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Strategic technologies for Sweden - Analysis basis 2025
How is Sweden doing globally in strategically important technology areas? Vinnova provides an overview in this year's analysis.
How is Sweden doing in the global technology competition?
How competitive is Sweden in strategically important technology areas? In this year's analysis report Strategic Technologies for Sweden, Vinnova provides an overview of global trends, Sweden's position and how different technology areas interact.
The race to lead the way in key technologies and raw materials is intensifying rapidly. In 2025, the competition has intensified further. This technological competition is a central part of the vast and unpredictable changes that are shaking the world.
As developments contribute to the replacement of the previous open globalization by regionalization, technological capability becomes an important strategic resource.
AI – the driving force behind technological development
Technology convergence – when different technologies are connected and used together to create new solutions – has accelerated and is now a crucial trend driving innovation and industrial applications. AI and data are the dominant force and act as a common enabler for almost all other areas. Combinations such as quantum technology with advanced computing, biotechnology with AI, and new materials with energy systems are examples of technology convergence with great future potential.
Sweden competitive in global comparison
Sweden is a small research and innovation country in global comparison, but has strengths in several technical sub-areas – in some cases among the best in the world. These strengths are often linked to industrial value chains where research, innovation and production interact. This gives Sweden a competitive advantage and great development potential. Sweden also has a business community with many internationally leading companies that are strongly interconnected in global value chains. This gives the Swedish innovation system a strength that few smaller countries can match.
Sweden is a small research and innovation country but has strengths in several technical sub-areas – in some cases among the best in the world.
– There are good conditions to take a competitive role in the development of global technology convergences. To take an international leadership role requires pace, coordination and the ability to scale up from research to industrial production, says Göran Marklund, Vinnova's head of division for strategic analysis.
This year's report on strategically important technologies
Vinnova has been commissioned by the government to annually monitor and analyze developments in strategically important technologies for Sweden. Strategic Technologies for Sweden – Analysis Report 2025 is the first update. The aim is to provide a basis for understanding global technology developments and which technologies are crucial for sustainable growth and national security in Sweden.
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Göran Marklund
Director and deputy Director General for external matters
Last updated 15 December 2025