The Swedish Interaction Platform for Research on System Transformation

The purpose of the interaction platform is to coordinate and promote transdisciplinary and cross-sectoral collaboration in order to build knowledge related to societal transformation. The focus lies on how processes of system transformation occur and evolve, what role innovation plays in such processes, and how to develop policy-relevant measures and initiatives to stimulate such processes. Within this research and policy field, the interaction platform’s function is to bring together researchers, policy makers, and practitioners. This aims to facilitate the co-creation and building of knowledge, and the co-design of research action by arranging force-gathering activities (on its own or in collaboration with others) in the form of knowledge dissemination (e.g. seminars, training, research synthesis) and facilitation of networks and collaborations. The interaction platform will also design a "research agenda" with societal challenges/themes relevant to the area that researchers and practitioners need to address together.