Projects in innovation management

Sweden has long held a strong position in technological innovation and often tops international rankings. The work in this project aimed to highlight aspects that are important to consider in order to identify and work with areas of technology that are of strategic importance to Sweden.

The Animal Production Knowledge Hub was established in 2023 on behalf of the government, with the aim of strengthening productivity, profitability and competitiveness in Swedish animal production.

FL4ALL’s goal is to support all those who want to deliver positive impact on the scale and speed needed for a future where everyone lives flourishing lives on a flourishing planet. While incremental improvements in old systems can sometimes be helpful, they tend to cement the assumptions and struct…

In the project “Samling vid pumpen” ("Gathering at the pump"), water and wastewater organizations collaborate to support the establishment of a national standard for asset management. Through participation and engagement, we aim to build acceptance and drive behavioral changes needed for such a sta…

Härryda Municipality is one of 48 Swedish cities that, within the initiative Climate Neutral Cities 2030, are working together with several national government agencies and Viable Cities to lead the way in the climate transition. Viable Cities' mission is Climate Neutral Cities 2030 with a good lif…

Climate neutral Luleå 2030 is a collaborative initiative exploring innovative forms of cooperation, processes, and working methods to enable the transformative changes needed to accelerate the climate transition—both within and beyond the municipality. At the heart of the project is the creation of…

COMPASS III aims to strengthen long-term competence in additive manufacturing. By fostering deeper collaboration between industry, academia, and research institute, it drives the development of innovative solutions that support sustainability, competitiveness, and growth – both regionally and natio…

The City of Gothenburg and RISE are conducting and evaluating a new survey about parenthood!

The URSOILL project will establish five Living Labs across diverse climatic zones and socio-economic contexts in Europe. Each lab will serve as a collaborative hub where researchers, municipalities, businesses, and citizens co-create and test innovative practices for urban soil restoration:

RISE is implementing the project Matchmaking R&D&I 2025 – Canada on behalf of Vinnova. The aim is to support Swedish small and medium-sized enterprises in establishing long-term research and innovation collaborations with Canadian partners, through coaching and partner scouting.

RISE contributes by strengthening the Center for AMP's organizational and strategic capacity with the support of innovation partnerships. A fundamental goal is to strengthen the ability to lead innovation, change and transformation processes on its own over time.

AI at Work for SMEs in Västerbotten provides small and medium-sized enterprises with an accessible path into AI through training, peer learning, and practical exercises. By lowering the barriers to AI adoption, employees strengthen their knowledge, confidence, and ability to develop new ways of wor…

HITS 3 addresses the challenges of urban logistics systems from a systemic perspective and aims to accelerate the transition toward more efficient and sustainable urban freight transport.

The European Parliament has acknowledged that businesses, especially SMEs, need more support to replace hazardous chemicals. In response, the European Commission launched a pilot project to explore how a future EU Substitution Centre, or a network of centres, could help.

Europe is transitioning to a bioeconomy, but progress is uneven across regions. At the heart of this transition are regional bioeconomy clusters that bring together actors across the value chain. However, in parts of Europe where the bioeconomy has so far received less support, resources or attenti…

The CarePath project aims to improve the management of chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Through its smart, AI-powered toolkit of learning algorithms, it designs individualized support in real time, increasing the likelihood of adherence for better healt…

COOLGEOHEAT II supports the climate transition with sustainable, cost-effective solutions for thermal energy sharing between buildings. It strengthens local energy supply and reduces emissions. Funded by the European Regional Development Fund through Interreg Öresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak.

RISE has been appointed to lead ESA Phi-Lab Sweden, a strategic initiative focused on accelerating the use of AI and edge learning in the space sector. As the programme office, RISE, with financial support from ESA and Vinnova, will coordinate calls for proposals and allocate research grants during…

InnoMatSyn supports the coordination and mobilisation of stakeholders in innovative advanced materials at national and regional level, promoting synergy and complementarity. It builds on existing regional smart specialisations to strengthen cooperation within Europe.

OSAwards.eu establishes a European Public Recognition System for Open Source Software and Hardware, as well as an academy – a new institution and platform to promote knowledge, debate, and contributions in the field. The purpose is to foster interest in the development and use of OS SW and HW for i…

Why do some circular business models succeed while similar others do not? This project explores key factors influencing adoption through comparative case studies in Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain, and the USA, integrating business and customer perspectives to address knowledge gaps in adoption of c…

The VR-GOV project aims to develop an ethical and legal framework for the use of Virtual Reality (VR) tools. By analyzing existing EU and Swedish regulations and engaging with authorities, municipalities, and industry stakeholders, the project will identify opportunities and challenges for best pr…

Lack of skills and resources makes it difficult for municipalities to use data and digital technologies available for green transition. In the project we look at how a "task force" can promote green innovation. The initiative aims to optimize resources and share expertise and challenges between re…

This project aims to explore the potential for integrating nuclear heat, from both existing nuclear power and new dedicated Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), into Swedish district heating systems through comprehensive techno-economic analysis and multi-level energy system modeling.

How can policy and regulation keep pace with the rapid advancement of medical technology? The project Future Policy for the Future of Precision Medicine explores how governance can enable innovative, safe and personalized healthcare.

EU-HYBNET is a Pan-European network of security practitioners, stakeholders, academics, industry players, and SMEs actors across EU collaborating with each other in ever increasing numbers to counter hybrid threats. The network today has over 150 members.

HIVEMIND (Human-centred collaboratIVE MultI-ageNt framework for accelerating software Development and maintenance) is an ambitious project aiming to advance responsible and human-centric software engineering methods, tools and best practices leveraging AI and data technologies to accelerate the who…

Win the Future is an initiative with a focus on the next generation of climate leaders, with a focus on start-ups with the potential to contribute to global sustainability by providing solutions that support a future where everyone can live flourishing lives on a flourishing planet while staying be…

The purpose of the mapping is to create a basis for developing Skaraborg's cultural infrastructure. The report is partly concentrated on the activities and organizational structures of municipal cultural activities, and partly on culture's supporting role in society.

The aim of the project is to explore and develop future collaborative business models that accelerate and support societal transformation. The project complements established research by developing traditional business model concepts with additional functions for transformation and multi-actor coll…

This study examines how municipalities' transition capacity can be strengthened through effective leadership and coordination of cross-sectoral work. Through qualitative studies, interviews, and a policy lab, tools are developed to create more integrated and sustainable urban development processes.

Interaction Seeds integrates art & design with science & innovation by exploring their mutual challenges and connections. The project gathers inspiring and replicable examples of interactions from all over Europe and implement 20 "seeds" from this repository in Sweden, France, Greece and Spain.

How do companies work with competitiveness, innovation, and sustainable growth through the circular economy? Circular Economy Outlook asks all publicly traded companies in the Nordics about this and compiles the responses in terms of, among other things, implementation tools, financial benefits, ba…

It is crucial to evaluate the combination of long-term crop performance related to the choice of different solar panels, machinery, and energy storage for the expansion of agrivoltaic systems.

In Sweden over 85 000 people live with inflammatory bowel disease, IBD. These chronic diseases are complex and can entail big individual variations. A major step is now being undertaken to improve the treatment of people with IBD through collaboration on precision medicine tools and methods.

In Creative North we contribute to strengthened entrepreneurship among companies in the cultural and creative industries in northern Sweden.

In the future, wind power needs to provide different kinds of services to the electricity grid. This project analyzes the possibilities in a broader perspective. The focus is on the ability of an entire wind farm to produce both electricity and services to the grid at the same time in the most effi…

The project will investigate different forms of collaboration for stormwater and cloudburst measures. The starting point is case studies in four municipalities, with a focus on collaboration terms or other agreements between stakeholders that may be needed to clarify responsibility and financing fo…

The FEMAS project will identify the obstacles that stand in the way of rolling out more efficient truck combinations with lower emissions and higher load capacity in Swedish construction and infrastructure projects

The DADAP project aims to transform the diagnostic assessment process in the clinical care pathway of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP) by digitizing and automating it using an innovative AI-based solution which is explainable and that optimizes the delivery of health and care services across a…

The basic industry is important to Sweden's economy and is dependent on spare parts in order to function. Supply chains are often global, which has proven vulnerable when events in the outside world have an impact. The project aims to contribute to a resilient and competitive industry, by reducing …

Is your company or organization interested in developing in digitization, especially in artificial intelligence, cyber security and high performance computing systems? Then the European digital innovation hub Mighty can offer tailor-made solutions and expertise to guide towards digital success.

Procurements from large international NGOs form a 20-billion-dollar annual market. The Central Baltic countries, however, are much underrepresented in the volume of annual sales. The INGOs project will inform and mentor companies in how to effectively enter these processes.

School choice policies and demographic shifts place new demands on how municipality schools are sited and organised. In this R&I project, RISE — working with two local authorities and twelve schools — developed a prototype valuation tool that incorporates the perceived and economic value of accessi…

In this project, we explored future solutions for how people can interact and collaborate with autonomous heavy vehicles. The project identified obstacles and opportunities for the implementation of new interaction technologies in industrial environments where autonomous heavy vehicles can be deplo…

3D-Action is a project with the goal to be a catalyst that increases awareness and knowledge about additive manufacturing and its benefits for small and medium-sized companies in Västra Götaland region.

Electrification is gaining momentum and development is fast. At the same time, margins in the electricity networks are shrinking and lead times are often long. In order to meet society's high climate goals and electricity needs, more foresight and increased awareness are required.

The project's aim is to contribute to a transformation of the Swedish housing and community building sectors, to take greater account of people's varying needs and citizen democracy. A specific purpose is to show how operating models and working methods for municipalities and civil society in coope…