The Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket) has appointed Umeå Institute of Designs rector Anna Valtonen new Chairman of the SVID, Swedish Industrial Design Foundation.
SVID is helping companies and businesses to grow by spreading knowledge, create communities and enhance the opportunities for development and change – processes where design is an important part.
Anna Valtonen is happy about the appointment:
- Design has an important role in society. SVID, and UID, is working actively to increase the use of design in innovation and change processes. We both strive to develop future industrial design and to create a strong Swedish industry that uses design in an appropriate manner, she says.
From 2012, SVID focuses on national program areas where design and user-driven development has great potential to change and improve. - Anna Valtonens experience from both private industry and the academy will be an important part of the development, says Robin Edman, CEO of SVID, in a statement.
SVID board consists of representatives of the Regional Growth, IVA (Royal Academy of Engineering Sciences), Swedish Design and the Association SVID. The entire Board of SVID
