The ISP, the ISP says now that the software can be a functionality in a mass destruction programs.
KTH President Peter Gudmundson back shows that exports of software Edge to China would be sensitive because of the EU arms embargo. But he is reticent about what China wants to get out of the collaboration with the school.
Royal Institute of Technology KTH, investigation of the school’s controversial research collaboration with the Chinese state flight research CAE, will be completed within two weeks.
It says President Peter Gudmundson for New Technology.
According to documents SVT Mission examination revealed the technology university acted front when the Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI, not wanted to be associated with China because of the EU countries’ joint arms embargo on the country. Instead, it shows documents and emails, arranged a decoy set up.
The investigation of research collaboration with China is done internally.
You do not take in any outside consultant to review the cooperation
– No, we believe that we ourselves can do this work internally.
According to SVT’s examination KTH has for several years been negotiating with CAE for an agreement, which means that KTH would give CAE license to use the software Edge, developed and owned by FOI. KTH got 2012 sublicense Edge.
The Chinese have not been happy with the contract proposals from KTH, reportedly. We have wanted to include parts or modules of Edge of the Swedish authorities have been able to military engagement.
An agreement between the parties were expected to to be completed in October, this year.
According to SVT’s audit Edge can be used as a central tool for developing combat aircraft, missiles and drones.
President of KTH, however, maintains that cooperation with CAE only applied basic research in fluid dynamics.
But what is your view of what the Chinese want to get out of the contract?
- I have not myself been involved in this. It is the researcher who led the project.
On the issue of China KTH offered pieces of software that can be considered as defense, he answers a number of modules in the PowerEdge been excluded in the proposed exports to China.
What is the intended
– I can not say anything about.
While KTH has negotiated with the Chinese have developed FOI another module, according Gudmunson.
– Also the we believe should not be included, it will also be excluded, he says.
What is the kind of module? What is the function of the computer program
– I can not answer.
Under the FOI today became one in 2013 finished with a folding load module.
the ISP, the ISP that gives permission for the Swedish arms exports in 2014 examined the new modules in Edge. They shall neither constitute military equipment or dual-use items.
But – instead, they may fall within the scope of the principle of “catch- all “, which is given to stop the production and proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world.
” ISP notes, however, that there is a risk that the Edge with developed functionality against moving objects can be used in mass destruction context (missiles) or by users in embargoed countries, “writes ISP’s communication officers Diana Ore in email to New Technology.
ISP has now therefore asked to rate the FOI Edge in several versions, the latter depending on the state seeking the license to use the program.
But even if Edge can neither be classified as military equipment or as a dual-use item, so it may still be permitted to export.
The latter under the provision of catch-all in the regulations concerning dual-use products, according to Diana Ore.
She explains that the principle implies that all goods and technology – even purely civilian goods and entirely civilian technologies” that can be used in mass destruction purposes or for military end-uses in a country subject to an arms embargo “could under license for export. “
There are ISPs that determine what applies in each case.
President of KTH can not currently provide information on the university will apply for permission from the ISP, to export Edge to China CAE.
– No, we’ll see what the investigation concludes.
FOI unveiled on Friday a list of features in Edge that KTH has FOI permission to sublicense.
ISP announced on Friday afternoon that “it has initiated a contact between KTH and ISP” and that further talks will be held on the Edge.
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