DigitaWell Arena
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Stiftelsen Compare Karlstad Competence Area - Testlabbet Sätterstrand |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 22 000 000 |
| Project duration | November 2018 - June 2022 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | 2016-05305-en |
Purpose and goal
Ecosystem for user-driven digital health innovation that strengthens the development of digital health services - development and delivery of support services, incubation and virtual accelerator programs, and streangthens collaboration with public sector - innovation, collaboration, safe secure field testing, demand acceleration, development and diffusion of new knowledge. The initiative is a driver for new national and international partnerships with a strong regional anchoring for the smart specialization strategy related to digital health innovation.
Expected results and effects
527 regional, national and international actors involved. New collaboration patterns have increased accessibility to the public sector and needs. Support to 77 entrepreneurs has resulted in 13 new digital health services, 21 prototypes and 11 new companies. New accelerator program with 17 companies, as well as mentor and investor networks. Interdisciplinary research group for digital health innovation formed. National positioning has established cooperation with authorities and in the digital innovation hubs, HIOS and HDS. A total of SEK 109 million in attracted new capital.
Planned approach and implementation
An experimental innovation environment focusing on testing hypotheses, learning by doing, building trust and developing value-creating services that can be used by many. Based on actor collaboration and needs new methods and solutions are developed for the public sector and innovative companies that stimulate the actors´ individual development, as well as interaction between them. The research contributes to the development and dissemination of new knowledge. The actors participate with their expertise and together build the ecosystem for digital health innovation.