VINNOVA’s Working Life initiatives aim to strengthen innovative capacity in industry and the public sector. They contribute to sustainable growth by improving organizational conditions for competitiveness and growth. The emphasis is on organization and management systems – the goal, global competitiveness.
Swedish industry and working life is continuously changing and adapting. To meet future challenges, Swedish companies and organisations must develop the capacity for innovation, creativity and renewal. Individuals and companies must be afforded opportunities to cope with the changes that global development and increased competition bring. Operational efficiency and value creation need to be combined with social responsibility. Managing and organising work is not just a vital focus for research but also a question for public discussion.
VINNOVA’s efforts in this area involve companies and organisations from various sectors. Central to this are processes of innovation and change in and around companies, including various aspects of work organisation and operational management plus industrial and organisational change.
The initiatives are being implemented under four programmes: Management and Work Organisation Renewal, Innovation Processes and Entrepreneurship, Dynamic Innovation Systems in Change and Needs-Driven Gender Research for Innovation.
Current programmes
Management and Work Organisation Renewal. Efforts concentrating on long-term strategic development and requirements for productive workplaces in different industries, in different operations and under different circumstances.
Innovation Processes and Entrepreneurship. Programme concentrating on leadership and working life issues in entrepreneurship and innovation processes, including management of innovative work, conditions for newly established firms and research-based strategic development in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.
Dynamic Innovation Systems in Change. Research and development programmes relating to impacts of structural change and labour market dynamics, relating to elements such as mobility, skills supply, adaptability and job creation.
Needs-Driven Gender Research for Innovation (BEGINN). This programme aims to develop and strengthen gender research for equality and growth.
