Swegon is the first company to test IoT technology at a new school in Arvika, Sweden. The company's aim is to create a healthy indoor environment, which could have a great impact on study results and well-being. March 1st was the start date for the project "IoT for each and everyone". By testing IoT technology the … Continued
HEALTHTECH: INVESTING IN THE FUTURE! Investor Breakfast Club (IBC) is a community of Investors established in 2017 the format and idea owned by Xplorico. AGENDA 08:00-08:30 Voluntary Breakfast & Networking KEYNOTE SESSIONS 08:30-08:35 Welcome Lina Svensberg & David Holm-Glad, DigitalWell Ventures 08:35-08:40 DigitalWell Arena, Cecilia Karlsson, Karlstad 08:40- 08:55 Norway HealthTech, Jeremy McCrohan & HelseInn, Tor … Continued
A company is involved from the start when IoT technology is to be tested at a new upper secondary school in Arvika. Swegon's focus is on creating as good an indoor environment as possible, which can have a strong impact on both how you feel and perform at school. On March 1, the two-year project "IoT in the school for everyone" started. … Continued
DigitalWell Ventures has taken further steps in building an ecosystem that supports the startups of the accelerator. Now a mentorship program is in place, consisting of more than 30 highly qualified mentors from India to the United States. The mentorship program was initially supposed to be a resource consisting of ten to fifteen mentors. But the… Continued
Can a robot help people with sleep problems? That's what researchers at Karlstad University want to find out in a study that will begin in the spring. The study is carried out within the framework of DigitalWell Arena's research initiative, DigitalWell Research. The robot included in the study (Somnox) has been on the market for a couple of years and was developed by a Dutch company. The sleep robot… Continued
How much influence do the elderly really have over their housing - and can digital tools increase their self-determination? That was the main question in a digital 5 day design sprint that was carried out last week. The social challenge surrounding housing for the elderly is great. Currently, approximately 237,000 people over the age of 65 have home care, and more and more elderly people remain at home... Continued
In Digitalwell Arena there is a pronounced focus on contributing to digital innovation that creates better health for everyone. But digitization also risks excluding groups. - It is easy to believe that equality in healthcare means that everyone should be treated the same, says Tara Mehrabi, senior lecturer in gender studies. In Digitalwell Arenas there is a parallel … Continued
Society is facing major health challenges and DigitalWell, which focuses on the development of the digital health and welfare services of the future, shows many good examples that have contributed to the health society of the future. Now we want to highlight the people and organizations behind these initiatives through the DigitalWell Award competition. DigitalWell is the fruit of a long-term collaboration between the public sector, academia, civil society and... Continued
Have you missed some of the exciting happenings within the DigitalWell Arena? Now there is the opportunity to get an insight through our annual report for 2020. It contains both a summary of the past year, completely new information - and an outlook towards the future. Among other things, you can take part in: How DigitalWell Innovationssupport supported 50... Continued
The translation app Care to Translate has been tested in acute conditions in healthcare. The outcome was almost a success. "It has become easier to communicate with the patients and given them security about the care they will receive," says project manager Micaela Fristedt. The Care to Translate digital translation service was tested between October and December by staff at the infectious disease clinic at … 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.
