Swedish Centre for Resilient, Adaptive & Secure Critical Infrastructure Systems (ReSAS- Lab)

Important results from the project

The purpose of ReSAS‑Lab is to strengthen Sweden’s resilience by linking research with implementation so that water, energy, transport and communications continue to function even as external risks shift rapidly and are hard to foresee. The project also built a cross-sector consortium ready to take the next step. Goals were met by aligning problem owners and researchers around a shared, anchored vision and a concrete basis for what comes next.

Expected long term effects

In the longer term, the project is expected to contribute to a more resilient and secure society with fewer disruptions, and to more robust, climate-ready critical infrastructure across water, energy, transport and communications. Methods and digital practices will be established nationally (data sharing/reuse, digital twins, NIS2-aligned OT security). It will also build a strong competence ecosystem and enable scalable solutions with national and international reach.

Approach and implementation

The project was carried out as a planning study where the vision and direction were developed using scientific co-creation methods: structured workshops, survey-based data collection, and systems analysis and foresight to identify drivers, interdependencies and priorities. Results were synthesised through an iterative writing and review process into a validated basis for an application to establish a new excellence cluster for groundbreaking technologies.