Vinnova's annual report 2023

Another part of our activities during the year has been to participate as an expert authority during Sweden's presidency of the EU, when Sweden hosted a series of events in research and innovation. Among other things, they dealt with deep-tech entrepreneurship, AI for sustainability as well as nanotechnology and advanced materials.

In October, Vinnova together with five other government research financiers submitted a joint submission to the government's research and innovation bill. In the recording, we propose long-term increased investment in research and innovation. At the same time, Vinnova submitted its own input with proposals for strategic investments for business climate change, national security, future-proof societies, health, ground-breaking technology and deeptech.

One of the proposals is to scale up the investment in the next generation Strategic Innovation Programme, Impact Innovation, which Vinnova, the Swedish Energy Agency and Formas have started on behalf of the government. In March, Impact Innovation was inaugurated and at the same time we launched a call for proposals to form programme within the venture to be established in 2024.

The state budget for 2024 means that Vinnova will receive reduced grants for research and innovation in the coming years. At the same time, we have received a new government assignment that must be implemented within the budget framework. This means that we adapt our activities and review decisions about interventions. Alla Vinnovas areas and target groups are affected.