Further investments in applied research are crucial for maintaining a strong Swedish position in the digital transformation. This includes investments in the technology itself, but the digital transformation also brings changes in horizontal data flows between the systems and how organisations integrated with one another, business models, and the need for changes in regulations. All these changes must be captured through the program.
Actions to strengthen essential capabilities
Advanced Digitalisation seeks to attract participants from industry, universities, research institutes, public organisations, and other stakeholders by offering involvement in exciting and groundbreaking projects. The program’s processes will be characterised by openness and transparency, particularly in the allocation of its budget and the selection of projects. The main principle is that funding is distributed through open calls, and selection based on free competition. Examples include feasibility studies, strategically significant projects, research and innovation projects, lighthouse projects, innovation contests, competence centers, project proposals from other programs, and support for Swedish participation in international projects.
Advanced Digitalisation places special emphasis on strategically significant projects where multiple areas of actions are integrated within a project. These projects are characterised by their long duration over multiple phases, relatively large budgets, and involvement in several digital technology fields. Funding to address needs of a specific nature can also be provided through targeted grants (individual projects).
Five thematic areas
Advanced Digitalisation has identified five thematic areas that are particularly important for industry and relevant to the program:
- Digital infrastructure and communication
- Electrification
- Digital resilience and cybersecurity
- Circular industry
- Transport automation
The contexts in which challenges arise can vary in nature: technical challenges, thematic challenges, and application challenges. We utilise all these contexts to identify the need for interventions. These contexts are illustrated in our program logic. The program’s interventions can target different parts of the program logic.
Collaboration and communication
Collaboration and communication are both important strategic means and an integrated set of tools in various activities aimed at realizing the program’s vision, roadmap, and impact goals. Sharing information about Advanced Digitalisation and creating opportunities for dialogue, collaboration and knowledge sharing are central to the program.
We achieve this by participating in relevant national and international forums, highlighting and disseminating results and inspiring examples through various channels.
Through the recurring event Meeting Place for Advanced Digitalisation, we bring together participants from projects funded by Advanced Digitalisation and other stakeholders. This event offers a mix of inspiration, networking, knowledge exchange and presentations of project results.