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NEWSLETTER NO. 33 - MARCH 2020

Future events
The following events will be held in the upcoming months:
POSTPONED: Dialogue meeting: ”Doing Business in Iceland”
By the recommendations of the Danish government regarding COVID-19 (Corona), we are postponing our dialogue meeting on next Tuesday. We have already received undertaking from the speakers, and we are currently working on having the event on a later date.
Business delegation to the Faroe Islands, week 26
Arctic Business Network are planning for a business delegation to the Faroe Islands in week 26. By now, you can already declare your interest, by e-mailing to
contact@arcticbusinessnetwork.com. Arctic Consensus will be participating at the delegation trip.  
News
Visit from the Dutch ambassador to Denmark
The Kingdom of Netherlands’ ambassador to Denmark, Rob Zaagman, has paid Arctic Consensus a visit.

At the meeting, the partners discussed how the EU can contribute in the Arctic, and which challenges arctic stakeholders face in relation to, the EU-commissions very limited focus on the Arctic. Different approaches to Arctic strategies were also discussed, including the upcoming arctic strategy for the Kingdom of Denmark.
Kickoff on exchange programs
The second project year of Nordic Arctic Rehabilitation focuses on knowledge-sharing and Nordic synergy through employee exchanges. The first out of three exchanges are completed and during the exchanges, the Nordic-Arctic rehabilitation professionals will get a chance to present their methods of work in an institutional context as well as in home care.

You can read about the program here 
UN’s sustainability goals – quit using empty words!

Arctic Consensus was present at Bureau Vertias annual Kick-Off seminar, which this year focused on the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs). With a saying ”It’s all about trust” and some exhortations about empty words and actions, an emphasis was put on the value of daring to take responsibility for your sustainability strategy, and to admit whether you live up to its expectations.
 
You can read more here.
Project collaboration on Arctic innovation center

During the fall, Arctic Consensus has been collaborating with Signe Lyngholm Lindbjerg on a project, while she was interning at NordDanmarks EU Offices in Brussels. During this period, she has been working on a report, which examines the potentials and challenges in establishing an innovation center in an Arctic context.
 
You can read more here
Raw materials, greenlandic charm and networking - PDAC 2020
Last week, PDAC (Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada) was held in Toronto, Canada. Arctic Consensus was present, represented by CEO Lise-Lotte, who was part of a large delegation from Greenland and Denmark. There were, in general, at the convention and on Greenland Day, a large interest in the Greenlandic actors, and the possibilities for the mining industry in Greenland.
 
You can read more here
Update: Coronavirus
Dear actors, businesses and collaborators
 
We are of course following the directions of the government to minimize the COVID-19 epidemic.
 
Therefore, we have cancelled events, and are not participating in physical meetings, conferences and events.
 
We are happy to participate in electronic meetings and activities. We are running office through our homespace-offices, and are reachable by mobile and mail as usual.
 
We will continue cooperating and are adapting to the situation.
 
Have a nice day.
 
Best regards,
Lise-Lotte Terp, Director

 
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