Purpose of the report
This is a final report for the NSG&B programme 4.0 from 2021-2024. The purpose of the report is to document the results and wider impact of the programme. This is done by comparing the results of the programme to the application – the Implementation Plan 2021–2024.
Programme impact and external factors
In the Implementation Plan there are a set of roadmap milestones, critical milestones as well as scenarios for each of the four working groups to work towards, and this report will go through the roadmap milestones and scenarios for each of the four working groups to measure the programme’s deliverables and have an impact on these.
The roadmap milestones are on a societal level, and the scenarios from 2021 for each of the four areas are also quite broad. This means that several external factors - such as technological developments, market developments and regulatory developments in EU countries and the five Nordic countries, for example – can have an impact on the relevance and progress of these roadmap milestones and the scenarios for the four areas in question.
The four solution areas that the working groups have addressed, are outlined in four separate chapters. Here, the NSG&B programme contribution is outlined as well as a brief overview of the market, tech, regulatory and country-specific factors that have influenced the area in 2021–2024.
How to read the report
The report is structured with an introduction chapter consisting of an executive summary, a foreword by the Steering Group of the programme, some background about the programme and setting the scene of the area. Then, the chapters for each working group – each solution area – that the programme has focused on are covered. Lastly, there is a chapter on the roadmap milestones as well as the conclusions and next steps for further cooperation. Please note that the chapters are contributed by different stakeholders. This leads to some variations in terms of definitions and context etc. across the report as a whole.
If interested in the concrete deliverables and the progress on the technical work of the programme, it can be recommended to read the relevant chapter as well as the appendix on the four specific areas to get an overview of the area and the work done in this area. Here, the background, purpose of the work, the results such as pilots, MVP, white papers, lessons learned and the next step for each area are provided, for example.
If interested in the overall development of digitalisation in the Nordics the past four years, it can be recommended to read the introduction chapter as well as the roadmap milestones to get an overview.