[Social Talk] Company Town ② Kista Science City (Sweden)
Kista Science City is 20 km northwest of Stockholm, the capital city of Sweden.
It is a mecca of Sweden's information and communication industry with 40 years of history and has been recognized as having strengths in wireless mobile communication and wireless internet.
There is a splendid aspect of the company in which you are residing. IBM, Telia, Hewlett-Packard, Motorola, Nokia, Cisco, Orakle, Compaq, and Zimans, and many national research institutes such as SICS, Acreo AB and SIITTI are active.
It is known as a place where most private companies are conducting research projects.
Kista Science City was a training ground for military training until the 1970s. However, after the relocation of the military training grounds, it will develop into a corporate city.
In 1976, Eriksson, Sweden's largest telecommunications company, moved into Kistas. As IBM enters the market, it is evaluated as the basis for the advancement of IT industry.
Until the 1980s, the business relationship between these large corporations was a strong industrial city.
In 1985, the Electrum Foundation was founded and the Microwave Institute of the Royal Swedish University moved into the electromechanical building.
From the end of the 1990s, the Landmark Sita Tower was constructed, aiming for a high-tech city with residential, cultural and leisure facilities, and Sita Galleria with underground shopping and cultural facilities.
The entry of Eriksson and the development of GSM-based mobile communication technology, the formation of information and telecommunications industry clusters and the active support of the Swedish government and Stockholm City are considered to be growth drivers for kista science city.
Eriksson, which accounted for 20% of Sweden's total exports, also had business relations with the company.
In the early 2000s, the collapse of IT caused the local economy to crumble, indicating that local businesses need to develop market-leading technologies and products to thrive. If Eriksson has not developed a European standard of wireless communication technology, there is no reason to believe that the companies and talent will not come to Kista.
Bluetooth technology is a key technology created by Kista clusters.
Eriksson worked with Nokia, IBM, Intel and others to collaborate on Bluetooth technology development to speed up technological development and to distribute risk. He also worked actively with basic research and talent of the Royal Swedish College of Technology, - Launching through Ericsson operated in a form that cooperates with venture company Spire.
Sweden Government has supported the international standardization of Swedish communication technology developed by Eriksson and Telia so that it becomes a standard in North Europe, Europe and the world. The Electrum established in Stockholm, Eriksson, Sweden in 1988 is a cooperation support center, It has been said that he has made a contribution to the development of KISTA.
