TechSverige welcomes regulatory simplification and strengthened capabilities in the quantum field for increased competitiveness 

This week, the government presented initiatives to simplify entrepreneurship and a national quantum strategy. This is gratifying and something that TechSverige and its member companies have highlighted as central to strengthening Sweden's international competitiveness.

Swedish companies should be able to influence the development of new EU rules at an early stage. In addition, Sweden should not implement EU legislation that goes beyond the EU's minimum level. This is the purpose of the implementation council that the government finally launched earlier this week and announced last fall. The Implementation Council is a complement to the previously established Simplification Council, which will identify simplification measures arising from Swedish law and develop concrete proposals. We welcome both councils and their aim to reduce the regulatory burden and administrative costs for businesses. 

- "We are positive to the proposal with a clear hope for early influence on EU rules and that current legislation adopted, both at EU level and nationally, should be based on the principle "Think small first"," says Christina Ramm-Ericson, Head of Industrial Policy at TechSverige.  

The Government has also commissioned the Swedish Research Council to produce a basis for how a national quantum strategy can be designed to strengthen Sweden's position in the quantum field. The world is investing and it is of great strategic importance that Sweden asserts itself. Quantum will be crucial in areas such as cyber security and life science. 

- We are pleased that the government has listened to us and many others who have seen the need for a strategy on one of the key technologies of the future. We are particularly positive about the formulations regarding the focus on competitiveness and collaborations between industry and the public sector to accelerate the development and commercialization of quantum technology, which TechSverige highlights in our input to the upcoming research and innovation bill, says Peter Kjäll, industrial policy expert at TechSverige.

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TechSverige's input to the government's upcoming research and innovation bill