Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs sees cooperation between Nordic researchers as inspiration for Baltic countries

Tuesday, 20 July 2010

Halld´or Ásgrímsson and Lene EspersenThe Nordic model of joining forces in the fields of innovation and research could inspire other countries in the Baltic Sea region, said Lene Espersen, the Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the Baltic Development Forum in Vilnius on 2 June.

Espersen highlighted the Nordic Top-Level Research Initiative when presenting the programme of the Danish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM). NCM launched the initiative with a view to uniting the efforts of Nordic researchers seeking solutions to climate, energy and environmental issues.

The Top-Level Research Initiative is part of NCM's globalisation programme, which aims at jointly meeting the challenges of globalisation, especially within the areas of climate, energy, health and welfare.

The initiative consists of six sub-programmes:
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