Lindholmen Science Park wants to gather 30,000 people in the area before 2020, reports Göteborgs-Posten. Today around 10,000 people work in the science park's around 300 companies, and there are also thousands of students, teachers and researchers in the area.
The science park strives to be a world-leading arena for research, innovation and education within mobile internet, intelligent vehicles and transport systems, as well as modern media and design.
The science park wants to function as a platform for ideas, inspiration and meetings and therefore has an "Open Arena" where people from different companies and environments can meet and exchange ideas.
One of the most recent companies to join the science park is truck builder Scania.
"Scania and Volvo both have phases, before they start production, where they have very much to gain from each other's experiences, for example they share the same challenges in the society," says Lindholmen Science Park CEO Niklas Wahlberg to GP.
Lars-Henrik Jörnving, head of development at Scania, agrees. The competition between the two manufacturers is important for their development, but there are also areas where they can work together. He tells GP:
"When both VCC (Volvo Car Corporation) and Scania have international owners, it is especially important to utilize the development capacity we have in Sweden. In relation to the nation's size, Sweden has remarkable competency within the vehicle industry. It is important to maintain a critical mass of national competency. The Volvo Group and Scania together have well over 30 percent of the truck market in Europe."
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