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Law enforcement – from the streets to the internet Jakob 29.06.2021 Data Legal Society
Law enforcement methods have changed dramatically with the rise of big data. Police work used to consist of data collection and traditional intelligence gathering. Now, it involves greater use of big data, face recognition, surveillance and other data-driven tools.
Japan-Nordic Frontier Research Projects for Healthy Longevity Marianne 24.06.2021 Data Medicine Welfare
NordForsk is issuing a call for proposals on Japan–Nordic collaborations on health data research. The call has a total budget of approximately NOK 25 million, and the deadline for the call for proposals is 7 October 2021.
Citizens: From insignificant to leading experts

news Cities Community Tech 23/06/2021

Citizens often know best. Involving them when new community services and areas are to be developed should be a top priority.
Nordic-Russian call for networks for risk and crisis management

call Cooperation Environment Society Deadline 15.09.2021

NordForsk is issuing a call for proposals for Nordic-Russian networks for risk and crisis management. The call has a total budget of approximately NOK 6 million, and the deadline for the call for proposals is 15 September 2021.
Nordic companies converting to circular production

news Environment Industry Resources 07/06/2021

What do a furniture company in Norway and a coffee producer in Sweden have in common? On the surface, very little – but both are among the over 300 companies in the Nordic region that are in the midst of restructuring for sustainable production, thanks to collaboration with the CIRCit research project.
We hope to make schools and preschools more welcoming places

news Children Community Learning 26/05/2021

Professor Eva Johansson and Docent Anna-Maija Puroila believe children’s feeling of belonging holds the key to understanding modern classrooms. The research project Politics of Belonging wants to gather knowledge on how to promote inclusion and strengthen the feeling of belonging in early childhood education.
New report: Over NOK 3 billion for Nordic research on COVID-19 Marianne 20.05.2021 Data Medicine Society
The Nordic countries combined have allocated more than NOK 3 billion for COVID-19 research. The bulk of funding has targeted medical research, and Sweden is by far the largest funder.
New tool can predict short-term climate changes

news Emission Industry Transition 04/05/2021

The long-term effects of climate change are well known. But what about next year, or in three years? A soon to end research project has developed a tool for exactly this purpose. The ARCPATH tool can become a game changer in both the private and public sector.