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February 2021

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On February 1 Frida Faxborn, industrial policy expert, comments on TechSweden's response to reply to public consultation on the memorandum GDP indexation of taxes on chemicals in certain electronics and on waste incineration.

On February 2, the Telek area will hold a meeting.

On February 3, Ana Andric, industrial policy expert, will participate in the Installer Companies' webcast series IN Talks. A conversation about how to look at skills supply in critical industries.

On February 4, Di debatt publishes the article Sweden's preparedness needs the business community.

- The threat to Sweden is broader and more complex than ever. Building a resilient society requires a joint approach, writes TechSverige's Åsa Zetterberg and several other leading representatives of the Swedish business community.

On February 7, Tech50, the list of the most influential people in tech in Sweden in 2022, will be published. The list is produced by Techsverige together with IDG.

On February 8, the IT Competence Council will meet.

On February 9th , Tre Sverige's HR Business Partner Julia Palm is interviewed about her participation in Womentor. Tre Sverige is one of the companies that has been part of TechSverige's gender equality and change program since the start in 2006.

Womentor 2021 will end on February 11.
- "There is a major skills shortage in the tech industry and we suffer from not having the gender balance we would like and cannot grow to the extent we want as a company. The future is here and the opportunities are huge, but we need to create an industry and a story that attracts more people," says Åsa Zetterberg about the state of the industry.

In 2022, TechSverige will take a holistic approach to gender equality efforts, a work that will continue throughout the year. Recruitment to the Womentor program will therefore be paused in 2022.

On 22 February, TechSweden's Fredrik Sand comments on the press release that the government has decided to allocate SEK 50 million annually for a period to support Swedish participation in the Digital Europe (DIGITAL) program.

-The government writes that the purpose of the decision is "to ensure" society's digital transition. If we could ensure the digital transition for SEK 50 million a year, few would hesitate. Not even to spend twice that amount to be sure that it succeeds. Of course, it's not that simple, writes Fredrik Sand.

On February 24, TechSweden's Fredrik Sand comments on the European Commission's announced proposal for new legislation on rules for access to and use of data, the so-called Data Act.

The Sustainability Council will meet on February 24.

On February 25, Åsa Zetterberg comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

- Together with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Almega, we at TechSverige are now working to get an overview of the situation; what consequences - direct and indirect - will this have for the business community in general, for different industries and for individual member companies. We as organizations are united in our condemnation of Russia's actions and are now working to be there and support our member companies, writes Åsa Zetterberg.

Read more about what we did in March.