Sticky Beat has been nominated for the Swedish Design Award for its work with Lumeno – a digital companion for suicide prevention and increased mental health. The idea was the first to be supported by DigitalWell Arena's innovation support – and its success has paved the way for more entrepreneurs. In the genre of digital welfare services, an app that, among other things, should prevent suicide has... Continued
Karlstad municipality is now announcing a procurement to develop a digital communication support for Stjärnhuset's sheltered accommodation. The digital support should help make the residents' everyday life more manageable and understandable. Stjärnhuset opened in April 2021 and will be a model home for how new technology, modern aids and digital services create conditions for the residents to be... Continued
One of the companies of DigitalWell Ventures' accelerator has made a major breakthrough. Ineq Solutions' digital toolbox for a safe school environment is now approved by the City of Stockholm, making the service available to almost 180 schools. – The collaboration means that we have now have a potential market where we can reach many... Continued
A new test environment for 5G is now available at Karlstad University and in the DigitalWell Innovation Hub. The aim is to support companies, entrepreneurs and others who develop innovative services. 5G is the fifth generation mobile communication system and enables higher capacity and bandwidth as well as shorter response time and delay. The improvements facilitate the development of services in many areas, for example care and health, industry and... Continued
In connection with the inauguration of the new upper secondary school in Arvika, Matilda Ernkrans, S, Minister for Higher Education and Research, visited the Arvika Näringslivscentrum. There, she got to take part in several of the ventures DigitalWell Arena and SCAALER are running. The basis for the visit to the Arvika Business Center was the YH training courses offered. Not least, the brand new education captured... Continued
A new digital vision board has been tested with good results by the eye care in Värmland. Now DigitalWell Innovationssupport is looking for a partner who can take the product to market. The background to the innovation is that ophthalmologist Jon Isacsson thought that the gap between digital and manual eye examinations was too large. He thought the digital services available on the market were both... Continued
Is it possible to use digital tools to relax in a connected world? In this special summer episode of The Be digital podcast we discuss this together with Tristan Elizabeth Gribbin, founder of the Icelandic startup Flow. Flow is offering meditation for modern life in VR, virtual reality, or using a mobile app. The digital … Continued
DigitalWell Arena is taking an initiative to create a national framework for the evaluation and accreditation of digital health apps. Access to secure health data is a key to being able to tailor care to individuals and develop work around precision health. According to the EU, there are around 400,000 health apps available for download on the market. But users often lack guidance and quality assurance on how to... Continued
More than 20 employees in Arvika municipality tested the SunSense digital service for the prevention of harmful UV radiation during June. The test can provide interesting answers about both product development and the working environment. SunSense is one of the companies in the DigitalWell Ventures accelerator, which contributes to the development of scalable, digital health and welfare services. The SunSense solution is easy to use, via a… Continued
Six Swedish universities are planning an industry-focused national research program in cyber security. The program is aimed at companies that want to take part in this unique competence investment in cyber security. Is it your company we are looking for? Cyber attacks against Swedish companies cost billions. The rapid technological development creates both business opportunities and a growing threat picture. Therefore, six Swedish higher education institutions are planning, with support... Continued
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The regional project DigitalWell is financed by the European Union - European Regional Development Fund. The purpose of DigitalWell is that we will together develop digital solutions for needs in welfare with the user's own abilities in focus.
