Frictionless Finland Leading country in ICT competence

Research results on Finland 'Finland is one of the most innovative economies in the world, and is the only country where students leave high school ‘innovation-ready’.' Tony Wagner, Harvard University, The New York Times, 30 March Best country in the world Newsweek Least corruption Transparency Int. Second-best operating environment for ICT companies in the world BSA Third-most competitive economy in the world WEF Third-best digital economy Economist Intelligence Unit

From the forest to Angry Birds 19th century Solid engineering competence develops in the forestry and metal industries StoraEnso, UPM- Kymmene, Outokumpu, Rautaruukki 20th century Growth of production technology Cargotec, Kone, Konecranes, Metso, Outotec, Wärtsilä 1990–2000 Rise of the ICT sector accelerates Nokia, NokiaSiemensNetworks, Angry Birds, Tieto, Vaisala

World's second-best university tuition in mathematics Best basic education in the world Competence attracts companies Product development in Finland Electronic Arts, Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Samsung Hardware room in Finland Google, IBM, Yandex Source: The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013 World Economic Forum

More speed for growth Finland will accelerate innovation with the Frictionless Finland programme being launched in the spring of 2013 The goal is to be the leading country in ICT technology, an attractive product development environment for companies where public services are customer- oriented and frictionless

ICT is the foundation of growth Technological development is the strongest engine of change (Richard Solow) ICT is the most powerful general- purpose technology The Internet opens up possibilities for creating new services in all industries and in the public sector The Internet has created 2.6 jobs for every one it has destroyed (McKinsey) Frictionless Finland Improve infrastructure Consolidate competence Diversify funding Accelerate procedures

Power in infrastructure Faster connections to facilitate the growth of digital services Consolidate international connections Better integration of public information systems More test frequencies for universities and companies

More competence Ten-year R&D programme Unites universities, research institutes and companies More in-depth competence in data processing Key technologies: digital services, gamification, information security, mobility and big data Welcome to develop in Finland! R&D programmes and corporate subsidies are open to all companies, regardless of ownership.

Bounce to funding A billion-euro boost to growth funding over ten years A fund of growth funds implemented by the public and private sectors in cooperation Intended for both the seed and growth phases of companies More direct investment in companies

Networks to continue work Monitors implementation Knits projects together across administrative branches Reacts to changes in the environment Makes proposals for new motions Continuous ten-year programme Prime Minister's ICT Expert Group

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