Telenor stories

Four ways telcos can protect and advance child rights in 2020

It goes without saying that we have come a very long way since the milestone Convention on Child Rights 30 years ago – but challenges remain. Below Elisabeth Biering, SVP of Sustainability, Telenor Group, shares some thoughts on four areas where telcos can continue to protect and promote Child Rights in 2020.

We are family: how DNA’s work culture puts family first

DNA’s working environment thrives on a culture of responsibility and flexibility where work-life balance is more than just a pretty phrase. Don’t believe us? Just ask the grandparents.

A meeting of Open Minds

When a group of Japanese business leaders visited Telenor recently, Telenor’s Open Mind program shared their learnings working with diversity and inclusion.
Beate Irene Karlsen

Freedom in a machine

Chronic kidney failure is a disease that requires continuous treatment. Beate’s kidneys are unable to purify her blood, therefore, a machine must do the job – three times a week.

Finding Ingrid: when family matters most

In February, Kari’s mother disappeared for one day from the nursing home. Thanks to an amazing community response, she was found safe and well. Kari hopes that, in the future, technology can help make dementia patients like her mother freer and safer.

Technology keeps small towns alive, says Mayor Ole André

Like so many others living in smaller communities, Ole André Klausen, mayor of Askvoll, is committed to preserving his village. A stable and fast network is one of his most effective tools for this.

For this fish farmer, digital solutions are a must

Håkon Hagesæther farms in the fjords off of western Norway. For him, technology is more important than ever.

Security expert Julie Isdahl believes that what matters is seeing what’s coming

In her job, Julie sees daily threats and attempts at cyber domain attacks in real time. These are attacks that seek to exploit the technology and digital infrastructure we all depend on in our everyday lives. For Julie, the value of digitalisation is ultimately weakened if users cannot feel safe.

Tattoo artist Ruben MacLean believes what matters is being accessible

Though he may make his living by drawing on the skin of others, it’s actually digital surfaces that occupy Ruben most in his daily work as a tattoo artist in Oslo.

Deep Dive Norway: Telenor experts gather in Trondheim for a Deep Learning journey

They came from Pakistan, Malaysia and Sweden, and they all had one thing in common: a deep curiosity for Deep Learning.