The artificial islands to be built just south of Copenhagen. Behind the project stands the local municipalities, which are backed up by the Danish government. The project started already in the year 2022, according to Danish TV2.
the Goal is that the islands would attract 380 new businesses and 30,000 jobs. Of these, just over 12,000 new jobs, according to estimates from the consultancy firms Deloitte and Rambøll, on behalf of the government.
Above all, the new islands to high-tech companies, but also manufacturers of products used in everyday life, told the industry minister Rasmus Jarlov to the Danish news agency Ritzau.
the extension of the island Holmene. Until the 1960s, the island was a green area with small islands and lakes. Since then it has Holmene has grown and has become an important area of business for the country. By restoring the original landskapsformen and pair the nine artificial islands, writes the Danish government that they establish Northern europe’s largest, most innovative and greenest business area.
”I believe that it can develop into a sort of european Silicon Valley which enables to Denmark and the capital city will stand strong in competition with Amsterdam, London and Stockholm,” says Brian Mikkelsen, the ceo of the industry and business association Dansk Erhverv, Danish TV2.
The first of this plots will be sold 2028 and according to the Danish government will företagsöarna be completed in 2040. However, is the funding of the large construction project is unclear.
in Addition, the islands are voted on in parliament. The current Danish government is made up of ministers from the parties, the Liberal Alliance, Venstre and the conservative Party. In addition to those who are in the parliament, and is behind the project, has also the Danish social democrats paid homage to the företagsöarna in the Danish TV2.
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