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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Tomi Engdahl says:
Industrial internet needs software professionals
Industrial Internet, Internet of Things, IoT. Electronics and information technology promises a new buzz-word of the growth of the Finnish companies, but there is a shortage of the necessary analytics and software experts.
This can be seen in the technology industry Marketvisiolta in a study in which 37 industrial enterprises were interviewed President and CEO of the technology leaders, business leaders, government leaders, and other professionals and researchers. The interviews were conducted between March and May 2014.
According to the interviewees in an industrial on the internet the necessary basic skills are in place in Finland, but the challenges can be found in analytics and software experts in attracting industry recruitment. When software professionals are not found sufficient Finland, expertise is sought overseas.
One thing deep talent required in parallel with the ability to collide a variety of talents. In addition, the industrial ecosystems, companies feel that a common situation in data transport through the ecosystem, but it accumulates to the top of the network.
The industrial use of the Internet requires visionary thinking and the courage to company management. Although the company adhere to a long-term strategy is needed alongside the fast and agile experiments with the strategy and direction to constantly put to the test again.
- Although new investments is easier to justify the cost savings, industrial internet should not be seen primarily savings and improved efficiency point of view, but new growth opportunities, business models and service enabler, to emphasize the technology industry Jukka Viitasaari.
Survey respondents companies estimate that Finland has a significant industrial area of the Internet’s strengths. Medium-sized industries have a lot of world leaders in niche areas of expertise. Information security is strong in Finland. Finland’s comprehensive basic infrastructure enables agile experimentation and development. Co-operation with research and education with a good level, and the level of personal networks in Finland are exceptionally strong.
Source: Elektroniikkalehti
http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1467:teollinen-internet-kaipaa-ohjelmisto-osaajia&catid=13&Itemid=101
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Finnish Bags reached the Apple stores, “This is really a big deal”
Apple will start selling the Finnish manufacturer Golla bag new collection from his own shops in Asia.
Golla says it will launch new Road työlaukkumallistonsa Apple in APAC 42 trade (Japan, China, Hong Kong and Australia).
- In our field access to Apple stores is a significant recognition. For us, this is Asia and the global strategy of the real big thing. Apple starts selling in one area, but we have the opportunity to expand later in the U.S. and European stores.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/bisnes/2014/06/05/suomalaislaukut-paasivat-applen-kauppoihin-tama-on-tosi-iso-juttu/20147982/66?rss=6
Tomi Engdahl says:
What the Finns do in the summer? Well, watch videos online, of course,
In Finland, the mobile data traffic doubled in one year. Elisa has announced it expects consumption to grow more during the summer, when people consider moving moving images.
2013 Finnish mobile networks amounted to 191 000 terabytes of data
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/uutisia/mita+suomalaiset+tekevat+kesalla+no+katsovat+videoita+verkossa+tietenkin/a992426
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What if the flop, it would not be paid?
“Information management is really often technology management. Right to information management would be in demand”
The company was one and a half years ago. Antikainen sat in the evening accompanied by a friend, who asked the IT field of specialty: projects failed continuously. As a customer, will have to fight supplier payment and that is responsible for shipping the order.
Antikainen proposes practice: a dissatisfied customer will not have to pay. The consultants put their own living success of the project as a pledge
“Now difficult projects pushed forward and it is hoped that the customer does not notice”
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/enta+jos+itflopista+ei+maksettaisi+quotvaikeita+hankkeita+satkytellaan+eteenpainquot/a986649
Tomi Engdahl says:
Bonus cards could be the a single card – just an obstacle to competition between retailers
Would not it be nice if your wallet does not have to cram ten different discount card, but all trades bonuses should be collected on a single card?
The consumer’s life, it would facilitate considerably if different store cards properties could download one and the same booklet I. In each trade, the community cards only to introduce just that issued the characteristics.
The development of such a card would also be technically possible. Another obstacle is mainly where the deals are lukewarm attitude to the idea, Consumer Research, Senior Researcher Ari Peltoniemi points out.
Bonus cards collected from major retail chains such information consumers, what you do not want to share to competitors.
- I do not think that the common discount card is being developed as it could interfere with competition among the players
Store cards currently collected a lot of information about consumers and their buying behavior.
-If you shop regularly visit a lot of families with children, orders can be customized to fit their specific consumption.
Peltoniemi keep the common development of loyalty cards is unlikely, but still not impossible.
- I have not heard that kind of discount card would be tried out yet anywhere
Source: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/kotimaa/art-1288699007377.html?utm_campaign=tf-IS&utm_medium=tf-desktop&utm_term=5&utm_source=hs.fi&utm_content=article
Tomi Engdahl says:
Swedish company Ericsson has begun construction of the DNA of a nationwide 4G/LTE 800 MHz network. This LTE network is expected to cover 80 percent of the population in Finland by the end of the year.
According to the release Ericsson is the DNA’s only partner in the project, the value of which was not mentioned. Also DNA’s existing 4G, 3G and 2G networks will be improved and expanded: the 3G network is expected to cover this year, 99 per cent of the population, which would correspond to almost the current GSM coverage.
Elisa started the 800-megahertz network construction on the first of January and chose the network supplier Nokia Solutions and Networks (NSN). It was Finland’s largest this type network contract, but its value was not disclosed.
Source: http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/2014/04/01/dna-luottaa-yksin-ericssoniin-4g-verkossaan/20144641/7
Tomi Engdahl says:
Riding following a trial begins – the car insurance bill cheaper?
Sonera is preparing to release a new smart traffic application in Finland. The company is currently looking for a pilot-user solution, which follows the operation of the car and provides help to avoid congestion and travel expenses under control.
This kind of software application development might sound strange telecom operator business in mind. Smart Business Development Jouni Sinton, however, says that the application is suitable for the company’s solutions to improve the flow of everyday life in the portfolio.
“Intelligent transport is by analysts to be one of the clearest growing service market, and we have followed the sector for a number of years,” Sinton says. “We are expanding to where the consumer needs and desires of focus.”
Test users a free application to take advantage of the large masses of data analysis of traffic safety and improve the flow. Application will be tested during the summer.
Sintonen according to the users car OBD port is connected to the terminal which takes advantage of the trip computer data.
All mobile platforms while working smart traffic application will provide road users information such as roads, traffic jams, road works, weather conditions, accidents and near the parking spots.
After the trip, the application helps the consumer to the future of travel costs under control. Service, among other things, indicates the amount of fuel for the trip could take and how strong the acceleration of the vehicle the driver made during the trip. Movement information service also makes it possible to pay for small purchases and parking fees for mobile payments.
The consumer is not in his view, should be in fear. “Nothing can be done without the knowledge of the motorist. Disclosure Everything must be requested in advance permission”
“The data protection subject to the same strict rules as models and telecom operators in other activities. Outsiders do not have access to the information,” he says. “I believe that we are able to do this job right.”
The pilot user search starts on Thursday 12.6..2014
Source: http://www.tietoviikko.fi/kaikki_uutiset/ajoa+seuraavan+sovelluksen+kokeilu+alkaa++auton+vakuutuslasku+halvemmaksi/a993169
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish wearable technology is introduced into the world
Wearable technologies and developing smart clothing Finnish Yepzon has established a subsidiary in London, the company will release. A new subsidiary Yepzon Ltd, the Group will wearable pre-sale of their technologies in the English-speaking countries.
Developed for consumer products are manufactured in Finland. Selling at the start of the main market areas in the UK and the U.S. but the rest of Europe and Russia.
During the next few weeks Yepzon will launch wearable technology applications internationally, release promises.
Source: http://www.tietokone.fi/artikkeli/uutiset/suomalaista_puettavaa_teknologiaa_viedaan_maailmalle
Tomi Engdahl says:
Have you called the emergency number? Help will be faster now
Emergency Response Centre Administration (Hätäkeskuslaitos) has introduced a GPS-based location data location service.
Emergency calls, locating accelerate significantly in the future. Emergency Response Centre has introduced a smart phone GPS location tracking location-based Smart Locator service.
The new technology makes it possible to locate an emergency caller more quickly. The caller can practically pinpoint accuracy of a few meters.
Positioning works as follows: The operator will first ask the caller if he has access to a smart phone with a web interface. In order for technology to be used in locating a user has to have a smart phone with a data connection and GPS enabled. The officer on duty of the caller to send a message to your phone with an Internet link. The link open and allow transmission of location information of the caller can be located.
According to the emergency center of all incoming emergency calls for about 10 percent of cases, made the mobile phone network base stations, cell-based positioning. Smart Locator task tracking is much more accurate, because the cell positioning accuracy of 50 meters to several hundreds of meters.
The new service has been tested in Oulu ERC. Now, the same technology will be applied in all emergency call centers.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2014061218400499_du.shtml
Tomi Engdahl says:
ICT2014 Innovation Tournament
http://www.ict-innovaatioturnaus.fi/en/
Finnish Federation for Communications and Teleinformatics, FiCom is a co-operation organisation for the Finnish ICT (information and communications technology) industry, that looks after its interests. The ICT industry needs a continuous flow of innovations in order to create new success stories. At FiCom We believe, that the best solutions are developed with open collaboration. ICT2014 Innovation Tournament is an open innovation competition to all ICT users and developers. By organizing the ICT2014 Innovation Tournament, FiCom offers a novel, exciting and fun opportunity to create something totally new. Something, that makes the future of ICT industry flourishing, prosperous and surprising.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish radio channels are played in the common mobile application and web service
Finnish radio channels are grouped together in Radiot.fi web service. , Published today, the service will work for free in the browser, as well as through the application of Android, iOS and Windows Phone devices.
Service, you can listen to nearly 80 domestic radio stations. Included are all of YLE’s channels, and the majority of operating in Finland on commercial radio stations.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://www.radiot.fi/#!/kanavat
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish startup to change the meetings to text
Finnish Cmprssd (such as “compressed”, concentrated) to develop speech-recognition technology that listens to what we talk about at the meetings.
Speech Recognition tool allows companies to post hoc analysis of what was talked about. At the same time all the meetings are recorded.
“We will be able to explore what the words, for example, successful teams have been using,”
Originally Cmprssd has developed a technique CERN hiukkastutkijoista to a group. Now the product is to be commercialized during the summer.
Cmprssd is selected, the business accelerator Startup Sauna
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/suomalainen%20startup%20muuttaa%20kokoukset%20tekstiksi/a993662?
Tomi Engdahl says:
ASMO-charger
An intelligent mobile phone charger from Oulu, Finland.
http://www.asmocharger.com/en/
Crowdfunding for the ASMO Charger commences June 2014 and lasts through mid-July.
The ASMO charger takes energy conservation to the next level. When a phone is detached from an ASMO charger the charger automatically disconnects itself from the electrical current even if it remains plugged in to the wall.
*The ASMO Charger is patent protected.
The ASMO is suitable for Android, iPhone, and Windows phones that use a Micro USB slot. The ASMO can be used in electrical sockets in Europe and North America.
The ASMO charger was developed in Oulu, Finland, where it is also being manufactured.
Tomi Engdahl says:
http://mobiili.fi/2014/06/11/suomalaisyhtion-laturin-avulla-vahennat-virrankulutusta/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Otto-vending machine is running Windows NT 4.0, a – “not connected to the open network,”
Finnish Otto-dispensing cash-sustaining Automatia ATMs will rebuild the hardware network. The network is still growing, and even for several years on Windows XP and also some NT 4.0 installations.
“Otto-network ATMs are connected to a central Automatia with your hardware, and are not connected to the open network,”
” XP-based use of ATMs in a closed network is certainly still quite manageable risk, “says Chief Technology Officer Pekka sills security company Nixu
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/ottoautomaateissa+pyorii+windows+nt+40a++quotei+kytkettyja+avoimeen+verkkoonquot/a993782
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish lock manufacturer Abloy will sell in Finland pin-code-functioning home door locks called Yale Doorman smart lock. The lock is possible to set the clock-scale ad-hoc codes, for example, guests or cleaning woman. There is internal alarm in the lock against break-in attempts.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/jaiko+avain+sisalle+abloyn+uusi+lukko+paastaa+kotiin+pinkoodillakin/a994138
Tomi Engdahl says:
The new intelligent tools for guiding the midsummer traffic over congestion points
Finnish Transport Agency has contributed heavily involved in the development of intelligent transport infrastructure in Finland in the appropriate direction.
The amount of data and its utilization is growing rapidly, which enables new kinds of services in all channel modes. The movement of the transition service is a trend that in different parts of the world. Knowledge and technology, a stronger recovery in traffic also makes it possible to improve productivity.
Also, Mobility as a service mentality to open a new business environment, and new actors, such as automation and automotive robotisaation, the agency predicted in a statement.
Intelligent transport systems will be on display this week, which began on Monday, the World ITS Congress in Helsinki Exhibition & Convention Centre (ITS Europe Helsinki, 2014). The Congress will last from Monday to Thursday, and one of its main theme is the combination of intelligent transport systems and the business sector.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/uudet+alysovellukset+ohjaavat+juhannusliikennetta+ruuhkapaikkojen+ohi/a994236
Tomi Engdahl says:
HUS practiced denial of service situation
The purpose of the day was to examine the effect of a denial of service HUS clinical activities. Treatment of data reliability may from time to jeopardy.
Management of treatment failure is immediately reflected
“Decision-making and management model is the most critical and the most difficult things disturbance and threatening situations. What matters is the structure in which the data is generated and analyzed, summed up the chief medical officer in charge, and the hospital-clinical group leader Eero Hirvensalo tuntumiaan immediately after exercise.
“Clinical and IT activities is the friction between the surface, where the failures are reflected. It should be sanded, also in this way to network and get closer co-operation. ”
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uusimmat/71888
Tomi Engdahl says:
Research giant IDC strengthen its presence in Finland
In early September, Finland to begin operations to market research firm IDC, the new branch, IDC Finland.
The project’s activity as a Finnish man is Antti Oksanen. “My company has entered into a partnership between IDC, and my company is the marketing brand IDC Canada,” Oksanen tells. Up to this point, the IDC has worked in Finland, using the so-called Nordic model, which will also continue.
Oksanen says she heard it-the field longer than the message that companies have hoped for more competition in the research side. “In the same breath it is clear that we are a contender,”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/tutkimusjatti+idc+vahvistaa+lasnaoloaan+suomessa/a994562
Tomi Engdahl says:
Fab Is Buying Helsinki’s One Nordic Furniture To Score Original Products
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/18/fab-is-buying-one-nordic-furniture-to-ramp-up-in-original-products/
Earlier this month Re/code reported that designer portal Fab was eyeing up a European furnishings site to move further into the area of building its own stock and away from reselling others’, and today comes news that the deal has closed: it’s buying One Nordic Furniture, based out of Helsinki, Finland, for an eight-figure price.
The company is known in some Northern circles apparently as “the luxury Ikea.”
In Europe, that shift has led Fab to selling its own products.
One Nordic has operations in Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden, and has built an interesting business combining offline and online commerce: while all the furniture that it sells (and designs and manufactures itself) is sold online, those who are interested in buying it can click on links to find locations where it is installed so that they can see what it looks like in real life. These may not be stores but public locations like hotels.
Tomi Engdahl says:
The large multi-touch screens Finnish manufacturer of MultiTouch forms an alliance with the U.S. office furniture giant Haworth subsidiary Bluescape
MultiTouch reports that the company aims to transform the walls of the offices and other large touchable levels vuorovuorovaikutteisiksi surfaces, which allow people to work together more effectively.
-Touch Screen Technology is changing the way how the groups work in and for how agencies work, and we have come to this change that, says Petri Martikainen, CEO of MultiTouch.
Source: http://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/it/artikkeli/kalustejatti-innostui-hulppeasta-suomalaistekniikasta-seinat-kosketusnaytoiksi/3452538
Tomi Engdahl says:
Article on MultiTouch dispays
http://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/it/artikkeli/upeaa-suomalaistekniikkaa–kosketusnayttoseina-suoraan-scifi-elokuvasta/2766404
Tomi Engdahl says:
Huge Interactive Wall from MultiTouch video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8E_rX3nSDc
Tomi Engdahl says:
New mobile phone charger innovation from Finland
http://www.asmocharger.com/fi/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finland is the fifth most expensive country in Europe
These statistics show that the private consumption price level varies dramatically in different European countries.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2014062318430562_ta.shtml
Tomi Engdahl says:
StatCounter statistics, in Finland only less than 8% in web traffic is generated from tablets, about 20% of the phones and the rest over 70% of the traffic generated desktop computers, which are included in the notebooks.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/blogit/turvasatama/miten+meidan+paatelaitteemme+kehittyvat+ndash+missa+olemme+v+2020/a994976
Tomi Engdahl says:
Cygate Seppo Äyräväinen keep the Finnish wireless technology pioneer compared to the rest of Europe: In Finland wireless mobile offices are beginning to be in everyday use.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/cygate+osti+langatonta+osaamista/a995453
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Games and small businesses attracted to the software industry
Finnish software and IT services sector grew by 11.4 per cent. Most of the growth focused on the game companies and small software companies. Sized enterprises, mainly sales declined. Information is derived from the annual survey of software companies.
Global software market is growing by some five percent per year. In Finland, the small and medium-sized software companies’ growth has been at least according to the pace of the global.
The Helsinki Stock Exchange listed IT firms’ turnover, however, fell by 4.6 per cent. Was told to continuous transition from projects to continuous business services.
In particular, the Finnish companies have been successful in cloud computing, communications and content applications on the market.
In recent years, a number of software companies have achieved a worldwide turnover of the surrounding areas from Scandinavia as well as distant markets.
Software Product The survey also found that more than 50 percent of the industry companies use cloud computing software development.
Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms are almost as popular smartphone development platforms.
Finland has also a lot of platforms for development of know-how.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/pelit+ja+pienet+yritykset+vetivat+ohjelmistoalaa/a995567
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish software development went into the cloud – milestone a few years away
Games, cloud computing and Software as a Service are still in the growth engines of Finnish software business. Products should be able to start selling and marketing in Internet.
Software and IT service companies already half use of cloud computing platforms for software development.
Social media platforms such as Facebook community service, does not, however, been in last year’s figures, the rise in the expected rate, but even slightly decreased.
Cloud platforms is in practice now reached the traditional, desktop and server-based platforms, and they barely surpass a couple of years, software companies responding to the questionnaire replies indicate.
Mobile platforms to take advantage of 37 per cent of companies. Main pattern has remained the same: the three major, Android, iOS and Windows Phone platforms used nearly as much in software development for smartphones. Also, Nokia’s network, originally used for the Qt platform is in use.
- Social media platforms can be said that they do not seem to be such a success as mobile and cloud platforms. Use is not increasing
- Big data [large masses of data] are interested in not only software companies, including companies in other sectors who want to analyze customer data and develop their customer service.
Games and Software are spreading online, and online sales and marketing plays in the second logic as in the traditional software sales, Luoma notes.
- Software products and services that are distributed on the Internet, start to resemble an online business.
- They found them and to get more information online, they can be ordered and pay there. Tactics and Strategies for e-commerce is done, are different from those in the software industry is not used to.
New skills are needed Luoma says, but it seems that they can be found in Finland.
- Finland is bought teams with a company that has not yet been properly even at an early stage because they want to team knowledge for themselves
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/bisnes/2014/06/26/suomalaisten-ohjelmistokehitys-meni-pilveen–rajapyykki-parin-vuoden-paassa/20148973/66?rss=6
Tomi Engdahl says:
Oulu researchers made a surprising discovery.
Living in Finland the most intelligent people.
This view is shared by a team of researchers from Oulu.
- Finnish IQ is the highest in Europe, the Finns have the best results drop-tests, adjunct professor at the University of Oulu impressive Edward Dutton explains.
Dutton says that in many scientific research Finns have been measured exceptionally high IQ.
Dutton reference to a recent study in which Finnish IQ is calculated on the basis of more than 105
Dutton believes that Finnish disciplined nature to help you succeed in tasks requiring concentration
The same features are turning against the Finnish world of science.
- Self-control and diligence could stifle creativity and genius, Dutton refers to the Finland weak Nobel success.
Finnish special quality is largely due to the nature of residential environment (out that the human nature of the characteristics of the 66 percent are hereditary).
- Very cold environment has been developed in Finland.
Nature has tempered the Finnish ice age onwards. Finnish has become inward-looking and low-key.
Source: http://www.iltasanomat.fi/tiede/art-1288707457817.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish mobile phone market has undergone Market Visio, quickly complete regime change. Nokia mobile phones dominated the market in Finland in the past completely, but the situation has changed rapidly. The Android platform, as well as lead in the whole market as well as the smartphone market share.
Tablet sales growth continues to be strong. Mobile and fixed telephony services into decline.
The Finnish telecommunications market, the situation looks bleak. Market value fell in 2013, almost six per cent and the downturn in the economy will continue to gently 2014-2016 period. Telecommunications Market size forecast, ends up in the end of 2014 to about 3.9 billion.
“Traditional communication among operators do not get an increase, the only race will be for market share. Networks need investment, but the extra income is not available. Unless operators are able to regenerate sufficiently fast rate, and open-minded enough, the result will soon be making it impossible,” says principal analyst Saija Ahlgren.
Even in 2013, smartphone sales in the industry bright spot. Finnish mobile phone market grew by nearly 5 percent in 2013. The market begins to saturate, the average unit prices fall, so the device starts to turn a declining market.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/suomen+matkapuhelinvaltiaan+valtikka+vaihtoi+omistajaa++tassa+on+uusi+kuningas/a995802
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish internet is the ninth-fastest
Finnish internet is among the world elite. Speed comparison, it is ranked nine to 10.7 Mbps average speed.
World average speed of 3.9 megabits per second, which is increased 24 per cent on the previous year.
In Finland, the average speed increased by 37 per cent a year
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/yhteiskunta/2014/06/27/suomalaisten-internet-on-yhdeksanneksi-nopein/20149015/66?rss=6
Tomi Engdahl says:
Study: Finnish copyright organizations are harmful
Competition and Consumer Protection Office of the copyright market ambiguity to strengthen Gramex, Kopiosto ja Tuotos monopoly. Regulatory arbitrage and market confirms the complexity of the copyright monopoly position in the market, states Competition and Consumer Protection Office in a recent report.
According to the report copyright organizations increase their influence in shady from the definition of copyright based on the market by expanding the concept of intellectual property on the sly. In this way, organizations end up disrupt the operation of the market. The report calls for the treatment of intellectual property as a means of defining the concept of a transparent manner.
Development of the sector are detrimental to such pricing practices, which impose competing technologies unjustifiably discriminate between. For example, the use of the same content can be priced differently on a TV or a mobile phone.
The SCA also eventually call into question the “certain copyright” terms of fairness. These include, inter alia, requirements, as well as exclusive rights over the limits.
The study is part of the Government’s program for the promotion of healthy competition, and it was investigated the relationship between copyright works on users, such as television and radio broadcasters, tourism, hotel and restaurant sector enterprises and telecom operators.
Sources:
http://www.iltasanomat.fi/digi/art-1288708389790.html
http://www.kkv.fi/globalassets/kkv-suomi/julkaisut/selvitykset/2014/kkv-selvityksia-2-2014.pdf
http://www.verkkouutiset.fi/talous/kilpailuvirasto%20tekij%C3%A4oikeus-22737
Tomi Engdahl says:
Courage to try belongs to a modern corporate management positions
For some years now the Finnish business world’s sexiest phenomenon have been in startups. Last year, the Finnish start-up companies raised funding of 300 million euros * and have taken their place among the most sought-after employers
In the IT sector the engine of growth during this period of recession have been just startups.
With limited resources and low-organizations are often excellent results and provide new innovations to market quickly. This is our big challenge – how to respond to accelerating the pace of innovation competition?
Start-ups are successful because they are valued openness, individual, creativity, innovation and a willingness to take risks. Also, large companies should adopt similar values and goals. Companies of all employees, including management, need to think boldly and hungrily. Merely thinking is not enough, however, but also requires action.
The risks include a start-up operation of a large company is a larger-scale operations leach processes. Thus, start-up operations should be kept separate from the basic business.
Source: http://www.teknologiateollisuus.fi/fi/uutishuone/blog/2014-7/rohkeus-kokeilla-kuuluu-modernin-yritysjohdon-tehtaeviin
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VTT has developed a method that enables the manufacture of thin film transistors can be handled from start to finish a roll-to-roll techniques.
As technology matures, thin film transistors market is expected to grow from the current approximately 3 million dollars to 180 million dollars over the next ten years.
VTT has developed a thin film transistors manufacturing methods of the EU-funded research project POLARIC. Developed by VTT, the manufacturing process of circumventing the roll-to-roll processes characteristic of a modest pointing accuracy of different thin film between the layers using a special self-alignment method. Also, transistor components, the size of patterns was reduced to the limit of printing methods, whereby a minimum of some tens of micrometers geometries.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1542:vtt-painaa-transistoreja-rullalta-rullalle&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digitalization challenge the information management and business
Digitalization is expected to alter the activities of Finnish companies in the next two years. Sector-specific differences in the estimates are surprisingly large.
85 per cent of the respondents believe that IT management digitalisation affect very much or somewhat on their operations. Business representatives from 76 per cent on the same line.
“While the international trade area to live in a major shift in e-commerce operations expand, not according to a study in Finland are still expected to be very strong changes. It seems that the commercial sector fully to perceive the effects of digitalization and the opportunities for the development of the whole industry, ”
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uusimmat/70208
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs cyber-spied for years – a “significant” amount of material was stolen
Ministry of Foreign Affairs organized a Wednesday afternoon press conference, announcing to the Ministry a result of two data breach.
The Security Police was informed of the first break-in early 2013. Spyware that point, had lasted for several years. Notice on the first burglary was received from foreign authorities. The second, more serious burglary was exposed during the investigation.
At the press conference it was confirmed that the intruder was a State entity. Hackers did not have access to classified documents because they were stored on completely separate system.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/ulkoministeriota+kybervakoiltiin+vuosia++quotmerkittavaquot+maara+materiaalia+varastettiin/a996414
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Finland wants to emission-free energy top
From Finland to be a new, emission-free energy production, at the top. For this purpose, Tekes launched under the leadership of the NEO CARBON ENERGY-project, which has an overall this year and two next year, seven million.
The project aims to ensure that Finnish industry in the pole position in the future energy system development. The project is a multi-disciplinary future energy systems operational principles, technologies and focuses on the social impact of research.
The project coordinator is a leading researcher Pasi Vainikka VTT. He believes that solar and wind energy can provide a significant opportunity for Finland, job creation and export of products.
Solar and wind energy based on zero-emission energy system is a major challenge due to the uneven production. In addition, this kind of energy is diffused a much smaller units, as households would act as energy producers.
Emission-free energy challenge is to connect the electricity, heat, transport, and energy-intensive industry from production to varying solar and wind power. In particular, the electrical system of production and consumption must be carefully balanced.
Solar and wind power, prepared hydrocarbons such as synthetic natural gas could be stored and used in the current energy system.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1556:suomi-haluaa-paastottoman-energian-karkeen&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Cars smart devices – the state wants to sneak into that
The State expects that the companies are developing intelligent transport services, which consumers want to buy. At the same time the state waiting for an opportunity to get ready to take advantage of smart devices such as the kilometer tax collection.
The Ministry has not yet offer a very concrete answers to a new kind of intelligent transport required technical solutions. Ministry of Transport believes and hopes that, for example, service providers, ie companies end up using a common smart devices. On the other hand no obligation to do so.
The Ministry of Transport and Local Government Henna Virkkunen organized by ITS morning coffee at the event the Minister expressed the hope that the developers of intelligent services would make their systems compatible.
Although the device is not certain, price estimate the kilometer tax collection used in the vehicle device is already there.
- The current estimate is that the vehicle unit would cost 80 euros. What is clear is that the price will fall, and in the 2020s it could be 20 euros
Mileage Tax, therefore, the development is progressing slowly but steadily forward.
The assumption is that Security is in good condition
One of the great question of intelligent services traffic is data security – we need to collect information about how security is implemented in practice. If the consumer wishes to use the services that are based positioning, it is the consumer’s personal, voluntary choice. The Ministry does not tell you how it is going to take care of the protection of privacy. The assumption is that systems need to meet data protection requirements, if the mileage tax is to be taken into use.
Source: http://www.taloussanomat.fi/autot/2014/06/12/autoista-alylaitteita-valtio-haluaa-ujuttautua-mukaan/20148280/304
Tomi Engdahl says:
High-speed broadband is spreading in Finland
In sparsely populated areas of broadband networks is proceeding as quickly as possible. 100 Mbit / s broadband subscriptions length streched last year by more than 170 per cent.
End of 2013, the broadband network had been built for more than 6000 kilometers
(around 3 800 kilometers of it built last year).
Broadband 2015 project, the 100 Mbit/s- availability of broadband connections in rural areas increased from last year, more than 30 000 households. All in all, government support has enabled the fast broadband connection for more than 40 000 households.
At the end of 2013 Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority and the Centres for Economic Development, had admitted in aggregate EUR 38.4 million in rural areas to broadband projects. For this aid was paid 27.8 million.
10 600 households or enterprises have ordered got connection this way (55 per cent of them at speed of 100 Mbit/s). Subscription fees collected from users in most cases ranged from 1 000 to 2 000 € from the supported projects. (aid around EUR 6 700 per subscription)
Government or EU support for rural areas construction of the network had been issued about 6.4 euros per meter of constructed network.
High-speed fiber-optic broadband connection allows for smooth TV and video on demand for multiple concurrent users.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/nopea+laajakaista+leviaa+suomessa++vuodessa+170+/a996678
Tomi Engdahl says:
Stubb to Swedish magazine: “Jobs took our jobs”
Prime Minister Alexander Stubb said the Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri that Steve Jobs took the Finnish jobs.
Dagens Industri reports that Finland has still not recovered from the economic crisis that began in 2008.
- We have had two pillars on which we have relied, Stubb says the magazine.
Fresh prime minister said that he has never believed in economic forecasts.
- In 2007, during the preparation of the budget was said that in 2009, growth of 3.5 per cent would be a plus. Minus 6 percent later I realized that it is difficult to see into the future.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2014070418462568_ta.shtml
Tomi Engdahl says:
Yle: “Finland invests in cyber security less than Helsinki to fight city rabbits”
The Armed Forces of cyber defense sector leader Catharina Candolin thought that Finland should tenfold it’s cyber security budget: “Resourcing is required if Finland wants to be a pioneer in the year 2016″
“If you look at the national cyber security center, which now received a million euros for operations, and at the same time, the City of Helsinki to spend more rabbits to fight, so here is a mismatch,”
Cyber security knowledge is in Finland good in average, but the the authorities are have problems: how to get snapshot of situation and lack of necessary powers to react
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/yle+quotsuomi+panostaa+kyberturvallisuuteen+vahemman+kuin+helsinki+kanien+torjuntaanquot/a996715
Tomi Engdahl says:
Expert: “Finland invests in cyber security less than Helsinki to fight rabbits”
The various information networks and attacks are commonplace. Cyber security also talked about Mikkeli, at the headquarters of the symposium.
- There is already a lot of work done on it. However, some weaknesses, for example, the creation of a snapshot. Authorities are not yet the powers which perhaps is needed. Resource allocation is required if Finland wants to be a pioneer in the year 2016, Candolin says.
New kyberturvallisuuskeskus has already started work. Request for information related to possible new legislation to pave the way for the report is instead obtained an extension until the end of the year.
- The information society is dependent on how systems and networks work. Our fixed our infrastructure, financial transactions, for individuals to act, and so on rely on the strong technology. If the technology can be used for such, which it is not intended to be, it will pose a threat
The ordinary citizen, the attention to cyber security means, for example, to upgrade the computer firewall and weigh what information about themselves or their loved ones to share in social media. Position or role in society affect the way care is a must.
- Most organizations, it is a thing. Then, ministers, politicians, soldiers, and the like. If we talk about the individual, the greatest danger is the victim of crime
- We have much to talk about, for example, Prime Minister Alexander Stubb tweeting. After all, he does not tweet confidential matters, and security. Social network security requires a person to take into account a new awareness of what is appropriate, considers the Information Society Development Centre, Research Director Jyrki Kasvi.
Social media provides a platform for the exchange of opinions on the systematic influence. Kasvi calls from citizens how to use social media and read critically.
- This is a new type of civic knowledge and skills. Unfortunately, we do not currently have any place where we would learn this. These issues are not generally taught in school or at work, but sail on luck.
Kasvi points out that different groups or states can use social media to their own ends.
Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/asiantuntija_suomi_panostaa_kyberturvallisuuteen_vahemman_kuin_helsinki_kanien_torjuntaan/7334193
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Tomi Engdahl says:
New building materials reduce the mobile phone signal in both new and renovated old houses.
Over the past year, for example, the Helsinki fishing harbor in new residential buildings, several residents have complained of poor or non-existent coverage indoors. According to the Office Communications quick solutions to the problem does not exist. What to do?
Some of the frustrated and resorts to signal that strengthens their own, illegal mobile repeater.
Mobile phone repeaters in Finland are subject to authorization but permits shall be allocated only to telecom operators. Individuals therefore can not install a repeater in any situation. Yet mobile repeater has been in the consumer market as long as there have been mobile networks. Today, repeaters find, among other things Finnish online stores.
Low quality repeater hardware can leave the repeater to oscillate due to various reasons, and will then cause a signal interference, which can impact both on their own and in other mobile communication networks. In addition to low-quality disturbance signal repeaters may be due to incorrect installation. Typically, the maintenance of the repeater illegal punishable by a penalty fine.
Source: http://www.digitoday.fi/mobiili/2014/07/04/uudessa-talossa-kannykkamotti-la-odota-nopeaa-apua/20149403/66?rss=6
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Power Station Espionage “a matter of concern for several reasons,”
Kyberturvallisuuskeskus to keep the information in the energy sector of malware spying concern and monitor the situation.
Finland Kyberturvallisuuskeskus wrote on Thursday, espionage campaign against the West’s energy sector. The American security company Symantec has warned DragonFly attacks against power plants, and pointed out that the real potential of sabotage there.
- Spyware campaign is cause for concern for several reasons.
The campaign has not as yet signs of Finland. The Centre has an Havaro called security breaches, radar, and so far it has picked up traces of infiltration of the energy sector. Kyberturvallisuuskeskus will continue to monitor the situation.
Earlier this week, the grid company Fingrid, it was estimated that cuber-strike could npt cause a big disruption in Finnish electricity distribution .
On the other hand Aalto University warned last year , that there are thousands of such automation equipment – including power plants – which are exposed to online attacks.
Source: http://www.itviikko.fi/uutiset/2014/07/03/suomen-kybernyrkki-voimalavakoilu-huolestuttavaa-useasta-syysta/20149349/7?rss=8