1. THE USE OF ICT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF E-SOCIETY IN SWEDEN AND FINLAND NETWORK SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER Seminar, June 7th, 2005 Team members Kenneth Mukasa Lv Chao Oh Eun Jung Saqibudin Mohammed Dipankar Biswas Sarja Olga

2. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 2 AGENDA Introduction Sweden Finland Comparative Study Conclusion Q & A

3. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 3 Introduction Sweden and Finland are the most highly developed countries in ICT industry in the world

4. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 4 Swe Sweden FinCom.Swe In 1999, the Government decided that Swedish ministries and the authorities should lead by example in the use of IT in Sweden Nearly 90% of the country’s public institutions have their own website and can be contacted via email. 1. ICT Policy

5. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 5 Swe Sweden FinCom.Swe 2. Technological Situations More than 50% of all households in Sweden have a PC; more than 50% of all Swedes have cellular telephones; and more than 50% of all Swedish adults use the Internet. In the spring of 2001 nearly all companies in Sweden had access to the Internet. 94% of all companies had access to the Internet and 97% used computers.

6. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 6 Swe Sweden FinCom.Swe 3. E-Commerce E-commerce is defined as the extent to which a country business environment is ready for Internet-based commercial opportunities. Sweden has overtaken the US to become the leading nation in terms of E-commerce, according to new research from the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Sweden’s 20 largest ICT companies [ICT in fact,2003]

7. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 7 Swe Sweden FinCom.Swe 4. Kista Science City Kista Science City holding a central position in the Stockholm region, just 15 minutes from Arlanda airport and 15 minutes from the city center - is one of the most important ICT-clusters in Europe. In the core areas of Kista alone, some 27,000 people work in over 700 companies. Two-thirds of them are employed by companies working in the ICT area. E-education: March 2002 - Swedish Net University

8. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 8 FinFin Finland Com. Swe 1.Technology Finland is leading the field in a multitude of different a reas of technology today. Whether it's mobile communications and specialist software, diagnostics and other aspects of health care, or advanced processes and materials.

9. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 9 FinFin Finland Com. Swe 2. ICT Infrastructure Finland is one of the world’s most competitive economies and most technologically developed welfare and information societies. Mobile - Nokia, Finland's largest company, is the world's leading mobile phone supplier and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks as well as multimedia terminals. ISP - the Internet connections from homes still are not that common (about 40 % of house holds).

10. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 10 FinFin Finland Com. Swe 3. E-Commerce All enterprises are dependent on ICT including telecommunication. The move from traditional business towards electronic business enforces this dependency. ICT matters have become of vital success for enterprises, including SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises ). E-commerce by product group in January-April 2004, % of all purchasers Source: Statistics Finland, Netcommerce survey,

11. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 11 FinFin Finland Com. Swe 4. E-Government Role - to create good and enabling conditions for the ICT business. For years encouraged competition - good results such as high mobile phone penetration, low prices and good quality communications services The development of the mobile market is extremely important for the new economy and e-commerce in the future.

12. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 12 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 1. General Comparison FinlandSweden

13. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 13 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison Growth Competitiveness Index ranking and 2003 comparisons Source: WEF 2004, Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005,World Economic Forum, 13 October Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 ranking (WEF 2004) 2. Finland’s long term growth

14. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 14 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison Source: WEF 2005, 'The Networked Readiness Index Rankings 2004', Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005, World Economic Forum, 9 March Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005 (WEF 2004) 3. Networked Readiness Index

15. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 15 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 4. The most Competitive Nations 2003-2004 IMD's World Competitiveness Yearbook (IMD 2005) Source: IMD 2005, 'The world competitiveness scorecard', IMD world competitiveness yearbook 2004, International Institute for Management Development

16. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 16 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 5. ICT expenditure in 2003 Source: (Eurostat yearbook 2004)-Economic & Monetary Affairs in the EU - http://www.eubusiness.com/Finance

17. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 17 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 6. E-Government -1/2 Source: The European Innovation Scoreboard (EU Commission 2004b) - http://www.cordis.lu/innovation-smes/scoreboard/home.html

18. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 18 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 7. E-Government 2/2

19. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 19 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 8. Exports of ICT products Leading export countries of telecom equipment within the OECD Source: Europa – Activities of EU, External Trade. http://europa.eu.int/pol/comm/index_en.htm

20. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 20 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 8. Exports of ICT products Source: Europa – Activities of EU, External Trade. http://europa.eu.int/comm/trade/index_en.htm

21. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 21 Com.Com. Fin Swe Comparison 9. Science Cities or Clusters Finland – 22 Sweden – 6 major Kista is 5th by its size as an IT area in the world, just behind the Silicon Valley in California, Silicon Hills in Austin (Texas), Kompala (Oulu) in Finland and Silicon Fen in UK. (Source: International Real Estate Digest - http://www.ired.com/news/mkt/kista.htm)http://www.ired.com/news/mkt/kista.htm Innovation “The 2004 European Innovation Scoreboard (EIS) confirms Sweden and Finland as the EU's innovative leaders, with Estonia and Slovenia leading the ten new Member States.” (Source: EU Business - http://www.eubusiness.com/EUnews/innovation.2004-11-29)

22. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 22 Com.Fin Swe Conclusion -Very promising & favourable countries for global business venture, ICT-wise..................besides being world models and showcases for a functional e-ready society !

23. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 23 References 1/3 ICT – information & communications technologies, Nov 2002, Invest in Sweden Agency Telecommmunications and information technology of Sweden, http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/BasicFacts sheet____3693.aspx, access time: 2005-05-20http://www.sweden.se/templates/cs/BasicFacts sheet____3693.aspx Report on E-learning in Sweden, http://www.mundoweb.be/webeducationbridge/report%20E-learning.dochttp://www.mundoweb.be/webeducationbridge/report%20E-learning.doc Broadband Sweden, August 2004, http://www.itsweden.com/docfile/35972_Broadband_30_8.pdfhttp://www.itsweden.com/docfile/35972_Broadband_30_8.pdf www.idc.comwww.idc.com, access time: 2005-05-21 Sweden comes first in ereadiness rankings, April 2003, http://www.nua.com/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=90535875 6&rel=true, access time: 2005-05-21http://www.nua.com/surveys/?f=VS&art_id=90535875 6&rel=true ICT in fact,2003, http://www.isa.se/upload/Filer/pdf/ICT_POCKET.pdfhttp://www.isa.se/upload/Filer/pdf/ICT_POCKET.pdf European Dependability Policy Environments Sweden, June 2001, DDSI (Dependability Development Support Initiative) E—learning Experience in Sweden and Possible Applications in South Africa, Jared Odero, Institute of Interna tional Education, Stockholm University www.kista.comwww.kista.com, access time :2005-05-22 J J Duderstadt, 2001,Leading Higher Education In an Era of Rapid Change Jedeskog, G. (2001) “Maila mig sen!” (Mail Me Later!). LiU-PEK-R-226. IBV, Linköping universitet, Linköping. ICT in fact,2003, http://www.isa.se/upload/Filer/pdf/ICT_POCKET.pdf, access time:2005-05-15http://www.isa.se/upload/Filer/pdf/ICT_POCKET.pdf Aatto J.Repo Managing Director TIEKE Finish Information Society Development Centre (2003). Public-Privat-P artnership Works Well in Finland. eFinland – technology serving people February 2005 at URL: http://ww w.e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=15229http://ww w.e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=15229 Finland. Special Areas of Grows. (2005) [On-line] Accessed on the February 20, 2005 at URL: http://www.inva nor.no/templates/Page_Meta____55164.aspxhttp://www.inva nor.no/templates/Page_Meta____55164.aspx Nokia, Philips and Sony establish the Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum (2004) Business News. Februa ry 20, 2005 at URL: http://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_1053.htmlhttp://www.semiconductors.philips.com/news/content/file_1053.html Rusu L. (2005). Open lecture in Global IT Management course. KTH, IT University in Kista Communications Finland. (2005) ExxUn [On-line] Accessed on the February 20, 2005 at URL: http://www.exx un.com/Finland/f_cm.htmlhttp://www.exx un.com/Finland/f_cm.html

24. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 24 References 2/3 The Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations (2000) [On-line] Accessed on the February 20, 2005 at URL: http://www.un.int/finland/speechHeinonenOlliPekka.html Does eGovernment Pay Off? Study on Effectiveness of ICT in the Public Sector in Europe (2005) EGOVERN MENT ARTICLES [On-line] February 2005 at URL: http://e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intN WSAID=31897 OPE.FI - ICT Teacher Training Project in Finland. 2002 Virtual school.2005 Digital teaching material.2002 Info rmation society infrastructure. 2004 Accessed by the 2005 at the URL: http://www.edu.fi/english/SubPage. asp?path=500,572 Electronic voting to be tested in 2007. 15.04.2005. e-government news. eFinland. Accessed by the 2005 at the URL: http://e.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=35478 E-voting. Europe – IDABC database.2005 Science parks(2005) [On-line] Accessed on the February 20, 2005 at URL: http://www.tekel.fi/english/science_ parks/ Investment in Finland reaches a market of 80 million people (2004) Enterprise Finland [On-line] Accessed on t he February, 2005 at URL: http://www.enterprisefinland.fi/liston/portal/page.lsp?r=4300&l=en Information and Communication Technology (2005) Investment i Finland.[On-line] Accessed on the February 2 0, 2005 at URL: http://www.investinfinland.fi/industries/en_GB/ict/ Klaus Schwab, 2004, Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005 Helsinki 2002, Nordic information Society Statistics 2002 Gull-May Holst, 2003, information and communications technology in Finland and Sweden, teldok Report 147 www.eito.com, access time: 2005-5-30

25. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 25 References 3/3 European Parliament 2000, Lisbon European Council23-24.03.2000: conclusions of the presidency, http://www.europarl.eu.int/summits/lis1_en.htm EU Commission 2004a, Benchmarking enterprise policy: results from the 2004 scoreboard, Commission staff working document, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, 10 November, SEC(2004)1427, http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/doc/scoreboard_2004_en.pdf EU Commission 2004b, European Innovation Scoreboard 2004, Commission staff working paper, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, 19 November, SEC(2004) 1475, ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/cordis/docs/eis_2004_main_doc.pdf IMD 2005, 'The world competitiveness scorecard', IMD world competitiveness yearbook 2004, International Institute for Management Development, http://www.imd.ch/documents/wcc/content/ranking.pdf WEF 2004, Global Competitiveness Report 2004-2005,World Economic Forum, 13 October http://www.weforum.org/site/homepublic.nsf/Content/Global+Competitiveness+Programme%5CGlobal+Competitivene ss+Report WEF 2005, 'The Networked Readiness Index Rankings 2004', Global Information Technology Report 2004-2005, World Economic Forum, 9 March http://www.weforum.org/pdf/Global_Competitiveness_Reports/Reports/GITR_2004_2005/Networked_Readiness_Inde x_Rankings.pdf Reference : EU Commission 2004a, Benchmarking enterprise policy: results from the 2004 scoreboard, Commission staff working document, Commission of the European Communities, Brussels, 10 November, SEC(2004)1427, http://europa.eu.int/comm/enterprise/enterprise_policy/competitiveness/doc/scoreboard_2004_en.pdf

26. The use of ICT for development of e-society in Sweden and Finland 26 THANK YOU ! Questions ?