The innovative capacity in Dalarna is weaker than the national average. Collaboration between academia, industry, and the public sector is limited, and students lack environments that stimulate entrepreneurship, innovation, and contact with industry. This means that knowledge and ideas are not fully utilized.
Academic Innovation Dalarna AID 2.0 aims to strengthen the link between academia and the surrounding world so that more ideas can be developed and contribute to sustainable regional development.
The aim of the project is to strengthen Dalarna's innovative capacity through increased collaboration between Dalarna University, the business community, and the public sector. By creating more meeting places and forms of collaboration, knowledge, ideas, and research can contribute to a greater extent to new solutions and sustainable development in the region.
The aim of the initiative
The aim of the project is to generate collaborations with academia that strengthen innovation capacity and provide companies and public organizations with better conditions for developing sustainable solutions. Students are equipped with innovation skills and contacts in the business community, and researchers gain new ways to utilize their knowledge.
Activities of the project
The work is carried out through shared environments and activities such as student hubs, innovation elements in education programs, and Dalarna Innovation Days, with the aim of strengthening the regional innovation system and long-term competitiveness. The result will be more cross-sector collaboration, more academic innovations, and a stronger innovation system for sustainable regional competitiveness.
Facts
Project period: January 1, 2026 – September 30, 2029
Total budget: SEK 21,566,000
EU funding: SEK 10,783,000
Funding: European Regional Development Fund and Region Dalarna.
Project owner: Dalarna Science Park
Project partner: Dalarna University
