Challenge-driven innovation - step 1 initiation 2019 (autumn)

Innovation and collaboration are more important than ever and necessary to achieve a sustainable society. Therefore, we want to finance collaborative projects that become an important part of the societal transformation that is needed and the proposal must clearly demonstrate how you contribute to the sustainability goals in Agenda 2030. Cooperation projects will strengthen Swedish competitiveness through sustainable development and business benefits and lead to increased social benefits.

Important challenges we want to see proposals within are project to reduce the climate impact through the transition to a sustainable industry, production and consumption as well as a fossil-free transport sector. Development of attractive and sustainable cities as well as social innovations that lead to reduced exclusion and a more inclusive society are examples of other challenge areas.

We also need welfare innovations that lead to good health for everyone where solutions for prevention - disease prevention activities - and healthy lifestyles are necessary if we are to meet the challenges of the future health and medical care.

See also www.vinnova.se/udi/inspiration to be inspired by granted and pending UDI- project.

Inom UDI can project get funding in three stages: initiation, collaborative projects and Implementation. In order for the projects to work long-term in solving the complex societal challenges, we grant larger sums in steps 2 and 3.

1. In step 1 Initiation, the focus is on developing your idea of innovation and planning for how it should be developed and used. Other important activities are to deepen the needs analysis and to seek collaboration with more actors. In the first step, the project can apply for a maximum of SEK 500,000.
2. In step 2 Collaboration projects, collaboration between the actors is deepened and you begin to develop and test your innovative solutions. In the second step, the project can apply for a maximum of SEK 10 million. Read more about step 2 collaboration projects.
3. In step 3 Implementation, it is about testing and introducing the results / results on a larger scale and in reality. The work also includes laying the foundation for how the business model looks and how distribution and upscaling will take place for utilization. In the third and final step, the project can apply for a maximum of SEK 20 million. Read more about step 3 implementation.
   In order to search for the next step, the project must have been completed and approved in the previous step. Thus, new project start in step 1. Each step opens for proposals once in the spring and once in the fall.

The UDI is aimed at organizations from all sectors who want and can cooperate to develop innovative solutions at the system level. If your project has the following characteristics, we would like you to apply for Challenge-driven innovation:

Your idea:

• meets social challenges with a system perspective
• is innovative and needs driven
• has the potential to create sustainable growth and social benefits by contributing to the sustainability goals in Agenda 2030
• designed with a gender perspective

Your actor constellation:

• is based on active collaboration between different types of actors and contains all the organizations that need to be involved in the project being successful
• has a gender equality project team

Your project work:

• engages and involves needs owners, customers, users and other relevant requirements makers
• is based on a credible project plan and budget where the activities are linked to project goals and desired results and long-term effects
• eliminates obstacles to utilization
• is carried out in an equal manner through consideration of gender distribution and the distribution of power and influence between women and men

These characteristics form the basis of our assessment criteria. In this way, we can already decide in proposal for Step 1 if the project fits into the UDI. In the announcement text you can read our requirements and assessment criteria in their entirety.

Want to know more about Challenge-driven innovation and what kind of project we are looking for?Read more here.

Inspired by our project

Read more about project we fund within Challenge-driven innovation on ourinspiration page.