Meet AI Researcher, Professor Yoshua Bengio

Science & Society Forum 2024

IVA's Annual Meeting Festivities

IVA's Annual Meeting 2024

Governance and management

IVA’s operations and mandate are regulated by the Academy’s statutes. IVA is governed by a Presidium that serves as the Academy’s board. The highest decision-making body at IVA is the Assembly of the Academy. IVA’s Secretariat and the Secretariat’s management team work to support the Academy’s operational activities, as well as driving development and change management work.

IVA’s Student Council

The Student Council is a meeting place for socially engaged engineering and economics students who want to help develop ideas for Sweden’s future, by taking part in IVA’s discussions and work.

How to bring a country back from economic collapse – the Zimbabwe experience

Hans Werthén Foundation — disbursement and reporting

The Hans Werthén Foundation places great importance on receiving a general description of the most important experience gained from periods abroad funded by the scholarship — both in scientific/ scholarly terms and socially. The reports are used by the committee in its work, but also as information for future scholarship holders.

IVA's President: A Shared Vision for the Future

Although he has often been credited as saying: “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” Victor Hugo was probably not the source of this exact phrase. In his seminal 1877 book, Histoire d’un crime, he says, however: “One can resist the invasion of armies, but one cannot resist the invasion of ideas.” The meaning of both is roughly the same. Ideas can spark movements that have the power to shape the future.

IVAs President: Some thoughts on Ambitious Sweden

A couple of weeks ago, the Australian government (Department of Industry, Science and Resources) received a report called “Ambitious Australia”, whose purpose was to review the Australian R&D system.

IVAs President - Some thoughts on Picking Winners

IVA's President: Some thoughts on AI, Democracy, and Trust

The debate on AI and democracy often revolves around information and power. We discuss what information is disseminated, how public opinion is influenced, and how economic and political power can shift between countries and major tech companies.

IVA’s Gold Medal 2026: Astrid Söderbergh Widding

Astrid Söderbergh Widding is awarded IVA's Gold Medal 2026 for her tireless defence of the freedom of research and the independence of universities.

New report: Semiconductors

Sweden has strong research capabilities and is a leader in certain semiconductor niches, but it needs to become better at turning innovations into large-scale production. This is the conclusion of a new report from the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, which presents concrete proposals to strengthen Sweden’s competitiveness in one of the most strategically important technology fields of our time.

Report: AI-driven Cyber Threats – The Next Twelve Months

Artificial intelligence is making existing cyber threats harder to defend against. Organisations need to act faster, strengthen the cyber security fundamentals, reinforce governance, improve information sharing and fight AI with AI. These are the conclusions of a new report from IVA. The report focuses on what needs to be done over the coming twelve months.

Report: Advanced therapy medicinal products

A technical report about ATMPs as part of the Swedish Futures series

IVA strengthens its ranks with new Fellows

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) has elected 39 new Fellows, comprising distinguished engineers, economists, researchers, entrepreneurs and leaders from both the private and public sectors. Each brings valuable expertise that will further reinforce the Academy’s work. Here is the full list of new Fellows.

Global Outlook: Asia #3

The robotic future is nearly here, and East Asia stands at the forefront of this shift. East Asian firms innovating in this sector are backed in various ways by governments committed to competing for leadership in robotics.

IVA's President: Some thoughts on the Transatlantic Bond

Some believe the transatlantic link has been broken. I strongly disagree. Between people, the transatlantic bond is both deep and strong. The transatlantic community is socially and emotionally anchored in the lives of many people.

IVA's President: Some thoughts on Government Agencies

As a Swedish citizen with a diverse background from Germany, the US, and China, I would like to highlight a feature of Sweden I admire: our efficient (and at times rather dry) government agencies. Having experienced bureaucracies in several countries, I can say that Swedish public administration stand out.