2024 was a challenging year with a hesitant market. We focused on streamlining the organization, strengthening our range of services, and expanding our reach. When we look back at the past year’s highlights, a few areas come up extra prominently. This summary will spotlight new markets, sustainable technology, empowering future generations, driving innovation, and gaining momentum.
NEW MARKETS
Establishing a position in the Public Sector
Digitalizing public services and building GovTech solutions is the path toward a stronger economy and a more open and effective government, which will ultimately result in more resilient and inclusive societies.
In 2024, Sigma Technology took a strategic course in building our offering for the public sector, starting with the recruitment of Bid Manager Anna Nyblin. As we summarize the year-end, we have won several major framework agreements with CSN, the Swedish National Board of Institutional Care, Region Jönköping, Norwegian Veterinary Institute, and DIS with Luleå municipality, and more agreements are underway. Read more about our offering in the public sector here: Public sector solutions in Scandinavia – Sigma Technology
New services
Sigma Technology has also established new business areas, including ERP services and license management, in addition to new markets.
The expansion into SAP consulting aligns with Sigma’s broader strategy of embracing digitalization and constantly expanding its portfolio or professional services. Newly established Sigma Technology ERP Advisory has started a partnership with Pagero.
License management helps clients optimize costs and get a better overview of current licenses, something that Computer World Norway featured.
Expanding to Kosovo
Continuing the expansion theme, Sigma Technology opened its presence in one more country—Kosovo—by acquiring Appbites, a Kosovo software development company offering complete solutions and expertise in software development and design.
Niklas Malmros, CEO of Sigma Technology Solutions Group Business Area, says: ”Kosovo has one of the youngest populations in Europe with advanced know-how in ICT. We were impressed by how connected and developed the IT community in Kosovo is. We believe it will be a great match and addition to our flexible delivery model, where we can now offer our customers dedicated teams from Kosovo together with our previous delivery model from Scandinavia, Germany, Ukraine, and Hungary.”
By the end of 2024, we have established business ties and academic exchange and are planning for exchange programs between tech universities in Sweden and Kosovo in early 2025.
In addition to growing internationally, we have also moved to new venues in some of our Swedish locations, including Umeå, Lund, and Linköping.
MAINTAINING MARKET POSITION IN TOP 3 BUSINESS AREAS
As vital as it is to renew ourselves and expand, we must continue strengthening our core expertise and capacity.
Product Information
As Sweden’s leading product information provider, we have participated in this year’s BOTI conference, highlighting our user experience and manual project for Zeekr.
We have transformed our Information Talks into a podcast series featuring expert discussions on the latest trends, challenges, and innovations shaping how we understand and interact with products. During 2014, we released 18 episodes, covering everything from ChatGPT to the EU AI Act, TikTok, Crowdstrike outage, NIS2 Directive, and much more. Listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
Sigma Technology Hungary has been supporting Grundfos since 2020. We had a chance to interview Zoltán Gergely Virágh, Partnership & Delivery Manager at Grundfos’ Global Product Lifecycle Management (link).
From Cloud Challenger to Cloud Leader
Sigma Technology Cloud has achieved significant milestones that underscore its commitment to innovation and excellence in cloud solutions. We are honored to be recognized as the AWS Rising Star Consulting Partner of the Year for the Nordic region: Sigma Technology Cloud Named a Winner of 2024 Nordic AWS Partner Awards – Sigma Technology Learn more about our Cloud Services: AWS Cloud Services – Sigma Technology
New Framework Agreement with Husqvarna
Sigma and Nexer, both part of the Danir Group, are pleased and proud to announce that they have won a new framework agreement for delivering technology and IT services to Husqvarna Group. This agreement strengthens the companies’ long-standing relationship with Husqvarna and consolidates their position as leading regional IT and technology suppliers. Sigma and Nexer win new framework agreement for Husqvarna – Sigma Technology
Digital Accessibility Audit and Development for the Cultural Administration of Region Västra Götaland
”With digitalization comes the responsibility to ensure that all users, regardless of background, education level, age, or disabilities, can use digital services. At Sigma Technology Digital Solutions, we offer a holistic digital strategy that contributes to more accessible and inclusive digital platforms. Region Västra Götaland has an important mission: to inspire future generations to read and gain new knowledge by developing the best site for reading and writing, and we are proud to contribute to this,” says Anna Lantz, President at Sigma Technology Digital Solutions.
Advanced IoT and smarter connected solutions
This year, we have supported Wedholms with next-generation milk cooling control system and announced cooperation with Telenor IoT on end-to-end IoT infrastructure.
CONTRIBUTING TO SUSTAINABLE WORLD WITH TECHNOLOGY
2024 shows a clear trend on how vital transparency, accountability, and a responsible supply chain will be for all companies operating in the EU and global markets. Both regulatory pressures and market demands drive the adoption of sustainable technology in IT, as consumers and businesses seek products and services that align with their environmental values.
Digital Product Passports
The beacon of sustainable technology development for Sigma Technology has become the new offering with digital product passports, where Sigma Technology has become one of the front runners supporting companies in various sectors with digital product information and system integration for digital product passports. We have partnered with leading universities, organizations, and partners to drive the change to a transparent supply chain, including:
Sigma Technology Partners with sqanit to Ease Digital Product Passport Adoption – Sigma Technology
Digital Product Passport (DPP) Revolutionizes the Furniture Industry – Sigma Technology
Pre-analysis of Ekdahls Möbler’s possibilities for DPP – Sigma Technology
Road Safety
Sweden is a leader in road safety, yet accidents at roadwork sites remain a persistent concern. To address this challenge, Sigma Technology Embedded Network and Svevia, a leading Swedish road construction and maintenance company, have joined forces on a groundbreaking project funded by the Swedish Building Industry Development Fund (SBUF). Safer TMA Shutdowns During Roadworks project utilizes advanced technology to improve safety for both road workers and motorists. Read more Svevia Partners with Sigma Technology to Enhance Road Safety in Sweden – Sigma Technology
Circularity
Prolonging product lifecycle and circular economy are important for responsible consumption. That is why we feel proud to have supported Wheelplace building a platform for second-hand tires and rims: Prolonging Product Life: Sigma Technology and Wheelplace Launch a Platform for Second-Hand Tires and Rims – Sigma Technology
BETTER TOMORROW – FUTURE GENERATIONS
Sigma Technology’s and Sigma’s vision is to contribute to a better tomorrow.
Sigma Innovation Race
This year, Sigma Group has arranged the first national innovation race for midgraders (kids aged 10-12). During autumn, students of 150 classes from all over Sweden have been working on their innovative ideas for future cities. The winners will be announced in 2025. Our very own Vlora Ramadani is part of the jury: Sigma Innovation Race
Internships
Introducing young professionals to the job market is vital for us as a company to identify future talent and build a better synergy between academia and the private sector. This year, we had over 20 interns, from PRAO to LIA, NFK, and master students:
Learning by Doing: our Internship Program Provides Hands-on Experience – Sigma Technology
Meet Sigma Technology Interns! – Sigma Technology
Aparna’s thoughts on prao, STEM, and career | LinkedIn
Star for Life
Our next big youth empowerment project is our continuous support to Star for Life, a social empowerment program for youth in South Africa that promotes students’ self-esteem and health by providing tools to help them make wise life decisions. This year, our renewed Star for Life ambassador team went to South Africa to visit our schools and strengthen the cooperation: Sigma Technology’s Star for Life Ambassadors Return from South Africa with Renewed Commitment – Sigma Technology
Femmegineering
Femmegineering aims to attract more girls and women to choose a technical education by highlighting female role models in the industry. We aim to provide new ideas and put equality high on the agenda. We are working with seminars and education for our co-workers. During this year, we arranged an inspirational event together with Women in Tech GBG dwelling on inclusive tech, and cohosted a networking lunch with Zenseact’s Women in Tech. Read about our role models at Women in Technology – Sigma Technology Group
INNOVATION & NEW TECHNOLOGY
Patents
Our goal is to translate innovations into customers’ daily business, we are so proud of our colleagues who submit patents and get them approved. Over the course of recent years, Sigma Technology colleagues have submitted more than 10 patents. We talked to Áron Szabó, a physicist-turned-innovator whose career path reads like a roadmap to the future of telecommunications. The Patent Pathway from Research to Reality – Sigma Technology
AI Development
In 2024, talking about technology and innovation without mentioning AI is almost impossible. One of the highlights of this year was when Robert Åberg had the honor of representing Sigma Technology Group in a highly engaging meeting at the Swedish Parliament. Together with politicians and industry leaders, they explored one critical question: How can we prepare Sweden for a future with AI. Post | LinkedIn
Read our report on Tech and AI trends in 2025: Tech Trends 2025: Beyond AI – IT Innovations Shaping the Future
THE YEAR OF CELEBRATION
For the 12th year in a row, Sigma Technology has become one of Sweden’s best employers: Sigma Technology Group Ranks Among Sweden’s Top 3 Best Employers in 2024 – Sigma Technology
Carl Vikingsson, CEO of Sigma Technology Group, shares: ”To be authentic and see people for who they are is what creates greatness. Every employee has their own personality, and by allowing each one to flourish rather than fit into a pre-defined box, we can create a truly outstanding company.”
We have also become one of Sweden’s Best Managed Companies for six consecutive years: Sigma Technology Recognized as one of 2024 Best Managed Company by Deloitte – Sigma Technology
LOOKING AHEAD
Overall, we are looking forward to a positive development in 2025.
Navigating flatter market periods requires dedication and long-term strategic work, where organizations fine-tune operations to be able to ”jump start” when the opportunity comes. We expect to see a growth curve next year. We will continue driving electrification and digitalization, innovation drivers for Cloud, Digital Transformation, Product Information, and Embedded and Software Design, following our ambition to be in the top three in our market.
In 2024, we entered the public sector, enhancing our range in digital solutions, embedded systems, cloud, and IoT. In 2025, we plan to strengthen our position as trusted advisors to the public sector.
Promoting the IT and tech sector for future generations and driving inclusion and equality in the industry will remain vital for us next year.