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Inventors of next-generation DNA sequencing receive Millennium Technology Prize in Helsinki

Technology Academy Finland awards one million euros to two scientists who developed a faster, cheaper way to sequence DNA – a system that led to huge implications for genomics, medicine and biology. They were just looking for “something exciting to explore,” they say.

Business & innovation Webpick

Ideas for a better life: Millennium Technology Prize livestream and online innovation forum

The 2020 Millennium Technology Prize winner is announced at a livestreamed ceremony on May 18, 2021. The ceremony is followed by a virtual event, the Millennium Innovation Forum, held online on May 19.

Life & society Environment

Finland’s carbon handprints and roadmaps show path to carbon neutrality by 2035

Finland has set itself the goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035, one of the most ambitious targets of any country in the industrialised world. Is that feasible, and how does the Finnish government plan to do it? And what’s a “carbon handprint”?

1902

The year Francisco Tárrega composed the waltz that later became the Nokia ringtone

Business & innovation Technology

Search engine giants find innovative energy for data centres in Finland

Finland’s stable society, high-tech fluency and Nordic weather attracted Google and Yandex to set up data centres with inventive energy solutions. We visit them about half a decade after Yandex arrived and almost a decade after Google moved in.

Business & innovation Startups

In Finland and abroad, Slush and its startup community bravely adapt to a new world

Young companies and Slush, a Helsinki-based global entrepreneurship organisation and community, continue to find innovative ways to work together during the Covid-19 era.

2008

The first time international startup event Slush was held

Life & society Environment

Fresh air and quiet: App finds best Helsinki routes for bikers and hikers

See how Green Paths, a prototype app from the University of Helsinki’s Digital Geography Lab, helps cyclists and pedestrians in the Finnish capital area choose routes with the cleanest air and the least noise.

Business & innovation Technology

State of the artificial: Finland expanding free online AI course to all EU languages

“Our goal is to demystify AI,” proclaims the website of Elements of AI, a free online course from the University of Helsinki and the tech firm Reaktor, now available in an increasing range of languages. Our reporter signs up to learn about artificial intelligence and how it affects our lives.

Life & society Education

As Finnish teachers move classes online, family routines change

Families in Finland and all over the world are facing new challenges. Many parents now have more experience of working from home, and many children and educators are now well acquainted with distance learning. They are wondering if they will need to use those new routines in the future.

in the Networked Readiness Index, measuring ability to utilise ICT

Source: Global Information Technology Report