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6G and Future Wireless Systems

What are the benefits of using 6G and what strategies do we need to consider when launching the technologies? This Inter-Academy seminar brings leaders and academics from Sweden and the US to discuss the need of international collaboration. 

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Events
Published: 26 May 2023Last Updated: 26 May 2023

Junior Academy

The Junior Academy is an international science programme aimed at young people aged 13 to 17 who want to contribute to a better world and enjoy extra challenges outside of school hours.

Skills Supply
Projects & programmes
Published: 27 June 2023Last Updated: 27 June 2023
Young person seen from behind writing on a whiteboard

IVA’s Great Gold Medal 2025: Carl-Henric Svanberg

For decades, Carl-Henric Svanberg has stood at the helm of some of Sweden’s – and the world’s – most successful industrial companies. With a rare blend of technical insight, business acumen and strong communication, he has helped shape Assa Abloy, Ericsson, BP and Volvo into global market leaders.

Articles
Published: 21 October 2025Last Updated: 21 October 2025
Carl-Henric Svanberg

Report: Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies

In the report "Sweden’s Competitiveness and Investment Priorities" IVA presents a new, data-driven analysis that maps Sweden's position in 48 strategically important technologies – crucial to our future prosperity, economic resilience, and national security.

Swedish Futures
Reports
Published: 29 September 2025Last Updated: 29 September 2025
image of report's cover

2025 Hans Werthén Scholars

Ten young researchers and students residing in Sweden have been awarded this year's scholarships from the Hans Werthén Foundation, for studies and research abroad. The scholarships are granted with the aim of giving young academics the opportunity to develop in other countries and return with new knowledge and experience that can benefit Sweden.

Articles
Published: 18 June 2025Last Updated: 25 June 2025
Group photo of scholarship holders outdoors

IVA's President: some thoughts on Swedish Futures

In virtually every context, I hear the same questions: How can we secure our future prosperity in the face of global competition? How can Sweden defend its position as one of the world's most innovative and technologically advanced countries? In short: Where is the vision for Sweden? 

Swedish Futures
Words from the President
Published: 16 September 2025Last Updated: 16 September 2025
Blurry subway train

Global Outlook: Asia #1

The launch of the DeepSeek R1 chatbot in early 2025 prompted a flurry of responses. In Asia, it touched off discussions about gaining ground against big tech and national AI strategies.

Swedish Futures
Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Global Outlook
Published: 17 June 2025Last Updated: 17 June 2025
Shanghai skyline nattetid

Joakim Nivre granted the Chester Carlson Research Award

Professor Joakim Nivre has been granted the Chester Carlson Research Award of 100,000 SEK for his innovative contributions to computational linguistics, his leadership in the research community, and his commitment to language technology through collaboration. The award has been granted since 1985 to promote scientific research in the field of information science.

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 21 January 2025Last Updated: 21 January 2025

AI Pioneer Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited IVA

Last week, Professor Geoffrey Hinton visited Stockholm to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for his groundbreaking discoveries and advancements in AI development. He also visited the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) for a panel discussion, and gave an exclusive interview to IVA's President. Watch both discussions here.

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 16 December 2024Last Updated: 18 December 2024

"Sweden and the EU need to invest more in AI"

In order for Sweden to be able to maintain its competitiveness in the future, we need to invest more in AI development and innovation. This insight was reinforced for IVA's Chair Marcus Wallenberg, who led IVA's delegation trip to Silicon Valley, where around thirty people from industry, startups, investors, academia and the public sector participated, in the presence of The Crown Princess and Prince Daniel, as well as Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell.

Digitalisation
Research & Innovation
Entrepreneurship
Articles
Published: 12 March 2024Last Updated: 02 April 2024
Delegation outdoors in Palo Alto

A Tribute to the Memory of Victor & Erna Hasselblad

The images of man's first steps on the moon in 1969 are among the most iconic in the history of photography. The moment was immortalized with a "Hasselblad", a Swedish technical innovation whose name subsequently became more or less synonymous with the concept of the world's best camera.

Articles
Published: 03 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023

An evening to celebrate the art of engineering sciences

During IVA's 104th Annual Meeting, more than 600 guests gathered in Stockholm's city hall to celebrate the art of engineering sciences. We welcomed new fellows, awarded gold medals and listened to the President's address Progress in Research and Technology.

Articles
Published: 01 November 2023Last Updated: 07 November 2023

Minalyze awarded for smart digitalization of the mining industry

Minalyze wins IVA's Smart Industry 2023 Business Competition. The company has developed advanced digital technologies as a basis for a world-unique offering that strengthens the mining industry's ability to collect and visualize geological data.

Digitalisation
Articles
Published: 11 October 2023Last Updated: 23 May 2024

How are Swedish companies coping with record inflation and war?

The world is in a turbulent economic situation. In Sweden, inflation is at its highest in over 30 years. Central banks are raising their interest rates, while war and conflicts are interrupting the supply of critical input goods for industry. We are in a situation that may affect Swedish companies in many ways for a long time to come, says Annika Winsth, Chief Economist at Nordea and Fellow of IVA.

Building & Construction
Spotlight articles
Published: 22 August 2022Last Updated: 28 June 2023

Resource-effective and circular plastics flows – The role of Plastic in a circular society

From waste to resource-efficient material. IVA’s report presents proposals for how plastic as a material can be produced, used and recycled in a more circular way.

Energy & Resources
Reports
Published: 22 January 2020Last Updated: 17 August 2023

Newsroom

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) gathers competence and experience from approximately 1,300 elected academy fellows and 250 companies. IVA's press officer will gladly help you as a journalist to find the right person and information about IVA's various activities.

Published: 01 June 2023Last Updated: 01 June 2023

Positiva ambitioner i regeringens forsknings- och innovationsproposition

Regeringen har nu presenterat mandatperiodens forsknings- och innovationsproposition, som ska visa riktningen för forskning och innovation de kommande fyra åren. Anslagen för forskning och utveckling föreslås öka successivt från 2025 till 2028 med totalt 6,5 miljarder kronor, som är ett steg på vägen till nivån på 1,2 procent av BNP för statlig finansiering till 2032 som IVA föreslagit.

Research & Innovation
Articles
Published: 13 December 2024Last Updated: 13 December 2024
professor Sylvia Schwaag Serger, vd IVA.

IVAs yttrande om ”Finansiering och riskdelning vid investeringar i ny kärnkraft”

Yttrande rörande promemorian ”Finansiering och riskdelning vid investeringar i ny kärnkraft” (Fi 2023:F). IVA anser att utredningen redovisar en intressant analys av olika former för statligt stöd till investeringar i ny kärnkraft men att konsekvenserna för staten och skattebetalarna är otillräckligt belysta och inte jämförda med andra alternativ eller åtgärder med syfte att säkerställa Sveriges långsiktiga försörjning med el.

Energy & Resources
Referral responses
Published: 03 December 2024Last Updated: 03 December 2024

Entreprenörer behöver ingenjörer

Bristen på ingenjörer och STEM-kompetens är en stor utmaning för entreprenörer. I en ny kunskapsöversikt från IVA föreslås flera insatser för att förbättra kompetensförsörjningen och stödja entreprenörers möjligheter att skala upp.

Entrepreneurship
Publications
Published: 19 May 2025Last Updated: 19 May 2025
En futuristisk, blåtonad robotarm mot turkos bakgrund.

Debatt: Ny mineralstrategi måste vara offensiv

Sverige är ett av Europas ledande gruvländer och har därför en viktig roll att spela framöver. Vi uppmanar regeringen att vara offensiv i den kommande mineralstrategin, skriver IVAs vd Sylvia Schwaag Serger och ytterligare fem IVA-ledamöter på SvD Debatt.

Energy & Resources
Articles
Published: 13 January 2025Last Updated: 13 January 2025