Visit from the minister: Danish digital research as a driving force

28 November 2024
Artificial Artificial Intelligence and humans are better together than apart. On a sunny autumn day in November, Minister for Digitalization Caroline Stage Olsen and Chairman of the Health Committee in the Capital Region of Denmark Christoffer Buster Reinhardt got a first-hand look at CAMES, a simulation training center at Rigshospitalet. Here, DIREC had invited them to a talk about how the center is working to make Denmark one of the leading countries in Europe within digital research and innovation.

The forgotten women: Study highlights the complete absence of female role models in IT education

18 November 2024
For the first time, researchers from ITU have examined gender representation in IT education at Danish high schools. Their findings revealed a striking absence of female role models in the teaching materials used in Denmark. The project has since received international recognition, and the researchers have presented their results at the ICER conference in Australia.

40 million DKK for the continuation of DIREC in 2025-2026

Digital Research Centre Denmark

1 November 2024
On Friday, November 1, 2024, the government announced an agreement on the allocation of research funds for 2025. A total of 5.5 billion DKK will be distributed for research and innovation, including 40 million DKK specifically for the continuation of the Digital Research Centre Denmark (DIREC).