Smart City Sweden increases focus on water and the built environment

Smart City Sweden will take part in Sweden’s major innovation investment for the 2030s, Impact Innovation, which will increase the pace of the green transition to a sustainable society.

A wide range of actors is collaborating in the Impact Innovation programmes, from business, public activities, academia and civil society. In total, about half a billion SEK of government funding will be allocated to the selected programmes.

– When the programs are in place, Sweden will be one of the countries that shows the way for the green transition, while at the same time, our competitiveness is strengthened. With Impact Innovation, we increase our collective ability to take on societal challenges in an innovative way that accelerates the transition towards a sustainable society, says Robert Andrén, director general of the Energy Agency.

Smart City Sweden will be part of Wave – Water for Vital Environments, which will bring about a system change for the management of water resources and related infrastructure. The goal is a future where water is available in the right quantity and quality despite a changing climate. The programme is led by RISE – Research Institutes of Sweden.

Smart City Sweden will also take a small part in Shift2Access, a programme that brings together the construction and transport sectors to mobilize actors around three shifts: integrating the built environment and mobility into an ecosystem, circular business models and competitive alternatives to individual car travel. The programme is led by IQ Samhällsbyggnad.