New research project about digital transformation of physical space receives funding from Vinnova
The new research project Managing the Digital Transformation of Physical Space has acquired a two-years project grant from Vinnova (Swedish Governmental Agency for Innovation Systems). In collaboration with three organizations at various stages of digital transformation - The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) and Uppsala City Theatre (Uppsala stadsteater) - the project seeks to understand the inherent values of the physical and the digital.
By considering the physical and digital as building blocks that shape interactions between human actors and their spatial conditions, the aim of the project is to provide a more elaborate understanding of factors that condition successful organizational interaction at the intersection of digital and physical space. Such knowledge would provide normative guidance for managers in their efforts to effectively lead an organization towards successful organizational interactions with their customers, members and visitors.
The project is headed by the Department of Informatics and Media, and is a cross-disciplinary project that brings together researchers from different disciplines: Darek Haftor and Claes Thorén from Information Systems, Ylva Ekström and Therese Monstad from Media and Communication Studies, and Johan Jansson from the Department of Social and Economic Geography.