2020

Innovation and co-creation never stop – but the blog takes a summer break until August 24

Published June 29, 2020 by Lena Bruce in Coronavirus

The first half of 2020 has been challenging, with the world facing an acute common societal dire challenge. Sweden and the world are in the midst of a time of great change and high conversion rates - we are all adapting to a new reality. The...

Responsible innovation requires new workways, and courage

Published June 26, 2020 by Lena Bruce in Stockholm

Imagine legislation that was a little more flexible? Not so rigid and difficult to change. Then the regulations would not have to stand in the way of technological development, or would it? The world is facing major societal challenges such as...

Silicon Valley more relevant than ever – and the Nordics have an important role to play

Published June 22, 2020 by Henric Johnson in Coronavirus

The last couple of months we have experienced how COVID-19 accelerated the digital transformation of our daily life. We are living bigger parts of our life online. From one week to the other we find ourselves home schooling our kids and working...

Planning ahead – what to expect in the final semester of 2020 in Brazil

Published June 22, 2020 by Jacob Paulsen in Brasília

This will be the last blog before the summer break in Sweden so the OSI Brasilia will take the opportunity to sum up what can be expected for the last half of the year. The first semester of the year has been challenging because of the Covid-19...

Swedish-Korean research collaboration on Covid-19

Published June 18, 2020 by Anders Hektor in Coronavirus

Sweden and Korea are together seeking collaborations for research that address Covid-19 related issues. A call for proposals for research collaboration is open (until 25 august) in Sweden and Korea, with the aim of exploring direct measures that...

The power of a billion | India’s Genome Project and Future of Precision medicine

Published June 16, 2020 by Fanny Von Heland in New Delhi

What if you were prescribed treatment based on your genetic makeup, environment and lifestyle? This is already a reality and the practice is called precision medicine or personalized medicine. Essentially, this means your genes determine the...

Science, innovation and sustainability at the Two Sessions

Published June 12, 2020 by Nannan Lundin in Beijing

“Two sessions”, or in Chinese “Lianghui”[1] are THE most important political events in China. Normally, taking place in March every year, but they were postponed to May 22-28 this year due to the Covid-19 situation – with a shortened...