Sweden's national cyber security research and education initiative is inaugurated at KTH

The Swedish government is investing more than 100 million Swedish crowns in the coming years in Cybercampus Sweden, a collaboration between universities, universities of applied sciences, institutes, authorities and companies across Sweden. Cybercampus Sweden aims to enable groundbreaking research, innovation and education for cybersecurity and defense beyond what is possible for individual organizations to achieve. 

The initiative will meet needs that are not addressed by any of the other actors in the cybersecurity field, strengthening both society's resilience and Sweden's competitiveness.  

David Olgart, director of Cybercampus Sweden, says the initiative will enable Sweden to develop the same skills supply, research and innovation in cyber security as countries such as Switzerland, Germany and France. 

“We can now apply the results developed from the planning work, which has been crucial in addressing all the wise views expressed in workshops and meetings with stakeholders from all over Sweden," Olgart says.

Staff recruitment will begin immediately in order to establish Cybercampus Sweden as a national education and research environment. At the same time, work progresses on detailing the roadmap going forward on education and joint research initiatives.

The planning work for Cybercampus Sweden has been led by KTH Royal Institute of Technology, the Research Institutes of Sweden, the Swedish Armed Forces, Karlstad University, Saab, Ericsson and the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency. More than 150 people from higher education institutions, companies and authorities from all over Sweden participated in the planning work.

“The deteriorating international situation and recent cybersecurity incidents show the importance of having a meeting place where we can share expert advice and have discussions on the complex challenges we face. This is necessary to contribute to a resilient and cybersecure digitalized Sweden. It is therefore important to establish partnerships that ensure access to interdisciplinary skills and resources from all over Sweden," Olgart says.