Johan is a postdoctoral researcher focusing on how the public sector can create platforms with open data and software on which ecosystems of actors can innovate through cross-sector collaborations. In his Ph.D., he focused specifically on helping companies make contributions and engage with communities in alignment with business goals. He sits on the advisory board for Hack for Sweden, the Swedish governments gov-tech initiative for enabling open and data-driven innovation. He is also the founder of OpenHack, a non-profit tech-community solving real-world challenges connected to the global goals in Agenda 2030.