DNV GL joins Smart Maritime Network to enhance industry cooperation on digitalization
DNV GL, the world’s leading classification society, has joined the Smart Maritime Network, an initiative dedicated to supporting collaboration and standardization in the development of IT systems for the shipping sector. Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, Head of DNV GL’s Maritime Incubator, and Magnus Lande, Head of APAC for Veracity by DNV GL, will also join the Smart Maritime Council.
DNV GL has been committed to using its position as an independent third party to build trust in data quality and confidence in secure sharing of data. At the same time, DNV GL has been working to take advantage of the opportunities created by digitalization to offer new services and ways of working that enhance the customer experience, improve quality and are more efficient.
DNV GL’s Maritime Incubator: Cultivating knowledge from within
“ A lot of large corporations want to support so-called ‘start-ins’ in order to bring new ideas into the commercial arena,” says Bjørn-Johan Vartdal, who is responsible for the incubator programme at DNV GL – Maritime. But he knows that coaxing the entrepreneurial spirit from salaried staff requires more than hanging up an old-fashioned suggestion box. “The main task is to give these ideas room to grow. Our aim is to mirror the start-up environment inside the company. Without this structure there will be no innovation from within, and no benefit to customers.”