, Head of NDC.
About NORDSEC and NDC
NORDSEC is a Nordic business cluster that brings together suppliers of technology and solutions for the defence and security industry. The cluster works to strengthen national and Nordic preparedness through a focus on dual-use technology, production capacity, and logistics solutions.
NDC is a cluster initiative spun out of the Kongsberg industry to enhance Norwegian innovation and production of technology with practical applications in both defence and civilian (dual-use) markets internationally.