Almedalen Week is almost here. From 22–26 June, almost 3,000 events covering every conceivable policy and political issue will be held. As it is an election year, there will probably be more focus on policy announcements and positioning by the parties ahead of the election campaign.

KTH is, of course, on site. Researchers from KTH are participating in a variety of seminars, panel discussions and roundtable talks linked to the KTH Center for total defense, Cybercampus Sweden and many other initiatives. I am personally involved in several programme items with Chalmers and Lund University, as well as with Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University through the University Alliance Stockholm Trio and the Stockholm Science City Foundation. I am also participating in quite a few other events organised by various other organisations.

As usual, it’s a week filled with public debates, discussions and meetings involving thousands of people and organisations. As mentioned, we can expect the political parties to try to gain an advantage ahead of the election this year. Hopefully, issues such as the supply of talent in STEM, Sweden’s role in cutting-edge technologies, the AI revolution, and Sweden’s competitiveness, capacity for innovation, and resilience in a changing world and within the framework of European Union policy will be raised — all of which are of great interest to KTH.

Find out more about KTH’s participation in Almedalen and view all the events in the official programme (in Swedish).