\u201cSmart Innovation Norway represents the spearhead of Norway\u2019s technological development and has the innovation power we need to renew and improve the public sector \u2013 and to succeed with the digital transformation of our business sector. We need increased competitiveness and value creation in the years to come, and digitalisation and technology are the tools we need to achieve this,\u201d says Karianne Tung, Norwegian Minister of Digitalisation and Public Governance, after her visit to Smart Innovation Norway at Halden Business Park Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Check out the video and photo gallery further down in the article.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Together with representatives from Halden Municipality, \u00d8stfold County Municipality, and LO (Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions), the minister was presented with the full breadth of Smart Innovation Norway\u2019s activities \u2013 from incubating start-ups and commercialising research to providing access to capital and participating in international innovation projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI believe that one plus one becomes more than two. The collaboration taking place here in Halden and at Smart Innovation Norway is a good example of this. Here you have an ecosystem of different actors \u2013 capital, entrepreneurs, incubators, business, and the public sector \u2013 all working together. When these puzzle pieces fit, you get smart innovation, value creation, and increased competitiveness,\u201d comments Tung.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of the highlights of the agenda was the presentation of Smart Hvaler 2, a collaborative project between Fredrikstad Energi\/Norgesnett and Smart Innovation Norway. The project uses smart meters with built-in artificial intelligence to strengthen flexibility, security, and efficiency in the power grid, and the pilot is the first of its kind in Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Watch video from the visit:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\nAn ecosystem of collaboration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Smart Hvaler 2: AI in the power grid<\/h4>\n\n\n\n