Strengthening research and innovation with open and comparable data

The project is based on a government assignment to Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency, Formas, Forte and the Swedish Research Council, which has led to the development of a common model for sharing comparable data on funding. The model has been developed in collaboration with universities, companies, authorities and others who use data on r&d funding

Vinnova was the first to create an API in 2024 that shares data according to a common information model. Ett API is a programming interface that can be processed and used, for example, to build apps or web services.

Now the next step is being taken where all five research funders will begin sharing data from November 2025.

– Open data on r&d funding has been available before, but not with a common standard at the core that ensures comparability. The new standard also adds new requested data that will be shared openly, says Peter Eriksson, who is Vinnova's representative in the steering group for the development of the data standard.

Requested by various stakeholders

The government, universities, public activities, private companies, industry associations and even the funders themselves benefit greatly from standardized data.

– For example, it can simplify administrative handling, facilitate follow-up, improve analyses and provide data for those seeking funding to make better applications. Open and comparable data will therefore ultimately contribute to strengthening research and innovation in general in Sweden, says Peter Eriksson.

Launch

The project and data sharing solutions will be presented at an open launch event at Vinnova on December 2, where it is possible to participate physically or digitally. External stakeholders will participate in the presentation and talk about how their organizations get different benefits from data sharing.