Semiconductors – one of seven acceleration programmes
Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency, has delivered its roadmaps for strategic technologies to the Government Offices of Sweden. The report proposes a national investment agenda for Sweden’s technology leadership. At its core are seven strategic acceleration programmes, and semiconductors are one of them.
- Seven programmes: semiconductors, AI, 6G, quantum technology, materials and production technology, biotechnology, and space technology.
- Long-term and industry-driven: Each programme would run for at least ten years and be established by 2028 at the latest.
- Joint funding: From 2032, the state, industry and the EU or other international funders would each contribute at least SEK 1 billion a year per programme.
Read more about the strategic acceleration programmes at Vinnova (Swedish)
Strong alignment with the semiconductor strategy
Vinnova’s agenda confirms the direction the Swedish semiconductor ecosystem set out in April 2026 in the National Semiconductor Strategy 2035 which Semiconductor Sweden developed with partners across research, industry and government. The direction and the reports describe the same core challenge: turning Sweden’s research strength into innovation, scale-up and industrial value.
“We are very pleased that Vinnova highlights semiconductors as a priority area for strategic acceleration programmes. We see a strong alignment with the recommendations we presented in Sweden’s national semiconductor strategy. Sweden has significant strengths in research and innovation, but we need to strengthen our ability to turn these innovations into scale-ups and industrial competitiveness,” says Elisabet Österlund, CEO of Svensk Elektronik and project manager of Semiconductor Sweden.
The ecosystem needs clear national coordination
To meet that challenge, the strategy proposes a connected national ecosystem where research, technology development, pilot activities and industrialisation reinforce each other. Its core needs include clear national coordination, long-term investment and close collaboration between academia, research institutes and industry. Vinnova’s investment agenda confirms the importance of this perspective.
“Outstanding research is an important foundation. But for Sweden to take a leading position in strategic technology areas, we also need long-term investment and the right conditions for companies to develop, test, scale up and commercialise new technology. This is where the electronics and semiconductor industry plays a decisive role,” Elisabet continues.
The mobilisation continues – help shape the roadmap
We began mobilising Sweden’s semiconductor ecosystem last year when Semiconductor Sweden was formed as a national voice, this year we launched the national strategy. Semiconductors’ place among the strategic acceleration programmes in Vinnova’s proposal now takes that work to a higher pace. If semiconductors are key to your business, now is the time to help shape the goals and focus of the programme. Semiconductor Sweden’s host, Svensk Elektronik, will hold information meetings and workshops on how the programme is best set up and run. Get in touch to share what matters most to your business and to connect with others in the Swedish semiconductor ecosystem.
“Long-term, joint mobilisation is exactly what is needed. It is especially important that the programmes can start as early as 2027-2028. Sweden needs to act now to build on our strengths and create the conditions for innovation, industrial scale-up and competitiveness,” says Elisabet.
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