2020 var året da vi i NORA af åbenlyse årsager gik den digitale vej. Samtlige møder blev afholdt digitalt på enten Zoom eller Teams, tidens mødested, eller man kan måske sige, at disse platforme, blev det nye torv og naturlige midtby i vores fælles nordatlantiske bygd.
NORA gennemførte webinarer på både skandinavisk og engelsk. Vi vidste ikke hvad vi kunne forvente, men kan konstatere at der var over 100 gæster til arrangementerne og det er NORA stærkt tilfreds med.
Desuden gennemførte vi i samarbejde med kollegaer i Skotland
en innovationskonkurrence for ungdom også som digital løsning. Da ungdommen tilhører de såkaldte ’digital natives’, viste dette sig at ramme godt.
Flere projekter blev mere og mindre hårdt ramt, men der blev også givet støtte til en lang række projekter, som skal arbejde med nordatlantisk samarbejde i fremtiden.
Nogle af projekterne går den digitale vej, men nu håber vi alle, at vi kan komme ud af covid19 boblen og som Lena Merete Søderholm, NORAs formand i 2020, siger: Vi glæder os til at kunne mødes fysisk igen.
Old legends, stories, and the physical location come together in the NORA-supported project Stedfortællinger (Place-based Stories). Listen to an old tale as you walk through the landscape - and as one of the participants says: Something truly amazing happens.
The story adds something to the landscape, and the landscape adds something to the story.
the ideas that were created online
Three months into the pandemic, NORA and Scotland organised an online idea competition for young people of the North Atlantic. Deltakenter var,.
For 48 intense hours participants from coastal communities throughout the region met virtually for a battle of creative thinking in order to win great prizes. The 60 participants, aged 18 to 30, hailed from Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, Norway and Scotland. Sve, they submitted 12 original proposals for digital solutions that could help the region through the pandemic.
Idea for the winning proposal, Shop with Me, arose after more than half of Scottish businesses had been forced close at the start of the pandemic, a situation that was common throughout the NORA region as well. In response, many stores turned to digital solutions, but this was not without its consequences. Some customers felt they lost the authenticity of good customer service, while establishing an online sales platform is often expensive. Samuel Warnock e Rachael Bews, qui creato Shop with Me, ha venido a un solución hybride que madeu de una plataforma de vídeo para permitient de personnement interactiver y personnement seleccionar los itemos que quieter que puede comprar, que puede esperienza un servicio de cliente mais, evade la risque de infección. “The solution is easy to implement and can be used by small businesses.
Wide variety of ideas
There was no lack of creativity among the many participants, which the jury commented on during the award ceremony. The judging panel, which consisted of one representative per country, was to consider the criteria originality, realism and impact opportunities[ØA1] . He said: “I was surprised by the variety of ideas. There were a wide range of proposals, including tools for shopping, tourism and high-tech medical solutions.”
“I was surprised by the variety of ideas.
The proposals ranged from tools for shopping via tourism to high-tech medical solutions”. På, Shop With Me DKK 30,000. DKK 20,000. Third place and DKK 10,000 went to a new type of Covid-19 test. A tourism platform aimed at connecting tour guides to their customers during the pandemic while also creating scope for future face-to-face clientele, received a prize of entrepreneurship support from Scotland's Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
L'evento è stato funzionato da NORA e la Enterprise di Highlands e Islandia, con supporto da Klaksvík Council in Faroe Islands e la Mechanism de funzionamento Nuuk-Reykjavík-Torshavn.
Many of the small coastal communities in the NORA area have only rudimentary water systems. This is particularly an issue for high-Arctic communities. In addition, many of the water-delivery networks are mini-grids where the of supply water is insufficient. In some places, running water is only available for a few short periods during the summer.
Kåre Hendriksen, project leader, talks about the project
Challenging geological conditions can make it difficult to transport water over long distances or to store water for use during the winter. This adds costs for local firms, particularly those in the water-intensive fish-processing industry. The primary goal of the project was to evaluate existing solutions and to work together to develop alternatives.
Wool was once of great importance – indeed, it was crucial – for the communities of the North Atlantic. Wool, as the Faroese saying goes, is gold. But wool’s reputation isn’t what it once was, and, as it loses its shine, it loses its significance for the region. The project seeks to turn this around by promoting wool as a fabric that is in keeping with the modern longing for a return to traditional activities, including knitting. This is something the pandemic has only reinforced. The craftsmanship and traditions tied to wool are central to this project, and they are being investigated for their value to the tourism industry.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 500,000
The project will provide leadership and human-rights training to representatives from Faroese and Greenlandic youth groups. Training will consist of competency transfer from an Icelandic youth group via digital platforms. The project’s primary aim is to give North Atlantic youth a better and more powerful voice in national and international cooperation.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 72,500
The coastal areas of the North Atlantic are well suited for seaweed farming. The two most common wild species – sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) and badderlocks (Alaria esculenta) – have the potential to be farmed commercially. he project seeks to establish tools and methods that can help identify areas that are suitable for seaweed farming. The goal is for the tools to be adopted throughout the North Atlantic and that they can be used to assess different types of macroalgae. The tools are intended to be used by authorities for regulatory purposes and for new companies that want to start seaweed farming.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 500,000
The Arctic and North Atlantic regions are suffering from a years-long trend of youth out-migration. The focus of this project is the young people of the region who have something to say – those who are poised to become the region’s next leaders. Two media outlets will partner on a series of articles and other media products that focus on young people in the Arctic with something to say about topics such as arts, culture, science, environment or entrepreneurship.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 140,000
The project partners are seeking to establish rock climbing as a leisure and social activity for young people in eastern Greenland. It is hoped that some participants will eventually be certified as instructors and work in the local tourism industry.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 51,572
The facemask has become synonymous with safety during the Covid-19 pandemic. And while masks have saved lives, their widespread use has had a consequence: many wind up as litter. The SeaMask project seeks to bring together teams of designers and material developers who will turn to Nordic design traditions to come up with the next generation of masks. The idea is to replace the disposable masks with masks made of environmentally friendly materials. To accomplish this, the masks will be made of fish skin and will incorporate technologies that protect the wearer from viral infection.
NORA funding in 2020: DKK 130,000
Alle beslutninger tages efter sagsbehandling og forhandlinger. I forhandlingerne bør konsensus princippet tilstræbes. Til vedtagelse af beslutninger af principiel karakter kræves, at ingen af delegationerne modsætter sig beslutningen.
Lena Merete Søderholm
Formand 2020,
Medlem af Komité og Arbejdsudvalg
Stig Olsen
Komitemedlem
Lisbeth Nylund
Komitemedlem
Jørn Abelsen-Hansen
Medlem af Komite og Arbejdsudvalg
Ole Fjordgaard Kjær
Komitemedlem
Christian Wennecke
Komitemedlem
Jákup Mørkøre
Formand 2021,
Medlem af Komite og Arbejdsudvalg
Alex N. Vilhelm
Komitemedlem
Súsanna E. Sørensen
Komitemedlem
Kristján Þ. Halldórsson
Medlem af Komite og Arbejdsudvalg
Ásborg Ósk Arnþórsdóttir
Komitemedlem
Frosti Gíslason
Komitemedlem
