In this evaluation report The Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA) presents the first evaluations of the centre SAFER. SAFERs aim is to develop a Competence Centre for excellence within the international field of vehicle and traffic safety. The ambition is to enable Sweden to reach world leading competitiveness, by providing countermeasures to considerably reduce both the number of traffic accidents and the number of fatalities and serious injuries using the multi-disciplinary scientific competence available among the partners. The evaluation of Phase 1 is focused on the measures taken to build an effective organization and the potential for long-term development. This is an opportunity for evaluation teams to give advice and recommendations on how each centre can be even more efficient and effective. It is also an opportunity for the scientific experts to get to learn about the centre at an early stage and discuss scientific issues that are critical for the future. (Author/publisher)
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