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38 SAAB ANNUAL REPORT 2013
SOCIETY
SOCIETIES GROW THROUGH
EDUCATION
Saab’s education efforts range from homework as-
sistance programmes to bilateral innovation alliances.
Our ambition is to contribute to knowledge that bene-
ts society as whole as well as Saab’s operations.
Saab wants to make a positive contribution to society. is invol-
ves everything from supporting children’s homes to developing
products that help the environment and improve people’s security.
A particular priority is education. One example of this is our sup-
port of the Likii Special Unit boarding school in Nanyuki, in the
middle of Kenya, an institution that cares for around 120 orphans
and disabled children who have been abandoned. Since Saab has
operations in the area, we want to contribute to the local com-
munity by helping children and young people with education and
the development of various skills.
Another example is DEEP (Diploma Employment Enhancement
Programme), a vocational training programme that Saab operates in
India. Training is focused on welding and aims to improve students’
employability. e project also includes special education for girls
with focus areas that include self-esteem improvement.
Saab works to foster interest in technology
Saab supports a variety of initiatives to foster interest in techno-
logy among children and young people. In Sweden, for example,
we support NTA (Science and Technology for All), which gives
teachers the opportunity to do science and technology lab work
with their students, who range from preschool age to ninth
grade. In South Africa, Saab employees volunteer at Pretoria-area
schools, helping with homework to improve students’ maths,
science and English skills. e homework assistance programme
helps families unable to aord the extra expense of private tuto-
ring for their children.
Saab also participates in Tekniksprånget (Technology Leap), an
internship programme run by the Royal Academy of Engineering
Sciences (IVA) in Sweden on behalf of the Board of Education.
Under this programme, Saab oers trainee posts to young people
who have completed upper secondary science and technology
programmes. e objective is to demonstrate what the engi-
neering profession is like so that more young people apply for
university level technical programmes. Saab also collaborates with
several lower and upper secondary schools to get kids interested
in technology. As an example, in 2009 Saab started a national col-
lege preparatory technology programme in co-operation with the
Vasa secondary school in Arboga, Sweden aimed at getting more
young people interested in technology and maths and generating
interest in Saab’s varied high-tech business. Two classes have
graduated so far, the most recent one in June 2013.
Innovation alliances
Based on Sweden’s highly ranked development and innovation
capacity, Saab took the initiative to use bilateral innovation allian-
ces to share information on the Swedish innovation system. One
example is the Swedish-Brazilian research and innovation centre
CISB, where industry works with universities and public sector
organisations. CISB projects include awarding 100 scholarships
to Brazilian students each year to enable them to travel to Sweden
and study the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Chalmers
University of Technology and other institutions. Training for
Brazilian army ocers was also initiated in 2013 under the CISB
framework, jointly organised by Saab, Linköping University and
the Swedish Armed Forces. It is just this type of interplay between
the public sector, academia and industry that characterises the
Swedish innovation system.
Saab also contributes to knowledge development in the markets
where we operate by outsourcing parts of research, development
and production to subcontractors in those countries. is type of
technology transfer is going on in places such as India and Brazil.
Saab’s ambition is that our initiatives contribute to knowledge
development that spurs the growth of societies. Our eorts also
benet Saab by increasing the supply of skilled labour.
Collaboration with about 50 universities
Saab collaborates with about 50 universities and
educational institutions in Sweden and nine
other European countries, including Switzerland,
Spain, France and Romania. Saab also has a
close collaboration with the Massachusetts In-
stitute of Technology in the US.