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:
ATMs can be found in Windows XP, older operating systems – “No threat”
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.
NT 4.0 is Windows XP quilt older operating system: atm you ‘version became available 15 years ago. The support ended nearly eight years ago. Banks jointly owned by Automatia not see it as a threat.
“Otto-network ATMs are connected to a central Automatia with your hardware, and are not connected to the open network,”
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/pankkiautomaateista+loytyy+windows+xpta+vanhempia+kayttojarjestelmia++quotei+uhkaaquot/a993268
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digital technology allows the global market for all companies who only know how to take advantage of its potential.
Successes are those who understand that in the digital world competing business models, not products or services. This is the only way to get genuine competitive advantage.
Knowledge management into the informaatiosidonnainen profession. Manager must be able to handle large data sets. They must know how to find the data behind this cause-effect relationships, and to give them new meanings.
Leader, it is important to be proactive and understand future change. Must have a vision. Otherwise, the amendments in the time interval is too short.
The Director shall be authorized to try, but also permission to make mistakes.
It should be noted that the success of the future is built upon different set of factors than we are used to. Before things looked through the balance sheet. Now, should look to the success of the off-balance sheet factors.
Good management are the hallmarks of innovation, activity and creativity. Finnish business management in an international comparison of average. Finland has a good education, but the leadership mindset is very careful.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/viisaat/solita/digitaalisuusvallankumous/a996870
Tomi Engdahl says:
Leia Media has developed a new concept for Journal houses. In the publishing houses generating content for the cloud, where the company transfers it to the reader e-paper. The unique discovery has sparked a lot of interest around the world.
- E-paper is very simple. The reader will get an e-paperilleen every morning at six daily newspapers bluetooth connection. E-paper does not need software updates or electricity. It works at room lamps or natural light by means of e-paper at the back of the light through the cell, Leia Media R & D Director Valtteri Halla explained.
In 2012, established Leia Media’s innovation is currently being tested in Helsingin Sanomat in the pilot, with 60 Finnish families around the use of e-paper Helsingin Sanomat newspaper reading.
- About two-thirds of newspaper publishers and distribution costs go on weight. These costs will be completely removed the e-paper. Also, the e-paper of environmental emissions are significantly lower than those in the printed newspaper, Frost says.
World newspapers are wrestling with financial problems
There is long-standing challenge of digital content translation into profitable business.
- In North America, has long sought a solution to problems magazine publishers
Source: http://www.goodnewsfinland.fi/arkisto/uutiset/leia-media-kehitti-ekologisen-e-paperin/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Helsingin Sanomat is now testing a distribution of paper resembling a magazine reader.
The reader is Leia Media developed. The e-paper display similar to a little more than plain paper in the tablet PC. It does not glow light so than traditional LCD screens.
Currently, 60 of Helsingin Sanomat tries out for a spacious family unit. Subscribers will receive the magazine of the reader in the morning at six o’clock bluetooth connection.
The device does not need software updates or electricity, as it is powered by a lights in the room or natural light.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/sanomalehti+siirtyy+sahkopaperille+suomessakin++lisaa+toimijoita+tana+vuonna/a997341
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finland wants to emission-free energy 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.
Its aim is to create a view mainly to the sun and the wind-emission energy system requirements and system for business opportunities and social implications. The project will develop, among other things, the power supply connected to the large-scale energy storage and its integration with other energy sectors.
Households may in the future play an important role in the production of electrical energy to the public network.
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:
Cloud Solutions for television producing Booxmedia has entered into a significant partnership multinational Euro Media Group in relation to (EMG) from the Dutch with United. Agreement, Booxmedia technology will be distributed in seven European countries.
Company is known in Finland booxTV consumer services, which is an alternative way to look at the video and TV content. Among other things, the DNA Welho MatkaTV Booxmedia based technology. DNA is also Booxmedia shareholder.
In addition, the cloud Booxmedia licensed TV technology to its domestic and foreign partners. The company ‘scheme, is reported to have tens of thousands of users every week.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/telkkaria+vaikka+auton+takapenkilla++suomalainen+pilvitelevisiofirma+leviaa+euroopassa/a997454
Tomi Engdahl says:
Cloud strategy, a number of dimensions
According to Gartner and IDC, the Finnish companies in approximately 54 percent of the use of cloud services and service-related business value is a globally more than 150 billion dollars. The figures, however, are relative, because the definition of cloud computing is very much open. Traditionally, they are divided from the beginning (PaaS), infrastructure (IaaS) and application services (Saas).
Cloud services are also consumer-oriented services, such as Dropbox, iCloud and Google+
The above-mentioned research reports, data also shows that more than 60 per cent of Finnish companies have a valid cloud strategy. I suspect that this is a study in which the defendant did not quite understand the question or question set in the target group has gone a bit wrong: Up to date strategies are not faced by organizations not very common
Some of the strategies was more of a cloud security strategies. They identified the nature and the manner in which different types of end-user within the meaning of cloud services are used in the employer’s equipment.
The majority of cloud strategies (about 70 percent) were working on ways to deal with your organization’s information and control capacity.
There is no way a surprise, the most comprehensive strategies for your plan, and were found in the information technology services companies. These take into account the above factors, but also the services available on the market cross’ recovery and the continuation of their own resources.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/cio/blogit/ict_standard_forum/pilvistrategian+useat+ulottuvuudet/a997769
Tomi Engdahl says:
Google Launches European Venture Fund
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/10/google-launches-european-venture-fund/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0
In a sign that Europe’s tech scene is coming into its own, Google announced that its venture capital unit had started a $100 million fund to invest in the region’s start-ups.
The $100 million fund is relatively small compared to other venture capital operations already active in Europe. That includes Index Ventures, which has backed the likes of King.com, the owner of the Candy Crush franchise, and Supercell, the Finnish gaming giant.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Helsinki-Vantaa airport serving begins the first in the world to track the movements of passengers using mobile phones
The fall of the regime introduced by means of an airport wants to deal with any congestion and on the other hand, for example, to provide passengers with information on when to leave the departure gate. Helsinki-Vantaa has already been appointed by the foreign press, the Big Brother airport in the new monitoring system due.
Since the autumn of Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, the passenger’s every move is possible to locate very accurately if the mobile phone or other mobile device with wifi or wireless network, the search is on. The field is to be positioning clients to avoid congestion and bottlenecks, for example, to find a security check or stores. If a passenger wants to can also download the application, which is Finavia advises, for example, to schedule the starting ground coffee properly, so there’s still time to get to port in time. Also you can receive offers.
The system developed by a Finnish technology company Walkbase has supplied similar systems in European retail chains. The company assures that the data will not even be able to target an individual level.
- It’s already changed the sensor at the level of a form with the information that it serves only to determine the amount of the unit. Of course a different matter,
Wifi signal is Finavia estimates on for about 60 to 70 per cent of passengers at the airport.
Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/helsinki-vantaa_alkaa_ensimmaisena_lentokenttana_maailmassa_seurata_matkustajien_liikkeita_kannykoiden_avulla/7384359
Tomi Engdahl says:
‘Big Brother’ airport installs world’s first real-time passenger tracking system
Civil liberty groups criticise a new tracking device at Helsinki Airport that can monitor passengers’ footsteps, from arrival at the car park to take-off
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/10997539/Big-Brother-airport-installs-worlds-first-real-time-passenger-tracking-system.html
All mobile phones logged into the Wi-Fi network at Helsinki Airport will be monitored by an in-house tracking system that identifies passengers’ real-time movements.
The technology has been criticised by privacy advocate groups, but is said to be aimed at monitoring crowds and preventing bottlenecking at the airport, which sees around 15 million passengers a year, Bloomberg reports.
About 150 white boxes, each the size of a wireless internet router, have been placed at various points around the airport. Equipped with tracking technology from the Finland-based retail analytics company Walkbase, each device is designed to collect the “unique identifier numbers” of all mobile phones which have Wi-Fi access switched on. Users wanting access to the WiFi network will be notified of the monitoring system before they log in to the network.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish telecommunications firms revenues declined and the investment rate increased
The investment rate increased by half a percentage point to 15.5 per cent last year. Euro-denominated investments remained at almost the same level as in 2012, even though sales fell by 4.5 percent year on year.
Investments totaled EUR 660 million and investments in the telecommunications activities of EUR 565 million.
Telecom operators’ total turnover last year was 4.7 billion euros, of which telecommunications operations accounted for EUR 3.6 billion.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/suomalaisten+telefirmojen+tulot+laskivat+ja+investointiaste+kasvoi/a1002495
Tomi Engdahl says:
TS: More and more electric installations are not done right
Electrical Installation errors are more frequent in Finland according to Turun Sanomat (TS): Safety and Chemicals Agency Technology Authority in 2013 found serious electrical installation errors from 20 per cent inspected sites, while in 2011 the errors found 10 per cent of Tukes inspection of objects. Most mistakes are made for single-family and cottage sites.
The reason for errors is the lack of skills and risk-deprecation, Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes Inspector General says to Turun Sanomat.
Source: http://www.taloussanomat.fi/asuminen/2014/08/11/ts-yha-useampi-sahkoasennus-tehdaan-vaarin/201411077/310?rss=4
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish engineering houses too modest
NIWeek 2014, Austin – Finnish designers know-how is often the absolute top of the world, but we stay in the marketing of many other countries followed. – We’re too modest, says National Instruments Finland, Sales Donald Wilenius.
- When you follow the small Finnish companies, so, for example, the Swedes know how to yes the world from going better. They know how to better networking.
Commercialization of new ideas is in the future play an increasingly important role, after all, Nokia released the engineers are working on their own ideas for the new Startup.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1620:suomalaiset-insinooritalot-liian-vaatimattomia&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tampere University of Technology (TUT) Electronics and Communications Engineering Department will take the first Finnish seat of learning students to share their data collection terminals. Starting in the autumn of the second year of the course students will receive the use of National Instruments myDAQ terminals.
- All the surveys have revealed that engineering students want to quickly get to the practical work. The first two years of study are theoretically well, so that unwanted myDAQ to do with the students, Sipilä says.
Students receive myDAQ’s completely their own use and can spare time to do the desires of projects.
TUT myDAQit cost less than 200 euros each, but it is a significant foothold in the Finnish electronics training. NI’s point of view this is not a charity, but the measuring device giant wants to educate students for your hardware and software environment.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1634:tty-jakaa-opiskelijoille-datankeruupaatteet&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Europe’s hottest startups 2014: Helsinki (Wired UK)
http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2014/09/european-startups/helsinki
Tomi Engdahl says:
Netflix says U.S. bandwidth speeds trail most other countries it tracks
http://bostonherald.com/business/technology/technology_news/2014/08/netflix_says_us_bandwidth_speeds_trail_most_other
Netflix is keeping the heat on U.S. broadband providers to boost bandwidth for its popular video-streaming service, pointing to data it says shows American service providers’ connection speeds lag behind those of ISPs in most other countries.
According to Netflix, for July, the Netherlands leads in performance, with an average of 3.61 Mbps in July, while Norway, Denmark and Sweden all had speeds of greater than 3 Mbps and the U.K. clocked in at around 3 Mbps. Average speeds in Canada, Finland, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, Ireland and Chile each beat out the U.S. last month.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finland ISP Speed Index
http://ispspeedindex.netflix.com/finland
Tomi Engdahl says:
Electronic educational tools: a nice thing, but not used
Almost all of the study participants Sanoma Pro nearly 2000 to elementary and secondary school teacher believes the new methods and tools diversify teaching. Almost every second is still of the opinion that IT equipment and electronic content used in schools teaching too little.
Worryingly, however, is that about half of the respondents feel helpless in front of them. They feel that they do not have sufficient capacity in the coming years in the new information technology skills curriculum or e-matriculation.
As of 2016, gradually renewing the curriculum brings computer skills as part of primary and secondary schools educational content, and electrical matriculation examination will be gradually introduced by 2019.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/sahkoiset+oppivalineet+kiva+juttu+muttei+kayteta/a1003333
Tomi Engdahl says:
Research tells us that already know how to use computers as a teaching aid almost everywhere, and your mobile device are on the rise. The tablets are used a little bit every other Finnish schools and a third of smartphones.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/sahkoiset+oppivalineet+kiva+juttu+muttei+kayteta/a1003333
Tomi Engdahl says:
This comes from Finland:
http://www.sumopaint.com/home/
Sumo Paint is an online image editor, without need to install anything to your device. It’s the most versatile photo editor and painting application that works in a browser. You can open and save images from your hard drive or save it to cloud.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Broadcom dismissed all of Oulu, Finland
American manufacturer of wireless circuits Broadcom has terminated all of Oulu unit employees. Oulu unit kicks out involves approximately 450 employees. Broadcom modems will continue the development of the United States. Previously, the company announced it was withdrawing completely modems development.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1646:broadcom-irtisanoi-kaikki-oulussa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ericsson remote reads 725,000 electric meters
Finland has been a pioneer in the smart metering, as nearly all Finnish households have automatic meter reading. Landis + Gyr has delivered more than one million smart electricity meters in Finland. This amount corresponds to the meter provided by a third households in Finland, where the measurement points is approximately 3.2 million.
Ericsson to produce a service 725 000 Finnish remote readable electric meter reading and maintenance.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1651:ericsson-etalukee-725-tuhatta-sahkomittaria&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
A new Finnish invention: the brain-powered computer
Academy Research Fellow Toni Björninen Tampere University of Technology is currently developing a functioning wireless neuron sensor, which draws its energy from the brain and does not need batteries. The technology allows the brain can be implanted electronic devices and smart prosthetics permanently.
The devices can also be put on in the future to electrically conductive textiles for clothing, thanks to the integration of antennas, which create a wireless connection to the implants and body the schemes. In health care, these systems can locate the transmission of drugs, monitor vital signs and monitor patient recovery.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/uusi+suomalaiskeksinto+aivoista+virtansa+saava+tietokone/a1004237
Tomi Engdahl says:
The wireless interface of brain development
Writing eye movement through the virtual computer is no longer a pure science fiction. Now, developed the idea of power-operated, wireless brain interface. For example, severely disabled to improve the quality of human life.
Tampere University of Technology is involved in the project, which is studying RFID technology, or radio frequency wireless etätunnistusteknologian the exploitation of the human body systems installed.
- This idea has in recent years attracted a lot of attention to brain-machine interface, brain interface. In the human brain and a computer link is established between brain electrical signals, Tampere University of Technology postdoctoral researcher Toni Björninen says.
Source: http://www.aka.fi/fi/Apropos/Uutiset/Langaton-aivokayttoliittyma-kehitteilla/
Tomi Engdahl says:
HS: Digita’s network of TV revenues flowing abroad, “That’s a huge moneymaker”
Previously owned by the Finnish YLE broadcast network Digita is a lucrative business, but the taxes it does not really pay to Finland, Helsingin Sanomat says. Digita has been in the private Commonwealth Bank of Australia dominated the Fund owned since 2012.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/uutisia/hs+digitan+tvverkon+tuotot+valuvat+ulkomaille+quotaivan+huikea+rahasampoquot/a1004383
Tomi Engdahl says:
Helsinki public transport outstrips competition in European survey
http://yle.fi/uutiset/helsinki_public_transport_outstrips_competition_in_european_survey/7417731
Helsinki Regional Transport has once more emerged as the number one ranked public transportation provider in an international survey. The public transportation ranking organisation BEST conducted a European-wide survey of customer satisfaction for 2013 and found that Helsinki accelerated past other cities in terms of supply, reliability, value for money and loyalty.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Waste bins should be connected to net – “Finland should be on the crest of wave”
Cisco’s new to Finland, Mr. Simo Leisti sees that public administration is a huge potential to enhance and bring new ways of working, such as waste management.
Leisti likes to talk about everything, especially on the internet, or the internet of everything companies. In his opinion, all the internet is no longer a hype. In practice, it is the fact that the objects and matters connected to sensors that are connected to the network and information systems.
For example, in Barcelona city trash bin emptying is controlled by it all over the internet. At the same time there will be savings when the containers are emptied as needed.
“We are not the one in which Finland should be. Finland should be the crest of the wave, “says Leisti.
“What we hold back? Why do not we take the bull by the horns, and already do, although the source of various pilots through, “he asks.
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/83565
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Ministry of the acquired schools permissions of copy web pages
Of Education and the Ministry of Culture has paid the Digital Permit license for primary schools, high schools and vocational schools, to inform the teachers’ union OAJ. Independently decide on a license for the universities and polytechnics.
The license covers copyright fees schools to scan printed materials and on the open website from copying the file.
Kopiostos sold by Digital Permit applies to literary works and images. It does not apply to music or moving images.
Such licenses digital money raised Kopiosto has announced channeling the copyright owners. If the material is used in the school under the license, you can claim the evidence showing your share of licensing income.
Under a license of its own or kustantamiensa the use of the works in schools may also be prohibited. Kopiosto maintains a list of works whose owners are using banned. Schools should monitor independently the ban list from the network (only one announcement has come to it at the moment).
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/ministerio+osti+kouluille+luvat+kopioida+verkkosivuja/a1004771
Tomi Engdahl says:
Salary Requests skyrocket in the United States, Finland is the contrary
In the United States in the IT sector is now the job seeker market. In Finland, experts and locations do not meet.
In the United States in the IT sector is now the job seeker market.
No wonder, then, that the applicants’ salary requests are harder than before.
In Finland, all is otherwise
In Finland, the situation is more prosaic. News of IT industry work situation are startling reading: Microsoft plans to terminate 1,100 jobs, Broadcom said just off 600 of its work force, and recent data showed the door to 160 employees. Job hunting situation, many IT expert available job security is now a top recruit more important criterion.
Barona IT recruitment business director Ilkka Lagerström has not seen an oversupply of any of it’s sub-area professionals.
“Mainly maybe some telecom experts in the area is currently very less supply and demand – especially in certain niche technologies. Also, project managers are now relatively much on the move, but still, this area is also in some customer environments, a challenging role to fill, “he says.
Lagerstrom’s view, the biggest challenge for Finnish IT recruitment market is that the experts and will not necessarily apply.
“We have a bit of a mismatch, as well as technological and geographical terms.”
The biggest shortages and recruitment is currently planning a variety of online services, as well as the implementation of talent, such as UI, UX, and cx designers and developers, as well as desktop and mobile side of the architects. Lagerstrom according to experts is sought, as well as front- that the back-end side.
“The ability to engage in a dialogue with various stakeholders – the business of the end-users – is emphasized,” Lagerstrom said.
IT-sector wage growth appears to Finland peaceful. The biggest turbulence affected by expert groups of the wage hopes have fallen slightly, on the other hand most wanted experts in the wage trend has been an upward trend.
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uusimmat/83709
Tomi Engdahl says:
DNA and Sonera are going to improve in Northern and Eastern Finland mobile connections by building an entirely new mobile phone network together. For this purpose, the basic operators of the new Finnish Joint Network Oy. The company’s operations are scheduled to begin as soon as possible.
DNA and Sonera intend to combine their stocks of 800 MHz frequencies to the same network. In UMTS / 3G licenses has been specifically mentioned that the co-construction is permitted.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1668:dna-ja-sonera-lisaavat-4g-peittoa-yhdessa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
European semiconductor distribution market grew rapidly in the second quarter. Unfortunately, the increase did not reach the Nordic countries up. Dmass organization of the semiconductor sales in the Nordic countries decreased by 8.7 per cent in the second quarter.
Industry in the Nordic countries were sold in the second quarter semiconductors for 141 million (for comparison Germany was April-June was EUR 514 million).
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1667:puolijohteet-laskussa-pohjoismaissa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Europe-wide power electronics EPE’14-ECCE conference will take place next week in Lappeenranta, Finland. Three day event will focus on power electronics very broad, wind power in new power electronics components.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1665:tehoelektroniikka-esilla-lappeenrannassa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Although Nokia’s role in the Finnish industry has decreased, high-technology in its various forms continues to lead our innovation in the field. This year, every fourth patent application is high-tech area.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1672:huipputekniikkaa-patentoidaan-yha-eniten&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
Doomsday scenarios to keep you up at night: Mikko Hypponen talks cyberthreats
http://venturebeat.com/2014/08/13/why-pulp-is-bigger-than-nokia-and-other-doomsday-scenarios-by-mikko-hypponen-interview/
Finnish cyber security legend Mikko Hypponen was a major presence at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas last week. The ponytailed Hypponen regaled 3,000 people in a massive conference hall at the Mandalay Bay on the evolution of malware, emerging cyber threats, and details on who the hackers are spreading maliciously devastating viruses around the globe.
Hyponnen is a researcher at security play F-Secure and lives in Helsinki. Friendly, approachable, and possessing one of the biggest mental repositories of malware on the planet
Tomi Engdahl says:
Helsinki Aims To Obviate Private Cars
http://tech.slashdot.org/story/14/08/20/1748200/helsinki-aims-to-obviate-private-cars
Eeva Haaramo reports on Helsinki’s ambitious plan to transform city transportation. From on-demand buses to city bikes to Kutsuplus mini-transport vans, the Finnish capital is trying to change the whole concept of getting around in a city. “Under the plan, all these services will be accessed through a single online platform. People will be able to buy their transport in service packages that work like mobile phone tariffs: either as a complete monthly deal or pay as you go options based on individual usage.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
Mobile hot evenings: the video got mobile data dizzying rise in Finland
Elisa’s network was moving in the summer of data in record numbers. In June, the data showed an increase of as much as 88 percent compared to the previous June
June-July data usage growth of more than 80 per cent compared to the previous. This summer, the use of data began to surge in May (football cup)
Mobile Data Traffic in about half of the moving image, such as movies, music videos and programs.
The moving image is viewed in Elisa’s network throughout the day, but the spike in use begins after working hours. At the higher data usage is about eleven o’clock the evening.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/kaikki_uutiset/kannykka+kuumana+iltaisin+video+sai+mobiilidatan+maaran+huimaan+nousuun/a1005332
Tomi Engdahl says:
“OmaOulu has over time offered to residents of the municipality, including email, webspace and blog opportunities. Market concepts have been eating these needs. One thing is the fact that young people in particular do not use email at all, but communication is used Whatsapp and Instagram, “she says.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/summa/aika+ajoi+omaoulun+ohi/a1005390
Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish academic semiconductor research meets this year in 50 years. A pioneer in the field, Tor Stubb, founded in 1964, as well as VTT semiconductor laboratory and the Helsinki University of Technology Electron Physics Laboratory.
Stubb considered to be the originator of the Finnish semiconductor research. He made the industry’s first Finnish dissertation in 1958, the first transistor (pictured) was, however, in Finland already in 1950, just three years after its discovery.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1681:suomalainen-puolijohdetutkimus-tayttaa-50-vuotta&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
When the hand is a Chinese smartphone, the components of which come mostly from Asia and the software from the United States, whether the Europeans lost the game completely. – They have not, believes the CEA Leti research institute director Simon Deleonibus
- Europe is 500 million people. Their combined tulons aova 1.7 trillion euros. Together we are the richest nation in the world, so we have certainly afford to launch a new innovation projects.
Even a small country can be top of the world. – You know the Finnish mobile phones, Deleonibus says.
Mobile Command came and went, but there still can be found in the area in which the Finns can be the world’s absolute elite? – I see that the embedded intelligence is the area where the Finns are at a very advanced stage. This requires a new kind of manufacturing know-how, for example, where the sensors are added intelligence in the form of micro-controllers.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1682:suomen-tulevaisuus-on-sulautetussa-alyssa&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
“Politicians do not understand the importance of innovation”
While the debate in Finland about whether research to take money from the state to balance the finances, the rest of the new development is emphasized. VTT’s President and CEO Erkki KM Leppävuori says that politicians do not seem to understand the importance of research and innovation.
- At the same time looks like, unfortunately, it appears that researchers do not understand the importance of getting innovations to the world products, he said.
Although the government has Leppävuori, the right to set research priorities – digitization, clean tech and bio-economy – the sky is visible tummi clouds. – One may ask, are we losing the innovation race?
Leppävuori referred to at the same time the way to invest two-thirds of research funds for basic research. – Elsewhere, Asia, and North America, two-thirds of investing close to the market in the product development.
Source: http://etn.fi/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1679:poliitikot-eivat-ymmarra-innovoinnin-merkitysta&catid=13&Itemid=101
Tomi Engdahl says:
14-year-old program and developed their own smartphone app
Niklas learned independently developed the programming and inventive smartphone application.
Kuopio Niklas Ansamaa received at age 12 rather an idea. He investigated a variety of smartphone applications and found that the fungus applications supply is hardly found. Mum often went to mushroom in the forest, so the mushroom identification application would be beneficial certainly for him
- The application can be found in all of Finland’s most common mushrooms forest mushroom, a little over a hundred different species
The application is available in limited free version, but the main product is Sienikirja application in Apple iTunes at download a price of EUR 3.59
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/digi/2014082118591155_du.shtml
Tomi Engdahl says:
“Why does not the school system changed, even if the world is changing?”
Wake up, school! -pamfletin Maarit Korhonen written by the teacher in the school system needs a good overhaul.
Wake up, school! -pamfletin By Maarit Korhonen wonders why the school system changed, even if the world around is changing. He sees the need for change, as well as teaching contents, teaching methods and school buildings.
- The system has been in 300 years the same, it leaves the European industrialization. Then the wanted people with beautiful handwriting, numeracy and loyalty to the General Authorities. Too many did not get to learn. And it is still, she says.
Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/miksei_koululaitos_muutu_vaikka_maailma_muuttuu__opettaja_luopui_kokonaan_pulpeteista/7401416
Tomi Engdahl says:
Alvar Aalto Architecture
Collection of imagery featuring architectural heritage of Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto, a Finnish architect and designer.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Finnish media company Sanoma will start again the large employer-employee negotiations. They can lead to a maximum of 130 notices of termination magazine unit, tele sales and customer service. Also to part-time are possible. The statutory negotiations are related to organizational change.
Source: http://www.iltalehti.fi/talous/2014082618604603_ta.shtml
Tomi Engdahl says:
Professor harshly criticizes Finnish working life – “Performance appraisals do not develop”
Psychology, Emeritus Professor Markku Ojanen also questioned the incentive bonus. In his opinion, already strongly performing employees should not try to motivate with money.
Money gives happiness only for a short time, says the Nordic Medical Conference in Oulu spoken of Psychology, Emeritus Professor Markku Ojanen. Palkankorotuskin only creates expectations for the following increases. The exception is a clear salary pit jams, which are perceived injustice.
- Raw speech, but a good employee bonuses are no longer improve performance.
- Incentive bonuses should motivate the bad workers. Then the company’s earnings improve, Professor says
Annual performance reviews are the professor’s view, nothing short of absurd, and do not increase happiness.
Source: http://yle.fi/uutiset/professori_arvostelee_kovin_sanoin_suomalaista_tyoelamaa_-_kehityskeskustelut_eivat_kehita/7097048
Tomi Engdahl says:
Startup: an entrepreneur, group financing has been made too difficult
“Under the law, a group financial service can not donate money for the fledgling company, but action must give something valuable back.”
A number of finance is made of a Finnish start-up company to be too difficult
“The problem is that the Finnish law, a number of financial service can not donate money for the fledgling company, but the action must be a supply for consideration. Investment must be given in exchange for a service or product, “Chicken says.
In many other countries there is no such restriction, the Kananen not. For example, in the United States of innovation can support them by donating money to a number of financial services.
“It is wrong that in Finland, limiting the innovation support, and brakes businesses to improve employment. Need for more transparency and debate on the issue, ”
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/86010
Tomi Engdahl says:
ICT development, there is a bifurcation, where the traditional objectives, such as the utilization of information technology to improve business operations and cost-effectiveness, prioritized still high, but on the other hand also focus on projects that support the digitalization of business.
Because of the way data management is experiencing its own role in business, seems to be a significant impact on the objectives and concrete ICT projects are prioritized.
The study will in this respect the two types of groups: “supporters” who do not see the role of information management in any business area very meaningful, and the “enablers”, whose view of the IT function has a key role to added value for business.
Source: http://www.tivi.fi/cio/digitalisaatio+puskee+ictprioriteetteihin/a1006901
Tomi Engdahl says:
“It seems that IT does not always think that it does not have chances to greatly affect business development. On the other hand a number of the organization is seen as of now, the IT function has a key role in the core of the product development and new business creation “,
http://www.tivi.fi/cio/digitalisaatio+puskee+ictprioriteetteihin/a1006901
Tomi Engdahl says:
Digital raise the cost of ICT
ICT overall costs anticipated growth of 40 per cent of the Vision of ICT Market Barometer 2014 inquiry on the respondents. The share is ten percentage points lower than a year earlier.
The total cost of the growth, he explains, among other things Digitalization: IT more closely associated with the business, and it is applied for added value and competitive advantage.
“The fact that these issues are betting on is a positive thing.”
Bi and ERP are costly
“In particular, BI and ERP systems are expensive, and they are purchased as limited cloud. In one explanation for the increase in the cost of software, ”
The cloud service objectives a lot more than just cost savings: Companies are aiming for, among other things, ease of implementation and scalability.
“The software side, the users of cloud services is becoming small businesses, because of the cloud service is simple and lowers the threshold to obtain the software. Costs shall not be overemphasized. ”
About a quarter of the organizations evaluate IT service costs to grow this year. Mobility and cloud services expanding utilization will increase the need for integration services.
Source: http://summa.talentum.fi/article/tv/uutiset/86252