With +11.000 participants, +140 events and many, many partners involved, Internet Week Denmark (IWDK) is one of the leading digital festivals in Denmark and Scandinavia. The festival runs from May 12-17, 2020 and the planning is already in progress! As an IWDK intern, you’ll be a vital part in the process of planning and hosting […]
Have you considered becoming partner of IWDK 2020 but haven’t taken the final step? This article will try to give you an insight into what our former partners have gained from being partner at IWDK. 3 main reasons for becoming a IWDK partner: Company / brand profiling Many of the 2019 IWDK partners state that […]
#IWDK Even though IWDK2019 is over, we are still overwhelmed by the amount of content that was shared all over social media! During this year’s festival, you have more than 250 posts on Instagram using our hashtags! We are also happy to see so many of you wearing the IWDK badges and grabbing the IWDK […]
Camilla Rygaard-Hjalsted is the CEO of Digital Hub Denmark, which is a public private initiative founded in 2018 to ensure growth through digitalization in Denmark, she believes Europe needs a digital superstar, and that Denmark could and should be it. Europe needs a digital superstar. Why not make it Denmark? “Right now, Europe is being […]
Election is just around the corner in Denmark, and big data plays an increasingly important role in the political electoral battles. Maybe even to a degree where politicians have become obsolete. Imagine a future where we would be able to elect a party led by artificial intelligence. In a way, you could argue that an […]
No matter if you’re a business or in the public sector, you can’t talk about the digital future without talking about education and research. They are the backbone because they produce the employers and employees of the future. They also produce much of the data, insights and new technologies that is the foundation of new […]
Business Region Aarhus, who is a founding partner of IWDK, is Denmark’s biggest growth centre outside of Copenhagen. More than 20,000 IT professionals have their workplace here, including experts in big data, data science, AI, Internet of Things, and user experience design, making the region a really interesting tech hub. With the highest rate of […]
In a balanced world, the digital revolution has the potential to make us all more informed, wealthier, and, in some ways, happier. After all, technology has a proven track record of expanding human capabilities, produce new opportunities, and increase productivity. We just need to make sure that it will benefit the many, not just the […]
We’re all in the midst of planning, organizing and figuring out all the details to make this year’s IWDK bigger and better. The programme is filling up with many exciting events and we couldn’t be happier. As we want to make it as easy for you as possible to host an event during IWDK, we […]
When Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web 30 years ago, no one could foresee the myriad of ways people and organizations are communicating today. We asked Tobias Egmose, Chief Advisor at the digital full-service agency Campfire & Co, to spill his guts about the future of communication from an organizational point of view. As […]
For many, creativity represents the last truly human domain. Esben Amtorp is digital director at one of Denmark’s biggest advertising agencies Envision, and he shares his take on the future of creativity right here. Why is creativity important to our future? What shapes our everyday and our opinions? Stories, that’s what shape us. Since the […]
Why do we need technological skills? That might be a question that more politicians, whether they are local, regional, national, or global, should reflect on. Anders Kühnau, president of Central Denmark Region, shares his perspective here. Technology without a purpose is just a collection of smart devices that light up time and time again. […]
We stand in front of a revolution. The third wave of technological development is here soon. The first wave was the computer, the second was the mainstream internet and the imminent third wave is going to revolutionize society more than we’ve seen before. So says Preben Mejer, one of Denmark’s leading experts on the future […]
The internet has given rise to some of the most powerful companies in history and some of them have used that power to drive competitors from the market – at the expense of consumers. Europe, with Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition, in front has a unique position to create what she calls “fairness in […]
The rapid digital development is about to fundamentally change the way we do business. The development is happening at a pace and in ways so unpredictable that it will challenge and change all sectors and almost every company, says Deputy Director General of The Confederation of Danish Industry, Lars Frelle-Petersen. I meet business leaders […]
I remember sitting in my car, waiting for my girls to come out from the riding school, and listening to a radio program about the internet. The year would have been around 1995. Less than 25 years ago. The point was that the internet would change our lives. In the entire world. And so it […]
Having spent the last decade writing critically about the digital revolution before everyone else, author, serial entrepreneur and keynote speaker at IWDK2019 Andrew Keen, offers constructive answers to the myriad of questions on the digital horizon in his newest book, How to Fix the Internet. In 2016, I participated in a two-day World Economic […]
With +8000 participants, +120 events and many, many partners involved IWDK is one of the leading digital festivals in Denmark and Scandinavia. The festival runs every year in May, but the planning runs all year round! As an IWDK intern, you’ll get the opportunity to come into the engine of it all when we plan […]
We know – you have deadlines, a full inbox, and what not. But taking a few days off to go to IWDK might just be what you and your workplace need to succeed in a digital future. Here are nine reasons that will convince you (and your boss) that going to IWDK is worth your […]
Even though it still feels like the year has just begun, we are already in the midst of planning, organizing and creating the programme for this year’s IWDK! And there is so much you can look forward to as we are stirring things up and going much bigger with this year’s festival. We are excited […]
Did you know that anybody can become an event organizer during IWDK? Yes, you heard that right. This year’s IWDK is just around the corner and we are excited to announce that we will open our website for event upload on January 28. If you are still hesitating, just know that IWDK is an amazing […]
What we learned from hosting Local Rock Stars for 400 people Last fall, we co-hosted the fourth annual Local Rock Stars – a conference that has proven so successful that more and more people join each year, and companies line up to send their employees to speak. We have gathered three tips on how to […]
Digital Change is everywhere these years. It is not only a new technological infrastructure, but also a new mindset for all of us and a change force shaping society, democracy, organizations, business and our everyday life as we know it. The digital possibilities are mindblowing, endless and come with a magnitude never seen before enhancing, […]
Local Rock Stars 2018 This is the fourth annual one-day event with knowledge sharing and insights for IT-professionals and students. We have called it Local Rock Stars – because that’s what the speakers are! The one-day conference is free of charge for participants because we believe it’s important to share knowledge and insights without […]
With +7000 participants, +120 events and many, many partners involved IWDK is one of the leading digital festivals in Denmark and Scandinavia. The festival is from May 7-12, 2019 and the planning has already started! As an IWDK intern you’ll get the opportunity to come into the engine of it all, when we plan IWDK19. […]
Louise has a burning desire for the integration between technology and real world issues. As the new Head of IWDK, she wants the festival to create a bigger impact on businesses’ and citizens’ knowledge and proactive use of digitalization. Chairing the organisation Coding Pirates gives her a strong focus on developing IT-creative skills amongst our children. […]
In these days, the use of robots and robot technology is becoming more and more diverse. The use is from personal therapists, to units for communication, or to robot maids. However, the developers are faced with challenges when building robots that move and think independently. How far are we with robot technology, what is ethical […]
You may think that Uber has left Denmark. But you’re wrong. Though there are no Uber cars in the streets of Denmark, the company is still here. Because little is it known that the tech giant has a development department in the heart of Aarhus. To be more precise, they have their offices in the middle […]
Since Ege Jespersen was a child, he always dreamed of starting his own company. Behind the computer screen at his parents farm in Ejdrup, Northern Jutland, he planned his breakthrough. When the time came for him to move away from home, he decided to move to Aarhus. To him, this was the ideal city for […]
My name is Jonas Vognsen and I am co-founder of IT Minds, Angel Investor in tech startups and board member. IWDK is a great festival that creates room for inspiration, dialogue, frustration and fellowship. The festival is about how technology shape our everyday lives and what opportunities and dilemmas lies both from a business and […]
Visual content has always been powerful. There has never been watched as much video as right now. But the new digital platforms and today’s consumers invoke a new set of criteria to content creators and fragmenting the media landscape. Read here what we learned at Internet Week Denmark’s full day about new media at VIA […]
Despite a cancelled flight and therefore a train ride through half of Denmark in the middle of the night, the Dutch Iot (Internet of Things) expert, Rob van Kranenburg, held a keynote Thursday morning. The keynote kickstarted it-forums theme day that spotlights IoT trends in various sectors such as smart cities, oil and gas, space, […]
I am an independent consultant who works with digital transformation. I have worked within digitalization for more than 20 years and I have been head of e-commerce and digital in Dansk Supermarked, Denmarks largest retailer. Now, I help Danish and foreign companies based on these experiences and competences in a role best described as digital coach. You can […]
If you have the same interests as IDA your IWDK week will be very busy! This year IDA has more than 8 events during the week – and everyone is welcome. Check out the events about GDPR, Cybersecurity, VR IoT, Serverless and internet applications. Furthermore Techtopia has 3 interviews where Henrik Føhns, Podcast editor of […]
As a digital advisor at Seismonaut and as a digital communication enthusiast with an educational background in design thinking, I am looking forward to a week of trendspotting, knowledge sharing …and football! I spend most of my time as an advisor at Seismonaut with digital media and communication. For me, digital media is in an everlasting state […]
As one of the rare women in tech, I have a great passion for bringing more diversity into the tech community. Through Co-Coders, a new coding community initiated by Ida Christine Andersen and myself, I want to break down prejudices and create an inclusive community for inexperienced as well as professional coders. On this basis, I […]
I care about people, not technology. But I care if technology can help people do a better job, be better friends, parents, citizens – you name it. I work with social media and the digital possibilities concerning communication and business. At home, I have four boys who I’m fighting about the iPad, Playstation, or TV […]
I am often described as a Jack of all trades, dividing his professional life between merchandising company Merch City, copy writing in the tech industry, project and concept development in all manner of businesses, and as an instructor in the Royal Danish Air Force, it’s easy to see how his band Five Dollar Justice doesn’t […]
Digital competences for all are crucial to the future of Denmark (and to the rest of the world). This is established in various industry and societal reports, most recently in connection to the Technology Pact announced by the Danish Government. But whereas much debate has focused on our general abilities to cope with social media […]
IWDK (Internet Week Denmark) is a festival with many events, which calls for a very extensive programme! Every year, we take all of the awesome events and put them in a printed programme for you to take in your pocket while going from event to event at the festival. To celebrate the programmes coming from […]
Industry 4.0 is the most radical change of the market that we have seen in a very long time. The goal is bigger and better integration between the new digital world and the physical production. It’s important that Danish companies look ahead and prepare for the competition and opportunities that the digital transformation offers. Business […]
When it comes to digital entrepreneurship, Aarhus has a lot of potential. The city is brimming with young people, and bridges are being built between the university and the city’s business environment. The potential is there, so how do we release it? In our podcast “People First – in a digital age”, journalist Anders Høeg […]
Start planning your event as early as possible. Get in touch with potential speakers and start working on an agenda for your event. It’s a good idea to make someone within your company responsible for the event planning and coordinating.
We are writing the 16th of January, 2018 and technology is taking us to both positive and negative places. We live in a world of FoMO (Fear of Missing Out) where the youth put their snapchat in daycare with their friends in order to maintain streaks if they don’t have time to take care of […]