Key findings from Reuters Institute Digital News Report 2023
The Reuters Digital News Report 2023 reveals that 22% of Swedes and 27% of Dutch sometimes or often avoid the news. As a strategy to tackle news avoidance, the Swedish public broadcaster SVT started the initiative "Fika med SVT", involving conversations over coffee with thousands of Swedes to better understand the audience's needs. The project resulted in a shift to more constructive and solution-oriented news reporting. The goal is to include constructive elements in each national news broadcasting, emphasizing solutions to societal issues.
Read more about the "Fika med SVT" , and download the full Reuters Digital News Report 2023 .
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The Swedish Chamber’s members donates €1600 to Gilat Foundation
The Swedish Chamber is proud to donate €1600 to the Gilat Foundation, courtesy of generous member contributions at last year's Charity Raffle during the Annual Exclusive Lucia Dinner held in December. Gilat Foundations is dedicated to providing interactive children’s theatre in academic children’s hospitals. The Swedish Chamber would like to thank all its generous members for their contributions, and the following sponsors for making the Charity Raffle possible: Strömma, StenaLine, KostaBoda, Orrefors, Hotel Des Indes, Hotel Hilton, Hotel Diplomat, Storytel, and Sav.
Find more information about Gilat Foundation , and the Annual Lucia Dinner's Charity Raffle .
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Meet our new member contact persons
As the new year comes with changes, some of the Swedish Chamber members have presented new contact persons for the Swedish Chamber community. We want to extend a warm welcome to the following:
- Fatih Noyan,
- Ruud de Brake,
- Mark Verbakel,
- Menno Ovaa,
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Meet Lex Keukens, member of the Innovation & Tech Committee
Meet Swedish Chamber Innovation & Tech Committee Member Lex Keukens! The Innovation and Tech Committee assists the Chamber with insights into emerging technologies, working towards enhancing current tech initiatives and introducing new events, round tables, and innovation programs for startups, scaleups, investors, and multinational corporations from Sweden and the Netherlands.
“For me, AI will be the most important topic in 2024. From my perspective as a lawyer, we have to focus on the regulatory aspect of AI as well to make sure AI will have outcome which are ethical from all perspectives, instead of focusing entirely on the commercial aspects. I want to make an even bigger impact on the tech industry in Sweden and the Netherlands by organizing more events, and attracting more interested parties to our Tech Tables series in 2024.”
Find more information about the Swedish Chamber Committees , and the program for the Tech Table 2024 event series .
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Coming Soon: Business Climate Survey 2024
It is time to get ready for the Business Climate Survey 2024! The Business Climate Survey is an appreciated and important tool used by Team Sweden in the Netherlands to map the opportunities and challenges Swedish companies face when doing business in the Netherlands. This year marks the survey’s fourth executive year in the Netherlands, and 23 countries partake in the collaboration worldwide.
Representatives of Swedish businesses in the Netherlands will receive the survey in their inbox on Thursday 1 February. We look forward to receiving your responses and presenting the results! Find more information about the Business Climate Survey and download last year’s report .
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Thank you for a fantastic New Year’s Reception 2024
Last week, the Swedish Chamber was honoured to celebrate the annual New Year’s Reception together with Honorary Members and guests at the residency of H.E. Ambassador of Sweden Mr Johannes Oljelund. The Chamber would like to extend a warm thank you to everyone who joined this fantastic event, and a special thanks to H.E. Ambassador Oljelund for hosting and sharing his insights about the upcoming year. Find more photos from the event .
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Meet Jan Sundelin, Chairman of the Swedish Chamber Innovation & Tech Committee
Meet the Chairman of the Swedish Chamber Innovation & Tech Committee Jan B. Sundelin! The Innovation and Tech Committee assists the Chamber with insights into emerging technologies, working towards enhancing current tech initiatives and introducing new events, round tables, and innovation programs for startups, scaleups, investors, and multinational corporations from Sweden and the Netherlands. Jan expressed that:
"The Swedish Chamber of Commerce provide a robust infrastructure for a quick and efficient market connection. We aim to bring together tech experts, entrepreneurs, investors, and VCs from Sweden and the Netherlands to discuss trends ranging from AI to deep tech in the rapidly developing digitalization and tech landscape."Find more information about the Swedish Chamber Committees , and see the upcoming Tech Tables 2024 .
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Thank you for attending the YP New Year’s Mingle with Heussen
A sincere thank you to everyone who joined The Young Professionals New Year’s Mingle! Special thanks to The Swedish Chamber of Commerce Patron member Heussen, with a special mention to Swedish Desk Manager Rebecca van Dorrestein, for graciously hosting the event. We are genuinely grateful to kick off 2024 with such enthusiasm and energy alongside all of you! It was fantastic to bring together The Young Professionals and Heussen colleagues in a New Year’s quiz celebration, creating new connections and enjoying delicious Ollibollen. YP looks forward to collaboratively creating a fun year filled with new connections and development together with the network.
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