Gender and Innovation™

- cluster development of the future

In response to global competition we require new perspectives that challenge what we take for granted and find new paths. To broaden the recruitment base to find skilled employees in the future become increasingly important for more people. To dare to go outside the “framework” and think of new customer groups and markets becomes even more important.

Gender and Innovation ™ is a programme for clusters with the aim of creating gender awareness and to increase innovation.

From non-issue to the growth- issue…
Gender and Innovation ™ started in 2011 and was developed in collaboration with VINNOVA Vinnväxt programs and the cluster program within the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. Gender and Innovation ™ is a programme for clusters with the aim of creating gender awareness and to increase innovation.
A study Fiber Optic Valley did in the early 2010 shows that the cluster leader seeking knowledge and support of the process to allow equal opportunities to move from non-issue to the growth issue. The program aims to increase innovation and thus competitiveness by integrating a gender perspective within the clusters and innovation. The goal is that participating clusters and innovation have knowledge of the relationship between gender and sustainable growth, and methods for how they can lead a change process to achieve gender-sensitive clusters.

For more information contact Marita Svensson, Project Manager Fiber Optic Valley, Tel: +46 (0) 70-8161721,, marita.svensson@fiberopticvalley.com