Investor Breakfast Club on June 22 is focusing on SportsTech and the new megatrends of sports. Joining the event is former Norwegian star skier Lasse Kjus, now representing Igloo Innovation. From DigitalWell Ventures perspective SportsTech matches well with HealthTech, making the sector very interesting for the future. Winning 16 medals at the World Championships and … Continued
A new vocational training in Arvika focuses on using the power of digitization in society. This autumn, 30 people will be able to train as "Digitalisation leaders in the welfare sector". DigitalWell Arena, together with the Vocational School at Arvika Business Center, is the initiator of the new vocational training "Digitalisation leader in the welfare sector". The aim is to give the students specialist knowledge about how welfare technology, technology development and... Continued
The "Closer to you" app helps couples improve their communication with the help of artificial intelligence. Now DigitalWell Arena is looking for couples who want to help develop the service for the Nordic market. "Closer to you" has been developed by the Latvian company Asya. The service is based on AI technology and can assess different emotional states in communication based on... Continued
A divorce usually has a big impact on a family. For the Latvian startup company Asya, it has been the driving force behind a unique AI-based app that helps couples communicate. At the same time, Asya is breaking new ground in DigitalWell Ventures as the first deep tech service in the accelerator. (Click for english version) Asya marks an important milestone for DigitalWell Ventures... Continued
DigitalWell Ventures is introducing a new investment mandate. From now on only startups with at least one female in the founding team are admitted to the accelerator program. "We simply believe that mixed gender startup teams will be more successful", says Fredrik Svensson, COB, DigitalWell Ventures AB. The idea of women impacting startup teams in … Continued
How can we strengthen the individual's independence with the help of digital welfare technology? In a live panel discussion at Vitalis, the DigitalWell Arena brings together representatives from the public sector, business and academia to discuss needs, opportunities and challenges. Karlstad Municipality is one of SKR's model municipalities investing in strengthening the use of digital welfare services in elderly care. The star house is a … Continued
Digital Ventures accelerator program is moving on the next step. After a six month pilot phase the first cohort has now started, with eight companies from four different countries on board. The last couple of weeks four new companies have entered the Digital Ventures accelerator program: SunSense (Norway), Flow (Iceland), Masano Health (Sweden) and Asya... Continued
Data that provides the opportunity to look forward How can care with the help of data move from looking back to looking forward - and discover individual risks before they occur? In this week's TechTalk, Markus Lingman, chief physician and AI Swede of the year, talks about precision health. Markus Lingman, chief physician and development strategist at Region Halland, AI Swede of the Year 2021. Photo: … Continued
In Stjärnhuset, digital technology will contribute to increasing the residents' independence. Jill Mattsson, director of Karlstad's sheltered housing, talks about a paradigm shift - where technical aids are also needed to make hand strength enough. In the newly opened shelter, there is technology that enables greater independence for the residents. Examples of this are armchairs with... Continued
On April 15, Stjärnhuset opened in Karlstad. The security home will be a model and test bed for how digital technology and new ways of working can help residents lead a more independent life. 28 residents with somatic problems and will move into the sheltered accommodation in Herrhagen. In addition to the support to cope with everyday life that is part of a regular shelter... 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.
