In recent years, Namdalen (Overhalla&Namsos municipalities) has faced the challenges of significant low employment among minority groups, increasing mental health problems among young people in Namsos and negative trend in physical activity among the...
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Building and renovating with ecolabels: tools to reduce environmental pollution through Green Public Procurement
The potential for sustainable public procurement is particularly high in the construction sector due to its high emissions and large contracts. So far, most countries are estimated to use Green Public Procurement (GPP) for less than 5 % of their contracts [1, 2] ....
Kick-off meeting
The project leader, Ilze Dimante, once again discussed our goals and anticipated outputs, while activity leaders delved into their tasks in more detail. The report from the associated organization, the Ministry of Agriculture (Latvia), on the Proposal for a...
Kickoff event in Uppsala, Sweden
🌐 Understanding Interreg Baltic Sea Region: Our day started with a special guest - Ekaterina Latysheva, the project officer and representative from the Interreg Baltic Sea Region. She unraveled the mysteries behind the Interreg BSR programme and introduced the future...
PV4All-Webinar on the use of photovoltaics for heating in Lithuania
During the webinar, the PV4All project was presented and activities implemented under the project were discussed. The use of PV in combination with heat pumps for meeting heating needs were presented for various applications. The main topics presented were: The Union...
CAIDX Project: Best Practices for the Development and Implementation of Diagnostics AI in European Hospitals
In recent years, the development of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and tools in medicine has increased significantly. These advances have the potential to greatly improve healthcare. However, the adoption of AI into routine clinical practice in European...
Bridging distances to create opportunities
Text Joonas Ranta and Leena Toivanen The workweek kicks off in the editorial office with a summery vibe. Icons and participant names populate the meeting view on the remote work app, and soon, video connections are established, giving way to conversations. This...
Second Blue Supply Chains Partner meeting in Gothenburg
The second Blue Supply Chains Partner meeting took place last month in Gothenburg, Sweden. Over two days, featuring a variety of presentations and workshops, Partners discussed the current and upcoming tasks to be accomplished within the project. The initiative is now...
Help Holmen find more uses for wood ash
On September 26th, Biofuel Region launched Holmen's challenge in a webinar. The challenge was presented by Holmen's project manager, Markus Kyrk, and the current uses of wood ash were explained by experts from both Swedish and Finnish perspectives. What is...
Local stakeholder meeting in Central Finland
The challenge of planning of industrial areas which will be functional, sustainable and energy efficient not only next year, but also 20 or 50 years from now is faced by several municipalities in their regional planning activities. The municipalities of Central...