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Sponsoring education
Our sponsorship-related activities are largely focused on education
and technology. Examples include Venture Cup, the Royal Swedish
Academy of Science’s “Natural Science and Technology for All” pro-
gramme, Kunskapsskolan and Saab’s annual Women in Technology
award. We also support the Swedish Championship in Technology
and “Technology Days” events, which are designed to draw attention
to the importance of technology and engineering in Sweden. When
our previous CEO, Åke Svensson, stepped down in August , we
established a research grant in his honour to be awarded to a promi-
nent researcher at Linköping University in the areas of civil security,
aeronautics and defence. e goal is to draw attention to the impor-
tance of technology and engineering to Sweden’s growth and eco-
nomic development.
Supporting people in need
In addition to supporting educational projects, we provide humani-
tarian aid to people and communities in need, especially to relieve
human suering due to natural disasters. With the help of our prod-
uct portfolio, local presence and technology, we can quickly supply
exible, customised solutions to alleviate crises.
Saab’s water treatment plant in Pakistan
One example of an action in fall  was in Pakistan in connection
with the huge oods last fall. Saab supplied a water treatment system
to the city of Jamshoro, in Sindh province. e system has the capac-
ity to provide water to around , people a day. In addition to
delivering and installing the equipment, our employees trained local
sta how to maintain and support the plant.
In fall 2010, Saab delivered a water treatment system to Pakistan with the capacity to supply water to 20,000 people a day.
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