As Nordic societies become increasingly digitalized, the conditions for integration are changing. Access to employment, education, healthcare, and public services is now often mediated through digital platforms – making digital inclusion a core part of integration. As migrants encounter barriers in navigating these often complex digital systems, municipalities and local actors face growing pressure to better coordinate their efforts.

“Supporting the integration of migrants in a digital society is not something municipalities can do alone. The project explores how collaboration across sectors can be structured in a way that is both research-informed and practically workable,” says Ahmed Kaharevic, postdoctoral researcher at Linköping University and affiliated with the Center for Migration and Integration Research.

The project combines empirical research with practical development. It begins with interviews and data collection across the Nordic countries. These insights will inform the design of a collaboration model that is both research-grounded and operational.

The ambition is to deliver a tested framework for multi-stakeholder collaboration on digital integration, with implementation planned in two Nordic municipalities in 2027.

The initiative is led by the Nordic Network for Lifelong Learning. 

The project underscores CMIR’s role as a platform for collaboration across academia and practice. The Center played a key role in initiating the partnership between Ahmed Kaharevic and the Nordic Network for Lifelong Learning, bringing together research expertise and a practice-oriented Nordic initiative. This reflects CMIR’s broader ambition to strengthen knowledge exchange and support solutions to complex challenges at the intersection of migration, integration, and digital transformation.