Konserndirektør for drift & infrastruktur i Avinor, Stine R. Westby er ansatt i stillingen som lufthavndirektør for Oslo lufthavn. Lufthavndirektør Øyvind Hasaas tar over ansvaret for området for drift & infrastruktur.
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DN: Ny konsernsjef i DNB
DNBs konsernsjef Rune Bjerke (58) har meddelt styret i banken at han ønsker å gå av fra 1. september i år etter nær 13 år som øverste sjef for Norges største bank.
Styret i DNB har ansatt finansdirektør Kjerstin Braathen (48) som ny konsernsjef.
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E24: McDonald’s solgte burgere for to milliarder i Norge
Nordmenn er aldri så sultne på hurtigmat og McDonald’s og deres norske franchisetagere solgte burger, brus og pommes frites i fjor for 2,02 milliarder kroner, en økning på 134 millioner kroner fra året før.
– Vi har hatt veldig hyggelig vekst de siste årene, og hadde ikke trodd vi skulle passere to milliarder i omsetning før neste år, sier en fornøyd McDonald’s-sjef Pia Martinsen Melbye.
Resultatet etter skatt endte på 97,2 millioner kroner, en saftig økning fra 62,3 millioner fra året før.
Den største enkeltendringen fra året før er effekten av de digitale betalingsautomatene som har blitt rullet ut i rundt halvparten av restaurantene.
– Vi ser jo at der vi har konvertert til betalingsautomater har vi også en høyere omsetning, sier Melbye.
I snitt bruker 70 prosent av kundene automatene for bestillinger, forklarer McDonald’s-toppen. Kjeden bruker 500 millioner kroner på opprustning av restaurantene, og i løpet av neste år skal nær samtlige utsalgssteder ha det nye bestillingssystemet.
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Reuters: Norway central bank survey sees stronger growth
OSLO, June 11 (Reuters) – Norwegian companies in the last three months increased their output at the fastest pace since 2012 and production is set for further strong growth in the time ahead, a central bank business survey showed on Tuesday.
“Enterprises expect output growth to remain firm ahead and are planning for solid investment growth,” Norges Bank said.
Read entire article HERE.
Government: English Summary Version of Whitepaper on the Health Industry Released
The government recently released the English version of its recent Whitepaper on the Health Industry. A full copy of the whitepaper can be downloaded HERE.
E24: Uber håper på comeback etter ny drosjelov
Tirsdag vedtok Stortinget et forslag om endringer i yrkestransportloven om drosjer.
Lovforslaget opphever antallsreguleringen med tilhørende driveplikt, og gir fylkeskommunene adgang til å tildele eneretter for drosjetransport i spredtbygde kommuner.
Samtidig fjernes kravet om faglig kompetanse for løyvehavere, selv om kravet om drosjeløyve videreføres.
Mest sentralt er likevel at behovsprøvingen oppheves, slik at det ikke lenger er et tak på antall løyver i storbyene.
Den amerikanske taxiapp-tjenesten Uber la ned hovedvirksomheten sin i Norge i oktober 2017, samtidig som selskapet godtok et forelegg på fem millioner kroner for brudd på yrkestransportloven.
Allerede da arbeidet med endringsforslaget begynte mot slutten av året, ble det kalt et steg i retning Ubers retur til Norge med den populære tjenesten Uber Pop.
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Government: Norway joins European collaboration for cross-border access to genomic data
Norway now joins an ambitious and extensive genomics collaboration with other European countries. The collaboration will benefit Norwegian research, Norwegian health care and Norwegian patients.
The goal of this European collaboration is to improve the research quality. The data can contribute to better prevention, earlier and easier diagnostics, less side effects and more precise prognosis through personalized medicine.
– There is a huge potential for knowledge and medical treatment in genomics. Health care personnel in Norway need access to international databases with genetic information in order to offer the best possible diagnostics and treatments. By entering into this collaboration, Norwegian experts will be able to contribute to the development of these databases, says Minister of Health Bent Høie.
Read entire article HERE.
Forum Summary: AmCham Digitalization Forum – May 2019
Driving Digital Strategy with Harvard's Sunil Gupta
AmCham held a special edition of our quarterly Digitalization Forum at DNB on May 29th. Headlining the forum was Harvard Business School’s Sunil Gupta, author of Driving Digital Strategy: A Guide to Reimagining Your Business, who took attendees through how businesses must adjust, adapt, and evolve to thrive in today’s fast-paced digital business climate.
Following his presentation, Gupta joined Cisco’s Trine Strømsnes, Microsoft’s Christopher Frenning, and DNB’s Rasmus Aage Figenschou for a highly engaging panel discussion moderated by Next Step’s Jennifer Vessels.
Positioning Your Business For Success
Addressing a capacity assembly of AmCham company leaders, Professor Gupta took the stage at DNB’s Bjørvika headquarters to discuss a wide range of digitalization topics, putting to use his academic experience to engage, challenge, and inspire the audience.
Based upon in-depth digital impact research, his presentation first focused on breaking down the technological revolution. Gupta discussed shifting consumer behavior, noting how the accelerating pace of consumer adaption is changing how businesses interact with consumers and develop technology.
He then took up a topic relevant to most corporate leaders present – how can legacy companies develop an effective digital strategy?
Gupta began by noting two issues companies often employ to tackle the challenge of innovating at scale. The first was the challenge of putting together all of the different innovation and digitalization projects at corporate branches around the world. “In large global companies, every country branch starts doing their own experiments. It is often the case, however, that all these digital experiments add up to nothing,” he noted, before going on the emphasize the importance of a cohesive company strategy.
“The best learning comes from looking across industries. If you just look in your industry, it’s easy to stay second best as you’re simply following the leader.”
Sunil Gupta
Harvard Business School
The second phenomenon Gupta described was the speedboat problem, where companies send promising young talent to corporate outposts in digitalization hotspots like Silicon Valley, concluding that such measures were equivalent to a large cruise ship sending out speed boats to pull it in a different direction.
“The results are mixed,” he noted. “Unless you change the core, that little speedboat you send out is not helpful.”
Gupta then took attendees through cases from Amazon, Best Buy, and US Foods, highlighting how these companies adopted digitally to meet shifting consumer demands, noting key takeaways along the way.
To conclude, Gupta highlighted the importance of cross-industry collaboration, a point showcasing the value of arenas such as AmCham’s cross-industry forums.
“The best learning comes from looking across industries. If you just look in your industry, it’s easy to stay second best as you’re simply following the leader.”
Key Takeaways
Industry boundaries are getting blurred
The rules of strategy development are changing, shifting from the one product – one customer model to the multiple products / multiple customer model
Think about how you can leverage your core strengths to expand into new industries
Start with customer pain points and work backwards
Panel Discussion: Digital Strategy from the Norwegian Perspective
Gupta was then joined by Cisco’s Trine Strømsnes, Microsoft’s Christopher Frenning, and DNB’s Rasmus Aage Figenschou for a panel discussion moderated by Next Step’s Jennifer Vessels.
Panelists first focused on the importance of management in adapting to digitalization trends, with Strømsnes noting, “Technology is not a bolt on. It’s an integrated part of any business, and it’s critical management teams see it as a core focus area – not just something for the CTO or IT department.
The scope of the discussion then expanded to broader digitalization trends, including what Microsoft’s Frenning termed the “democratization of technology.”
“We have watched as technology has become truly democratized over the past 20 years,” he began, concluding by noting, “Tech that used to only be available to the largest companies are now being used by three-person startups. And now it is going beyond that – the next level of innovation will come from users themselves.”
The discussion then shifted to the challenge of adapting regulatory frameworks to the quickening pace of technological innovation. A core issue in that debate, according to DNB’s Figenschou, is a lack of consumer knowledge regarding the platforms they interact with, “We as users have not quite understood that tech is moving faster than ever, faster than the ability of consumers to understand who the relationships with, both in terms of data and money.”
“The Norwegian ‘dugnad spirit’ translates to companies, too. We know we can be vulnerable. We can ask for help. We can say we don’t know the answer. That allows us to take leaps and fail fast, learning from our mistakes in ways that really propel the innovation ecosystem here in Norway forward.”
Christopher Frenning
Microsoft
About the AmCham Digitalization Forum
The AmCham Digitalization Forum Series was initiated in 2016 in response to wide interest from AmCham member company leaders in better understanding the challenges and opportunities of today’s digital business environment. From sharing best practices to exploring how different member companies have implemented digital transformations, the series aims to foster confidence, inspire collaboration, and promote cross-industry dialogue across the Norwegian-American business community.
AmChams in Europe Transatlantic Conference in Washington, D.C. & Seattle
AmChams in Europe Transatlantic Conference in Washington, D.C. & Seattle
AmCham Norway recently participated in the annual AmChams in Europe conference held in both Washington, D.C. and Seattle.
The conference kicked off in the heart of the capitol at the US Chamber of Commerce, where participants including AmCham Norway’s Katja Dahl Murphy were briefed on the current state of transatlantic relations, trade policy, cybersecurity, global energy policy, and tax policy. The group also met with Pentagon and US Department of State officials.
The following day, participants met with Deputy Secretary Karen Dunn Kelley at the Department of Commerce, where they were briefed on USMCA, ongoing FTA negotiations, and US-EU trade negotiations. The group also visited the Atlantic Council, delving into current US-China relations and EU election consequences for the US-EU trade relationship.
Nordic – Pacific Northwest Partnerships
Managing Director Jason Turflinger then joined European counterparts in Seattle, taking part in meetings with Accenture, Amazon, Boeing, and Boston Consulting Group. Finally, at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, AmCham executives scrutinized the ethical use of artificial intelligence in various world regions and witnessed first-hand the latest technological developments within agriculture, public administration, and energy.
Together with AmCham leaders from Denmark and Finland, Turflinger also took part in the Nordic Innovation Summit, hosted by Seattle’s landmark Nordic Museum. In its second year, the expanding summit brought innovation leaders together to build upon robust Nordic – Pacific Northwest partnerships.
MAREX: Norway Updates Ocean Strategy
The Norwegian Government has released an updated Ocean Strategy, noting that the nation’s blue economy has been important for centuries.
The Norwegian ocean areas contain rich oil and gas resources, which have played a key role in the development of the nation’s welfare state. At the same time, Norway’s ocean is the basis for one of the world’s largest and most sustainable seafood industries, as well as a large maritime industry.
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) estimates that the ocean economy’s contribution to global value creation will be doubled by 2030, compared to 2010. The opportunities for future growth and new jobs are considerable for industries operating in global markets; both in established industries such as oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture and shipping, as well as in industries such as coastal-based tourism, space activity, and emerging industries such as offshore wind, seabed minerals, and new biological resources for food and pharmaceuticals.
Read entire article HERE.
Click HERE to download the government’s new strategy.