Finland is number one ICT country

Tietoviikko reports that Finland (my home country) is the world’s best IT country according to World Economic Forum study The Global Information Technology Report 2013. According to the study, Finland is the world’s number one country when it comes to the economy’s ability to use information technology to competitiveness and prosperity. Finland has toppled Sweden from the top spot in a ranking of economies that are best placed to benefit from new information and communication technologies (ICTs). The question still remains how this result was got because there are many things in Finland ICT that are are far from very good, so are other countries just much lousier on those aspects?

At the core of the report, the Networked Readiness Index (NRI) measures the preparedness of an economy to use ICT to boost competitiveness and well-being. In this edition, Finland (1st), Singapore (2nd) and Sweden (3rd) continue to lead the NRI, with the Netherlands (4th), Norway (5th), Switzerland (6th), the United Kingdom (7th), Denmark (8th), the United States (9th) and Taiwan, China (10th) completing the top 10.

Global Information Technology Report 2013 has a nice map that visualizes the network readiness of different countries.

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  1. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finnish stores the largest loss – theft of workers’ surprise

    Finnish stores lost more stuff than the rest of Europe, according to the latest report.

    According to the total loss percentage of retail sales in Finland is 1.39 per cent, compared with a European average of 1.13 per cent.

    Finnish losses of 40 per cent of shop thieves caused. Employee theft accounts for almost as large, up to 30 per cent. The rest of the losses accumulated damage to the products and administrative errors.

    Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2014110618812268_ta.shtml

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  2. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Cameron and Chairman opened the innovation seminar in Espoo, Finland
    Free-form discussion with the prime ministers involved in dozens of experts from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and the UK.

    Nordic, Baltic and British prime ministers moves are underway to start the second day held in Helsinki, Northern Future Forum seminar.

    - We tend to long meetings with a pre-established long speeches. It is good to talk freely, to pause and listen to each other, Cameron said.

    Cameron states that all European countries have the same basic challenge, which is to achieve economic growth and well-being.

    - We all want to win the race to create the growth of well-being. It is important to talk about innovation, and the example of why we must not created the same kind of venture capital in the United States, Cameron said.

    Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/cameron_ja_stubb_avasivat_innovaatioseminaarin_espoossa/7606907

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  3. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Interesting IoT plaform from Finland in Kickstarter: Thingsee One

    http://www.thingsee.com/

    You can monitor:
    Acceleration
    Speed
    Location
    Temperature
    Humidity
    Pressure
    3D Orientation & Tilt
    Compass directions
    Light levels

    Wireless connectivity:
    Unlocked cellular connectivity
    WiFi
    Bluetooth LE 4.1

    Thingsee One: The Smart Developer Device for Mobile IoT
    https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/haltian/thingsee-one-the-smart-developer-device-for-mobile

    “Ex-Nokians Crowdfund A Device To Democratize The Internet Of Things” TechCrunch

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  4. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Modular mobile phone design from Finland:

    PUZZLEPHONE
    http://www.puzzlephone.com/
    MEET PUZZLEPHONE, THE MODULAR PHONE THAT…

    THE FINNISH OPEN SOURCE LEGACY
    Android runs on Linux’s kernel, both created by Linus Torvalds, a well known Finnish programmer. It is time to Open Source the most popular hardware in the world and it has to be done in a supply chain friendly way to ensure its quick spread and adoption. The PUZZLEPHONE, Designed in Finland.

    Article in Finnish:
    http://www.itviikko.fi/ihmiset-ja-ura/2014/11/11/espanjalaismies-muutti-suomeen-puhelinta-tekemaan/201415606/7?rss=8

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  5. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Helsinki is sixth-smartest city

    Ericsson has been ranked the 40 cities ranked based on how mature the technology is ICT. Stockholm is the number one in the list, which is Swedish for comparison than expected. Helsinki is ranked number six.

    Ericsson, five ICT technology the most mature city are samt than a year earlier. Stockholm, followed by London, Paris, Singapore and Copenhagen before Helsinki.

    Helsinki, Stockholm ranked with the very tip of the head, the blood of the evening smartphone penetration. Top of the list compared to cities of Helsinki ICT technology maturity will be a little after, which explains the placement of the top five in the corner.

    Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2050:helsinki-kuudenneksi-alykkain-kaupunki&catid=13&Itemid=101

    NETWORKED SOCIETY CITY INDEX 2014
    http://www.ericsson.com/res/docs/2014/networked-society-city-index-2014.pdf

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  6. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finland is lagging industrial to the Internet

    According to Gartner’s recent Digitalization and the industrial exploitation of the Internet in Finland study, the progress of digitalisation of Finnish organizations at an accelerating pace.

    Finland Gartner Research analyst Toni Nygrén out, however, that the new business generation rather than here in figuring out more efficiency, speed and cost savings.

    “The industrial potential of the Internet has been identified, but the progress of the brake largely quarterly economic realities. Here we focus too too kustannusvetoisesti efficiency of operations, when visions of new business opportunities will remain incomplete, “he says.

    “The Finnish market is seen as really brave individual companies, but here the market is not yet fully up to speed”

    “For example, one of the industrial machine is quite easy to copy, but if the background is a complete industrial system of the Internet, copying is no longer so easy.”

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/108413

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  7. Tomi Engdahl says:

    See transparent data is provided

    A total of 132 work and idea of ​​struggling this year Apps4Finland competition for fame and cash prizes. Money is up for grabs this time 40 000.

    It is currently at the public voting , the top three for each category will secure a place in the jury’s assessment.

    To date, the most votes has collected local bus demo, which shows you as the bus comes to the nearby bus stop.

    Apps4Finland competition aims to promote the opening up of public data for public use, and to increase the use of digging up new ideas.

    “Opened the data, which is not used, it is a waste. Closed data, which is not open, it is stupidity, “is the utterance of the jury co-chaired by Mikael Jungner release.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/katso+mita+avoimella+datalla+on+saatu+aikaan/a1028076

    Apps4Finland
    https://trello.com/b/Fg4ESbPs/apps4finland-2014

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  8. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Game industry surprised the extent of training

    The gaming industry employs nearly 2,000 persons, and the number of employees is increasing rapidly. Recruitment need is estimated to be about 400 people a year.

    “The growth, however, requires the development of education sector. In 2013 graduated approximately 150 students in the gaming industry, which filled only a third of the workforce need, “Dean Pekka Neittaanmäki University of Jyväskylä.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/summa/pelialan+koulutuksen+laajuus+yllatti/a1028147

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  9. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Company from Espoo Finland got left a deal with Audi – a new instrument panel on all models

    Traditional dashboards are replaced by the new Audeissa digital screens, which is responsible for the technology company from Espoo Rightware. The company’s CEO Jonas Geust now that the agreement is a continuation of previous cooperation. Rightware technology is the Audi A3 and the new A6 and TT models.

    “This is a really big deal for us,”

    The agreement was made a few years ago, but Audi told me about it now. Geust by Rightware is the same type of agreements with other large auto companies, so the sight is high.

    Audi’s digital instrument panel, Virtual Cockpit, able to create two- and three-dimensional views. Rightware The idea is to make the screens that the user still identify the instrument cluster, but still allow, for example, viewing the map.

    Source: http://www.hs.fi/autot/a1415763122008

    Earlier news:

    The New Audi TT Instrument Cluster Created with Rightware Kanzi UI Solution
    http://www.rightware.com/the-new-audi-tt-instrument-cluster-created-with-rightware-kanzi-ui-solution/

    Rightware Software And NVIDIA Tegra Mobile Processors Enable
    The World’s First User Programmable Instrument Cluster with Real-time 3D Graphics

    e.solutions GmbH, a long-time licensee of the Kanzi UI solution, implemented the new Audi TT instrument cluster.

    “The user interface has become one of the key decision making points for consumers worldwide. Our longstanding cooperation with Rightware and our widening adoption of their Kanzi UI Solution has enabled us to continuously design and implement the industry’s leading user interfaces. We are thrilled with the new Audi TT Instrument cluster and the great partnership with Rightware.” Said Mathias Halliger, head of architecture, MMI System at Audi.

    “Our collaboration with Audi and Rightware enables the world’s most advanced instrument cluster for the Audi TT. The combination of the Kanzi engine and our powerful Tegra mobile processor enable advanced UI design with superb image quality and high frame-rates required by instrument cluster applications,” said Sahin Kirtavit, senior director of Automotive Software Ecosystems, NVIDIA.

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  10. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finnish Prime Minister Alexander Stubb tells in favor of the defense budget increase.

    Cyber ​​security has in his opinion, an area in which abilities should be developed on society as a whole.

    “Cyber ​​is a practice of modern warfare, and if the cyber is not in order, the whole society, the operation can be paralyzing. I speak not only banks but, for example, security of supply and energy intake “, he says

    He states that this too needed more money, and in addition must have the capacity to change the law.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/stubb+lisaa+rahaa+kyberpuolustukseen+lakeja+voitava+muuttaa/a1028432

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  11. Tomi Engdahl says:

    State billion euros to catch the IT projects – “a significant financial risk”

    This week published its report on the state of the work in progress of IT projects in the current mass of about one billion euros constitutes a “substantial financial risk” because the cost estimates associated with general problems. The Committee also draws attention to more than the number of projects: there are about a hundred.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/summa/valtiolla+miljardi+euroa+kiinni+ithankkeissa++quotmerkittava+taloudellinen+riskiquot/a1028495

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  12. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Yle: Worrying trend: the bosses angsti sticks underground

    Motivational Psychologist Makke says Leppänen Yle, the Finnish companies have emerged top management culture in which managers topple the anguish of workers in the neck.

    Leppänen to get around a living by training its employees in a positive way of thinking. He says to see a lot of the fact that the workplace is spilling unnecessary negative speech and selected senior management.

    “When a certain limit is exceeded, will complain because we are used to complain. Colleagues and managers must be able to provide feedback that we were going over,”

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/yle+huolestuttava+trendi+pomojen+angsti+tarttuu+alaisiin/a1028194

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  13. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Professions of the future: these skills, there is demand in Finland

    In Finland, there are many professions in which is sufficient to continue to work, told the National Economic Research VATT’s senior researcher Katariina Nilsson Hakkala VATT seminar today, Tuesday.

    She mentions, for example, an expert, a chef, a doctor, an engineer, a car repairman, teachers, cleaners and truck driver jobs.

    He divided this work into three categories: expert thinking demanding work, human interaction and physical work include non-routine work.

    - First Group consists of highly trained as doctors, engineers and experts. Also, the chef’s duties are an expert tasks. He must use creativity and know what is the process of cooking, Nilsson Hakkala said.

    -Second Knowledge what is asked in the future is hunam interaction, Nilsson Hakkala said. This group includes, for example, the work of managers, who need to motivate employees and to provide guidance and teachers who care about, and the waiters, taking orders.

    - The third on the group is a physical non-routine workers. These include, for example, a truck driver, cleaners, Nilsson Hakkala said.

    In many works of individual tasks can be transferred to a PC or abroad, but, for example, language skills management and comprehensive management can not be outsourced, Nilsson Hakkala stressed.

    Losing jobs in Finland are the routine tasks that can be programmed to your computer tasks. Professions will be lost as industrial workers and service workers, ie customer care and office workers.

    Source: http://www.uusisuomi.fi/kotimaa/62860-tulevaisuuden-ammatit-nailla-taidoilla-riittaa-kysyntaa-suomessa

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  14. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Cyber security company Nixu will be listed – issue of shares will begin on Thursday

    Cyber security company Nixu has today submitted an application on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki Oy, the company’s share admission to trading on First North Finland marketplace. The company announced an initial public offering on Thursday.

    Nixu offers initial public offering of a maximum of 1 134 091 new shares in the share subscription price of EUR 4.40, sheet sets.

    “Digitalized society is increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats of the new front. Nixu mission is to ensure the functioning of society heavily digitized in the world. The high-profile data breaches increasing number of the need for more versatile cyber security knowledge to grow,” says President and CEO Petri Kairinen release.

    Cyber security services size in Europe is estimated at about nine billion in 2014. T

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/kyberturvayhtio+nixu+listautuu++osakeanti+alkaa+torstaina/a1029090

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  15. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Optical fiber does not extend to home
    Finns are not willing to pay for the fiber connections of the last of meters.

    The optical fiber is increasing in Finland, but very few techniques may be carried out in their home until the net. Many building an internal network has been the past few decades level. Then exported to the apartment complex to the switching point fiber connection does not receive full benefit from the communications overhaul.

    “The costs were in fiber optic cabling cheaper than traditional copper technology. At the same time we got the cabling that meets both current and future requirements of speed, “says the project putter man of the Board of Directors of the apartment complex Jorma din. He felt the telecommunication solutions since the work in the IT Manager.

    The apartment complex’s decision was unanimous, the fiber optic network, it was decided to build in 2008. A few of the population still had doubts that it could be too powerful solution: “A little bit like norsupyssyllä be shot for small game,”

    After the introduction of dissenting voices were not included. Contacts have been operating reliably. The optical fiber also allows for the speed increase of more than a hundred megabits.

    The fiber optic network reached 41 percent of Finnish households at the end of last year. The growth of the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority of the 11 percentage points from the previous year.

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/108872?utm_source=Summaileri&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=TIVIAn%20uutiskirje*%20Valokuitu%20ei%20ulotu%20kotiin&utm_term=Valokuitu%20ei%20ulotu%20kotiin&utm_content=u-669217-37007827-443077-4

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  16. Tomi Engdahl says:

    NOKIA – We’re not FINN-ished yet! BEHOLD our MYSTERY DEVICE!
    N1 mini-fondleslab to plunge into crowded pond next year
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/11/18/nokia_android_tablet_n1_ipad_rival/

    Nokia is back in mobile consumer electronics with a new tablet, barely six months after Microsoft snaffled up its phone division. And the Finnish firm has said that many more devices will follow.

    The Atom-powered, Android-based, mini-sized N1 enters a crowded marketplace with a price tag of just $250.

    The design of the 7.9-incher owes a great deal to the iPad Mini. It features Nokia’s own Z-Launcher, a very minimal adaptive shell.

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  17. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Slush 2014 is the focal point for Eurasian startups and technology talent to meet with top-tier international investors, executives and media. The two-day event takes place every fall in the wintery Scandinavia amidst one the most dynamic tech ecosystems in the world in Finland. Slush 2014 takes place on November 18-19th in Helsinki with more than 10.000 attendees expected.

    http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/2014/11/18/slush-2014/

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  18. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Non-Microsoft Nokia launches Android N1 tablet with Foxconn
    https://gigaom.com/2014/11/18/non-microsoft-nokia-launches-android-n1-tablet-and-z-launcher/

    Nokia — not the handset business that Microsoft bought and renamed Microsoft Mobile, but the remaining Finnish firm — has made a shock announcement. It’s launched an Android tablet called the N1.

    This will be confusing, because Microsoft is also selling a Nokia-branded Windows tablet, the Nokia Lumia 2520. It’s a shock, because while Nokia has recently made rumblings about its brand returning to the consumer market, it seemed to indicate that this would merely be a matter of licensing the brand to others.

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  19. Tomi Engdahl says:

    “Business leaders are scared most technology”
    A medium-sized company should invest hundreds of thousands of dollars of digital business development, assess the digital coach Heikki Halme.

    We live in the midst of the digital revolution. Adolescence to challenge the whole company management, but it is currently digitalisation implications clearest of information management and marketing sites.

    “Information management and marketing management is often given to the development of small bits and pieces: do something digital. The company’s top management does not, then not fully involved in the transition nor the resources to provide adequate resources for “frets Heikki Halme Central Chamber of Commerce. He pulled the company’s management directed training program Digitaalinen Polku (=Digital Path).

    Central Chamber of Commerce survey, the Finnish business leaders to consider some of the biggest challenges for digitization lack of skills and high costs. Halme believes that Finnish companies digitization slow down the other causes.

    “The answers reflect the defensive presence. The true reason for the slow pace of disguises. The process of reform is not desired to start when it is not known what the digitalization allows companies. Knowledge is indeed available and costs are easy excuse, “he points out.

    According to Halme, leaders also fear that they ought to be able to technology.

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/bisnes/110448

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  20. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Out of the rat race. From the merciless work that requires way too much and penetrates into the leisure time. May need to replace your small business. Something on-line trading or a nice cafe nearby.

    In a fairly typical dream – and in particular middle-class woman to dream of – the recession in Finland in 2014.

    Slower lifestyle to attract the busy work seems to be increasing in those who work in general is all over the running employer-employee negotiations.

    Emilia gold and Ninni mill ditch bit of reverie mainly gall.

    “Downshifting annealing makes me see red,” Kullasvaara huff. “The fact that on loose basis of thought that has the ability to throw yourself into the world of work and money, and beyond that life position.”

    It is not the Finns would be just the book.

    “Now we need uplifting and work hard, do not downshifting” Kullasvaara and Myllyoja say.

    The two front-row view of the work of the Finnish economy major lines: corporate rämpi from, the economy threatening the sustainability gap and sluggishly wrung retirement decisions.

    Other they are trying to wake up: Finland’s deficit, we must all feel leathers after 20 years, and when it hits properly.

    The current forty-something is the case, of course, self-support through his, and the money should be saving for old age.

    The recession treats Kullas and Myllyojan found that the root of women particularly badly. In particular, women aged 33-44 seems to run outside the labor market.

    Source: http://www.hs.fi/tyoelama/a1415940298780

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  21. Tomi Engdahl says:

    According to the Prime Minister’s mind the Finnish company in the world has changed radically.

    “Good pöhinä” has changed the Finnish prime minister.

    - In Finland, there has been a change in attitude. Before, it was OK to succeed, but do not fail.

    Now, in many areas shows hopeful signs, Stubb says that patience is needed.

    Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2014111818847366_ta.shtml

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  22. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Dmass: Nordic countries are lagging behind

    European semiconductor distribution year has been favorable. In the third quarter growth was 7.3 percent, which brought the distributors of the total sales of 1.57 billion. During the first nine months of the year companies had aggregate sales of nearly 4.8 billion euros (almost as well as in record year 2011).

    Unfortunately, the development of the Nordic countries have not followed the rest of Europe.
    From the perspective of Finnish unfortunate is that only in the Nordic countries, the Benelux countries and Switzerland in the third quarter, sales has been less in the previous year. The Nordic countries, semiconductors sold 146 million euros.

    Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2079:dmass-pohjoismaat-laahaavat-perassa&catid=13&Itemid=101

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  23. Tomi Engdahl says:

    450 MHz LTE data network covers the whole of Finland

    Ukkoverkot Oy today (17.11.2014) launched the first of Finland’s comprehensive 4G LTE mobile data network. The network is aimed in particular enterprises, public authorities and other demanding end-users, but it also serves consumer customers throughout Finland.

    One of the 450 MHz base station provides about twice as large as the coverage area of ​​800 egahertsin operating in the base station and up to 20 times larger area than the typical LTE base station at a frequency of 2.6 GHz. In this way the network to provide a good coverage of much of the basic-LTE as a lower cost.

    Ukko Mobile 4G LTE network is currently being used across the country to Finnish companies operating in addition to VR’s trains, train networks, many mobile libraries, YLE broadcasting, and emergency services vehicles and FinnHEMS medical helicopter.

    Ukko Mobile 4G LTE network is the world’s first commercial 450MHz rated frequency based LTE network. Ukko Mobile holds Finnish only 450 MHz frequency license.

    Source: http://www.etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2084:450-megahertsin-lte-dataverkko-kattaa-koko-suomen&catid=13&Itemid=101

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  24. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Unbelievable but true: police collecting traffic speed camera pictures with police officers on usb-sticks – the change is yet to come

    Police patrols have so far picked up the speed control of the officers carrying out the damper pictures of USB keys that are submitted later Traffic Safety Center. This is all about to change in December, when the images will be transferred wirelessly, says the police website .

    “Wireless data transmission speed up the process huomattavasit the patrols do not have to search for images “tin can polices” and transfer them to your memory sticks. Again, this may be working in the future to use one of the other “,

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/uskomatonta+mutta+totta+poliisi+keraa+peltipoliisien+kuvat+usbtikuilla++muutos+vasta+tulossa/a1029914

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  25. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Ukkoverkot Oy 4G mobile data network issued on Monday has attracted not only interest, but also of concern. On its website Ukkoverkot tells the network Huawei is one of the company’s partners.

    China’s Huawei has been excluded from the US market due to suspicions of espionage.

    “Huawei to provide us with the radio network and its related components. These components are not directly connected to the Internet, so the traffic or even knowledge of traffic to reach these components out of the internal network. We are confident that the case of a fully Huawei supplier, and we have no doubt that their products are functioning in this respect either, “commented Pellinen toTivi.

    Other network equipment vendors, including HP and Affirmed Networks, whose products form the network core components.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/ukkoverkot+luottaa+vakoilusta+epailtyyn+huaweihin+quotkomponentit+eivat+ole+suoraan+yhteydessa+internetiinquot/a1029930

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  26. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finnish phone manufacturer to start with the new tablet devices pre-sale Indiegogo, Inc.-a number of financial website.

    Jolla intends to develop a tablet that uses Sailfish operating system
    The first pre-orders are promised in June: Indiegogo campaign aims to sell a total of 2000 devices.

    The first millennium sponsor Jolla Tablet devices pre-tax price of 189 dollars or 152 euros in the price, the rest of the price is $ 10 more expensive.

    Financial campaign is open to EU countries, Norway, Switzerland, the United States, India, China, Hong Kong and the Russian residents.

    The tablet is 7.85-inch display with a resolution 2048×1539, or 326 ppi (pixels per inch)

    Dillon, the tablet will be able to use the Sailfish operating system, multitasking capabilities even better than the phone.

    - We can use a larger screen. The display can be divided into different uses

    Jolla has updated the phone almost every month, and Dillon, the pace will continue. Tablet-from the development of new ideas is going to be possible, also add to the phone.

    Source: digitoday.fi/vimpaimet/2014/11/19/jolla-kehittaa-tablet-laitteen/201415968/66

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  27. Tomi Engdahl says:

    From Tampere: OptoFidelity became the world’s number one

    The Tampere-based mobile robot for testing user interfaces specialized OptoFidelity to increase turnover this year, more than 40 per cent. At the same time the company will increase the mobile phone and tablet user interfaces for performance testing of the world’s market leader.

    Computer vision, robotics and measurement algorithms combining OptoFidelity has found, as well as a unique technology that niche market for my test philosopher once, which it calls the “Human Simulator”. The term simply refers to the fact that OptoFidelity system analyzes the performance of the device, like a human.

    The company’s technology can be used, for example, to measure the accuracy of the touch screen, as well as the user interface and applications of the reaction and response time measurement. Customer experience that simulates real, automated testing has the advantage of product development stage acceleration and faster products onto the market.

    Success is based on Pertti Aimonen for the actual multi-disciplinary and ground-breaking way of thinking.

    Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2093:tamperelainen-optofidelity-nousi-maailman-ykkoseksi&catid=13&Itemid=101

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  28. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Banks are waiting for the next change

    The banks are at the forefront of digitalisation. The e-network services became an integral part of their business several years ago. While many other sectors only cry in the throes of the digital revolution, the banks are already following development of next steps.

    Electronic services are not banks no longer just a cost-saving tool, but they convey a completely new kind of business of the seed. In the future, banks take a new role in the online store and the big beneficiaries of the data, envisions Samlink’s new CEO Pentti Unkuri.

    “Banks are now on track to new ecosystems. Online store, banks have been involved in the payment transaction intermediary. They may in the future participate in online finance and insurance products, even in the logistics, “he said.

    Banks are pioneers in the big data exploitation.
    “Bank records a huge amount of information about customers.”

    “Bank-it is a fascinating area: systems are complex, and it’s importance for the business is the key,”

    “Banks’ IT systems have a number of features which are worth taking inspiration from other industries: high availability, security, trouble-free operation 24/7. On the other hand Samlink can take advantage of other industries to learn from their customers received the banking industry IT services in the development, ”

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/bisnes/111286

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  29. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Stuck it does not work like the taste? – Familiar with the situation two of the three

    Up to two-thirds of employees feel that the wayward computer to reduce their levels of motivation, explains the 3 Step IT’s doing this survey. One in ten respondents said the wayward work computer a bad way to motivate him very much.

    The survey found that 40 per cent of Finnish waste of a working week of computer problems. One tenth reported working hours wasted every day.

    The biggest problems was told that the machines were too old, weak or non-working t too often. Considered by many machines had not been for their needs applications or existing applications were false.

    “It’s scary how a lot of unnecessary manual work in organizations is done only with the acquisition of workstations, and how the non-performing workstations Finnish tolerated.”

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/tokkiiko+it+eika+tyo+maistu++tuttu+tilanne+kahdelle+kolmesta/a1030847

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  30. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Medical consultation is handled point video connection – YTHS to the use of technology

    Your doctor may not be soon no longer present when the patient is treated. Student Health Service to take over video teleconsultation alongside normal reception duties.

    In practice, the technique allows the doctor or other health professional student participation in the reception of the video connection.

    YTHS plans to expand the technology to all sites in the next year. Teleconsultation benefit, especially in places that do not have all the features of student health services.

    Video connection does not yet mean that patients would be able to contact your doctor at home. That, too, may open up possibilities in the future.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/laakarin+vastaanotto+hoituu+kohta+videoyhteydella++yths+ottaa+tekniikan+kayttoon/a1030968

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  31. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The tax authorities’ own abbot

    The Board agreed by the Child Tax change will cause a 2.5 million euro cost, it was reported recently. The new rules must be programmed tax systems. News awakened realize how dependent we have become on IT and how expensive legacy systems maintenance is.

    Tax Administration, the tax is managed by more than 60 different utility software. They have been introduced over the years without a single coordination. The systems are overlapping, contradictory and partly out of date. Many of them have been patched several times.

    Each of the new tax law connected with the cause alterations in several locations. The best option is that all the old software can be replaced by a new one. The old software will be replaced by the American Fast packaged software in 2019.

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/11-2014/108696

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  32. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finnish information technology is 8 th best in the world

    The UN World Telecommunication Union ITU on Monday published the ICT Development Index composites index. Finland retained 8th place in the UN’s annual 166 in the information and communications technology review.

    Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/yhteiskunta/2014/11/25/suomen-tietotekniikka-on-8nneksi-parasta-maailmassa/201416290/66?rss=6

    ITU releases annual global ICT data
    & ICT Development Index country rankings
    Denmark ranks in first place in global ICT Development Index (IDI)
    http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2014/68.aspx#.VHRCOMlM0im

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  33. Tomi Engdahl says:

    In this technique, Finland has security backwater: “Finland 0.06%, Czech Republic 38%”

    Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority Juhani Juselius, Finland is badly behind DNSSEC technology deployment. In Finland, only 0.06 percent of .com domain names are protected by the name of the server against counterfeiting.

    The world’s leading countries are the Czech Republic, where 38 per cent of .cz identities are protected. Also, Sweden and the Netherlands have protected the site well.

    Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority took the technology introduced in stages from 2010 to 2011. To date, the Agency has issued 197 ID, which is accompanied by only two banks, two public actors and one of the online store.

    Technology can be taken free of charge and relatively easily. It can be activated by FICORA domain name service domain.fi

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/tassa+tekniikassa+suomi+on+tietoturvan+takapajula+quotsuomi+006++tsekki+38quot++yhteydet+vaarennettavissa/a1031623

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  34. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Pilots need a wide variety of manuals, maps and other paperwork. More and more airline has decided to replace the paper with tablets. The first cabins had time to Apple’s iPad, but, for example, last week told Lufthansa and Austrian Air Lines, has opted for Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3 devices.

    Finnair has purchased PCs 200 tablets, but not in their choice of Apple decided to use it better than Microsoft’s offerings. Finnair’s choice is the Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1. They have been introduced in all Finnair aircraft.

    “Toughpad is the so-called electronic flight bag, electronic flight bag, that is, the EFB. The pilots tablet include airports rolling maps to help moving from departure gate to the runway, technical manuals – which are printed fill more than 10 000 pages – as well as a variety of pilots needed by the applications, “says Finnair’s technical pilot Timo Seppälä says bulletin.

    Finnair has used computers for cabs already since the 1990s. Outdated equipment had to be replaced now. “Initially, we study 20 different Windows 8 tablets,” Seppälä says.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/finnairin+ohjaamoihin+ei+kelvannut+surface+eika+ipad/a1031640

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  35. Tomi Engdahl says:

    CIO – require ICT in service quality reporting

    What the report contains and what it might look like?

    Traditional ICT service providers monthly reports usually contain a cryptic ITIL terms that abound in tables and unimaginable numbers, or a combination of these.

    These numerical performances not many experts are unable to create a clear picture of the current state of service or trends. Areas for development, not to mention.

    CT service report must be clear to see how service delivery has evolved. What repairs service provision should be made that the quality and cost are achieved?

    Are the service quality and the cost of contracts and business expectations?

    Based on reports, the CIO has to be able to justify the daily, the quality of the service is at a sufficient level and the costs have remained at the agreed level.

    How ICT service reports can be perceivable form?

    The report layout should be easy to grasp graphics, colors spared. Poles, meters, diagrams, which can be easily materialized, ICT service the current state.

    Would not be a bad idea if the basis of the report could be made, if necessary, even if the short-term forecast.

    The design behind, of course, also a lot of numerical data, but it is the CIO’s should only be used if necessary to justify the design to emerge.

    Ready-made tools that meet the challenges of reporting, it is fortunately already on the market.

    Reporting ICT service development tool

    Challenges of ICT service provision can be typically indicates a specific service components against events increase or end users as a negative feedback.

    The business requires both quality and cost-efficiency. Only high-quality and easily understandable reporting of corporate or business management can be convinced that the necessary development targets will bring to the company and its business value. This is the responsibility of the CIO, respectively.

    If the CIO must ICT service provision of adequate quality reports, which show the indicators, trends, costs and quality of service, and knowledge management can be commonplace in IT management.

    Knowledge management in the end gives CIOs the time to focus on their main objective: to information management, which he makes the best practices.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/cio/artikkelit/parhaat_kaytannot/cio++vaadi+ictpalvelutuotannolta+laadukasta+raportointia/a1031694

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  36. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Prime Minister Alexander Stubb:

    Stubb admitted his speech that Finland is no longer similar to the pioneer, as it was ten years ago.

    - Ten years ago, we were the pioneer. In this situation, both the public and the private sector made mistakes. The export industry lost market. The export value of the products fell. Costs ran out of control.

    Stubb said that under the present government, however, made a lot of corrective measures Finland’s competitiveness and to ensure the future.

    - The political side, the biggest mistake was the talk of the large and small results. Instead, it would be made of concrete reforms aimed at increasing competitiveness, we went to pursue too many great reform at the same time. No matter could not be quick to finish, Stubb said.

    Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2014112518866904_uu.shtml

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  37. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Ex-Nokia team very much in demand in Oulu

    Oulu left-dismissal after only about half of the former nokia population is unemployed. Ex-nokia kinds of companies interested in the number and range of exceeding expectations. New jobs are found particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises

    Oulu ICT sector restructuring jobs, as well as the doors are out of the inside. In the past, the redundant approximately 3,000 soot under no less than 1400 is the TE office on the unemployed job seeker.

    - The demand for these ICT professionals, we have been really hard, to strengthen the Northern Ostrobothnia ely-Director of the Centre, Ms Helaakoski.

    - Probably, Nokia brought with me a certain organization and the process of thinking, which is able to utilize very different functions.

    Only a small part of Oulu ex-Nokia employees have decided to move to the more expensive cities. Many are experimenting with their own start-up companies.

    Some even large companies have moved their operations here – just behind the know-how, Leila Helaakoski says.

    - Good buzz! In practice, every day will be new firms, smaller and larger. A few big gambler has already announced projects in Oulu

    Ex-nokia kind of employ, among other things, a Taiwanese Mediatek, the Norwegian Nordic Semiconductors, Anite, NSN and Elektrobit. Some of the companies entering in Oulu has not yet entered the public domain.

    - Oulu is an affordable option. For example, China’s major cities in the overall cost is already higher, and salary requirements to comply

    Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/ex-nokialaisille_kovasti_kysyntaa_oulussa/7638574

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  38. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Techno Business “Miss World” -competition four Finnish winner

    Red Herring magazine’s annual ranking of technology companies ended last week, one hundred best companies in the global celebration in Pasadena, California.

    Finland, the Celebration of the main four companies: software Codership, IPTV services, specializing in Hibox Systems, a software Nitor Creations and lighting company Valopaa.

    Finland four companies stand out by the number of the other Nordic countries. Norway to the list, then one company, one Ruotsistakin and Denmark zero. Countries such as Germany to the list, matched only by the two companies.

    Red Herring hundred list of the most innovative company proudly displayed ten Finnish name , last spring. But it is an improvement over a year ago, when the Red Herring global list were two Finnish companies.

    Source: http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/2014/11/25/teknoyritysten-miss-maailma–kisassa-nelja-suomi-voittajaa/201416350/7?rss=8

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  39. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finland manage information technology – but the other Nordic countries did somewhat better

    The UN World Telecommunication Union ITU on Monday published the ICT Development Index composites index was paid this year special attention to the large data, ie tietokertymien exploitation of society. The report shows that in almost all countries, progress has been made in the development of information and communications needs of society.

    The index rose to the top of Denmark, which surpassed South Korea. Ahead of Finland were also Sweden, Iceland, Britain, Norway and the Netherlands.

    Source: http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/2014/11/25/suomi-parjaa-tietotekniikassa–mutta-muut-pohjoismaat-edella/201416337/7?rss=8

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  40. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Finland beats Sweden in Linux-cloud
    Open source OpenStack has quickly grown into a strong platform for cloud also in Finland.

    Open source cloud appeals to the Finnish much better than the Swedes, says Cybercom’s cloud services, Business Director Tony Hendrell. OpenStack and linux is dominated by a combination of Cybercom’s data centers.

    OpenStack popularity growth in Finland has been clearly seen three times at an open-Meetup meeting. Hendrell is the father of the idea.

    “We are far ahead of Finland, Sweden. We have had more than a hundred participants twice while in Sweden involved has never been more than fifty people, “he says.

    Cybercom Finland has been a pioneer in OpenStack couple of years. Paradoxically, Cybercom is a Stockholm Stock Exchange listed company, but in Sweden OpenStack has so far remained largely academic circles.

    What a miracle this OpenStack then? It is based on the cloud, the infrastructure or software layer on top of which the actual services can be built, such as a public or private cloud.

    Amazon and Google like cloud giants have their own cloud-infra. Outside the OpenStack is one option, where the service provider to build a data center in order to offer customers such as IaaS cloud services. Individual customers are encapsulated in their own network space.

    “OpenStack is one of the world’s fastest growing open source communities for more than 17 000 software developer effort,” Tony Hendrell says.

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/112954

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  41. Tomi Engdahl says:

    The library’s popular mobile poured into a “typical project funds of a public service”

    The Helsinki Metropolitan Area Bead-library network Pocket Library of mobile service is disabled , and the material of the book it through anymore. IT Manager Jussi Vehviläinen, the service fell to the cities of the budget to cover the dispute.

    All the cities were not prepared to expensive mobile service maintenance costs in the future.

    “I would say that it is a typical project funds of public sector services. The mobile service maintenance is notoriously expensive, “he says.

    Mobile services related to the beginning of the updates, and system problems were finally too much for a small team.

    Jussi Vehviläinen says that this was, after all, the service for marginal userd, which was a small but vocal group of users. However, he says the feedback givers who have offered to help, even for free.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/kirjaston+suosittu+mobiilipalvelu+kaadettiin+quottyypillinen+projektirahalla+tehty+julkinen+palveluquot/a1032115

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  42. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Tampere started a software company Vincit expands to Helsinki. Cooperation with GE Healthcare Finland with even closer, when a new Vincit Extreme Devices (XD) unit set up to GE facilities in Vallila.

    “GE was Vincit first customer and is still one of our most important customers. We make a number of development projects in GE units globally. Vincit XD The new location allows for both an important deepening cooperation even further, “says CEO Mikko Kuitunen Vincit release.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/helsingin+vincit+lahentyy+terveysteknologiafirman+kanssa/a1031988

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  43. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Elisa and Saunalahti network connections on Wednesday afternoon began a serious nation-wide failure was due to the fact that the excavator was Lohja severed a major fiber-optic cable.

    HS interview with Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, the expert pointed out that this would in large faults it is usually more at the same time the problem occurred.

    Elisa’s fault their thinking: “What if someone deliberately dig?”

    “These types of problems will in any case. It is useless to go to accuse Elisa. A similar could have done just as well to the DNA, Sonera or any operator, “Networking Technology Professor Jukka Manner, from Aalto University says.

    Wednesday afternoon started to bug was corrected in full until early Thursday morning. The situation improved in a number of customers already on Thursday evening. Defect was also informed Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority, so it covered more than 100 000 customers. Manner is surprising that the fault was as wide.

    “It is of course a matter of concern that the excavator in this case accidentally cause a failure. What if someone would dig intentionally or explode a suitable switch cabinet? ”

    He holds Wednesday’s Elisa’s wrong in any case, a good wake-up call for all actors and a reminder of how dependent we are on IT performance – urges consideration of whether a private network and other facilities built in such a way that there is not a single part of the fall of pouring or causes big damage.

    Sources:
    http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/hs+elisan+kuitukaapelin+katkaisi+kaivinkone/a1032279
    http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/113369

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  44. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Why did not turn vice transport route? Elisa puzzled exceptional situation

    Elisa’s network was Wednesday and Thursday during the bad noise when shovel pass to Lohja the company’s fiber-optic cable on Wednesday at 15.40.

    The situation was the company’s exceptional. “In principle, this is not supposed to happen. For some reason, the traffic did not turn to the Vice route, “says Elisa’s service management director Sami Komulainen.

    Now, the traffic had to turn the vice-route manually, which lasted for three hours. “We made some changes to the Stockholm device mode and replaced some of the equipment,” says Komulainen.

    Automatic redirection of inactivity cause is unknown. Komulainen, still it is not known whether it was a software or hardware failure: “We will make a thorough survey and we will see what lessons this may be the future.”

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/113392

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  45. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Foreign countries have tried to enlist the Finnish top hackers own leipiinsä, reveals the Aalto University professor.

    - Knowledge and competent individuals are the most important and top hackers is currently strong competition in the world. Finland such excellence can be found, and I know several cases in which the foreign state has been trying to recruit top experts in Finland, Aalto University professor of cyber security Jarno Limnéll says Iltalehti Strategic Leadership Cyber ​​-seminar for its initialization.

    Aalto University professor of cyber security Jarno Limnéll stated Cyber ​​Strategic Leadership -seminar that cyber is primarily strategic, global and intellectual challenge

    Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/uutiset/2014112818874213_uu.shtml

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  46. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Changes, but does not change at all – the government took the electronic authentication

    Electronic authentication is used in money and time. Despite these efforts, Used mode has been stuck in the use of online banking.

    The government is trying again to get a boost by the relevant legislative amendments which do not change the user’s point of view, at least in the early stages of absolutely nothing. The amendment aims at an umbrella law operative identification solution.

    Changes in legislation, in spite of all the current detection means operate in the future. Its aim is to create the conditions for the electronic identification of services and technology as well as development of the market.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/muuttuu+mutta+ei+muutukaan+ndash+hallitus+tarttui+sahkoiseen+tunnistautumiseen/a1032759

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  47. Tomi Engdahl says:

    UpCloud bets on storage performance, US datacenter to dent market
    http://www.cio.com/article/2851193/upcloud-bets-on-storage-performance-us-datacenter-to-dent-market.html

    It may be a minnow in a market of whales, but Finnish cloud service company UpCloud is hoping that improving its storage performance and adding datacenter capacity in Chicago will make customers take a look.

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  48. Tomi Engdahl says:

    F-Secure’s Hypponen: We are doing valuable work
    Security company’s work is like a digital life care.

    “I have been very pleased with all these years. Workplace is good, as well as the working culture, “he says.

    But the most important thing, in his opinion, however, that the company’s employees feel that they are doing important and meaningful work.

    But when they become a customer, it is usually someone very tangible emergency. It makes his opinion, the work actually rewarding.

    “It’s a bit like, say, a nurse working with concrete help people in matters of health. Our work is a kind of digital life care. It is the work that must be done, “he says.

    Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uusimmat/114355

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  49. Tomi Engdahl says:

    Good news for Finland in the IT field

    IT sector wage growth has during 2014 was stronger than the market average, survives Tivian Innolink research firm to conduct a study.

    Basic salaries average rose 2.2 per cent from the 2013 level, whereas the wage level of the overall development in Finland was 1.3 per cent. IT worker earns currently average 4410 per month.

    “The market situation in relation to the situation is very good,” commented Innolinkin Research Etta Partanen.

    Based on the answers the IT sector wage dispersion is shrinking. More than 6000 and less than 3000 euros per month earning has decreased.

    The best paid are managers and sales positions working.
    Architecture designers wages a year occurred in 8.5 per cent rise in “The definition and architecture of the importance of planning has been talked about a lot lately. It is therefore good that the work appears on the valuation of salary. ”

    The IT sector is the wage in terms of a very equal, although women in the field is quite low. Basic Salary The median is the men and women exactly the same.

    “Men more often than women working in sales and management positions”

    The Finnish IT employees working in a pan-European level more often in large enterprises. Of the respondents, nearly 40 percent said they work more than 1000 employees in the organization.

    The rule of thumb can be the IT sector say that the better the education, the higher the pay.

    While in the remuneration of the IT sector is doing well, are not economically difficult times not gone unnoticed. Of the respondents, the majority said that the key practices of the workplace have changed in the past year. Making work is being monitored more closely, and the organization has been a change – either as a result of the cooperation negotiations or otherwise.

    The report job satisfaction measurement section shows that IT professionals work the most important thing is not the pay. More important is perceived as, inter alia, the opportunity to develop their own skills and the fact that the workplace is taken into account the employee’s specific skills.

    More and more feel that your self suitable training is not available.

    “This is quite strange. You would think that training companies would have discovered this and offered their services, “Seren said.

    In particular, a lot of IT professionals need security and ITIL training.

    Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/hyvia+uutisia+suomen+italalta/a1033492

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