『丹麥大使講座』

＝＝＝Sustainable Development, Denmark’s and Taiwan’s future＝＝＝

《活動資訊》

丨日期：2022/10/11 (二) 19:00-21:00

丨主題：Sustainable Development, Denmark’s and Taiwan’s future

丨講者：Mr. Bo Mønsted

本次大使講座特別邀請到台北丹麥商務辦事處處長

 Mr. Bo Mønsted 帶領大家認識丹麥，

也介紹丹麥在自然及人文方面著手進行的多項政策。

Mr. Bo Mønsted希望能透過此次演講拉近丹麥與台灣之間的距離。

位於北歐的丹麥，人口只有台灣的四分之一倍，卻培育出眾多知名企業、名人，

而他們兩項重要的精神價值：「hygge」、「trust」，則分別代表「平等與福祉」和「信任」。

Denmark, located in Northern Europe, has a population only a quarter of that of Taiwan. However, it has nurtured many well-known enterprises and celebrities. Besides, their two important spiritual values: "hygge" and "trust", represent "equality and well-being" and "trust" respectively.

就自然方面的政策而言，丹麥能源中的49%由風力提供，67.5%的電力為綠色電力。

Mr. Bo Mønsted提及丹麥將在2033年蓋一個能源島，提供超過1千萬個家庭的電力，

並於2050年在海岸建造足夠以綠色電力供電2億3千萬的歐洲家戶的風力發電機，而這些氣候行動可以為減緩氣候變遷盡一份心力。

In terms of nature-related policies, 49% of Danish energy is provided by wind power and 67.5% of electricity is green. Mr. Bo Mønsted mentioned that Denmark will build an energy island by 2033 to power more than 10 million households, and by 2050 will build enough offshore wind turbines to supply 230 million European households with green electricity. These climate actions can help mitigate climate change.

而在人文方面，丹麥相當重視平等權。在經濟部分，丹麥擁有低所得不均、高社會流動率的特性。

在女性權利部分，1915年女性即獲得投票權，且目前的國家元首為女性，丹麥也是世界第一個擁有女性部長的國家。

在勞工權利部分，保障勞工一週工作時數最多37小時，低於台灣的40小時。 這些都造就丹麥成為前十名最幸福的國家。

In terms of humanities, Denmark attaches great importance to equal protection. In the section of economy, Denmark is characterized by low income inequality and high social mobility. For women rights, Danish women gained the right to vote in 1915, and the current head of state is a woman. Also, Denmark was the first country in the world to have a female minister. In the aspect of labor rights, guaranteed laborers the maximum of working hours per week are 37 hours, which is lower than Taiwan’s 40 hours.

目前台灣和丹麥為長期合作的企業伙伴，在農業、食品產業、藥品等也有密切交流，

希望在未來在無論學術或能源方面，皆能有更多接觸及學習的機會。

So far, Taiwan and Denmark are in long-term business collaboration, in the aspect of agriculture, the food industry, pharmaceutical, etc. Hope that in the future, there will be more opportunities for learning in both aspects of academic fields and green energy.

【Q&A】

1. 俄羅斯烏克蘭戰爭對於歐洲的整體整合和對於丹麥有什麼影響？

Mr. Bo Mønsted：這讓丹麥想要留在歐盟的慾望變得強烈。原本對於留在歐盟沒有特別想法，但是俄羅斯烏克蘭戰爭後的現在，如果丹麥舉行公投，大部分的公民會選擇繼續留在歐盟。而在共同防禦條約、貨幣政策皆能促進整個歐洲的整合。

Q: What are the effects of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the integration of Europe and on Denmark?

A: The Russian-Ukrainian war makes Denmark desire to stay in the EU. Originally there was no idea of staying in the EU or leaving the EU, but now after the Russian-Ukrainian war, if Denmark holds a referendum, most citizens will choose to stay with the EU. In addition, the Common Security and Defense Policy, and monetary policy can boost the integration of all of Europe.

2. 數位化程度丹麥想做到哪？

Mr. Bo Mønsted：其實我們沒有特別的設限，最主要是過程中遇到的困難，因為老人不熟悉數位產品的操作，而且丹麥很少有實體的銀行，所以較難推進全面的數位化。

Q: Har far does digitization Denmark wants?

A: In fact, we have not set any limits. The issue we encounter is in the process. Some older people struggle with using digital products, and there are few brick-and-mortar banks in Denmark. So digitalization is hard to promote full-fledged digitization.

3. 政府有沒有做哪些努力推廣蔬食？

Mr. Bo Mønsted：其實政府沒有做特別的政策在推廣，影響因素是個人需求與食物供給所致。

Q:  What effort does the government want to make to promote plant-based food?

A: In fact, the government didn’t have some policies on promoting plant-based food. The impact factors depend on the personal demand and supply of food.