Carl Heath

Focus lead for RISE strategic focus area on digital resilience, bridging areas such as cyber security, information influence, hybrid threats and digital sovereignty.

Chief Response Cell Malign Influence, at Nordic Pine, yearly NATO exercise on hybrid threats to renewable energy systems.

In September 2022 the NATO exercise Nordic Pine 22 was conducted for the first time in Sweden with particpants from local, regional and private energy companies as well as governmental agencies and corporations (e.g. the Swedish Energy Agency, The Swedish National Grid Agency, the Civil Contingecies Agency, the Defence Research Agency… Visa mer

Chief Response Cell Malign Influence, at Nordic Pine, yearly NATO exercise on hybrid threats to renewable energy systems.

In September 2022 the NATO exercise Nordic Pine 22 was conducted for the first time in Sweden with particpants from local, regional and private energy companies as well as governmental agencies and corporations (e.g. the Swedish Energy Agency, The Swedish National Grid Agency, the Civil Contingecies Agency, the Defence Research Agency, Vattenfall).


Pictures from Nordic Pine 22
RISE, Research Insitutes of Sweden, has played a key role in developing the exercise. Without RISE there would not have been an exercise, and it is thanks to RISE that VTT in Finland was involved in the exercise. In Nordic Pine 23 RISE will provide resources in many different aspects, not least providing facilities and technology for the Joint Exercise Centre. VTT will provide staff, resources and training site for the Finnish part of the exercise.

The exercise emanates from the NATO science and technology organisation, STO, and a systems analysis study called SAS-163, “Energy security in the era of hybrid threats”, that has been ongoing since 2020. From the 1st of January 2023 the study has continued under the name SAS-183 with the same scope. Visa mindre

För att medborgare ska kunna erbjudas väl utformade och hållbara offentliga tjänster i en föränderlig värld, är kommuners förmåga till förnyelse och transformation grundläggande. LOFT är ett partnerskap där kommunledningar tillsammans utvecklar ny kunskap, testar processer och system samt får tillgång till omvärldsanalys och medverkar i forskning.

Digitalverkstan is a project financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and aims at engaging young people aged 18-30 in digital literacy, creation, innovation and entrepreneurship. Through various activities tied to Lindholmen Science Park, the stakeholders of the project want to enable young people to explore and realize their ideas and learn about new and novel technologies and methodologies. Digitalverkstan is a joint venture between Chalmers, the University of Göteborg,… Visa mer

Digitalverkstan is a project financed by the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth and aims at engaging young people aged 18-30 in digital literacy, creation, innovation and entrepreneurship. Through various activities tied to Lindholmen Science Park, the stakeholders of the project want to enable young people to explore and realize their ideas and learn about new and novel technologies and methodologies. Digitalverkstan is a joint venture between Chalmers, the University of Göteborg, The city of Göteborg, Lindholmen Visual Arena and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Visa mindre

Some of the world's leading digital diplomats gathered in Stockholm on 16-17 January 2014 for the Stockholm Initiative on Digital Diplomacy (#sidd) meeting. Interactive Institute Swedish ICT lead a 24-hour diplohack organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where representatives from a dozen countries worked together to produce new methods for the digital diplomacy of the future.

During 24 hours, the diplomats worked together with international experts on communication and… Visa mer

Some of the world's leading digital diplomats gathered in Stockholm on 16-17 January 2014 for the Stockholm Initiative on Digital Diplomacy (#sidd) meeting. Interactive Institute Swedish ICT lead a 24-hour diplohack organized by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, where representatives from a dozen countries worked together to produce new methods for the digital diplomacy of the future.

During 24 hours, the diplomats worked together with international experts on communication and technology in a so-called 'diplohack' led by Carl Heath, researcher at the Interactive Institute. The format combined different kinds of expertise to produce joint solutions to current diplomatic challenges. Participants include digital strategists from the US, UK and French foreign ministries, Bambuser founder Måns Adler, Italian diplomat and author of Twitter for Diplomats Andreas Sandre, and author of the Twiplomacy studies Matthias Lüfkens.

The starting point for the meeting was the objective outlined in the Statement of Foreign Policy that Sweden must be at the absolute cutting edge in digital diplomacy efforts.

In connection with the meeting, a special TEDxStockholmSalon on the new diplomacy was held, at which Carl Bildt made his TEDx debut. Visa mindre

FörskoleVis is a joint venture project between SP and the Interactive Institute Swedish ICT together with the Swedish municipalities of Göteborg, Härryda, Kungälv, Oskarshamn och Trollhättan about designing visualization tools for learning preschool children about energy use and consumption. The project is funded by the Swedish Energy Agency, Västra Götalandsregionen and The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation and aims at lowering the use of energy in Swedish preschools.

Monki R&D is a pilot study which aims to develop concepts for fashion company Monki. With this project they want to explore technology and design methodology that better meet individualized customer needs in a global context. To accomplish this a close relationship with the customer is at the core. The project will develop concepts, which in the border of analog and digital contexts, meet and identify customer needs, which in turn will affect design and product development. The concepts will… Visa mer

Monki R&D is a pilot study which aims to develop concepts for fashion company Monki. With this project they want to explore technology and design methodology that better meet individualized customer needs in a global context. To accomplish this a close relationship with the customer is at the core. The project will develop concepts, which in the border of analog and digital contexts, meet and identify customer needs, which in turn will affect design and product development. The concepts will be designed and developed through open innovation processes and co-creation methodology, where the inclusion of lead users is central for the achievement of the targeted goals.

The project started in December 2012 and will end in December 2013. Partners in the project are Monki (a subsidiary to H&M), Lindholmen Science Park and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Visa mindre

Design and development of IT system for admissions to upper secondary school

Educational Interactive Storytelling for learning about the European Union. Produced for the Swedish Government.

Design of a set of educational tools, games and utilities for the upper secondary school in Sweden, distributed by the Swedish Agency for School Development to all Swedish schools.

Research project together with Nokia, University of Copenhagen, Interactive Institute, Swedish Institute of Computer Science and The Gothenburg Region of Local Authorities on the design and evaluation of Mobile Learning Environments, games and structures for Education.

Design of games and educational material around sexual and reproductive health and rights for Västra Götaland

Project Manager for the Living Library for The Nordic Council of Ministers at Bokmässan 2005. Borrow a human stereotype for 15 minutes to meet new perspectives.

Project working with local young politicians on democracy and human rights.

Project working with local youth organizations on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights work in Cambodia

Creative and location manager for En Resa Som Ingen Annan - an educational LARP for the Red Cross and Swedish Museum of History, on the topic of asylum seekers in Sweden and how they are treated.

A project to structurally spin off the daughter organisation CIU, Centre for International Youth Exchange, from LSU, The Swedish Youth Council. Strategic, Organisational and Economically organised project.

Project working with local young politicians on democracy and human rights.

Project Manager of marketing project for Bredbandsbolaget and Sandrew Metronome, on designing and project managing a heavy Alternate Reality Experience as a marketing experience for the movie Det Okända, that was used to market Bredbandsbolagets technologies through the movie experience.

Project Manager of development of intranet for a major swedish political party.

Project manager of Hamlet Inifrån, a LARP set for the theatre stage, set up together with the Swedish National Theatre. Tour in four major Swedish cities.

Syftet med förstudien är att bidra till att möjliggöra för en utvecklad förmåga till datadelning och datahantering genom en förstudie för att utreda behov av kapacitetshöjande insatser för företag och organisationer.

SkolaHemma.se, (transl. “School at home”) is a collaborative support site run by several public sector authorities, research institutes, academic researchers, private education technology suppliers and school administrative organizations. The collaboration, set up with rapid deployment in March 2020 as a reponse to Covid-19 and supports formal authorities from a people-in-the-field perspective. Support documentation, guides and current and relevant news updates has been part of the core mission.

Project Manager of the innovation project IoT Hub School - research and development into the use of IoT in educational contexts in Sweden.

Founder of the Podcast Digitalsamtal together with Anders Thoresson. Produced 157 episodes.

Founder of the conference series Learning Forum - a conference focusing on innovation and development of education in Sweden.

The Vinnova funded project Makerspaces in Education aims at designing and systematically testing how makerspaces and programming can become a natural part of the Swedish educational system. ICT has become to be an important tool in education and this project aims at strenthening ICT in education through both creating knowledge on how to implement programming as a part of the curricula, as well as designing and using the concepts of design, play, learning and entrepreneurial education found in… Visa mer

The Vinnova funded project Makerspaces in Education aims at designing and systematically testing how makerspaces and programming can become a natural part of the Swedish educational system. ICT has become to be an important tool in education and this project aims at strenthening ICT in education through both creating knowledge on how to implement programming as a part of the curricula, as well as designing and using the concepts of design, play, learning and entrepreneurial education found in the Maker Movement, and in Maker Spaces.

The project is a planning project with an aim to creating a continuating, larger continuation project with a focus on implementation.

The project is a partnership between Sollentuna, Göteborg, Partille, Kungälv, Interactive Institute Swedish ICT, Chalmers, KTH, Business Region Göteborg and Dataföreningen. Visa mindre

Research project using 360-video and VR to design educational content for teaching medical staff about burn out and how to engage with patients.

Within a multitude of areas the possibility of tapping into data from the human brain in sought after, from medicine to psychology, education and entertainment. The development over recent years in brain computer interfaces (BCI) creates a of a market for consumer grade devices that for a reasonable price holds the possibility of making this develop. A new market is growing within the field of neuro games, that has the potential to deliver new forms of tools and applications within medicine… Visa mer

Within a multitude of areas the possibility of tapping into data from the human brain in sought after, from medicine to psychology, education and entertainment. The development over recent years in brain computer interfaces (BCI) creates a of a market for consumer grade devices that for a reasonable price holds the possibility of making this develop. A new market is growing within the field of neuro games, that has the potential to deliver new forms of tools and applications within medicine, psychology and education. In order to enable innovation within this area, and especially towards health services, a trans diciplinary team and effort is at the core.

The project Neurogame Platform aims at creating a consortium of key competences, initially from game studies, interaction design, neuroscience, psychology and educational sciences. Through the joint venture of this trans diciplinary team, possibilities emerge to explore and assess the available technologies within BCI and develop functional prototypes of neuro games to be used within future healthcare and services, in order to market and deploy successful products on an international market. Visa mindre

Funktek is a co-creative design project targeting museums and people with special needs, funded by The Swedish Inheritance Fund Commission. The aim of the project is to design and develop new forms of experiences for specific target groups through a user centered design process. Through this work the project wants to enable more people to take part in the museum activities and exhibitions.

The project asks how technology in museums can be used to enhance participation and democracy, how… Visa mer

Funktek is a co-creative design project targeting museums and people with special needs, funded by The Swedish Inheritance Fund Commission. The aim of the project is to design and develop new forms of experiences for specific target groups through a user centered design process. Through this work the project wants to enable more people to take part in the museum activities and exhibitions.

The project asks how technology in museums can be used to enhance participation and democracy, how can people with special needs experience museum exhibitions and work on equal terms, and how this form of work can lead to sustainable urban development and more democratic urban environments. Together with a broad group of young people with different special needs the project wants to anwer the questions. On a practial level the project will explore, design and develop new technologies that will work in a museum context, and that can be spread nationally and internationally.

The project Funktek is managed by the Göteborg City Museum in cooperation with Utopias, Changemaker, Mistra Urban Futures, The Swedish Exibition Agency and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Visa mindre

Hackerklubben is more of a quest than a project, an ambition to educate and inspire children in science and technology in general and programming more specifically. Hackerklubben first appeared at the Göteborg Cultural Festival 2013. It reappears at the FSCONS 2013 conference.

Through experiential learning practices children learn to program, solder and create digital innovations in an iterative design process, under the guidance by researchers at Interactive Institute Swedish ICT… Visa mer

Hackerklubben is more of a quest than a project, an ambition to educate and inspire children in science and technology in general and programming more specifically. Hackerklubben first appeared at the Göteborg Cultural Festival 2013. It reappears at the FSCONS 2013 conference.

Through experiential learning practices children learn to program, solder and create digital innovations in an iterative design process, under the guidance by researchers at Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Hackerklubben is a cooperation with Göteborg Hackerspace and Collaboratory. Visa mindre

CBRNE Learning is a joint research project between Interactive Institute Swedish ICT and PKMC, Prehospitalt och Katastrofmedicinskt Centrum. The project aims to develop a pilot platform for learning about issues pertaining to CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) incidents and protection against CBRNE threats. The CBRNE Learning platform and its content will be used by all agencies who work with these issues, such as police, rescue services, fire departments, the… Visa mer

CBRNE Learning is a joint research project between Interactive Institute Swedish ICT and PKMC, Prehospitalt och Katastrofmedicinskt Centrum. The project aims to develop a pilot platform for learning about issues pertaining to CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives) incidents and protection against CBRNE threats. The CBRNE Learning platform and its content will be used by all agencies who work with these issues, such as police, rescue services, fire departments, the health care system, the armed forces, customs, and several others. This pilot project includes the design of an open source learning platform, as well as pilot content designed towards the special needs of the target groups.

The project started in August 2013 and will end in December 2015. Partners in the project are PKMC (Prehospitalt- och Katastrofmedicinskt Centrum) and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Funding is recieved by MSB (Myndigheten för Samhällsskydd och Beredskap). Visa mindre

Collaboratory is a project, process and concept - a next generation maker space, a participatory DIY environment for co-creation, research and development, experimentation and innovation at the intersection of technology, art, craft, learning and design. It has its focus on games and film, ICT, and technological and social innovation. We aim to develop the Collaboratory to a unique and leading maker environment for participatory culture, playcentric expressions, communication architectures and… Visa mer

Collaboratory is a project, process and concept - a next generation maker space, a participatory DIY environment for co-creation, research and development, experimentation and innovation at the intersection of technology, art, craft, learning and design. It has its focus on games and film, ICT, and technological and social innovation. We aim to develop the Collaboratory to a unique and leading maker environment for participatory culture, playcentric expressions, communication architectures and innovation in Sweden, with global collaborations. Collaboratory consists of both a global network, and a local space at the Gothenburg film and games village at Polstjärnegatan 14 Lindholmen.

This is a collaborative initiative between a number of people and organisations, founded by Jasmine Idun Lyman at Story architect. Major contributors to Collaboratory are Gothenburg Film Studios and Interactive Institute Swedish ICT. Visa mindre

Project working with local young politicians on democracy and human rights.

Design and development of IT system for student administration upper secondary school

Design and development of IT system for analytics of matchmaking between education and work force in Västra Götalandsregionen

Design and implementation of the educational concept Demokrativerkstan at The Swedish National Parliament, an educational roleplay that ran for 9 years, was played two times every school day, for 9th grade visitors.

Writing of the first draft guidelines for Childrens Rights in Västra Götaland.

Educational Interactive Storytelling for learning about the human rights. Produced for the city of Göteborg.

Researcher during a short time in the Iperg project, on pervasive games.

Design of a set of web based games and physical museum experiences for the Swedish Museum of Work Life.

Educational Interactive Storytelling for learning about the European Union. Produced for the Swedish Government.

Writing of guidelines for experiential learning for the Swedish Agency for School Development