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BE INTERESTED Great opportunity as New Foreign Affairs Policy (2001) is reviewed, seeks public opinion. From Principles that define Motherland #Tanzania🇹🇿, Goals and Strategies necessary for its implementation, it’s extremely important for different groups’ to be incorporated. BE INTERESTED! My two cents: Here sharing the need to align our talk outside the when we pitch of why one should invest here or come visit with how our deeds reflect back home… from top government officials to the last ward/ village executive; from top politicians to the constituents; from public servants to private sector… our story must be aligned. That way, we can ride on word of mouth. Let’s face, after any brilliant sales pitch out there, be sure that interested CEOs / investors out there, will always go to their counterparts already operating here (inbox) to seek a second opinion. That is word of mouth 👄. Very critical. Very powerful. Our story better be consistently great. How do we do that? Some reforms in civil service mindsets coupled with strategic communication to create collective public awareness and understanding could some of the options worth considering. That, coupled with a communication strategy that is widely inclusive to the media at all stages in the review of the 23 year old policy, I.e. from initiation, views collection, it’s passing, implementation and evaluation, will go long way in keeping ourselves in check and laser focused. The media need to be part and parcel of these policies rather than relegating it as a mere ‘spectator’ at the point of unveiling or launching ceremonies. Bottomline, to you as a Tanzanian: BE INTERESTED! January Makamba Ambassador John Ulanga Vivian Temi Mwananchi Communications Ltd

Dive into Luxembourg's mystery! 🕵♂✨ Explore the hidden underground fortress, the Bock Casemates, where secrets of the past echo in its stone walls. Uncover the enigma of Luxembourg's history! 🇱🇺🏰 👉 Follow us to know more! . . . #skyways #skywaysimmigration #consultants #immigrationconsultant #bestconsultants #consultancy #immigration #europe #movetoeurope

For many friends and acquaintances, this year will be the first time they vote in the national elections. Quite a few asked me in the last couple of weeks who to vote for. Whilst I have no political party to recommend you to vote for, I'd like to mention that the journey of a "new" Luxembourger -like me and you who moved as an adult to this beautiful country we all call home- is very different of that of people who were born here and attended the Luxembourgish school system. Our challenges are very different. Let's take for example the challenge of learning 1, 2 or 3 new languages, in addition to adapting to a new country, a new job, finding new friends and building a new support group... Someone who was raised with the 3 official languages of Luxembourg at home, or even more, cannot truly understand this type of challenge, and I've heard many many many comments on this subject which validate my view. Therefore, if you came as an adult to Luxembourg, I recommend you to have a look at the candidates whose journey is similar to ours. However, don't let yourselves fooled by the fact that a candidate has a foreign name. Some people were preferred as candidates because they have a foreign name, even though they are born and raised in Luxembourg, with all the privileges that come with that, such as mastering minimum 4 languages since childhood. Do a bit of personal research before you go to the polling centers on the 8th of October. Your vote can truly make the difference and help some people like you and I to get elected. On Sunday 01/10 I will interview - at 4.30 pm Na Shi, Luxembourgish and Chinese, - at 7.00 pm Roberta Züge, Luxembourgish and Brazilian, On Tuesday 03/10 I will interview - time TBC Tatevik MANUKYAN, Luxembourgish and Armenian. You can watch the interviews live on my YouTube channel: https://lnkd.in/ePF5zirV Do you have any questions you would like me to ask them? Kindly send me your questions or join us live! #representativitymatters #inclusionanddiversity #politicsforall #politikfirjiddereen #politikfirlëtzebuerg #democraticparticipation #civicengagement #civicparticipation

Let's get serious: why are we doing this Internationals thing in Denmark? Well, that is exactly what we are going to address, in black and white, over the next few days. This Sunday (May 12th), we will be hosting a general assembly of Elevate the Voice of Internationals. And you are invited too, all of you, even if you have never shown up before. 📍 The assembly will take place at The Copenhagen Post headquarters in Ryesgade 106 (Copenhagen) from 3 PM to 5 PM (no registration required, just show up). We will work on the agenda setting, which means defining, point by point, what we are advocating for. Housing issues? Public services in English? Visa procedures? The labor market? Well, it's up to you to define. ☝ So, if you feel that your voice has gone unheard, if you want your concerns to be considered, or if you want to make a difference for Internationals FOR Denmark, this is the place to be. For whatever doubt, you can write to me, or Benjamin Schenkel and Richard Steed #Internationals for #Denmark

Insightful article from Dom LaVigne on the changing landscape of government affairs across APAC, Africa and Middle East.

Which of the 16 Germanys should you enter? 🇩🇰🇩🇪 When segmenting the German market, it makes sense to remember the sometimes old-school geographic dimension. 🗺️ In contrast to Denmark, Germany’s federal system splits the country into 16 entities which don’t only have their own cultural characteristics but also their own legislation in several aspects. Among other things, each “Bundesland” can steer their own: 👉 Broadcasting and media 👉 Educational system 👉 Local taxes and regulations 👉 Labour laws 👉 Environmental regulations 👉 Government incentives Especially if you have ambitions for establishing a local subsidiary, the chosen location can have significant implications for your company. Investigate what matters most in your case: proximity to customers / legal frameworks / cultural factors / knowledge clusters / available talent? 🔎 Where can you find the best overlay of the factors that matter to you? #AccessTyskland #Germany #Denmark #expansion #export #tyskland #DACH #dansktysk

The Danish government regularly surveys its citizens and through its Danmarks Statistik agency has compiled the following overview of the "average Dane". For those like me, who have gotten to know Denmark as an expat, the average Dane seems strikingly familiar and not too unlike many colleagues and friends we have come to know. I'm fairly certain most can think of someone they've met named Henrik who drives a Volkswagen, loves a crime drama, had his first kid in his 30s, and vacations in Spain! It's not included on their overview, but I would assume that the average Dane is also fully fluent in English and has at least one international friend or close colleague. View the statistics for yourself at the following links: In English: https://lnkd.in/dwPc2utf In Danish: https://lnkd.in/dVtAXdWB

After beginning my research on the main factors that contributed to the current state of #Portugal's national health service (SNS), I came across this Patrick Boyle video and was reminded of the countless posts Portuguese politicians (particularly those from liberal parties) have written praising Ireland's economic policy. This video demonstrates how GPD should be combined with other economic indicators because it is not an exact metric by itself. Although I firmly believe that Portugal's tax system must be changed immediately to one that is more favorable to the economy, I also think that having a nation tied to three or four major tech and pharmaceutical businesses may be a Faustian bargain. #economics #curiosity #Portugal

📢 Out now! Publication "Cross-border Work in #Europe – Realities and challenges” edited by Franz Clément, Rachid Belkacem, Isabelle Pigeron-Piroth & Christian Wille 👏 “More and more people in Europe are commuting to their workplace in a neighboring country every day. The growing labor mobility cannot only be explained in economic terms but requires a multi-perspective view. This is realized in the recently published book based on case studies in European #border regions. The 21 authors show that cross-border employment as a subject of research has huge potential for regional cross-border development processes.” The edited book is the result of a fruitful collaboration of border scholars from the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) and the UniGR-Center for #BorderStudies. More information 👉 https://shorturl.at/qrwyB