India, Sweden launch joint programme

for smart cities, clean technologies

India and Sweden launched joint Industrial R&D programme to address shared challenges
11 APR 2019
The programme is co-funded by Indian Department of Science & Technology (DST) and
Sweden’s Innovation Agency – Vinnova. It aims to address challenges in the area of Smart
Cities and Clean Technologies and Digitalization.

New Delhi, 11 April, 2019: India and Sweden today announced the India-Sweden Collaborative
Industrial Research & Development Programme on the occasion of the Sweden-India Innovation
Partnership AI for All Summit. The programme will address a range of global challenges through
technology and innovation. The Joint programme is co-funded by Indian Department of Science
& Technology (DST) and Sweden’s Innovation Agency – Vinnova. The new programme brings
together the world class excellence of Sweden and India to address challenges in the area of Smart
Cities and Clean Technologies and Digitalization / Internet of Things (IoT).

Full-Scale R&D projects, focused on co-development of new products, processes or technologies;

Product Adaptation projects will be funded under this new programme. Vinnova will provide
funding to Swedish side participants upto 2,500,000 Swedish Krona as grant. On the Indian side,
conditional grant of upto 50% with a limit of INR 1.5 crores per project to Indian project partners
to be provided.

Speaking on the occasion, Joakim Appelquist, Deputy Director General, Vinnova said, “India is
the fastest rising research and innovation power in the world and a valued partner to Sweden. The
India-Sweden Collaborative Industrial Research & Development Programme can play an effective
role in taking the best out of Swedish and Indian innovators, making them work together and
develop a solution that would fit and benefit both sides. I am delighted to be back here and very
pleased with Vinnova’s enhanced collaboration with India.”

The Sweden-India science and innovation partnership has gone from strength to strength in last
couple of years and high-level diplomatic visits have boosted interest in bilateral collaboration
between the two countries. Last year, in April 2018, during Prime Minister Modi’s visit to Sweden,
India agreed to deepen the collaboration through the Joint Declaration on Innovation Partnership
for a Sustainable Future. The partnership aims to increase impact of bilateral cooperation in
innovation, science and technology. The Swedish government has earmarked an additional 50
million SEK to its innovation agency Vinnova to commence and inaugurate the innovation
partnership with India.

Klas Molin, Ambassador of Sweden to India, said, “Moving from idea to innovation requires
learning and collaboration. India and Sweden share values – responsibility, sustainability, doing
more with less. Our countries can unleash co-innovation and co-creation to find solutions to global
challenges. A year ago, we signed the Sweden India Innovation Partnership. Today we are
announcing jointly funded programs. We are looking at deepening cooperation in the areas of
smart cities, energy, digitalization, life sciences as well as developing our startup communities and
allowing startups to grow and prosper.”

About the Programme

Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India and Swedish Governmental
Agency for Innova_on Systems (Vinnova) have created funding mechanisms through which
companies may seek support for joint R&D projects.
This India – Sweden programme aims to foster & support the development of collaborative R&D
projects that bring together companies, research organizations, academics and other collaborators
from both countries for the joint development of innovative products or processes. The project
should aim to develop technologies that can be commercialized after 2 years through joint
cooperation between India and Sweden. This Programme is technically and administratively
managed by the Global Innovation & Technology Alliance (GITA) on behalf of DST in India and
Vinnova in Sweden.

About Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India

The Department of Science & Technology (DST) of Government of India was established in May
1971, with the objective of promoting new areas of science & technology (S&T) and to play the
role of a nodal department for organising, coordinating and promoting S&T activities in the
country. The Department of Science & Technology has an important role in building a strong base
for research, development and demonstration in India and in addressing national concerns about
strengthening science and technology. DST, as a national agency for strengthening the base of
science and technology in the country, has made a sincere attempt to address national concerns of
India in basic research. For more information about DST, please visit www.dst.gov.in

About Vinnova

Vinnova is Sweden's Government Agency for innovation, formally under the Ministry of
Enterprise. Our mission is to contribute to sustainable growth by improving the conditions for
innovation. We do this mainly by funding research and innovation projects which aim to develop
new solutions through call for proposals. We also invest long term in strong research and
innovation environments. Vinnova’s funding promotes research and innovation collaboration
between companies, universities and other higher education institutions, public sector, civil society
and other actors. Our activities also focus on strengthening international cooperation. Vinnova is
tasked with promoting sustainable growth by increasing the innovation capacity. Improved
conditions for innovation will strengthen the capacity to reach the UN goals for sustainable
development in Agenda 2030. Innovation will be crucial, to create new solutions that contribute
to the goals within the framework of the priorities of the call. For more information about Vinnova,
please visit www.vinnova.se
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