From January until May 2009, Innovation Norway and Bedriftsnettverket i Sogn og Fjordane are the driving force behind a competence programme in design and product development for companies based in the area of Sogn og Fjordane. The programme has been designed to help and encourage companies with good ideas to develop them, in spite of the current economic downturn.

The 4 sessions in the programme are held at Transplant. The director of Bedriftsnettverket i Sogn og Fjordane, Ole T. Kleiven, says the following about the programme: “In this competence programme, we are trying to understand the path from curiosity to understanding and implementing. Our goal is to see concrete results in the companies who are in this programme.

Ralston & Bau is one of the competences used in the PRO 2 programme along with Inventas.

Companies involved in the PRO 2 programme are: Impec, Østerbø Maskin, Strukturplast, Vestnes Innredning, Sigurd Solberg, Fresvik Produkt, Gnistre, Weltzien Innotec and Sogn Aqua.

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Radio interview of Ole T. Kleiven and John-Sigurd Solberg done by journalist of NRK Sogn og Fjordane, Erlend Blaalid Oldeide (in Norwegian) clicking the player above or downloading the mp3 here.

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