A new podcast episode highlights how ACE is helping municipalities move from testing welfare technology to embedding lasting change in everyday homecare practice.
How can municipalities move from ambition to real capacity to test and implement welfare technology in everyday homecare?
This question is explored in the latest episode of the Swedish podcast Morgondagens Välfärd, featuring Linda Macke, Development Strategist at Höganäs Municipality and Höganäs Omsorg AB, and a partner in the ACE project.
In the episode, Linda reflects on Höganäs’ participation in ACE – Accelerating the Home Care Innovation Ecosystem, where municipalities, research organisations and companies from six North Sea Region countries collaborate to test and embed innovative solutions in real homecare environments.
Through cross-border pilot projects, ACE partners have trialed digital and analogue solutions — often before they were available on the market — generating practical insights into implementation, organisational readiness, and change management.
In the podcast, Linda discusses:
- How Höganäs has built structure and maturity for piloting new welfare technologies
- The importance of leadership ownership in driving innovation
- Concrete examples of pilots in homecare and elderly care
- What international collaboration brings — and the challenges it entails
- How learning, courage and change management are interconnected
The conversation highlights a central lesson from ACE: successful innovation is not only about introducing new technology, but about understanding and managing the organisational, cultural and regulatory adaptations required to make solutions sustainable in practice.
Morgondagens Välfärd is an interview-based podcast highlighting good practices, lessons learned, and new ideas within social services and welfare. It provides inspiration and practical tools from managers, development strategists, and innovators who share both successes and challenges.
The podcast aims to equip leaders with knowledge, new perspectives, and concrete pathways towards more sustainable and innovative welfare systems.
The episode is available in Swedish on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.