Who we are

KTH CESIS was established as a research centre in 2004, with the mission to organise and carry out studies of innovation systems and with a specific focus on Sweden.  The ambition is to provide a deeper understanding of the interdependencies between innovations and economic development. Special attention is paid to how R&D influences economic growth, and to develop models and methods designed to examine such influences. In this endeavour CESIS strives to become a hub for collaboration between international research centres.  

The centre is an organised collaboration between departments at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Jönköping International Business School (JIBS) and Swedish Institute for Studies in Education and Research (SISTER)

CESIS is funded by the Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems (VINNOVA), KTH and JIBS. The centre is administered as an independent part of the School of Architecture and the Built Environment, KTH.  

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