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The board works with strategic management of innovation and technology development on the railway in Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The mandate of the advisory board is to challenge, initiate and coordinate joint efforts for technology and innovation on the railway. The board will accelerate the piloting and implementation of new solutions, assess funding opportunities and increase the value of Europe&#8217;s Rail Joint Undertaking in Norway.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The aim of the board is to<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>contribute to achieving the transport policy goals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>increase value creation in the sector by stimulating more open and sustainable innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>breaking down barriers to innovation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>stimulate more technology suppliers to the railway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The members are appointed by the players in the railway sector themselves, and the appointment period is for two years. The board is chaired by the Norwegian Railway Directorate, and its members meet three times a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"t2-factbox wp-block-t2-factbox\" id=\"t2-factbox\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-factbox__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"t2-factbox__blocks t2-factbox__inner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-members-of-the-board\">The members of the board<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><strong>Preben S\u00e6thre<\/strong><\/strong> (chairman), leader of Section for Innovation, Norwegian Railway Directorate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B\u00f8rge Nilsen<\/strong>, Director, Digitalisation and innovation, Bane NOR<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bj\u00f8rn Bjune<\/strong>, Director of Product and Development, Baneservice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Mark West<\/strong><\/strong>, Digitization Director, Norske tog<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gisle Pedersen<\/strong>, Head of Product and Business Development, Entur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><strong>Guri Langlo<\/strong><\/strong>, Chief Technology Officer, Mantena&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Haakon Gl\u00f8ersen<\/strong>, Director of Mobility and Business Development, VY&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Erik Halland<\/strong>, Director Materials, Cargonet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kent Kolnes<\/strong>, IT\/tech manager, Go-Ahead Norge AS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u00c5smund M\u00e6hle<\/strong>, Director of Digitalization, Innovation and Technology, Norwegian Railway Directorate&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ann Kristin Bjerknes<\/strong>, Senior Advisor Innovation Section, Norwegian Railway Directorate&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-contact-person\">Contact person<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"t2-featured-single-post t2-featured-content is-post-type-person role-senior-advisor-programme-leader department-section-for-innovation wp-block-t2-featured-single-post\">\n\t\t<div class=\"t2-post-link alignfull wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<figure style=\"--t2-focal-point: 50% 50%;\" class=\"t2-post-featured-image has-image-ratio-1-1 wp-block-t2-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/PrebenSaetre.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Preben S\u00e6thre\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/PrebenSaetre.jpg 1023w, https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/PrebenSaetre-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jernbanedirektoratet.no\/content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2024\/07\/PrebenSaetre-768x577.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 600px) 584px, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"t2-post-link-content wp-block-t2-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"t2-post-title wp-block-t2-post-title\">Preben S\u00e6thre<\/h3>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jernbanedirektoratet-post-info\"><div data-term-key=\"role\">Senior Advisor \/ Programme leader<\/div><div data-term-key=\"department\">Section for Innovation<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-jernbanedirektoratet-post-info\"><div data-meta-key=\"people_email\"><a href=\"mailto:preben.saethre@jernbanedirektoratet.no\">Send email<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Advisory Innovation Board consists of technology and innovation managers from Norwegian railway operators. 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