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Work package 5 of the Northern EU Gateways project has three major project deliverables, planned for the third quater of 2023, outlining the Vision 2030, the Arctic route feasibility study, and sensing cable technology feasibility study respectively. In addition, Northern EU Gateways is making contributions to activites and publications related to Arctic subsea cables during the project period. You can find relevant publications here.
On 7 September 2023, the Polar Connection Vision 2030 webinars delved deeper into the latest insights shaping the future of one of the four sections of the European Data Gateways, namely the North Atlantic and Arctic section.
Highlights from the webinars include exploration of arguments underpinning the necessity for a resilient submarine cable system in the Arctic Ocean, and the actual feasibility of this ambitious endeavour. Distinguished speakers illustrated how the Arctic route offers the potential to improve and secure backbone connectivity for Europe and our partners in Asia and North America. To this should be added, the multiple benefits and opportunities such a route will offer to the scientific community.
The perspectives and insights shared during the webinars are invaluable contribution shaping the future of Arctic Connectivity.
To accommodate participants from various time zones, it was possible to choose between two different timeslots. This ensured that attendees could conveniently join and engage with the panellists, regardless of their geographical location.
We are immensely grateful to the participants of the Polar Connect Vision 2030 webinars for joining and look forward to further collaborative efforts in advancing the Arctic Connectivity.
Konstantinos Kapsouropoulos, International Relations Officer, DG CONNECT
Dr. Bruno Basalisco,
Director Copenhagen Economics
Prof. Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director General, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Miguel Angel Exposito Verdejo,
Acting Head of Unit Science, Technology, Innovation and Digitalisation, DG-INTPA
Prof. Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director General, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
On 5 May 2023, Sweden’s Research and Innovation Office in Brussels (SWERI) held a breakfast seminar presenting Polar Connect, a new Nordic initiative to establish a secure, resilient and shortest possible data connection between Europe and the Asian Pacific for the benefit of trade, security and science.
The seminar, moderated by Dr. Ellenor Devine, Head of Office (Research), SWERI, featured five presentations:
Prof. Katarina Gårdfeldt, Director General, Swedish Polar Research Secretariat
Prof. Stein Sandven, Nansen Environmental and remote sensing center
On 5 October 2022, NORDUnet hosted a Polar Connectivity Webinar focusing on fibre connectivity between Japan and the EU. The webinar feature speakers from Europe and Japan.
Jun Murai,
WIDE project