Tallinn is participating with a joint stand of Estonian enterprises at the world's leading real estate market event, MIPIM 2022, in Cannes, France, from 15-18 March.
The Tallinn City Government sent a supplementary budget to the City Council, which will increase the salaries of people working in the city's institutions by seven per cent from 1 March. Kindergarten and hobby school teachers will receive a 7.4% pay rise, while kindergarten assistant teachers will get a 13.3% pay rise.
Tallinn's streets will be embellished with more than 300 light installations during the darkest time of the year, while a comprehensive light park, one of the largest in Europe, will be built on Vabaduse Square.
The sixth episode of the monthly podcast Tallinn Talks is out, with Tallinn Christmas programme and becoming the UNESCO City of Music touched upon as the main topics. All the interviews are also available in video format.
In the business sector during the past year, supporting commercial operators affected by COVID-19 restrictions was a main priority for Tallinn. Various circular economy projects were also launched.
Tallinn and Tartu in cooperation with a delegation of Estonian IT businesses will host a business seminar on future city solutions in the Estonian Pavilion at Dubai EXPO on January 10. The seminar will be opened by Tallinn Mayor Mihhail Kõlvart.
Tehnopol Science and Business Park is joining with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications to create an Artificial Intelligence or AI development programme designed to make manufacturing and data-intensive businesses better able to climb up the value chain.