Disruption – the new buzz-word

Disruption is the new buzz-word that IT monopolies like Google and Facebook use to market their business. Disruption is also intended for use in the public sector to continue the New Public Management (NPM) in transferring management and earnings-philosophies from the private business to the public sector. The argument is the employees in the public sector over time can be just as effective as the employees in the private sector. Bur actually the results of NPM implementation in the Danish public sector has been more control, less employee satisfaction and dedication and in the end reduced effectivity. Disruption is a concept designed to make money for the major IT monopolies. Disruption is both a techno-utopianism and a new religion. Google and Facebook of the other IT monopolies have even formed their own lobbying organization to preach the merry disruption message: Singularity University (https://su.org/). On Monday morning (2nd January), the Danish prime minister (Lars Løkke Rasmussen) will meet for the first time with the Government's recently appointed disruption advisory council (https://www.altinget.dk/digitalvelfaerd/artikel/loekke-kickstarter-disruptionraad-foer-jul). The disruption advisory council will discuss how to "seize the opportunities in the technological development, and assure that everyone joins the development." Disruption principles has already been tested in Danish tax administration, where artificial intelligence and IT has replaced many experts with great dedication, a lot of experience (and high salary), with an immense loss of tax-revenue for the Danish society as a result.

Sightseeing in Bratislava old town, 22 Oct 2016

The Danish Queen visits Rudkøbing, September 8, 2016

The Mounted Squadron of the Royal Danish Guard Hussar Regiment ready to pick up the Danish Queen and bring her and the Mayor of Langeland through Rudkøbing

Her Majesty the Queen arrived to Rudkøbing onboard the Royal Ship

Behind the Royal Ship our local ferry to the small island “Strynø”

Her Majesty disembarks the Royal Ship

Her Majesty is acclaimed – the weather was just fantastic for such an event

Walking along the Langeland coast, Denmark August 16, 2016

Walking along the Langeland coast, just north of my town: Rudkøbing. Along the coast of Langeland and adjacent islands there winds a hiking trail: The Archipelago Trail. This is the very southern tip of the trail, as some land owners was against continuing the trail on the southern part. This part of the trail runs along the bay of Lindelse (Lindelse Nor). Lindelse Nor is well protected from weather influence, and in medieval times it was used as winter harbor for the merchant ships of Rudkøbing. Today it is used by pleasure boats for anchoring.

The landscape around Lindelse Nor, in the background Lindelse Church

Walking along the Langeland coast, Denmark August 7, 2016

Walking along the Langeland coast, north of Dageløkke. Along the coast of Langeland and adjacent islands there winds a hiking trail: The Archipelago Trail. The Archipelago Trail consists of a number of marked hiking trails that go through the Archipelago. The longest overall walking distance goes from Faldsled across the island and up through Langeland and ends in Lohals. http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/2178470-havsstien-the-archipelago-trail http://www.visitfyn.com/ln-int/fyn/guided-tours-archipelago-trail

Walking in the Brussels City Center, 14 June 2016

Park van Brussel (Warandepark)

Entrance to Grand-Place

Grand-Place

UK journalist explaining something about Brexit on Grand-Place

Alternative version of the Manneken Pis

Monasteries, Skopelos, Greeze, 27 May 2016

We went along narrow lanes and donkey paths through the maquis-covered mountains to the monasteries Metamorphosis, Barbara and Prodromou . After climbing the 566 m high Palouki Mountain, where we went back to Skopelos town on the old donkey track. If you want to know more about the many fantastic hikes on Skopelos, visit the website: http://skopelos-walks.com/

Skopelos town – our starting point

The Evangelistria Monastery

The Evangelistria Monastery

The Evangelistria Monastery

The Evangelistria Monastery

The PRODROMOS MONASTERY

Taxiarchon Monastery

Taxiarchon Monastery

Taxiarchon Monastery

Skopelos town – where our hike ended