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Regional economic effects of the green transition in the Nordic Region
No full textThis report provides insights into the regional economic effects of the green transition across the Nordic countries. Through a series of country- and sector-specific chapters by Nordic experts, the report explores the regional challenges and opportunities associated with advancing the green transition within key sectors and achieving ambitious climate goals in the Nordic Region. It is a source of inspiration for policymakers, regional planners, researchers, industry leaders, and anyone interested in understanding the socio-economic dimensions of the green transition in the Nordic Region. It offers practice-based perspectives into addressing the challenges of decarbonisation while fostering regional development and inclusivity
Case Catalogue : Nordic Smart Government and Business 2021–2024
No full textThe Nordic Smart Government & Business (NSG&B) 4.0 programme 2021-2024 drives cross-border digitalisation for Nordic SMEs, enabling seamless trade and data exchange. Government agencies and private sector partners have developed solutions for automated data sharing, reporting, and digital wallets. Key achievements include a Nordic API for public registry data, a shared financial vocabulary, and contributions to digital wallet initiatives. The NSG&B case catalogue features 8 examples of how businesses and European initiatives in the area can leverage its work on eInvoicing, KYC processes, and digital wallets, showcasing the potential for wider adoption and innovation
Supervision to combat waste crime : A study of the supervision systems and working methods of the Nordic countries
No full textThe purpose of the study is to showcase good practices, promote cooperation, build knowledge, and facilitate exchanges of experiences, thereby contributing to strengthening the Nordic countries' ability to conduct effective and appropriate work against waste crime. The study, initiated in February 2024, focused on understanding the supervisory systems of the Nordic countries and their efforts in combating illegal waste management. It comprised four interconnected parts: a literature review, interviews, a workshop, and a final report. The findings of the study are compared and analyzed in three different chapters: waste crimes, supervisory authorities, and main themes
Trans People’s Working Life Conditions in the Nordic Region
No full textTrans people are a particularly vulnerable group and face various obstacles throughout their lives, not least in working life, where they experience worse conditions as a group than the majority population.Today, there is limited knowledge of the working life conditions for trans people and the underlying factors that affect their employment. The national studies that have been published have different areas of focus, but collectively they can provide a clearer picture of working life conditions for trans people in the Nordic countries. This publication summarises the field of knowledge in the region. By consolidating existing research, the project helps to identify and, in some cases, fill knowledge gaps and thereby be of use to the Nordic countries. The aim is to make trans people’s working life conditions visible to enable dialogue and identify needs and measures for improvement
The Nordic definition on deafblindness
No full textThis publication presents the revised Nordic definition on deafblindness, an important tool for understanding and addressing the unique challenges faced by people with combined visual and hearing impairments. The publication emphasises the importance of viewing deafblindness as a distinct disability, rather than simply the sum of two separate conditions. This publication presents the Nordic definition on deafblindness offering in-depth comments, with the aim of contributing to increased awareness, promoting a more inclusive view on deafblindness, and creating a basis for a society where everyone is given the opportunity to participate fully. The extended commentaries to the definition provide a deeper insight into the complex aspects of deafblindness. These commentaries explain, among other things, how to apply the definition in practice and highlight the various factors that influence a person’s experience of deafblindness, such as the time of onset, the degree of visual and hearing impairment, and any additional disabilities. The revised definition and the commentaries have been done by The Nordic Leadership Forum on Deafblindness, and there is a plan on revising it every four years. By offering the definition in six languages (Danish, English, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, and Swedish), the publication aims to promote a common understanding and approach across the Nordic region.
Addressing the hate speech issue in the Nordic countries : A challenge for media welfare states or a chance for their revival?
No full textHate speech on digital platforms manifests itself in ways that need to be addressed both in practice and on a policy level, taking Nordic (media) policies into novel areas. For this chapter, I analysed and compared policy documents discussing hatespeech from Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden, with a focus on how hatespeech is defined, the perceived harmful functions of hate speech, and the suggested remedies. The analysis shows that hate speech is perceived to endanger societies’ democratic functions, public debate, and freedom of speech. Hate speech targetsspecific minorities and especially those in public positions or participating inpublic debate. The suggested remedies correspond with media welfare state ideals: increased collaboration between all relevant parties, state support for both citizens and media, and adjustments of existing laws. The role of online platforms is crucial, but concrete measures to hold them responsible still wait for the implementation of the European Union’s Digital Services Act legislation.This research was enabled by University of Jyväskylä, Department of Language and Communication Studies. The chapter was finalised with support from Tampere University and Academy of Finland funded projects Communication Rights in the Age of Digital Disruption (Cordi), funding decision 3208917/2018 and Everyday Affective Practices Online: Producing, Experiencing and Managing Hate Speech in the Digital Era (Haffect), funding decision 340648/2021.</p
The Future of the Nordic Media Model : A Digital Media Welfare State?
No full textThe media systems of the Nordic countries have for long been characterised by universality, freedom, trust, and cooperation between stakeholders. In comparative media systems research, the Nordic countries have been described as belonging to a single model – the Nordic media welfare state. The future of this model is now more uncertain than ever, as it is under increasing pressure from global tech companies, new digital media infrastructure, and developments in media policy, which all seem to elude domestic regulatory control. These developments raise questions about both the current state and the future of the media welfare state in a digital society – questions that this edited volume seeks to explore through conceptual, theoretical, and empirical analyses. The first section of this edited volume analyses the current state of the media model in the Nordic countries and focuses on some of the challenges that the media welfare states are facing. The section provides a comparative analysis of how the media are used and how they are regulated. It also analyses specific challenges such as disinformation and hate speech and the current measures taken to tackle such issues. The second section of this volume addresses conceptual and theoretical issues regarding the concept of the Nordic media welfare state. Through both historical and contemporary case studies, the section extends the concept of media welfare by attending to digital infrastructures, libraries, environmental issues, as well as the integration of the media with other aspects of social welfare. In the final chapter of the book, the editors propose that the digital media welfare state can be expanded and adapted to the digital media landscape using the public service media companies as a platform to connect cultural institutions and citizens. This book is of interest to students, researchers, and anyone seeking to understand developments in the media industries and media policy in the Nordic countries. The chapters in this volume are written by experts in their respective fields and provide the reader with both an overview and detailed knowledge about the Nordic media model. The editors – Peter Jakobsson and Johan Lindell at Uppsala University and Fredrik Stiernstedt at Södertörn University – have collaborated in several research projects that connect to the question of the future of the digital media welfare state
Introduction: The future of the digital media welfare state
No full textFor decades, comparative media studies have classified and compared differentmedia systems around the world. Analyses suggest that the media systems ofthe Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden) sharecertain traits, rendering them media welfare states. In this introductory chapter,we discuss the constituents of the Nordic media model and its contemporary statusand challenges. We then introduce the 14 chapters included in this volume. Thechapters are written by Nordic scholars and deal with a range of aspects connectedto the transformation or stability of the Nordic media system in the digital era
Techlash or tech change? How the image of Mark Zuckerberg changed with Cambridge Analytica
No full textThe Cambridge Analytica scandal shook political establishments and news audiences alike in 2018. The scandal, which figures prominently in accounts of the “techlash”, has been followed by a substantial reorientation in the attitudes held towards the digital sector. The aim of this chapter is to tell the story of the developing history of the digital backlash as seen through an empirical analysis of the Danish media coverage of Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook. While we find that the public’s view of Zuckerberg, Facebook, and the tech industry did change dramatically, we suggest that this was anticipated by a long-term change in the media representation of them in the years before. This challenges the notion of quick and sudden pushback, as implied by the metaphor of a backlash, instead suggesting that the scandal is part of a gradual process of change in public opinion regarding technology companies, their CEOs, and their operations.The project was conducted as part of the Platform Intelligence in News project, funded by the Innovation Fund Denmark.</p
Conclusion. Making sense of a crisis
No full textThe Conclusion of this book is closely connected to Chapter 1. As expressed in the Introduction, these chapters, serving as bookends, are designed to be read in conjunction with each other. In this Conclusion, I reflect upon the six building blocks of journalism innovation – resources, technology, organisation, management, culture, and business model – while summing up the empirical chapters of the book. In response to our overarching research question asking how Norwegian news media responded to the Covid-19 pandemic in terms of innovation and value creation, we have found that the crisis served as a catalyst for innovation, a critical test of resilience, and an amplifier of value creation. Based on the insights from our empirical studies, we conclude that the crisis stimulated renewal and transformation, which changed – at least in the short term – how news media operated and created value, economically as well as socially