OP-Ed: When Technology Meets Biology, an Explosion of Innovation Awaits
The next major wave of innovation is emerging at the intersection of AI, biology, and ecological complexity. For Sweden as a nation of innovation, this could mark the beginning of an entirely new industry. That’s the view of “Mr. Foodtech” Johan Jörgensen, an entrepreneur and investor who has spent recent years working to accelerate innovation throughout the food system.
OP-ED: The service sector is Sweden’s future export engine – now small businesses must be strengthened
Exports of goods are slowing down and exports of services are increasing. Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist at Business Sweden, gives a progress report and calls on the government to develop an industrial and export policy that provides better conditions for small and medium-sized service companies.
OP-ED: We need to recognize the problems in the innovation system – do we want to lead or watch?
Sara Wallin is the CEO of the Chalmers University of Technology Foundation and has extensive experience of working with innovation and collaboration between academia, business and society. In this opinion piece, she highlights three crucial areas that Sweden must strengthen to maintain its position as a leading innovation and knowledge nation.
THE VIEW: Benefits overestimated in megaprojects
There are lessons to be learned from research on large spectacular megaprojects such as Northwolt, Stegra and Bottniabanan. This is according to Associate Professor Ossi Pesämaa, Luleå University of Technology, who in this Opinion gives examples of these lessons.
OP-ED: Stop surrounding yourself with yes men – bubble jump!
We live in an age where we collect likes on what we already think and feel offended by opposition. But for entrepreneurs, simply cultivating their own beliefs is deadly. Too much belief and too little friction can cause even the most celebrated business idea to collapse, says researcher Emma Stenström, who advocates bubble jumping.
OP-ED: Trump’s tariffs: time to look east
President Trump’s tariff war is in full swing and no one knows how it will end. Lena Sellgren, Chief Economist at Business Sweden, gives her view of the situation and options for how business can think now.
OP-ED | “Time to switch from workfare to entrepreneurship”
Less than two months ago, he took on the role of the new CEO of the Swedish Federation of Business Owners. In this Opinion, Magnus Demervall suggests what reforms for entrepreneurs he believes are needed to build a stronger Swedish economy.
Op-ed: “President Trump’s tariffs could lead to less trade and higher prices – or more trade and lower prices”
The trade tariffs proposed by the Trump 2.0 administration will affect the innovation and entrepreneurship climate both in the United States and around the world. That’s the view of two prominent US economists who write on the topic in this Op-ed.
DEBATE: “Businesses of the future start with today’s handovers”
Sweden is facing a huge generational shift over the next ten years. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise now expects a clear message from the government that they will not make it more difficult for the thousands of companies facing transfers.
DEBATE: Entrepreneurship – the forgotten issue of gender equality
Do you perceive good opportunities to start a business? The proportion of women and men in Sweden today who answer “YES” to this question is about the same. Yet twice as many men as women run businesses. Is the entrepreneurship gap our forgotten gender issue? This is what the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise asks in this debate text.