Here you can read about our initiatives during 2025. The program has prioritized focus areas based on input from over 50 industrial companies, as well as experts from academia and the public sector. These areas are packaged into two groups: System-changing initiatives and Industrial innovation 2025. Funding is provided through the innovation agency Vinnova.
- Applied AI and secure data flows for more innovative solutions
Artificial intelligence and qualitative data will be decisive for the industrial processes of the future. It is important that the industry gets its data and data flows in order in order to apply reliable AI. Common and standardized methods are needed to build industrial data flows between industries and actors. Through investments in this area, we want to see more smart and automated solutions with the goal that Swedish industry becomes competitive by applying AI. - Stable and safe electrification for industry’s next step
If the industry is to be able to gear up the digital transition, increased electricity flexibility is required. Efforts in this area should contribute to ensuring stable, cost-effective and safe access to sustainable electricity when it is needed and where it is needed. This is crucial for the industry’s future development. - Strengthened digital infrastructure for industrial application
In order for Swedish industry to be able to develop world-leading digital solutions based on the latest communication infrastructure, access to environments where it is possible to innovate, test and develop solutions is required. Fast and secure digital infrastructure is a basic prerequisite for industrial innovation and growth. With several efforts in the area, we want to strengthen the industry’s ability to use the latest technology for seamless and secure communication. - Excellence through applied learning at the forefront of technology
World-leading competence in advanced digitalisation requires powerful efforts to accelerate learning and develop collaborations and ground-breaking technologies.
Funding Opportunities
System-changing initiatives, pre-study project 2025
Closes on 4 March 2025
In order to strengthen Swedish industry´s competitiveness and technological cutting edge, mobilization and cooperation are needed. We are looking for actors who want to do pre-studies for system-changing innovations in electrification, data flows, AI and digital infrastructure. You can take part in a three-stage call, where those who are granted funds for a pre-study can apply for additional funds in two steps, up to SEK 50 million per year for six years. In order to be able to apply for funds at a later stage, a pre-study must have been completed.
Read more about this ongoing calls for proposals att Sweden innovation agency
Industrial innovation 2025
Closes on 9 April 2025
Do you have a project idea that can help Swedish industry to create and take advantage of the possibilities of digitization? We want to finance research and innovation projects with high potential to contribute to new industrial solutions in: AI for industrial applications, advanced digital infrastructure, industrial flexible energy control, human-AI interaction for industry electrification or XR – learning and innovation.
Read more about this ongoing calls for proposals att Sweden innovation agency
We have a unique opportunity to position Sweden as a leading industrial nation in an increasingly digitalized world, says Pontus de Laval, Chairman of Advanced Digitalisation.
We need to move from broad initiatives to cutting-edge excellence by concentrating our efforts. With this multi-billion investment, we are focusing on four areas that the industry has identified as critical.
We need to increase the pace of the transition to a digital and sustainable future in Swedish industry. With four priority areas, the program can offer greater and broader funding opportunities that reach more actors. When the industry concretizes its needs, we can jointly drive forward the right efforts and results, says Cecilia Sjöberg, head of division industrial development at Vinnova.
Read more about our current projects
To learn more about our current projects, including detailed descriptions and relevant data, visit our ongoing projects page. Here, you can find information about what’s happening right now and read som story about how projects contribute to the program’s development.