April 2022
On April 2, the webinar "How Russia's invasion of Ukraine affects Swedish companies and the development of the tech industry" was organized . In addition to an analysis of the situation and its impact on the local market, the webinar also discussed the impact of sanctions and countermeasures on the business community.
-"It is very gratifying that the government has now taken the next step in improving connectivity on board trains," writes My Bergdahl, industry policy expert at TechSverige.
On April 7, Haval van Drumpt, Tre Sverige is interviewed in our series Hello CEO. Tre Sverige, together with several other Swedish operators, has switched so that all their customers could make free calls to and from Ukraine.
On April 13, Fredrik Sand comments on the government's actual ambition with open data.
- "Perhaps we should take a more realistic view of what the government's real ambition is when it comes to open data. It is of course more boring, but if the government does not actually want to be the best in the world, Sweden should at least have the stated ambition to be the best in the Nordic region at making government data available.
On April 14, Lars Kry is interviewed in our Hello CEO series.
- We have of course assisted our colleagues now during the war but also before it started. Early on, preparatory work was done with plans for evacuation, accommodation, transportation, etc. Work was also done to secure source code and other things linked to customer assignments, says Lars Kry about the situation for the company's colleagues in Ukraine.
On April 25, Aktuell Hållbarhet publishes our debate article New chemical tax even worse for the environment.
- A starting point in environmental policy must be to use effective instruments with a real positive effect on the environment. Hazardous substances should be banned or restricted, but the legislative work needs to continue at EU level, where it will have a real impact. That is where Sweden should focus its efforts. A bad tax that does not provide the environmental benefits it aims to achieve must be abolished - anything else is completely unreasonable," writes Christina Ramm-Ericson, together with the Swedish Electronics Industry Association.
On April 26, Per Samuelsson, Cisco is interviewed in our series Hello CEO. In our series Hello CEO, we are currently focusing on the war in Ukraine and the consequences for our member companies.
- Cisco has suspended all business activities in Russia and Belarus for the foreseeable future. We strongly believe this is the right decision, and we are working with our partners in surrounding countries to ensure that their own operations can continue.
On April 26, My Bergdahl comments on a government report with long-awaited proposals to adapt Swedish copyright legislation. It concerns the outdated "cassette tax" from a bygone era of LPs and cassette tapes.
- "The proposal is not perfect, but it is a major and welcome step forward - away from litigation and ambiguity, towards a more predictable and legally secure process where government decisions replace negotiations between parties," My writes in his commentary.