|
Briefing
|
- AI Development Task Force – Finland’s Economic Affairs Ministry established national steering group (NSG), headed by former Nokia president and CEO Pekka Ala-Pietilä, which will spearhead artificial intelligence development strategy for country and advise government on AI-related policies
- Attract Top Talent – Aims to develop AI expertise locally and attract foreign top talent by creating new models to drive capital investment and innovation-led partnerships
- Support for Research Institutions – National AI strategy will also connect Finland’s tech universities to AI projects and investments
- AI Investments – Will create funding structure for AI research and commercial-scale projects, partly accomplished through newly launched AI Business program, which will fund €200 million ($246.9 million) between 2018 and 2022 to Finnish start-ups, small and medium sized enterprises, and large companies developing and using AI
- Goal – Make Finland top country in artificial intelligence and platform economy development and usage
- AI Market Size – Estimates AI and platform economy to contribute 30% of Finland’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030
|
|
Accelerator
|
|
|
Market Disruption
|
|
|
Sector
|
Government (excluding military)
|
|
Organization
|
Finland Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
|
|
Source
|
|
|
Original Publication Date
|
|
