Vinnova is tasked with promoting sustainable growth and community development. Genom Agenda 2030, the countries of the world have agreed on a global agreement and understanding of what characterizes sustainable development. Through our efforts, we contribute to the global commitment to reach the goals.
Vinnova's programme for System Innovation Research aims to develop knowledge about the role of innovation policy in the transition to sustainable societies. The focus is on how transition processes arise and develop, and what types of measures are needed to drive them.
More specifically, the program aims to make visible how innovation can be used to transform the way we design, develop, produce and consume goods and services. This also includes the development of knowledge about how "harmful" technologies, products, practices and policies can be phased out to create space for sustainable alternatives. The overall objective of the program is that the results of the research are put into practice and thereby play an active role in the transition to sustainable societies.
Based on insights and experiences from previous initiatives, Vinnova decided in 2023 to finance a national interaction platform in the field of knowledge around the transformation of systems and societies. The platform called SIRI, Swedish platform for System Innovation Research in Interaction, is under construction and coordinated by CIRCLE at Lund University.
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In parallel, Vinnova offers funding for research projects with cross-disciplinary teams that carry out the research in close collaboration with practitioners in policy and community development. In this the call for proposals applications for such project are requested.
The research projects that are financed through this call for proposals must result in normative guidelines and knowledge base for the design of transformative innovation policy. The projects must be based on themes that are relevant both for meritorious researchand for challenges in the practical implementation of transformative innovation policy. The projects must result in relevant support for the design, implementation, follow-up and evaluation of such policy. For description of transformative innovation policy, see previous section.
Vinnova believes that this type of research requires cross-disciplinary teams, user-centered methods and a good understanding of both theory and practice around social change and innovation policy. Vinnova therefore welcomes project where researchers in social sciences, design, humanities, economics, technology, innovation and entrepreneurship collaborate with practitioners in policy, public activities, business and civil society.
The research projects that are funded are also expected to contribute to, and make use of, the funded interaction platform for communication and interaction with other researchers and related project. The platform should also be used to disseminate and utilize insights and results. To get in touch with the platform, contact responsible coordinators Magnus Nilsson and Mart Laatsit. Their email addresses are: magnus.nilsson@fek.lu.se and mart.laatsit@circle.lu.se
Results from research and innovation that are made freely available increase the opportunity for more people to contribute to solutions to societal challenges. As in all of Vinnova's ventures, this the call for proposals should contribute to making more results freely available to everyone. Therefore, all scientific publication must be open access.
Agenda 2030 and gender equality
In Inom Agenda 2030, Vinnova has particularly singled out climate and gender equality as two central sustainability perspectives to which our funded investments should contribute positively. Project financed by Vinnova are thus expected to take special account of the climate and gender equality aspects.
An aspect that Vinnova follows up and assesses is whether both women and men share in the grant in an equal way, participate in and have influence over the project
Another aspect involves analyzing and deciding whether there are gender or gender aspects that are relevant in relation to the project's problem area, solutions and utilization. This question is mandatory for all applicant and can be found under the heading " Project tasks". In this call for proposals the question is the basis for assessment under the potential criterion.
Read more about our work to contribute to the goals of Agenda 2030
Read more about what our work for equal innovation means for those of you who seek funding from us