Kari Alanko

Ambassador, retired

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

The great reversal – Covid-19 is undoing years of progress in curbing global poverty https://t.co/wsvUPQvsl9

[FinlandInSouthAfrica @FinEmbPretoria]

Suurlähettiläs ⁦⁦@karialanko⁩ kehottaa Etelä-Afrikassa vielä olevia palaamaan Suomeen mikäli vain mahdollista. #suomitoimii #korona #lockedinSA ⁦@Ulkoministerio⁩

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Professor Petri Pellikka, University of Helsinki, talks on research co-operation at #europeforum in Turku. These are the megatrends in Africa.

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Attending Future with Africa seminar in Turku, part of #europeforum. Reflects rising importance of the continent, also for Finland.

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Finland is ranked as world's happiest nation for a second consecutive year, nice article on cnn https://t.co/S0Z1Tcv8ki.
Story also gives a brief description of the method used in the ranking. https://t.co/7zkK43tZOl

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Finland is number 1 in January 23 Good Country Index https://t.co/hRAqrcXLTQ. Index measures what each country on earth contributes to the common good of humanity, and what it takes away, relative to its size. See TED talk by Simon Anholt (from 2014) https://t.co/nWz5vJ4NPh.

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Launching a project of Waste Transformers, with its CEO Lara van Druten, funded by #EEP_Africa program, at N1 City Mall in Cape Town. Introduces small-scale waste-to-energy technology. Thank you Growth Point for hosting the demonstration unit. Hope it inspires others as well.

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

World Economic Forum article on why Finland's education system is the best in the World. #education #finnish

We must be doing something right... https://t.co/aD0z60Bsai

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Future scenarios for South Africa - this is a must read for anyone interested in challenges and opportunities for South Africa. https://t.co/WnDdQm82Sh https://t.co/kAK2C1MjR3

[William Easterly @bill_easterly]

Current projections are that the world will miss the 1st Sustainable Development Goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030; Africa is especially off-track for this goal https://t.co/tAbjO5dPmu

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Safe, happy and free: does Finland have all the answers? https://t.co/afP1nF6gYi

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Technology, globalisation and the squeeze on good jobs
Interesting article in FT. I wonder whether there is any research on how all of this, including AI, will affect South Africa. https://t.co/3ejh6bIKrF

[FinlandInSouthAfrica @FinEmbPretoria]

Finland funds technology #startups in SA, Botswana, Namibia, Tanzania and Zambia with €8.7m through II phase of Southern Africa Innovation Support @SAISProgramme https://t.co/qOM37gakEX

[UNU-WIDER @UNUWIDER]

Call for papers - 17th Nordic conference on development economics 2018 https://t.co/FXM8aEyPwy

[Nic Cheeseman @Fromagehomme]

"Africa is heading in different directions both politically and economically" - new piece by @burke_jason that fits with much of my own analysis. We are seeing greater economic and political divergence over time ... https://t.co/CWZjjnvFJe

[Martin Ravallion @MartinRavallion]

Interesting talk by Bill Easterly on how ill-informed stereotypes about poor people in poor countries can breed xenophobia in the rich world, jeopardizing a major route out of poverty for many. Yes, they do know its Christmas! https://t.co/ea0hHxSDGW

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

The new world disorder and the fracturing of the west
Interesting column by Martin Wolf of FT https://t.co/YkhFmxqC5F

[Slush @SlushHQ]

"Move fast and break things!" 💥 @htaneja giving some bold advice on transforming industries on #founderstage #slush17

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

18 reasons why Finland is the greatest country on Earth @TelegraphTravel https://t.co/Jrl6PajAP6

[Kari Alanko @karialanko]

Presented my credentials to President of Mauritius yesterday. Warm ceremony. We talked about possible areas of co-operation between Finland and Mauritius: Education, ICT/Innovation, Renewable energy. Met also with Minister of Education and Minister of Technology.