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In November 2020, International Youth Think organized the projects second International Youth Conference. On March 25, the final report of the conference was presented. – I am happy and very proud, says founder and project manager Urban Strandberg.

The International Youth Think Tank was founded in 2018 by Cecilia Malmström, former EU Commissioner, and Urban Strandberg, Senior Lecturer in Political Science, with the aim of promoting the development of a democracy movement among young people in Europe aged between 18 and 24. The initiative is being funded by the Marcus and Amalia Wallenberg Foundation from 2021 to 2023 and, at the same time, this important project is moving to Lindholmen Science Park where it will be part of the growing Medier & demokrati programme.

During the last 20 action-packed years, Lindholmen Science Park has become a force for innovation in Sweden. This has been a development journey that many people have taken part in and have reason to feel proud of. It is also a journey that has prepared Lindholmen Science Park for the next 20 years in the service of the future.

How can we reinforce the democratic perspective as part of the accelerating digitalisation of society? And how can innovation stimulate the development of democratic processes? Medier & demokrati and AI Sweden are now launching a new and significant national initiative to investigate these future issues.

Between 15 and 17 September, Lindholmen Science Park celebrated its 20th anniversary with a three-day online version of the Lindholmen Open Days. The event, called “Global benefits for this decade”, looked back over the developments that had shaped this productive innovation hub and gave some insights into future progress.

The collaboration platform Medier & demokrati will continue to receive funding from Region Västra Götaland . "The Region's long-term commitment to the development of media landscape, and thus democracy, is both gratifying and inspiring", says Tord Hermansson, CEO of Lindholmen Science Park.