NPA-KET

NPA-KET

NPA KET - Value chain analyses of transdisciplinary “KET-enabled” makerspaces

Remote NPA regions requires dedicated spaces for making objects – which we describe as makerspaces. Makerspaces allow multidisciplinary concepts to be investigated using digital tools in a laboratory environment. Providing access to these tools inspires the next generation to scale concepts in future production environments. The competitiveness realized by such makerspaces depend on the deployment of disruptive tools based on key enabling technologies (KET-enabled makerspaces).

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The objective of this project is to understand how a broad constituency of stakeholders across the NPA region can contribute to, and apply, KET-enabled makerspaces to contribute to the innovation capacity of region. The project will apply a value chain analysis methodology to identify how KET-enabled makerspaces can best meet the expectations of regional stakeholders. 

  • The main output of the project will be a heat map in the form of a transnational value chain. This output will assist each partner to identify transnational actions and relevant to future key stakeholders which will serve as inputs to a full NPA inter-regional project.

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 99 996.97

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 44 998.56

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 65.00%

Co-financing sources:

  • ERDF: Amount, EUR 44 998.56. Co-financing rate, 65.00%.
  • Others: Amount, EUR 19 999.46.

Partner Role Contact Person
University of Galway, Ireland Lead partner Gerard O'Connor
Centria University of Applied Sciences, Finland   Jonna Björk
University of Iceland   Rúnar Unnþórsson

 

Partner at the University of Iceland

Picture of Rúnar Unnþórsson Rúnar Unnþórsson
  • Professor
 5254954 runson [at] hi.is haptic and tactile stimulation;;energy efficiency;;performance engineering;;acoustic engineering;;3d sounds and acoustics;;gasification;;renewable energy;;biowaste;;virtual reality acoustics;;sensory substitution;;battery energy storage system;;energy storage;;battery repurposing;;battery testing Yes https://iris.rais.is/en/persons/1a4fd637-b23f-4521-85b4-aa7172e91368 Faculty of Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science