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Insight EU Dossier: Design in Government and Society 2 / 2022

Apr 20, 2022 , ,
PUBLIC SECTOR TRANSFORMATION
  • French EU Presidency: Declaration of the Conference of EU Ministers for Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service
  • Conference of EU Ministers for Public Sector Transformation and the Civil Service – French EU Presidency
  • Interventions from delegates of local and regional authorities at the March plenary of the Conference on the Future of Europe
  • DUET Digital Twins Finalist at EU Conference of Ministers for Public Sector Transformation
PUBLIC SECTOR DISRUPTION
  • New Policy Brief Unlocks Recommendations for Responsible Adoption of Disruptive Public Sector Techno – Open & Agile Smart Cities
WORLD GOVERNMENT
  • UN: Secretary-General’s video message to the World Government Summit
CONFERENCE: FUTURE OF EUROPE
  • Conference plenary continues to debate draft proposals
SOCIAL DESIGN
  • A Circular Society: The Solutions Exist – We Just Need Courage – DDC – Danish Design Center
  • Balslev Recommends: Five Things Circular to Explore in April – DDC – Danish Design Center
  • Mission 30 for 2030: How to Create a Design-Driven Circular Mission – DDC – Danish Design Center
  • Power to the Public: Tackling Design Operations
SERVICE DESIGN
  • How we run service design training as an agile service – UK Government
  • A day in the life of an interaction designer at GDS – UK Government
  • Going beyond the GOV.UK Design System for MoJ Forms professional users – UK Government
  • Service Design Learning Fest 2022
E-GOVERNANCE
  • The 8th e-Governance Conference focuses on governance resilience and seamlessness – e-Governance Academy
OPEN DATA
  • Open Data Institute: Why embedding ethical data practices could be “make or break” for your bottom line
  • Sharing Data Better: The Rise of Data Institutions – Open Data Institute
DESIGN RESEARCH
  • STBY: Reflections on our series of published books
STARTUP DESIGN
  • 20 innovative European start-ups selected for financial support
  • La commissaire Gabriel rencontre les villages de start-ups
  • Startup Europe Success Stories
  • Female Fintech Leader & Fresh Funds – EU-Startups.com
  • Latest headlines about European Start-ups
  • Flashpoint is inviting exciting seed and late-seed stage SaaS startups to pitch in front of leading VCs: Apply now! (Sponsored)
  • Silicon Valley Startup Coach, Andrew Lee Miller, will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • Finland’s Voima Ventures is expanding in the Nordics with two women leading the charge
  • Bulgarian startup Rush scores €2.5 million to enable superior ecommerce buying experiences
  • Barcelona-based Heura lands over €4 million in just 12 hours as thousands of good rebels join its protein revolution
  • From leaders to founders: Promoting diverse gender inclusion in the tech startup ecosystem
  • Berlin-based Staex raises €1.65 million for its unique and sustainable Web3 stack for IoT
  • Greek-founded startup Wealthyhood raises over €900k for wealth-building app that transforms milennial investing
  • London-based Wagestream secures over €134 million for its financial wellbeing app in one of the largest-ever raises for a social impact fintech
  • JJ Delgado, General Manager of MOVE Estrella Galicia, will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • Inspired to end loneliness among older people, UK-based The Joy Club raises €1.3 million for its community-based platform
  • Amsterdam-based fintech startup Payaut scores €8 million to fuel European expansion
  • Lauris Lietavietis, ​​Chief of Sales and Partnerships at Printify, will speak at the EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • Boosting the potential of talented immigrant workers worldwide, UK-based Immigram raises over €460k
  • Berlin-based foodtech startup Choco bites into €102 million to become Germany’s latest unicorn
  • Changing the landscape of European VC to become more founder-friendly, London-based D2 closes fund at over €18 million
  • Finnish fintech startup Zevoy raises €15 million and plans European roll-out of its expense management tool
  • Meet the 15 finalists of our big Pitch Competition at this year’s EU-Startups Summit!
  • The EIT Health Summit 2022 will take place on 24-25th May – and there’s one month left to register! (Sponsored)
  • Coaching-as-a-Service: 5 European startups transforming training for employees
  • Swiss AI sales intelligence platform Unique picks up €5.5 million and acquires Munich-based Ciara
  • UK-Based startup Regulatory Genome picks up over €5.49 million to transform how we consume regulatory information
  • Berlin-based Superlist scores €10 million to build its productivity tool of the future
  • Weekly VC Overview: All European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (April 4 – 8)
  • Tackling the climate crisis with carbon credits: European startups paving the way
  • Madrid-based fintech startup RITMO scores over €184 million to become leading financing and payments platform for ecommerce
  • Dublin-based Clarity CX1 picks up €1.6 million for its tailored cloud CRM solutions that are in high demand
  • Shaping the future of the metaverse: A panel discussion with Hiber, Vault Hill and Volkswagen Group
  • Join one of Switzerland’s leading digital health and medtech accelerators (Sponsored)
  • UK-based agritech startup Better Origin raises €14.6 million to fix the food chain using AI-powered insect mini-farms
  • Greentech Europe 2022 want to support gender-diverse greentech innovation – Applications are now open! (Sponsored)
  • Nord Security raises first-ever outside capital and becomes Lithuanias’s latest unicorn
  • Berlin-based unicorn Grover picks up more than €303 million as it pioneers the circular economy approach to consumer tech
  • weGrow Co-Founder & CEO Gernot Schwendtner will speak at the EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • Find a co-founder for your agrifood startup: Apply for EIT Food’s TeamUp programme! (Sponsored)
  • Top 10 fantastic fast-growing startups from Greece to watch in 2022
  • Euronews Group Chairman Michael Peters will speak at the EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • Lefebvre Sarrut launches the second edition of LightSpeed – the European legaltech accelerator (Sponsored)
  • Porto-based Fibersail takes off with €5 million to reduce the cost of wind energy
  • UK-based JamJar Investments raises over €119 million to back a new generation of challenger brands
  • Hamburg-based ExpressGroup secures €25 million to democratize financial services for the working class
  • Warsaw-based Mindgram secures €7 million for its app for employee mental wellness and plans European expansion
  • Making a logo online: the ultimate guide from Turbologo (Sponsored)
  • French startup Sweep picks up €66.5 million for its leading carbon management platform
  • Barcelona-based Amenitiz picks up over €27 million to revolutionise the day-to-day of independent hoteliers – Spain’s biggest SaaS Series A funding round to date
  • Tom Hoglund, Co-Founder and CRO at Epidemic Sound will speak at the EU-Startups Summit on May 12-13 in Barcelona!
  • 10 European legaltech startups shaking up the industry to improve our daily lives
  • French startup HeyTeam picks up €10 million for its innovative HRtech and prepares to launch in Spain and Italy
  • Berlin-based lemon.markets raises €15 million to launch a stock trading API for developers
  • Helsinki-based Upsy Shopping Helper bags €1.2 million to help small businesses compete with ecommerce giants
  • Weekly VC Overview: All European startup funding rounds we tracked this week (March 28 – April 1)
  • “Our social impact goes beyond the environment to support positive health and wellbeing”: Interview with Caroline Seton, Co-Founder and Head of Growth at HumanForest
  • Swedish startup Minut raises €12.6 million to make guests better neighbours with its rental monitoring solution
  • HRtech startup from Manchester, Orka picks up €3.5 million to revolutionise recruitment for flexible workers
  • UK-based social fashion rental platform bags €2.7 million to scale rapid growth
  • “From Idea to Global Success”: Silicon Castles’ Masterclass at this year’s EU-Startups Summit!
  • London-based Emitwise pulls in €9 million for its AI-driven carbon accounting software
  • Luxembourg-based SHIPSTA secures over €8.9 million to provide frictionless procurement processes worldwide
  • Climate VC launches with a €41 million fund to be a force for good in climate change investing
  • TIER Mobility acquires US-based Fantasmo as it continues to change mobility for good
  • London-based Sona picks up €6.2 million for its people operating system for frontline and deskless workers
  • Crowdcube Country Manager Azahara Espejo will speak at this year’s EU-Startups Summit in Barcelona on May 12-13!
  • Swedish startup My Telescope secures €2.5 million for its market intelligence software
  • Berlin-based LEVY Health raises €2.5 million in its mission to improve women’s health care and close the care gap
  • Athens-based Woli picks up €700k for its money app for families and plans European growth
UK
  • ExploreStation is back!
  • Shopping for health: putting health assets into the heart of local communities
SCOTLAND
  • National Strategy for Community Justice revision: consultation
  • Scotland’s National Strategy for Economic Transformation
FINLAND
  • Latest headlines by Forum Virium Helsinki
    • Helsinki residents measured air quality with sensors more than a million times – resulting in cleaner breathing air in residential areas
    • Where is that door – information on finding the property in the property 4.5.
    • Sensors are now warning of slippery streets – an experiment is underway at Malminkartano
    • AI4Cities tests new artificial intelligence solutions for emission reductions in European cities – several Finnish companies involved
    • Premises and goods for distribution – looking for solutions for housing companies
    • Mobility Lab Helsinki’s operations started: The digital twin in traffic creates the basis for new business innovations
    • Mobility Lab Helsinki is a pilot platform for intelligent transport innovations
    • Join the traffic digital twin mailing list
    • Kickoff of the DOT – Digital Competence Development in Work project 25.4.
    • Augmented reality for drone flying and urban planning
    • The Senior Safety project is testing an alarm system to be installed in the living environment of the elderly
    • Lifestyles more climate-friendly with mobile apps? The Carbon Ego application tested digital control in everyday choices
    • Meri Vainio started in the DOT project as a project manager
    • Innovation competition kick-off: introducing frames and search paths!
    • Good morning Smart City! 31.3.
    • Usability is data in the data catalog

 

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