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
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
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
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
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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.
