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| Energy & Environment
Blog: Carbon capture – realistic solution or expensive detour?
Global infrastructure is currently built around fossil fuels. We can’t stop using oil and gas overnight – our everyday lives still depend on them, and the sector employs nearly 12…Read more ›
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| ICT & Smart Systems
Blog: Crowdsourcing Human-Centric Digital Health Breakthroughs
The Internet is just amazing. In addition to funny cat videos and an infinite supply of reaction GIFs, for us curious scientists it offers a magical opportunity to reach people – a lot of them – at a scale that is difficult to comprehend. And scale is good when you are building new digital health applications.Read more ›
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| Diversity , ICT & Smart Systems , Materials & Manufacturing
Interview with Lulu Zhang from KONE: ”The many opportunities for women in tech go beyong just coding”
“There are so many opportunities in tech, and not everything is coding,” explains Lulu Zhang, head of Digital Enabling Platforms at KONE IT. During almost two decades in the IT sector, Lulu has taken the plunge into new waters many times. Read more ›
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| Millennium Technology Prize , Young Researchers
Blog: What is the Common Factor Between Prizes for Science and Technology?
Global technology and science prizes are crucial advocates of research-based knowledge. Millennium Technology Prize winners joined Nobel Laureates, Fields Medalists, and a Turing award winner in the Global Young Scientist…Read more ›
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| Millennium Technology Prize
Speech by Professor Päivi Törmä, Chair of the International Selection Committee of the Millennium Technology Prize
Mr President, your excellencies, honoured guests, Professor Green, my warmest congratulations. The Millennium Technology prize is awarded to innovations that improve people’s quality of life, or support sustainable development. The…Read more ›
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| Millennium Technology Prize
Minna Palmroth Presents the Winner of the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize in Award Ceremony
Mr President, your excellencies – dear friends: Serendipity. This is a word, which means finding valuable things without planning to do so. It’s based on the story of three princes…Read more ›
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| Millennium Innovation Forum
Blog: Diversity and the Legal Field — Should Something Be Done?
Finland is one of the few countries that offers students free university education. Because of this, it is widely considered that everyone can be the architect of their own future…Read more ›
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| Millennium Innovation Forum
Blog: Geospatial Data Accelerates Digitalisation
Space based data or more specifically geospatial data, a form of space-based data associated with a specific geographic location, has many critical roles to play in today’s society. It is…Read more ›
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| Millennium Innovation Forum
Blog: It’s not Just Innovation That’s Needed for a Successful Green Transition
Sustainability is now non-negotiable. It is now beyond dispute that climate change has escalated to become one of the most pressing matters facing humanity. It is impossible to ignore the…Read more ›
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| Millennium Innovation Forum
Blog: Finding Sustainable Alternatives for Natural Gas Through Innovation
Natural gas is a finite resource and burning it contributes to global warming. This makes it necessary to urgently invest in alternative energy sources. Considering the combined carbon footprint of…Read more ›
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