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The city of Tallinn and Utilitas OÜ will enter into a partnership agreement with the aim of creating the joint venture AS Utilitas Tallinna Soojus for district heating, 33.34% being owned by the city and 66.66% by Utilitas. The new joint venture will be a holding company leading investments in the Tallinn region, while AS Utilitas Tallinn will continue to sell heat.

Estonia will be represented in the global competition Creative Business Cup by SUTU, a company that has developed a material made from reeds that can be used to produce bank cards, for example. The competition will take place on 4-5 June in Copenhagen, Denmark, and will bring together around 80 countries who have chosen a creative and innovative start-up to represent them.

The Call is open until 21 May 2023

The Tallinn City Government sent the council a draft to continue with the European Space Agency’s business incubator programme 2024-2027 and to support new joining companies with up to €270,000.

The Tallinn City Government decided during today’s meeting that seven locations in Old Town will be leased out to Ringo Eco OÜ, a business specialising in green technology. The aim of this cooperation is to conduct a month-long pilot project to test the collection of reusable packaging in Old Town.

Impact Announcement contest is searching for organizations that have made a step forward for a more sustainable future.

The number of foreign tourists in Tallinn is on the rise and more than half of the city residents think that there should be more of them. From the point of view of the future of Tallinn's foreign tourism, it is important to invest in activities that increase the attractiveness of the city as a destination and to maintain a stable economic environment aimed at increasing competitiveness.

Nine applications were received for the evaluation of the first projects of the Test in Tallinn programme initiated by the city of Tallinn, three of which were moved forward and hope to reach the testing stage.

The Deputy Mayor of Tallinn, Joosep Vimm, announced a new Tallinnovation competition at the MELT innovation forum today. The purpose of the innovation competition, organised in cooperation between the City of Tallinn and the Science and Business Park Tehnopol, is to find smart city solutions that make the city's services and environment more citizen-friendly. For the second year in a row, a total of up to €100,000 will be invested in smart city solutions.

On Tuesday, 11 April, the MELT Innovation Forum will take place at Tallinn Creative Hub. In its eighth year, the top annual event for business development brings together like-minded people to share ideas of the future and spot opportunities for innovation.