Ericsson President and CEO, Per Narvinger, has welcomed a joint declaration between the governments of Sweden and Singapore to boost cooperation on trusted and innovative technologies.
The ‘Joint Declaration on Strategic Cooperation on Trusted and Innovative Technologies’ was signed today at Ericsson’s Stockholm headquarters in the presence of the King of Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, and Singapore President, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, as part of a Singapore state visit to Sweden.
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OCT 19, 2026
The King of Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, and Ericsson President and CEO, Per Narvinger, watching a drone detection demo at Ericsson HQ.
Ensuring competitiveness in the digital economy is one of the key goals of the declaration, with 5G and 6G mobile connectivity playing a key role.
Addressing attendees, Narvinger said 5G and 6G connectivity is essential to the technology stack needed to realize the positive potential of emerging technologies, such as AI.
He said this connectivity needs to be resilient, secure, trusted, and backed by robust supply chains. Narvinger said Ericsson will bring its leadership in these areas to help achieve the joint declaration goals in collaboration with partners in Singapore and Sweden.
The King of Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, Singapore President, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Swedish Foreign Minister, Maria Stenergard, and Ericsson President and CEO, Per Narvinger, at Ericsson HQ, Stockholm.
“Singapore really embraces the value of connectivity as national digital infrastructure and is a frontrunner as a result,” Narvinger says. “It is an important market for Ericsson.”
He adds: “Ericsson is proud that an important commitment between two of the world’s most advanced technological nations has been signed at our Stockholm headquarters. It shows we have a significant role to play. We are honored to host His Majesty, President Shanmugaratnam, and senior ministers from both governments and pledge to play our part to help realize the goals of the declaration.”
The Sweden-Singapore joint declaration aims to “strengthen bilateral cooperation on emerging technologies and other areas that contribute to our mutual prosperity and competitiveness, drawing on the complementary strengths of the participants from government, industry and academia.”
The declaration outlines four areas of potential cooperation: Technology and Supply Chain Resilience; Cyber Security and Trusted Connectivity; Trustworthy AI Deployment and Governance; and International Rules, Norms and Standards.
“Sweden and Singapore possess complementary strengths in telecommunications, digital infrastructure and the deployment of advanced technologies. Building on these strengths, the participants intend to promote secure and trusted connectivity and explore opportunities for cooperation on advanced communications technologies,” the declaration says.
Sweden-Singapore Joint Declaration on Strategic Cooperation on Trusted and Innovative Technologies signing, Ericsson HQ, Stockholm as The King of Sweden, His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf; Singapore President, Tharman Shanmugaratnam; Swedish Foreign Minister, Maria Stenergard; and Ericsson President and CEO, Per Narvinger, look on. October 19, 2026.
Senior executives from Swedish and Singaporean companies attended the signing of the joint declaration.
A new collaboration between Ericsson and researchers from two of the world’s most renowned engineering institutions – Sweden’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) – to explore new positioning technologies and solutions enabled by AI and 6G was annonced by Narvinger during the visit.
Narvinger also announced a five-year extension of Ericsson’s strategic partnership with Singtel. The partnership extension is aimed at advancing Singapore’s 5G capabilities, accelerating the adoption of AI-native applications and delivering intelligent connectivity for businesses and consumers.
Copies of Connected, the new book documenting Ericsson’s history – signed by Per Narvinger on behalf of the company – were presented to the parties of His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf, and President Shanmugaratnam. The book was published this year to mark Ericsson’s 150-year anniversary.
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