Tag: sustainability

In-house logistics is present wherever goods move or trade takes place. As the sector is digitalising and automating at a rapid pace, there is an urgent need for skills development for staff, supervisors, and management to become more digitally literate. In the recently launched LogDigiS project of TIEKE and LAB University of Applied Sciences, we promote digital skills, work well-being and productivity of small enterprises in the field of in-house logistics in the digital transformation.

On September 13th, 2023, the “Skills for Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion” seminar brought together experts, academics, and other professionals in the field of business management and education. The event aimed to shed light on the pressing need for a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive labor market. This article provides insights into the discussions and findings of the day, which focused on addressing competence gaps, training needs, and best practices in the pursuit of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

Get ready to embrace future-proof digitalization that takes into account climate, environment, legislation, and ethics! The Sustainable and Future-proof Tech program at Mindtrek Conference 2023 in Tampere, provided expertise and insights into these critical considerations. In this blog post, we’ll give you a glimpse of the program, and encourage to explore the recorded sessions to dive deeper into the topics.

Children do not pick up data protection awareness and skills by themselves. In addition to early childhood education and care, schools and other entities that deal with and serve children, parents also have a major role in building awareness and competence in their children.

The initial survey for the GDPR4CHLDRN – Ensuring data protection in hobbies project was carried out in November and December 2022. The survey charted the data protection competence and attitudes to personal data processing of children and young people aged 13–17, their parents and the clubs and associations that organise leisure and hobby activities. The survey also sought to identify the data protection issues for which the target groups especially wanted support from the project.

The Green ICT ecosystem, promoting sustainable ICT services, products and processes in organisations, began operations in Finland on 1 June 2022. The professional network is open to anyone developing or purchasing ICT services.

The Mitvidi project develops easy-to-use measurement tools and metrics to support more sustainable ICT procurement. The focus of the project is on public procurement.

Data protection is a competitive advantage for small- and medium-sized companies. The English version will be published in the autumn of 2022.

This project coaches ICT companies in the Helsinki-Uusimaa region in climate conscious digital service development and supports the private and the public sector into making greener digital procurements.

Artificial intelligence, data and high-speed networks are needed for making the circular economy a reality, for carbon balance monitoring, for the implementation of low-emission transport, work and housing, and for supporting climate action by citizens. At the same time, however, the environmental load of digitalisation must be reduced.

To make our way of life more environmentally friendly, we need accurate and intuitive data. The K Group uses data to help customers make responsible choices.

The world’s data centres generate as much CO2 as air traffic. Transferring waste heat to the district heating network is a partial solution – many other measures are also needed.

Having worked in the field of administration for the Ministry of Transport and Communications since 2016, Noora Lähde is the right person to open up benefits of TIEKE membership for the organisation that sets society’s ground rules.