Uutiset

• 4.9.2012Nordic Innovation shared knowledge at the Colorado Innovation Network

  Nordic Innovation took part in a panel debate at the Colorado Innovation Network under the topic The power of innovation networks, highlighting the advantage for Nordic countries to pool their resources and cooperate globally.

• 29.8.2012Mission: Making the Nordic health sector a more innovative procurer

  How can the Nordic health sector become an even more innovative and demanding procurer? Nordic Innovation and cooperation partners are offering funding for up to NOK 10 million to the best proposals.

• 9.8.2012Pohjoismainen rakennusala yhdistää voimansa kestävän rakennetun ympäristön hyväksi

  Pohjoismainen rakennussektori ei vielä täysin hyödynnä kestävään rakennettuun ympäristöön ja sen tavoitteisiin liittyvää laajaa kaupallista potentiaalia. Nordic Built -hankkeen tavoitteena on yhdistää pohjoismaiset toimijat, jotta sektorin vahvuudet saadaan hyödynnettyä ja luotua maailmanmarkkinoiden kysyntää vastaavia kestäviä ratkaisuja. Joukko Pohjoismaiden keskeisiä yrityksiä on ottanut merkittävän askeleen tähän suuntaan ja kutsuu sektorin muut toimijat mukaan yhteistyöhön.

• 11.7.2012Poor governance undermines economic growth in Europe

  Single Market initiatives may achieve only two thirds of their expected economic gains due to poor governance in member states. This corresponds to economic growth potential of almost one percent of GDP being lost to incorrect and poor application of existing EU legislation.

• 4.7.2012Sweden, Finland and Denmark among the top seven countries in the Global Innovation Index 2012

  The list of overall top 10 performers has changed little from last year. Switzerland, Sweden, and Singapore are followed in the top 5 by Finland and the United Kingdom, with Denmark on 7th place.

• 21.6.2012Nordic Innovation at Rio+20: How to achieve long term and successful green partnerships in the tourism industry?

  Nordic Innovation was invited as a speaker at a side event at Rio+20, organized by UNEP, OECD and UNTWO. The aim of the conference Green Innovation in Tourism on 19 June, was to explore what is required to make innovation work and to achieve long term and successful green partnerships in the tourism industry.

• 8.6.2012Mexican Xcaret - infused with a sustainable culture

  Experiencias Xcaret, one of the participating companies in Nordic Innovation and OECD’s joint innovation programme, Green Business Model Innovation in the Tourism and Experience Economy, has had a sustainable approach to all operations since its inception in 1990.

• 6.6.2012National Day of Sweden

  Today, 6 June, is the National Day of Sweden (Sveriges nationaldag in Swedish). The tradition of celebrating this date began in 1916, in honour of the election of King Gustav Vasa in 1523, which is considered as the foundation of modern Sweden.

• 5.6.2012Denmark celebrating it's Constitution Day

  The day marks the anniversary of signing the Danish constitution in 1849, establishing Denmark as a constitutional monarchy, as well as the constitution from 1953 that was adopted on the same date.

• 4.6.2012Zero regrets regarding zero energy hotel

  Boutique Hotel Stadthalle in Vienna, the first zero-energy balanced hotel in the world, offers all customers a 10% discount of room rates if they arrive by environmentally friendly transport. This is just one of many initiatives the hotel uses to promote sustainability in tourism.