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Roadshow 4: Arctic Off-Road Robotics Laboratory Field Roadshow

Join us for an exclusive roadshow in Umeå – a key part of a cutting-edge excursion organized by the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), the Swedish cluster of forest technology, and Luleå University of Technology (LTU). This unique event highlights the latest advancements in digitalisation and next-generation technologies shaping the future of forestry.

Get an inside look at the Arctic Off-Road Robotics Laboratory (AORO) and its state-of-the-art field test infrastructure, purpose-built for research on autonomous off-road vehicles. Witness live, full-scale demonstrations of autonomous forestry technologies in action.

This roadshow is a must-attend for stakeholders engaged in R&D, innovation, and deployment of intelligent autonomous machines in forestry and beyond. Additional forestry solutions and innovations will also be showcased throughout the event.

Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with leading experts and see the future of autonomous forestry in motion!

 

SIGN UP HERE

Deadline for sign up is prolonged until September 29th

 

Preliminary program

09.00-09.30 Introduction & coffee

09.30-12.00 Demonstrations at different stations

12.00-13.00 Lunch

13.00-15.30 Demonstrations at different stations

15.30-16-00 Wrap Up & coffee

 

Practical information

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Roadshow event 2: Field excursion in southern Sweden

Join us for a network excursion full of knowledge, innovation, and inspiration!

Date and place: June 18th 2025, from Skejby around Skåne in southern Sweden

 

We warmly invite you to an exciting network excursion that combines site visits with hands-on learning and knowledge exchange! Throughout the day, you’ll experience presentations, trial equipment, statistical methods, and software – all in practical application.

We’ll visit some of southern Sweden’s most interesting organisations in agriculture and plant breeding:

• Hushållningssällskapet Skåne (HS)

• Nordic Beet Research in Borgeby

• Lantmännen Lantbruk in Svalöv

• NordGen in Alnarp

Take the opportunity to meet colleagues, exchange experiences, and gain insights into how different actors are working with research, development, and genetic resources. Don’t miss out on the lunch at Borgeby!

Sign up here!

 

Preliminary program

6:30 Departure/Skejby

9:10 Stop Highway Exit 39, Slagelse

9:20 Stop Copenhagen Airport (CPH)

11:50 Lunch in Borgeby

12:30 Hushållningssällskapet and Nordic Beet Research

14:25 Coffee

14:35 Lantmännen, Svalöv

15:20 Nordgen, Alnarp

17:00 Departure/Copenhagen

22:00 Arrival/Skejby

 

Practical information

Time: 18.6.2025
Place: Southern Sweden

• Additional bus stops can be arranged as indicated in the programme.

• Exit 39 will be at the car park in front of the Circle K petrol station Slagelse.

• The Copenhagen stop will be at the bus stop behind P8, near Terminal 2 (see map).

• A bus can be organised on the Swedish side to Borgeby.

 

Contact
Bo J M Secher bjms@teknologisk.dk

 

Organizers:
Nordic Field Trial Network
Nordic-Baltic Plant Phenotyping Network

 

About the Nordic Testbed Network Startup Roadshow 2025:
This is a series of events held on various testbeds, aimed at engaging startups, end-users and others through activities such as presentations, demonstrations, and networking opportunities. The purpose is to increase the interaction among network members with startups, industry players and end-users, ultimately working towards the NTN Vision 2030: Co-creating sustainable solutions for a digital bioeconomy.
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Digital event June 19, 10:00-12:00 CEST

Welcome to the Nordic Testbed Network digital event June 19, 10:00-12:00 CEST!
June 19 2025 will be the occasion to meet online to explore questions and challenges surrounding the theme of data. We hope that the network members will be able to attend and look forward to discussing this fascinating topic with you!

The June event will include keynote presentations from Anneleen De Visscher, Flanders Research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO); Ted Strandberg, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE);  and a workshop to kickstart joint applications to open EU calls.
Please answer to the booking to let us know if you are interested!
Do you have updates you also would like to share with other members? Please write to Sofie to book a slot: sofie.p.andersson@slu.se
 
Preliminary agenda
Part I – Strategic Insights:

Member Updates Selected short presentations from members showcasing recent developments.

Guest speakers:
Common European Data Spaces: opportunities and implications for data sharing, innovation, and governance, Anneleen De Visscher, Flanders Research institute for agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO)

EU Radio Equipment Directive (RED) Cybersecurity Requirements: implications for connected solutions in testbeds and upcoming compliance deadlines, Ted Strandberg, Research Institutes of Sweden (RISE)

 
Part II – Co-Creation Lab:

Introduction to a curated selection of EU calls for proposals: Lars Erik Lindell, SLU Grants Office

Thematic breakout groups: early-stage matchmaking and idea development

 
Would you like an invitation to this event, but haven’t received one? Contact sofie.p.andersson@slu.se
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Digital workshop for blue members

The Nordic Testbed Network welcomes the blue members of the network and potential and curious members to join the digital workshop on January 17, 09:00-10:30 CET.

The workshop will focus on sustainable ocean management, including digital twins, and future EU/Horizon applications. The aim is to explore which topics are of interest and what collaboration needs there are among our blue members, which will be used to plan a larger workshop or physical meetup later in 2025.

Send an email to sofie.p.andersson@slu.se if you want to join the workshop.

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OPEN CALL for NTN members

SNS and NKJ invite all testbed members to provide ideas for relevant activities which the network may fund.

Photo: Chrissy H/Pixabay

Total available funding is approximately 100.000 SEK. Co-funding is considered to strengthening the application. Project completion is expected by July 31st 2025.

Deadline for application is Oct 25th 2024.

We are looking for activities in line with the core of the network:
• Unite and strengthen testbeds aimed at supporting the digital transformation of the bioeconomy
• Vision 2030: Co-creating sustainable solutions for the digital bioeconomy
• Milestone 1: Increased knowledge sharing within the network and between members and other experts
• Milestone 2: Increased interaction among network members with startups, industry players and end-users
• Milestone 3: Placing sustainability at the centre of the Nordic Testbed Network’s activities

If you are interested, please send the following to tatiana.proisy@analysysmason.com :
• A short description of your idea
• A motivation to why this activity should receive funding
• A budget for the activity

Based on your input, the Nordic Testbed Network steering committee will decide how to allocate the funding. Decision is expected in November 2024.
We look forward to receiving your ideas!

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Webinar May 24th: Digital twins – use cases, challenges, opportunities

Download invitation by clicking the picture.

You are warmly invited to the Nordic Testbed Network webinar on the topic of digital twins! Join our testbed members to explore use cases, opportunities, and challenges linked to digital twins in the bioeconomy.

We’ll meet online in a Teams meeting May 24th at 9.00-11.00.

Register by sending an email to tatiana.proisy@analysysmason.com

Agenda:
• Inspiring initiatives
– Tomas Klingström, Gigacow (SLU)
– Finn Olav Bjørnson, SINTEF ACE (SINTEF)
– Erik Källman, Digital Earth Sweden (RISE)

• Panel discussion: Digital twins, applications and challenges
– Natalija Suhareva, Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology (LIAE)
– Maria Nordström, SkogForsk
– Hannu Haapala, Smart Bioeconomy Testbed

 

We hope to see you online on the 24th of May!

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LUKE presents their digital testbeds to Nordic testbed Network

Nordic Testbed Network will arrange an afternoon event for the network participants June 8th. The hosts at LUKE will present their relevant work.

 

The event will take place in LUKE, Helsinki, Finland, where the participants will be presented to work going on with smart farming, digital twins in agriculture, digital monitoring and assessment in animal welfare and more. Presenters will be Matti Pastell, Antti Suokannas, Kim Kaustell, Jere Kaivosoja and other colleagues at Luke.

The Nordic Testbed Network has a broad network, so there will also be presentations of projects like RAS, Digital Forests, Vertical Farming and DIMA. Of course there will be time for informal meetings, conversations and contacts. There will be dinner served for those participating physically, but some will be joining by Zoom.

– We want to provide the best arena for knowledge exchange between Nordic actors in digital innovation, to facilitate development that contributes to a sustainable society, says the organizer Tatiana Proisy, Analysys Mason.

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Physical meeting: “Digitalisation in action”

Digitalisation in action – current challenges and future needs

See PHOTOS from the meeting

WHEN:             Oct 6th, 10.00-17.00 CEST + dinner
WHERE:           Copenhagen University, Taastrup
FOCUS:             Experiencing testbed activities in real life
SIGN UP:          By Sept 8th to Tatiana.Proisy@analysysmason.com
 
We saw a range of digital technologies in action and learn about different use cases. Several of these technologies, the benefits they bring and challenges they cause are relevant for all part of the bioeconomy including agriculture, fishery and forestry.
 
AGENDA
  • Welcome, Nordic Testbed Network & Copenhagen University
  • Precision agriculture as a tool to fulfill environmental obligations, Danish Agriculture & Food Council
  • Remote control of forest machines, Tro뤳son Forestry Teleoperation Lab / Skogforsk
  • Interactive session, share current challenges and future needs with other members
  • Lunch, eat and mingle + get a quick update from the network members
  • Digitalisation in action – visiting various test sites at Copenhagen University (don’t forget to bring a good pair of shoes!):
    1. Digitalisation and precision farming – drone and robot technology
    2. Automatic phenotyping in greenhouses – digital management of irrigation
    3. AnEee EU-initiative – digital technology for measurement of humidity, wind etc
    4. Crop Innovation Denmark – camera technology to investigate root development
    5. Digitalised fruit, berry and nut production – robot technology to monitor plant status
  • Dinner, enjoy a nice meal and continued knowledge sharing in Copenhagen
    We will meet at SCANDIC KØDBYEN (Skelbækgade 3A, Copenhagen V) for dinner. Please take a look at the venue’s webpage and their interactive map.
  • Add on: Visit Agro-tech testbeds in Aarhus Oct 7th (approx. 3 hour by train from Copenhagen), see separate invitation 
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SINTEF ACE and DIGIRAS joins Nordic Testbed Network

We are welcoming two new testbeds to the network!

 

Photo: SINTEF ACE (credit: Magnus Oshaug Pedersen, SINTEF Ocean)

The first one is SINTEF ACE that provides an arena where new aquaculture technologies can be designed, developed, and tested in realistic conditions. The other one is DIGIRAS that focuses on developing digital solutions for parameters and processes in digital recirculating aquaculture systems to create a more sustainable fish production.

We got the chance to talk to Deni Ribicic and Finn Olav Bjørnson, contact persons for the two testbeds.

In the context of the digital bioeconomy, what issues do you see as the most important going forward?

– Today, the aquaculture industry has access to massive amounts of data residing in siloed systems that are structured according to their particular application. Moving forward, it is imperative that the industry finds a way to unify, integrate and exchange this data in order to ensure interoperability between systems and increase value creation.

What do you hope to get out of your participation in the Nordic Testbed Network?

– Digitalisation is changing the industry and we hope to learn from the experiences in other domains in order to help and enable the aquaculture industry with their digital transformation.