Digital Futures for Education

Digital Futures for Education: What do we talk about when we talk about AI Literacy?

Join us on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, from 15:00 to 16:30 CEST at the Digital Futures hub (KTH main campus) or via Zoom for Digital Futures for Education: What do we talk about when we talk about AI Literacy? — a timely conversation exploring what it means to be AI literate in education today. Featuring leading voices from academia, government, and the EdTech industry, this event will unpack critical questions about AI’s role, risks, and potential in shaping future classrooms.

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Shaping a sustainable future through digital transformation

Digital Futures is a cross-disciplinary research center dedicated to exploring and developing digital technologies of significant societal importance.

We bring together committed partners from academia, industry, and the public sector: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm University, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, AstraZeneca, City of Stockholm, Ericsson, Region Stockholm, Saab, Scania, Skanska, and Xylem.

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Join us – REGISTRATION is OPEN – Digitalize in Sthlm ’25!

Get ready to be inspired! Join us for Digitalize in Stockholm 2025, a premier annual conference that brings together global thought leaders, emerging talents, and innovators from academia, industry, government, and civil society.

The Theme: AI EVERYWHERE – Exploring the Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities of Autonomous Systems​​

📅 When: 11 November 2025
📍 Where: Onsite at Münchenbryggeriet, Stockholm

Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with groundbreaking innovations and transformative ideas!

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Open Calls!

Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision. Explore upcoming calls, including details on objectives, available funding, timelines, application procedures, eligibility criteria, expected outcomes, and key selection criteria – everything you need to submit a proposal.

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Connecting Minds, Shaping Digital Futures: Highlights from Open Research Day 2025

“The Open Research Day 2025 showcased the breadth and depth of innovation across Digital Futures,” says the program responsible Yifang Ban, Associate Director for Dissemination and Impact at Digital Futures. “With a full-day program featuring 80 research presentations and two thought-provoking panel discussions, the event highlighted the multidisciplinary nature of Digital Futures. The strong engagement across academia, industry, and the public sector reflects our commitment to shaping impactful digital futures together.”

Latest news

City of Stockholm innovation director wins award for industrial collaboration

11/04/2025

Karin Ekdahl Wästberg, the Director of Innovation for the City of Stockholm, has been awarded…

Connecting Minds, Shaping Digital Futures: Highlights from Open Research Day 2025

10/04/2025

On April 9, 2025, the Digital Futures Open Research Day brought together a vibrant community…

Francesca Larosa co-authors landmark nature sustainability piece on “Earth Alignment” for AI

07/04/2025

A new opinion piece co-authored by Digital Futures postdoctoral researcher Francesca Larosa was published on 28 March in Nature Sustainability,…

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Facts & figures

> 330

Faculty members

> 200

Research projects

> 50

Scholars

> 120

Annual funding MSEK

Our ambition

Our vision is to shape a sustainable society – economically, environmentally, and socially – through digital transformation.

Our mission is to create an international hub for excellence in research, empowering individuals through innovation, education, leadership, and entrepreneurial spirit, while building a strong, collaborative community.

Our goal is to establish Digital Futures as one of the top five university research centers globally in digital transformation technologies, fostering close collaboration between academia, industry, and society.

For Faculty

Digital Futures provides funding for strategic research projects that advance its vision by supporting specific actions or initiatives.

Digital Futures supports multiple seminars, lectures, workshops, conferences, and related events every year.

Digital Futures faculty and partners can use the Digital Futures facilities – conference rooms and office spaces.

Our partners

Close collaboration with industrial and public stakeholders in the broader Stockholm region – and beyond – is a key element of Digital Futures’ vision and goals.