Interest in digitalization and AI within the industry is increasing, but many companies are facing the question: where do we start? Digitala Stambanan presents Reseguiden (The Travel Guide), a guide that helps companies create action plans for digital transformation.
Interest in AI and digitalization is steadily growing within the industry, with more companies realizing that change is necessary to maintain competitiveness. However, despite the increasing understanding, there is still significant uncertainty about approaching this complex transition. Questions like “Where do we start?”, “Who can we get help from?” and “What should we invest in?” are common among business leaders.
To meet these needs and guide companies on their digital journey, Digitala Stambanan has developed “The Travel Guide” (Reseguiden)—a structured roadmap for industrial digitalization. This guide, created in collaboration with several actors within the industry and academia, helps companies develop a concrete action plan for digital transformation.
A tailored digital journey
The purpose of The Travel Guide is to support companies on a journey that cannot be followed with a ready-made recipe. Every company has its own prerequisites; therefore, digitalization is not a “one-size-fits-all” solution. Through five steps, the guide provides tools for companies to create plans tailored to their unique needs and goals.
The five steps of The Travel guide are:
- Anchoring – Ensure support from the management and build a workgroup with broad support within the organization.
- Mapping the current situation – Analyze the organization, culture, systems, processes, and information flows.
- Opportunities and vision – Identify digitalization opportunities and set a future vision.
- Challenges – Assess potential barriers that may affect digital development.
- Prioritize and create an action plan – Evaluate and prioritize activities to achieve the company’s digital goals.
The future of competitiveness
Sweden, one of the world’s most competitive export nations, faces a new challenge in industrial digitalization, further driven by artificial intelligence. To remain a global player in the digital market, Swedish companies must quickly adapt their digital systems and processes and embrace AI’s opportunities. The Travel guide is essential in this transition and helps companies navigate the digital age.
With the Travel Guide, industrial companies can identify and realize digitalization and AI opportunities—from productivity improvements to enhanced sustainability and flexibility. Through a structured process, companies gain the insights and tools they need to drive their digital projects forward and maintain their competitiveness in a global market. In upcoming articles, we will dive deeper into the parts of The Travel Guide and how Digitala Stambanan’s project partners have used and received them.
After several years of successful collaboration, we look forward to sharing this knowledge. During the fall, we will publish articles highlighting the challenges of digitalization in the industry, how we see that companies can address and benefit from technological development, and what we have achieved through the project. We will also emphasize the strength of this innovation collaboration and share participants’ experiences and insights.
We hope these articles will inspire more companies to embrace the opportunities of digitalization and understand the importance of collaboration for a future competitive Swedish industry.
Keep an eye out for upcoming articles on our website!