Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network

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Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network

The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network (IACN) is a non-governmental organization in Iceland creating stronger linkages through inclusive multi-stakeholder membership and network, for the facilitation of cooperation concerning the Arctic region. [1]

Non-governmental organization organization that is neither a part of a government nor a conventional for-profit business

Non-governmental organizations, nongovernmental organizations, or nongovernment organizations, commonly referred to as NGOs, are usually non-profit and sometimes international organizations independent of governments and international governmental organizations that are active in humanitarian, educational, health care, public policy, social, human rights, environmental, and other areas to effect changes according to their objectives. They are thus a subgroup of all organizations founded by citizens, which include clubs and other associations that provide services, benefits, and premises only to members. Sometimes the term is used as a synonym of "civil society organization" to refer to any association founded by citizens, but this is not how the term is normally used in the media or everyday language, as recorded by major dictionaries. The explanation of the term by NGO.org is ambivalent. It first says an NGO is any non-profit, voluntary citizens' group which is organized on a local, national or international level, but then goes on to restrict the meaning in the sense used by most English speakers and the media: Task-oriented and driven by people with a common interest, NGOs perform a variety of service and humanitarian functions, bring citizen concerns to Governments, advocate and monitor policies and encourage political participation through provision of information.

Iceland island republic in Northern Europe

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Arctic polar region on the Earths northern hemisphere

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The Icelandic government passed a "Governmental Policy Plan for the Economy and Community" called Iceland 20/20. The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network, established in 2013, [2] is a part of the implementation process of this policy and the result of a collaboration between the members of the IACN; Eything - a regional body for cooperation between the municipalities in north-east Iceland; the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland), the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Iceland); and the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland). [2]

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Recent additional members include the Centre for Gender Equality; the Fisheries Science Centre at the University of Akureyri; the Husavik Academic Centre; Arctic Services; the Icelandic Met Office; the Marine Research Institute; the Icelandic Maritime Administration; the University Centre of the Westfjords; and the Greenland Centre, also in the Westfjords of Iceland.

Westfjords Peninsula and region of Iceland

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IACN's first director is Embla Eir Oddsdóttir. [3]

The Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network is one of four founders of the Icelandic-Arctic Chamber of Commerce. The other three are the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Iceland; The Icelandic Chamber of Commerce; and the Federation of Icelandic Industries. [4]

The network is based in the research centre Borgir, in Akureyri, Iceland. [5]

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Akureyri town in Iceland

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References

  1. ↑ "Arctic Iceland". Arcticiceland.is. 2002-07-22. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. 1 2 "Launch of Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network and arrival of first Nansen Professor | News | News and Publications | Ministry for Foreign Affairs". Mfa.is. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  3. ↑ "Norðurslóðanetið stofnað formlega". mbl.is. 2013-02-07. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  4. ↑ "An Icelandic-Arctic Chamber of Commerce". Newsoficeland.com. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  5. ↑ "New Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network". Arcticportal.org. 2013-02-08. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
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