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Law enforcement – from the streets to the internet

news Data Legal Society 29/06/2021

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

call Data Medicine Welfare 2021

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 guttorm 23.06.2021 Cities Community Tech
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 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 Marianne 07.06.2021 Environment Industry Resources
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

news Data Medicine Society 20/05/2021

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 Marianne 04.05.2021 Emission Industry Transition
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.