IoT Sweden program office
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Uppsala universitet - UU Innovation |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 12 666 667 |
| Project duration | January 2018 - August 2021 |
| Status | Completed |
Purpose and goal
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The strategic innovation program for the Internet of Things, IoT Sverige, during stage 2, 2018-2021, had the vision of a better life for everyone in an interconnected world. Performance goals that the program´s activities must achieve in the short term: Good examples of using the Internet of Things to create a better life for all; Increased ability to create business benefits through the use of the Internet of Things; Increased knowledge of, participation from, and collaboration between, the program´s actors.
Expected results and effects
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The six-year evaluation found that IoT Sverige is generally a well-functioning programme. It is ambitious and addresses an area that is very important for the Swedish public sector. The introduction and dissemination of IoT technology in the public sector is characterized by significant complexity. This presupposes a long-term perspective on the efforts for results and effects to occur on a larger scale. The program is recommended to receive continued funding, but with an increased share of coordination funds.
Planned approach and implementation
** Denna text är maskinöversatt ** The programme´s operational management was replaced and the party assembly was wound up and replaced with an Annual Conference in 2018. The program was given a clearer focus on socially beneficial IoT with a focus on the human being at the center. Nine new IoT hubs funded in the spring of 2018, in addition to the four ongoing ones. Ten individual project have initiated, such as SME- effort, working groups and strategic focus areas. New direction and structure for calls was worked out in 2019 and the first call was opened in spring 2020, with 22 granted project.