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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 7 - 13 December
During the week of 7 to 13 December, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has slightly decreased to 3,422 cases, compared to 3,797 cases during the previous week (-11%) and the number of identified contacts has also slightly decreased and is at 8,861 (-27%).
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The Ministry of Economy supports Molecular Plasma Group which has developed a unique technology to optimise the protection of face masks "made in Luxembourg" against COVID-19
On the occasion of a visit to the Technoport in Foetz, the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, signed an agreement on 16 December 2020 with Molecular Plasma Group (MPG) to co-finance the "Virucidal" project for the development and production of innovative surgical masks with virucidal properties.
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Franz Fayot visited Goodyear's new tire facility in Dudelange
On 11 December 2020, Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy, visited Goodyear's new tire facility in Dudelange to see the progress of the tire company's $77 million investment in Luxembourg. Franz Fayot was shown the innovative production process in this highly automated facility before the plant's official opening planned in spring 2021.
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Luxembourg and Korea to establish Smart Green Business Centre
Promoting sustainable growth and mitigating climate change are major priorities in both Korea and Luxembourg. Cleantech is one of the priority sectors of Luxembourg's data-driven innovation strategy, and the Korean government is actively supporting companies in the fields of smart mobility and green technologies.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 30 November - 6 December
During the week of 30 November to 6 December, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has slightly increased to 3,797 cases, compared to 3,565 cases during the previous week (+7%), while the number of identified contacts has slightly decreased and is at 10,708 (-36%).
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EASA Exemptions
Regulation (EU) 2018/1139 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2018 on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing
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Luxembourg in Transition – Lëtzebuerg am Joer 2050: Public call for applications – setting-up of a Citizens' Committee
In the framework of the international consultation Luxembourg in Transition, the Department of Spatial Planning of the Ministry of Energy and Spatial Planning, in collaboration with the TNS-Ilres institute, plans to set up a Citizens' Committee to accompany the work of the consultation from January to December 2021.
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Luxembourg National Research Fund and Ministry of the Economy to launch a call for proposal for defining the business model of Luxembourg's first bioincubator
The Ministry of the Economy and the FNR have launched a call for proposal, in order to define a business model for the creation of Luxembourg's first bioincubator aimed at hosting private startups, public research spin-offs and innovative companies exclusively from the HealthTech sector, while fostering their interaction and collaboration with biomedical public research.
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New COVID-19 cases - Weekly review: 23 - 29 November
The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 continues to decrease slightly, but remains at a high level, with 3.565 cases for the week of 23-29 November, compared to 3,851 cases for the previous week (-8%).
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Drone webinars organized by EASA for the general public and professionnals (9th and 10th of December 2020)
Drone webinars organized by EASA for the general public and professionnals (9th and 10th of December 2020) To all drone owners! DAC invites you to
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University of Luxembourg and ministry of the Economy establish Chair in Digital Procurement
The University of Luxembourg and the Ministry of the Economy announce the creation of an academic Chair in Digital Procurement. The Chair will be hosted at the University's Centre for Logistics and Supply Chain Management (LCL) of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance and will train Master students in the use of new technologies and computer science in procurement.
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Luxembourg to start real life testing of an international standard for a digital circularity fingerprint for products
The Ministry of the Economy of Luxembourg just launched phase two of the development of an international standard. It provides information on the circularity of products to all stakeholders involved along their value chains.
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Accelerating public services innovation – Launch of the GovTech Lab and its first call for solutions 'Bye Bye Robots!'
On November 26, 2020, Marc Hansen, Minister Delegate for Digitalisation, presented the concept of the new GovTech Lab of the Luxembourg Government and launched the Lab's first call for solutions entitled 'Bye bye Robots!'.
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pdp 2.0: Individually tailored dementia prevention
The Luxembourg Programme for Dementia Prevention (pdp) is entering a new funding period. It will continue to develop in the direction of personalised prevention and help to reduce the risk of dementia in Luxembourg for people with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
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Annual report 2019 of the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD)
2019 was the first full year that the CNPD worked under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the new national data protection laws of 2018.