Tallinn air is one of the cleanest in Europe
According to the European Environment Agency, Tallinn ranks 4th in Europe in terms of the quality of urban air, closely following Umeå, Sweden; Tampere, Finland and Funchal, Portugal.
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Estonia - #1 in Europe in number of unicorns per capita
7 unicorns founded by Estonians and / or in Estonia have taken the country to Europe’s (and probably the world’s – depending on methodology for counting) top in number of unicorns per capita.
Tallinn ranked 12th among the 50 smartest cities in the world
Today, Eden Strategy Institute held a web conference to announce the "Top 50 Smart City Governments 2020/2021" ranking of the world's smart cities, in which Tallinn is placed on the 12th postition.
Yet another unicorn co-founded by an Estonian, ID.me, strengthens Estonia’s position as the world leader in unicorn production
ID.me, a secure digital identity network, announced it has raised 0 million in a Series C funding round led by Viking Global Investors. Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), PSP Growth, Lead Edge Capital, CapitalG, WndrCo, Willoughby Capital, BoxGroup, and Moonshots Capital joined the round.
Tallinn participates in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge with an update on the Green Card
With the Green Card update project, Tallinn is participating in the Global Mayors Challenge organized by the Bloomberg Philanthropies Foundation, which was founded by Michael Bloomberg, the former Mayor of New York.
Tallinn, ICF’s Intelligent Community of the Year, Launches “Green Global City” Initiative
Tallinn is focused on environmental sustainability, one of six Factors in the ICF Method defining success for cities and regions in the 21st Century.
The city suspended the international design procurement of Tallinn Hospital
Tallinn Social and Health Care Department suspended the international design procurement of Tallinn Hospital announced a week ago in order to exclude the risk of possible conflict of interest in the project team. A new procurement will be announced as soon as possible.
The City Government gives up increasing the salaries of city leaders for another year
The members of the Tallinn City Government decided not to index the salaries of the members of the City Government for the second year in a row, considering the economic impacts of the corona epidemic.
The "Dust Kills" campaign calls drivers to prefer all-season tires
Tallinn launched a campaign “Dust Kills”, which calls on drivers to prefer all-season tires in winter conditions and thus contribute to a cleaner living environment for themselves and their children.
21 projects selected for AI4Cities smart mobility tender
In the international procurement led by Tallinn, seeking ways to reduce the carbon footprint of transport with the help of artificial intelligence, 21 projects from 9 countries were selected to the next phase.