Summer in the Nordics is synonymous with democracy festivals: this is the time of the year where we celebrate our democracies and meet each other around open discussions across political orientations and opinions.
2023 is no exception and ‘Nordic Innovation‘ has already participated at ‘Folkemødet’ in Denmark and ‘Almedalsveckan’ in Sweden. Next week we continue to ‘Arendalsuka’ in Norway (14-18 August), where we welcome people to participate in a total of seven events around mobility, venture capital, diversity and inclusion, and healthcare. Nordic Innovation activities @ Arendalsuka will take place at ‘Nordens Telt’.
Join us when we celebrate the Best Nordic Health App 2023
Healthcare has been a major topic on the Nordic Innovation agenda this spring: three new projects have kicked off under the Life Science and Health Tech program which also reflects our participation at the democracy festivals. At ‘Folkemødet’ Nordic Innovation organized a panel discussion on sharing of health data across the Nordics through health apps and during ‘Arendalsuka’ the spotlight will be on health data and digital health solutions. On Tuesday, 13.45 – 14.00, we will for the first-time name and celebrate the best health app in the Nordics. Nordic Innovation has been running a health app competition with the purpose to discover and recognize health apps from the Nordics. Five health apps have been selected as finalists. All finalists have received free assessment against the Nordic Digital Health and Evaluation Criteria (NordDEC) and they will be featured in a booklet highlighting their solutions. From the five finalists one will be selected as the final winner. We look forward to celebrating the Best Nordic Health App with you!
Towards a Nordic ecosystem for venture capital
How can we ensure that more venture capital goes to innovation and the green transition? This is one of the questions raised by Nordic Innovation during panel discussions at ‘Folkemødet’ and ‘Almedalsveckan’. Venture capital will also be on the agenda at ‘Arendalsuka’. On Tuesday, 16.00-18.00, a panel of experts will look into the Nordic model for venture capital and ask the question: is this model sustainable? Nordic Innovation and VC Challenge have the common goal to create a Nordic ecosystem for venture capital. We look forward to welcoming you to an interesting discussion on a Nordic ecosystem for venture capital.
The future of Nordic mobility
Mobility plays a key role if the Nordics are to reach the 2030 climate goals. How do we prioritize our resources best possible when it comes to mobility and transport? Should we do a bit of everything, or should we keep our focus on some specific areas? During ‘Arendalsuka’ we welcome you to take part in two events where we discuss mobility in the Nordic region. On Wednesday, 18.30-19.30, we discuss the future of Nordic mobility and how Nordic collaboration on innovation can help us to move towards more sustainable mobility solutions.
Read the full program here: we look forward to meeting you in Arendal!
Contacts:
Lena Henriksson (Head of Communication) L.Henriksson@nordicinnovation.org
Nils Arne Haagensen (Senior Communication Adviser) nils.haagensen@nordicinnovation.org
Sarah Hitz (Communication Adviser)
sarah.hitz@nordicinnovation.org
