28 MSEK for new research programme at Umeå University

– Generous grants like these provides us with an opportunity to conduct long-term research with an international edge. This programme builds on and extends the research on digital innovation conducted by SCDI, so this is very welcome! says vice-chancellor Hans Adolfsson. 

The new research programme – the Wallenberg program in digital innovation – builds on research conducted in close collaboration with industry and the public sector. The program is placed at the Swedish Center for Digital Innovation (SCDI) which is a collaboration between Umeå University, Gothenburg University, Stockholm School of Economics, and RISE Digital Innovation.

The programme consists of two-year post doc positions along with research conferences and symposia with industry and the public sector.

Jonny Holmström, Professor at Department of Informatics

ImageMattias Pettersson

– This new programme provides us with an opportunity develop our research and collaboration in digital innovation and digital transformation, and to maintain our position as a leading research actor in Europe. At the same time, it is a key for Swedish industry and public sector to be successful in digital transformation. SCDI’s research excellence – along with RISE Digital Innovation and their competence in applied research – is an importance resource for Swedish industry and public sector in their renewal efforts, says Jonny Holmström.