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Swedish hospital uses AI to the benefit of patients and staff
Aug 26, 2024 What are the challenges with AI and which are the good examples that can be replicated? Skåne University Hospital is already using AI to diagnose and treat cancer patients. We look at AI in Skåne from three angles, inspired by the new technology at Skåne University Hospital.
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Finland wants to teach the world more about AI
Aug 26, 2024 In the 1990s, Finland performed magic with mobile telephony and technology. Now the country wants to become a leader in artificial intelligence. The message is being spread around the world through a Finnish training program that has already taught a million people elementary AI.
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Iceland ditches crypto mining for AI: “A great opportunity for Nordic data centres”
Aug 26, 2024 The number of data centres has increased rapidly in Iceland in the last few years. Critics say they mostly serve crypto mining, which is not considered the most useful way to use valuable green energy.
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Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 A private initiative became the beginning of a dynamic district halfway between Malmö Central and Copenhagen Airport. The Eurovision Song Contest was recently staged here and in June, participants this week gathered to celebrate 70 years of the common Nordic labour market.
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Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 Sweden’s Minister for Employment Johan Pehrson has painted a picture of the Nordic region as a beacon in northern Europe, offering hope and opportunities to people. But what does the agreement on the common Nordic labour market really mean beyond what is already regulated by the EU?
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Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress
Jun 20, 2024 Like tens of thousands of other Swedish youths, Danielle Backström travelled to Norway to work. She became one of the “Party Swedes” who worked in restaurants, cafés and bars. Since then, she has worked as a home carer and with plants. Now, she is training to become a seamstress.
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Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness
May 27, 2024 3,000 Swedes die every year from work-related injuries. Unlike fatalities and accidents in the workplace, the effects of poor working environments are harder to see and measure. For the individual, the lost years amount to an immeasurable loss, but society also stands to lose an estimated 4 per cent of GDP per country a year.
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More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change
May 27, 2024 They expose themselves to great risks to save others and property. But the price they pay can be high. Firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than people in most other occupations. There are now growing calls for making it easier for firefighters to have cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector
May 27, 2024 The Swedish horse industry faces challenges both in terms of high accident risks and heavy labour. To improve the work environment, they offer training and also use research to find new methods and tools to create better conditions. Now, a new equestrian centre where new technology will be tested is nearing completion.
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