Ecosystem for an age-friendly village
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Vingåkers kommun |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 17 937 843 |
| Project duration | January 2024 - January 2026 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Challengedriven innovation - Phase 3 Implementation |
| Call | Challenge-driven innovation - Step 3 Implementation 2023 - autumn |
Important results from the project
The project has established an integrated ecosystem for an age‑friendly community, where digital solutions and social structures are brought together, and where the municipality, other public actors, civil society and the business sector collaborate. The project has created the basis for an age‑friendly community in Vingåker that can be further developed, scaled, and spread nationally. Key outcomes include new business models and digital solutions now in use in Vingåker and other municipalities.
Expected long term effects
The project aims to ensure, in the long term, that Vingåker Municipality can meet seniors’ support needs even as the proportion of older residents increases and the available workforce declines. Through early and preventive measures, the project will help seniors experience greater safety, independence, and well-being, which can delay the need for more extensive care. The digital solutions developed will also be disseminated by the project’s private partners to additional municipalities.
Approach and implementation
The project has been carried out by five partners representing the municipality, private actors, the civil society and academia. The work was organized into six work packages with different sub-goals. The municipality and private actors jointly developed and implemented welfare technology in home care. In collaboration with civil society, concepts for long-term cooperation were created. Experiences from the digital solutions have been turned into business models for wider dissemination.