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290 million SEK for digitalisation of Swedish industry
In one of the largest calls for proposals of the year, Vinnova has granted 38 project that will help industry create and take advantage of the opportunities of digitalisation. The investment of SEK 290 million is part of the Advanced digitalisation program, which finances, among other things, AI for autonomous vehicles, rehabilitation with XR, integrated radar and communication for 6G, and skills development in new technologies.
Swedish industry is in a rapid transition where digital solutions play a crucial role. To strengthen innovation capacity, and meet future eligibility requirements on sustainability and resource efficiency, Vinnova created a new call for proposals for industrial demand-driven innovation.
– The initiative is part of the Advanced digitalisationprogram. The goal of both the call for proposals and the program is to accelerate the development of new digital solutions - with a clear anchoring in the real needs of the industry, says Staffan Nyström, call manager at Vinnova.
The call for proposals, which closed in April, had five focus areas: AI for industrial applications, advanced digital infrastructure, industrial flexible energy control, human-AI interaction for industrial electrification, and XR for learning and innovation.
The projects that have been granted funds meet future-critical challenges, from skills development in new technologies to resource-efficient production and electrification.
– We are pleased to be able to grant such a breadth of project! The applications in this call for proposals were consistently of high quality, and it has been a challenging assessment process. This was the first round of a recurring call for proposals, where the focus may differ from time to time depending on the issues identified as most urgent for advanced digitalisation of Swedish industry. The second round is already open for proposal, and there we are targeting project within cybersecurity and data flows, says Staffan Nyström.
Read the open the call for proposals
Om Avancerad digitalisation
The research and innovation program Advanced digitalisation will give Swedish industry a leading role in future digital solutions. Solutions that strengthen competitiveness and enable and accelerate the green transition. The initiators are ABB, Ericsson, Saab, Teknikföretagen and Sweden's innovation agency Vinnova.
All granted project
AI-Driven Multisensorfusion for Sustainable Autonomous Monitoring of Railway Infrastructure
Coordinator: Luleå University of Technology
Funding: SEK 2,865,000
AI-PRO: Strengthen process industry efficiency and knowledge with AI and smart sensors
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 11,793,133
ABLESS: AI-Baserade Låg-Energi Strategiska System for Improved (C)TMP Processer
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 6,600,000
AIKIDO - Generativ AI-baserad kitting with integrated consideration
Coordinator: The university college West
Funding: SEK 8,000,000
AI and physics-driven containment classification to improve steel quality and enable circularity (AIP-Inc)
Coordinator: SWERIM AB
Funding: 4,200,000 SEK
AI Supported Adaptive Manufacturing – AISAM
Coordinator: GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 16,684,087
AI-accelerated FEM analysis for scaffolding and construction hoists
Coordinator: Scaffcalc AB
Funding: SEK 1,986,000
AI-COMPETE: AI-based decision support system with coordinated multi-agents for sustainable production
Coordinator: The university college in Skövde
Funding: SEK 6,493,400
AI support and digital human models for Time Data Management: TIMEBLY 2
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 6,524,600
Artificial intelligence-based fracture mechanics evaluation for industrial applications
Coordinator: Linköping University
Funding: SEK 5,508,000
ARTISAN: Agent-based reality training for skill development in next-generation manufacturing
Coordinator: AugmentedRealm AB
Funding: 5,999,868 SEK
Avancerade AI-arkitekturer for Integrated and Improved Manufacturing Processes (AIMOps)
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 9,997,860
Avancerad Nitrokarburering through Hybrid AI (NitroHAI)
Coordinator: SWERIM AB
Funding: SEK 3,350,000
CLEARPATH - multimodal perception and AI for safe autonomous navigation
Coordinator: Örebro University
Funding: SEK 6,984,960
CoSiMa - AI for digital development of soft materials
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 11,922,000
DIG - Digital ecosystem for sustainable end-to-end solutions in construction
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 5,800,000
DREAM - Distributed, Robust and Effektiv AI for Autonomous Vehicles
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 7,910,500
DynaSty: Predictable dynamic stability for greener rough milling of aircraft engine components: towards a more environmentally friendly and sustainable production
Coordinator: Lund University
Funding: SEK 2,750,935
A reliable decision support system for energy management at Umeå Energi
Coordinator: Umeå University
Funding: SEK 2,010,000
Factory SensAI - Data integration for AI in the manufacturing industry
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 7,606,000
Generative artificial intelligence for the design of nature-inspired heat exchangers
Coordinator: GKN Aerospace Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 6,000,000
GridForesight - AI-based power grid optimization
Coordinator: Lindholmen Science Park AB
Funding: SEK 6,266,330
High-density AI infrastructure for 6G systems
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 27,838,782
Integrated radar and communications for 6G
Coordinator: Ericsson AB
Funding: SEK 30,000,000
Quantitative control of additive manufacturing processes using AI-integrated ultrasound technology
Coordinator: Luleå University of Technology
Funding: SEK 6,334,200
LAGA Insight
Coordinator: Kaizen Studio AB
Funding: 7,577,920 SEK
Mixture of Experts models adapted for Fleet Intelligence
Coordinator: Scaleout Systems AB
Funding: 4,043,633 SEK
Multisensory learning in XR
Coordinator: Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan
Funding: SEK 5,690,773
OptiSense - Enhancing Quality and Sustainability with Optical Sensors and Physics-Informed Neural Networks
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 2,125,000
PINNForm - physics-informed and AI-driven forming for resilient and sustainable manufacturing
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 3,750,000
Location Understanding - Open Reference Architecture for Location-Based and Secure Learning in XR
Coordinator: 3D Interactive STHLM AB
Funding: SEK 2,300,000
Rehabilitation, from hospital to home with XR technology
Coordinator: Karolinska Institutet
Funding: SEK 29,095,000
Regulation-computation-communication co-design for autonomous industry
Coordinator: ABB AB
Funding: SEK 11,249,667
REST
Coordinator: Nordic Energy Audit AB
Funding: SEK 4,179,997
RILIK - Framework for Immersivt Lärande in Industriell Kompetensutveckling
Coordinator: Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB
Funding: SEK 6,988,700
SIM - Secure Industrial Microtransactions
Coordinator: Luleå University of Technology
Funding: SEK 3,146,250
VEM.AI: Vision-Enabled Manufacturing - Accelerating model development into vision systems for defect detection and automated material handling through AI-enhanced datasets
Coordinator: Repli5 AB
Funding: SEK 3,600,000
Virtual Education at Scale: XR, AI, and the Future of Industrial Skills Development
Coordinator: RISE Research Institutes of Sweden AB
Funding: SEK 2,194,858
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Last updated 7 July 2025