TechSverige in Almedalen 2019

Security breaches, overweight boys and job losses - can we trust the IT industry?

The digital sector contributes to the success of all industries. That's why we think it's particularly important to maintain an open and constructive dialogue on the challenges facing the sector, such as gender inequality, skills shortages and the need for secure delivery.

On this page you can take part in clips from our seminar "Security flaws, excess weight and disappearing jobs - can we trust the IT industry?". The seminar was held during Almedalen Week 2019.

The opening speech was given by Åsa Zetterberg, Director of IT&Telecom.

In the panels:

Hélène Barnekow, CEO, Microsoft

Ishtar Touailat, Global Head Of AI & Innovation, TechBuddy

Stefan Olowsson, IT Director, Swedish Social Insurance Agency

Pär Fors, Chairman of the Board, IT&Telecom Industries and CEO CGI

Maja Fjaestad, State Secretary at the Ministry of Social Affairs (S) and Associate Professor of History of Technology at KTH Royal Institute of Technology

The moderator is Sverker Olofsson.


Åsa Zetterberg, Director of the Association gives the opening speech

The power of role models

 Ishtar Touailat and Hélène Barnekow
Role models, from left; Ishtar Touailat and Hélène Barnekow
Pär Fors, Maja Fjaestad, Ishtar Touailat
Role models, from left; Pär Fors, Maja Fjaestad, Ishtar Touailat
Åsa Zetterberg
Role model: Åsa Zetterberg

Gender equality is based on very long-term work

The industry has an image problem