What works in Greenland
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Quality scores are 0–100 rubric scores; “strong evidence” reflects study design; adoptions count documented replications elsewhere. Know more
Evidence snapshot for Greenland
Greenland has invested in critical infrastructure and technology to overcome remote geography and isolation. Submarine fibre-optic cables cut Nuuk's internet latency by ~500ms in 2009 and were extended in 2017 to reach four more west-coast towns, while AI-generated sea-ice charts quadrupled the frequency of coastal ice coverage. On gender equality, women hold 61% of higher-education degrees but only around 38% of management positions, despite a 2011 board-quota law and 2013 gender equality legislation. A 220 million DKK Vækstfonden–Greenland Venture partnership funds growth companies, though documented deals remain few and concentrated in mining rather than broad innovation sectors.
Drawn from: Greenland Connect — Submarine Fibre Bringing Broadband to the Arctic · DMI's ASIP — AI-Generated Sea-Ice Charts Quadruple Coverage of Greenland's Coastal Waters · Greenland's Act on Gender Equality and Council of Gender Equality · Greenland Venture–Vækstfonden Growth Capital Partnership
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Strengths & weaknesses vs peers
Strengths
Evaluation evidence +51 pts 100 here · 49 average
Transparency, fairness & accountability +46 pts 100 here · 54 average
Governance, capability & sustainability +36 pts 100 here · 64 average
Curator validation +27 pts 100 here · 73 average
Documented learning +26 pts 100 here · 74 average
Demonstrated reach +24 pts 100 here · 76 average
Evaluated outcomes +22 pts 100 here · 78 average
Transferability / demonstrated replication +18 pts 78 here · 60 average
Achievement / evidence +13 pts 100 here · 87 average
Innovation level +12 pts 73 here · 62 average
Gender-mainstreaming embedding +11 pts 100 here · 89 average
Sustainability (ongoing) +11 pts 89 here · 78 average
Evidence of impact / measured public value +10 pts 67 here · 57 average
Weaknesses
Scalability beyond pilot -12 pts 50 here · 62 average
Efficiency -32 pts 0 here · 32 average
Inclusiveness / equity -43 pts 0 here · 43 average
Effectiveness -66 pts 0 here · 66 average
Impact on gender equality -70 pts 0 here · 70 average
Score profile vs peers
Coloured bar: Greenland. Grey bar: peer average across the corpus. Both on a common 0–100 scale.
Points compare this place's average on each dimension with the average across all evaluated places, on a common 0–100 scale. Know more
Top good practices here
Greenland Connect — Submarine Fibre Bringing Broadband to the Arctic · 96
DMI's ASIP — AI-Generated Sea-Ice Charts Quadruple Coverage of Greenland's Coastal Waters · 93
Greenland's Act on Gender Equality and Council of Gender Equality · 67
Greenland Venture–Vækstfonden Growth Capital Partnership · 43
Each number is the practice's overall 0–100 quality score against its catalogue's rubric. Know more
Cities with evaluated practice
Where the documented practice in Greenland concentrates — each city has its own evidence profile.
Recommended to adopt or replicate
Transferable practices from elsewhere that address this place's gaps.
Ciudad Mujer — El Salvador's Integrated Women's Services Programme · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 3 other places
SASA! Community Mobilisation Programme against Intimate Partner Violence — Uganda · fit 100/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 4 other places
Rwanda's Land Tenure Regularization Programme — Titling Land in Women's Names · fit 90/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
- Rated highly transferable
- Backed by strong evidence
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Already adopted in 6 other places
Abolition of Chhaupadi — Ending Menstrual Exile Huts in Nepal's Far- and Mid-Western Districts · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Guyana's One-Third Gender Candidate Quota — Two Decades of Sustained Representation · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Serbia's 40% Electoral Gender Quota — From One-in-Three to Near-Parity Party Lists (2020-2025) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Bogotá's Care Blocks (Manzanas del Cuidado) · fit 82/100
- Rated highly transferable
- Addresses this place's weak dimensions
Fit estimates how well a practice matches this place, 0 (poor) to 100 (excellent); the list is ordered to favour practices that address this place's gaps. Know more