Promotes a bio-based economy with the goal of creating conditions for value added and competitiveness by 2050.
Strategic innovation programs: Innovation for sustainable transition
Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas are financing 17 strategic innovation programs. Through collaboration in areas that are strategically important for Sweden, the conditions for sustainable solutions to societal challenges and increased international competitiveness are created. Within the programs, actors in industry, academia and the public sector together develop the sustainable solutions of the future.
The strategic innovation programs started in phases between 2013 and 2017. A successful programme has funding for a maximum of 12 years. During the last and final stage of the program, the activities are gradually scaled down before termination.
In 2026, the first round of strategic innovation programs will end: Production 2030, Metallic Materials, PiiA, Swedish Mining Innovation and LIGHTer.
The programs are evaluated
The strategic innovation programs are evaluated every three years. The purpose of the evaluations is learning and development for both programme and authorities, to follow up objective and to identify results and effects. The evaluations also form the basis for the authorities' decisions on the continuation of the programs funding.
Nine-year evaluation of strategic innovation programs
Meta-analysis of the evaluations of the 17 strategic innovation programmes
Nine-year evaluation: Viable Cities - a platform for climate transition in Swedish cities
Nine-year evaluation of strategic innovation programs: Conclusions from five evaluations 2022
Nine-year evaluation of strategic innovation programs: Conclusions from six evaluations 2023
Nine-year evaluation of strategic innovation programs. Conclusions from five evaluations 2024
Six-year evaluations of strategic innovation programs
Three-year evaluations of strategic innovation programs
- Evaluation 2016 - Processindustriell IT and automation, Production 2030, Mining and metal extraction, Lightweight and Metallic materials
- Evaluation 2017 - Innovair, Bioinnovation, IoT Sverige, Smarter electronics system, SIO Grafen and Swelife
- Evaluation 2019 - Medtech4health, InfraSweden2030, Drive Sweden, RE:Source and Smart built environment
- Evaluation 2020 - Viable cities
Questions?
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