Dear readers,
Europe is facing many challenges, but during the past year, one particular event has been on everyone’s mind: migration. Not since World War II have we experienced such a flow of migrants crossing Europe’s outer border in a hope of a better life, away from war, deprivation and misery. With the current momentum in politics, news reporting and overall attention from the public, continuing with business as usual at Teknovatøren felt disconnected from reality. The urge to comment on our contemporaries became inevitable. Therefore, issue #11 of Teknovatøren will focus on crossing borders, both historically but mainly regarding on what is happening now in and around Europe.Dear reader,
The European migration crisis has already been covered extensively in other media. However, we want to illuminate this from within the spirit of Teknovatøren. Technology enables, supports and also hinders people in accessing information, thus preventing them from arriving to Europe. The vulnerability in conflict areas demands that new solutions rapidly evolve and come to those who need them the most. We are reporting on some of these new innovations and inventions which are being both used and modified by refugees and migrants as well as governments and smugglers. There has also been a focus on first-hand content with the starting-point in two interviews: one with a foreign aid PhD-scholar and another with a Syrian refugee. We also problematize beyond the immediately obvious inventions and solutions. By having an Science and Technology Studies (STS) perspective, this allows us study how technological innovations and science affect our understanding of the ongoing European migration crisis.
This deep-dive into a complex, ongoing crisis has been demanding to our writers. Without the work carried out by our writers, designers and especially the editorial staff (Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff, Stian Larsen, Tobias Kaasa Fossheim and Marc Verbenkov) who all went above and beyond of what was expected from them, this issue simply wouldn’t have been possible to complete.
It is my true pleasure to welcome you, the reader, to Teknovatøren #11, Crossing borders!
Jarl G. Falkenborn
Head of Editorial
Articles
3. EDITORIAL | Jarl Falkenborn
4. PROLOGUE | Jarl Falkenborn, Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff & Stian Fossum Larsen
5. CROSSING BORDERS – AN INTERVIEW WITH A SYRIAN REFUGEE | Stian Fossum Larsen
7. LIMINAL LIVING |Silje Sahlén
9. MIGRATION, SCIENCE AND THE INVENTION OF BIOLOGICAL RACE|Cyriac George
11. EVALUATION OF FOREIGN AID – INTERVIEW WITH HILDE REINERTSEN|Jarl Falkenborn
15. CLIMATE REFUGEES | Per Edvard Sundeman
17. INFOGRAPHIC| Teknovatøren
19. THE “ONE STOP SHOP” APPROACH| Stian Fossum Larsen
21. IMMIGRATION AND INNOVATION | Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff
23. MOBILE MAPPING| Jarl Falkenborn
25. FROM A PILLOW’S PERSPECTIVE | Anne Guro Hommo
27. REFUGEE OPEN WARE | Jarl Falkenborn
29. WRITING ON THE WALL| Robin Reistad Fiske
31. CONFESSIONS OF A LECTURER | Hilde Reinertsen
33. EPILOGUE | Jarl Falkenborn, Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff & Stian Fossum Larsen
35. THREE FROM TIK | Teknovatøren
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Jarl Falkenborn
Head of Editorial
Tobias Kaasa Fossheim
Head of Creative
Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff
Head of Distribution
Inger-Johanne Hansen
Head of Digital Media
Anne-Guro Hommo
Head of Finance
Oskar Åslund
Board Member
EDITORIAL STAFF
Jarl Falkenborn, Stian Fossum Larsen, Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff and Marc Verbenkov
DESIGNERS
Layout: Tobias Kaasa Fossheim, Anne-Guro Hommo, Robin Reistad Fiske and Inger
Johanne Hansen.
EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS
Jarl Falkenborn, Stian Fossum Larsen, Sindre Rådahl Kirchhoff, Per Sundeman,
Silje Sahlèn, Cyriac George, Anne-Guro Hommo, Robin Reistad Fiske and Hilde
Reinertsen
Teknovatøren is published twice a year. This edition is published with funding from Grønt Punkt and the TIK Centre