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Stockholm invigde ny AI-sandlåda för framtidens hållbara städer – Stockholm Digital Sandbox

Den 29 maj invigdes Stockholm Digital Sandbox och Stockholm Urban Innovation Lab vid Kristinehovs Malmgård i Stockholm. De nya satsningarna ska stärka samarbetet mellan forskning, offentlig sektor och näringsliv för att utveckla smartare, tryggare och mer hållbara städer med hjälp av AI och digital teknik…

Stockholm Digital Sandbox
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The Stockholm Digital Sandbox – a trusted platform enabling governed data sharing and real-world testing for digital and AI-driven urban solutions

Real problems. Real data. Real Stockholm. As a Digital Futures initiative, the platform provides a governed and secure platform for sharing data between problem owners, data holders, researchers, and innovators. It enables validated experimentation, real-world testing, and accelerated development while reducing friction, risk, and cost…

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Swedish Ministry of Finance visits Digital Futures to discuss public sector digitalization

The visit highlighted the growing importance of collaboration between academia, industry, and the public sector in addressing some of society’s most pressing digital challenges. Participants expressed strong interest in Digital Futures as a meeting place and collaborative arena where research, innovation, and policy intersect…

Ministry of Finance visits Digital Futures
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Breakfast seminar highlighted new technology for Home-based Hormone Diagnostics

The seminar, titled New Technology for Home-Based Hormone Diagnostics, featured Professor Carlota Canalias Gomez, physicist and photonics researcher at KTH and one of the scientists behind the new InspireLab-funded project Home-based Hormone Diagnostics…

New Technology for Home-Based Hormone Diagnostics
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Drone Gymnasium explores new relationships between humans and autonomous technology

A new video released by the Digital Futures research project Drone Gymnasium offers a glimpse into an experimental space where drones become tools for creativity, reflection, and human exploration rather than machines with fixed purposes…

Drone Gymnasium
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Digital Futures Faculty Workshop explores entrepreneurship, innovation, and societal impact

On 21 May 2026, around 70 researchers, innovators, entrepreneurs, and invited guests gathered at the IVA Conference Center on Grev Turegatan in Stockholm for the Digital Futures Faculty Workshop, themed Driving Impact through Innovation. The afternoon brought together members of the Digital Futures community for discussions on innovation, entrepreneurship, academic leadership, and the growing societal impact of digital research…

Digital Futures Faculty Workshop
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Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision. Explore upcoming calls, including details on objectives, available funding, timelines, application procedures, eligibility criteria, expected outcomes, and key selection criteria – everything you need to submit a proposal.

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Stockholm invigde ny AI-sandlåda för framtidens hållbara städer – Stockholm Digital Sandbox

29/05/2026

Den 29 maj invigdes Stockholm Digital Sandbox och Stockholm Urban Innovation Lab vid Kristinehovs Malmgård…

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Breakfast seminar highlighted new technology for Home-based Hormone Diagnostics

28/05/2026

On Thursday 28 May, researchers, students and guests gathered at the Digital Futures hub for…

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Swedish Ministry of Finance visits Digital Futures to discuss public sector digitalization

26/05/2026

On 25 May, around 20 representatives from the Unit for Digitalization of Public Administration at…

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Events & seminars

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Co-sponsored event | Open events

Digital Futures Workshop on Responsible AI vs. AGI Hype

June 2, 2026 – June 3, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus

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Conference | Internal events

WASP Fellowship event

June 4, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus

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Seminar | Open events

From Policy to Practice: AI and the Future Organisation of Social Care

June 4, 2026

Digital Futures hub, Osquars Backe 5, floor 2 at KTH main campus OR Zoom

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Our ambition

Our vision is to shape a sustainable society – economically, environmentally, and socially – through digital transformation.

Our mission is to create an international hub for excellence in research, empowering individuals through innovation, education, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit, while building a strong, collaborative community.

Our goal is to establish Digital Futures as one of the top five university research centers globally in digital transformation technologies, fostering close collaboration between academia, industry, and society.

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Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision by supporting specific actions or initiatives.

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Digital Futures supports multiple seminars, lectures, workshops, conferences, and related events every year.

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Digital Futures faculty and partners can use the Digital Futures facilities – conference rooms and office spaces.

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Close collaboration with industrial and public stakeholders in the broader Stockholm region – and beyond – is a key element of Digital Futures’ vision and goals.

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