CPH:DOX, Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, is the third largest documentary film festival in the world. Each year, the festival fills Copenhagen’s cinemas with a selection of more than 200 films from around the world. The next edition of CPH:DOX takes place March 16-26, 201 CPH:DOX was founded in 2003. Supported by film professionals as well as the … [Read more...]
SOMALI PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE WHO LIVES IN FINLAND TAKES AIM AT CORRUPTION
As Somalia slid into civil war almost 26 years ago, a family in Mogadishu sold everything to send a teenage girl to safety overseas. The 18-year-old arrived in northern Europe as a penniless and poorly educated asylum seeker. Now an expert in public health and an award-winning activist, Fadumo Dayib hopes to return to her homeland to end the killing and corruption and help lead … [Read more...]
FACEBOOK TO BUILD DATA CENTER IN DENMARK
According to the business times, Facebook will build its third data centre outside the United States in Denmark to store and manage the social media giant's growing data, such as photos and videos. The 184,000 square metre facility will be built in Odense, the birthplace of writer Hans Christian Andersen, and will generate around 1,200 jobs to build it, Fyens.dk said. The … [Read more...]
THE LARGEST NORDIC BUSINESS CONFERENCE ON AFRICA SLATED FOR OCTOBER 13TH IN OSLO
On Thursday 13 October, The Norwegian-African Business Association (NABA) will host the sixth Summit of its kind and the largest Nordic business conference on Africa. The summit will convene under the theme “Investing in Africa’s Growing Cities”. African and Norwegian leaders from across industries will meet to discuss trends, issues and the great potential for the rising … [Read more...]
FINLAND TARGETS AUTONOMOUS SHIPPING BY 2025
The Finnish government is taking the lead in the development of autonomous, unmanned ships to ply the world’s oceans in the not-so-distant future. The Finnish Funding Agency for Innovation announced this week the launch of what it is calling a “new business ecosystem”, which brings together leaders in autonomous technology and startups working in the information and … [Read more...]