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This weekend, Sõle Sports Center and Tondiraba Ice Rink will be opened as vaccination centers for Tallinners aged 65+. Vaccinations can be registered at the digital registry from 31 March and by telephone from 1 April.

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.

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.

On Monday, international procurement for the design of the largest hospital complex in Estonia - Tallinn Hospital - was announced with the deadline of 27 May 2021. The estimated cost of the procurement is 11 million euros.

As per Government of the Republic Resolution of 29 December, the tourism sector will be supported by an additional 8 million euros, to which the remaining 1.9 million euros from the tourism crisis support given out in spring will be added. Application for accommodation companies and Tallinn Old Town catering companies is open from 29. March 9.00 to 8. April 16.00. Application for travel companies and sellers of handicraft, souvenirs or Estonian designs is open from 30. March 9.00 to 8. April 16.00.

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.

In cooperation with the Tallinn City Enterprise Centre, the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has created a training series on branding consisting of four webinars, with the aim to support Estonian entrepreneurs in rethinking their product / service in the current market situation and creating a successful and more sustainable brand.

The Mayor of Tallinn, Mihhail Kõlvart, congratulated his Venetian counterpart Luigi Brugnaro on the 1600th anniversary of the city of Venice. This year also marks the 100th anniversary of the establishing of diplomatic relations between the two countries - Estonia and Italy.

At yesterday’s meeting, the Tallinn City Council confirmed Tallinn's participation in three TalTech Smart City Centre of Excellence projects and agreed to their bridge financing. Participation in the projects contributes to the achievement of Tallinn's climate goals, the development of Tallinn as a smart city and the pursuit to become European green capital.