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Somaliland in focus for sustainable business development with Sweden

Following a request from the Ministry of Somaliland for support in the development of sustainable cities, several business processes have started. Gästrike Återvinnare, together with Dalarna Science park and Smart City Sweden, have for two years carried out study visits and introduced projects in the cities of Berbera, Hargeisha and Odweine. Several Swedish companies have also been involved to assist with knowledge and competence as well as materials in recycling...

Villa Zero – Sweden's first carbon neutral single-family house to be built in Dalarna

A unique development project has been initiated in Borlänge, Sweden. The goal is to build a carbon neutral single-family house in 2021 with the most sustainable construction technology and building materials of the future; Villa Zero. An interesting part of the project is to evaluate whether it is possible to build single-family houses with the foundation of wood instead of concrete, since the concrete has a bigger impact on the...

Inkubator businesses: increase in sustainable innovation processes and digital needs

In 2020, Dalarna Science Park’s Inkubator is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary. A look back at what has happened between the years of 2014-2018 shows that:Tittar man i backspegeln vad som hänt under denna tid så kan vi sammanfatta resultatet mellan 2014-2018 så här...

More food – more jobs

There is a project currently underway called More Food – More Jobs (Swe: Mer mat – fler jobb), which aims to contribute to an increase in both food production and employment opportunities. Its goal is to help businesses that work within the food supply industry – from farm to table – employ more workers and grow. A consequence of this will be an increase in food production.

Talk more for better health

With the growing popularity in seeking health advice using digital means, Falun-based Pratamera (Talk More), which offers e-healthcare for mental health issues, is unsurprisingly also growing. Its managing director and founder, Patrik Hast, has arrived at a concept that is now under development in Sweden – but his plans are bigger than that. Much bigger!

BASTA gives you that big-city feel in a small-city setting

The feeling when stepping into a BASTA restaurant is one of relaxation, genuineness and informality. There’s colour, life, movement: things are happening here. Thoughts drift to city districts in big urban centres anywhere in the world, and for just one second, you imagine you are in Barcelona or New York. In such a place as BASTA, you want to eat well, meet your friends, feel good – and it all...

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New KWIKK management of digital payments

Ways of trading are constantly changing, and the number of digital channels is on the rise. But while more and more trade is taking place over the Internet, it is far from everybody who can take the step into the digital trading world. This is something that the business Kwikk from the town of Mora wants to change with its uncomplicated, simple and very flexible solution.

AGNSY’s dream is to get others to live theirs

We aim to create a simple, comprehensive platform that will enable the user to upload the digital products they have paid for. Together, Thomas Gilén, Maria Burénius Melander and Robert ‘Glenn’ Blank run the business AGNSY Ltd. They are working to develop a platform that facilitates payment for the production of digital material, for example, texts, pictures and films.

Sustainable pipes for indoor design open up for new possibilites

Interior design using pipes was something new for former fireman Johan Lindberg from Mora. He has now built up his business and already branched out internationally. - I want to work sustainably and for the long-term, not with a throw-away attitude. You’ll never need to throw away my products, which means you’ll never need to buy new ones, says Johan.