# Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology **Wikidata**: [Q10524874](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10524874) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/swedish-institute-of-assistive-technology ## Summary The Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology (SIAT) was a Swedish government agency that operated from 1998 to 2014, providing public services related to assistive technology and based in Stockholm. ## Key Facts - **Official name:** Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology - **Aliases:** SIAT, Handicap Institute, Hjälpmedelsinstitutet - **Country:** Sweden - **Location:** Stockholm - **Instance of:** government agency (an organisational part of a government responsible for specific public services) - **Inception date:** 1998‑11‑11 - **Dissolved date:** 2014‑04‑30 - **ISNI:** 0000000115477061 - **ROR ID:** 02vbxvt28 - **GRID ID:** grid.438490.2 - **VIAF ID:** 154733983 - **Library of Congress Authority ID:** n89646870 - **Scilit Organization ID:** 29939 - **Website:** http://www.hi.se/ (archived 2017‑06‑02) - **Replaces:** Q116861452 - **Sitelink count:** 1 (only Swedish Wikipedia) - **Wikipedia language:** sv ## FAQs **What was the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology?** It was a Swedish government agency tasked with delivering public services in the field of assistive technology. **When was the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology founded and when did it cease operations?** The institute was established on 11 November 1998 and was dissolved on 30 April 2014. **Where was the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology located?** Its headquarters were situated in Stockholm, Sweden. **What identifiers are assigned to the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology?** It holds ISNI 0000000115477061, ROR ID 02vbxvt28, GRID ID grid.438490.2, VIAF ID 154733983, Library of Congress Authority ID n89646870, and Scilit Organization ID 29939. **What website did the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology maintain?** The institute’s website was http://www.hi.se/, with an archived capture dated 2 June 2017. **What entity did the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology replace?** It replaced the entity identified as Q116861452 in the knowledge base. **In which language does the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology have a Wikipedia entry?** The institute has a Wikipedia entry only in Swedish (sv). **How many sitelinks does the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology have across Wikimedia projects?** It has a single sitelink count of 1. ## Why It Matters As a government agency, the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology contributed to the delivery of public services concerning assistive technology in Sweden. Its existence from 1998 to 2014 represented a dedicated institutional effort to address accessibility needs within the national framework of health, education, and social support. The agency’s identifiers and archived web presence allow researchers to trace its role in Sweden’s assistive‑technology landscape during that period. ## Notable For - Being a Swedish government agency focused exclusively on assistive technology. - Possessing a distinct set of persistent identifiers (ISNI, ROR, GRID, VIAF, LOC, Scilit). - Operating for just over fifteen years before its dissolution in 2014. - Being the sole entity linked to the Swedish Wikipedia article on the topic (sitelink count = 1). - Replacing the earlier knowledge‑base entity Q116861452. ## Body ### Overview The Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology (SIAT) functioned as a government agency, meaning it was an organisational part of the Swedish state responsible for delivering specific public services. Its mandate centered on assistive technology, a domain that supports individuals with disabilities through devices, services, and policy. ### Identification and Identifiers SIAT is catalogued with multiple authoritative identifiers: - ISNI: 0000000115477061 - ROR ID: 02vbxvt28 - GRID ID: grid.438490.2 - VIAF ID: 154733983 - Library of Congress Authority ID: n89646870 - Scilit Organization ID: 29939 These identifiers enable consistent referencing across scholarly, library, and knowledge‑graph platforms. ### Timeline - **Founding:** 11 November 1998 (inception date). - **Operation:** Continued as an active government agency until its dissolution. - **Dissolution:** 30 April 2014 (abolished date). ### Location and Jurisdiction The institute was located in Stockholm, Sweden, placing it within the capital’s administrative and service network. As a Swedish government agency, it operated under national public‑service mandates. ### Organizational Status SIAT’s classification as a government agency indicates it was part of the Swedish state apparatus, tasked with providing public services rather than functioning as a private or commercial entity. This aligns with the broader definition of a government agency as an organisational part of a government responsible for specific public services such as health, judiciary, education, transportation, or foreign affairs. ### Relationships and Succession - The institute **replaces** the knowledge‑base entity Q116861452, indicating a successor relationship in the linked‑data context. - It is linked to the class **government agency** via the property *instance_of*. - Its sole Wikipedia sitelink is in the Swedish language (sv), reflecting its primary linguistic and cultural context. ### Digital Presence The institute maintained a website at http://www.hi.se/. An archived snapshot of this site was captured on 2 June 2017, preserving its online footprint after dissolution. ### Dissolution On 30 April 2014, the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology was officially dissolved, marking the end of its operational period as a government agency. No further activities are recorded in the source material beyond this date. --- All facts presented above are derived exclusively from the provided source material; no external information has been added. ## References 1. Virtual International Authority File 2. [Source](https://www.grid.ac/institutes/grid.438490.2)