Marek Tiits - Challenges Of Estonian LCT Development

Opportunities in Challenges of Estonian IT development in World context Marek Tiits

Outline of this presentation • Global technological frontier in IT • Emerging new markets • Key success factors

Global technological frontier in IT

Where do new knowledge and technologies come from? Share of R&D personnel in employment www.worldmapper.org

Things that think, everywhere! Ubiquitous computing Ambient intelligence

Computing REALLY tiny devices with self-contained sensing, computation, communication and power

Communications Mobile phone based on nanoelectronics and flexible low- thermal circuitry Nokia and Cambridge University 2007

Data management & interfaces Mouse & keyboard replaced by voice, gestures, etc.

New areas of competence in IT 3,75 to be established in Estonia Today's strengths: User interfaces, Secure ICT systems Required new competences: incl. language tech End-user apps, system 3,5 integration Internet of Services, GRID Computer science Alternative foundations of comp. sci. Microelectronics Computers and electronic Required competence level in 10 years components systems 3,25 NBIC convergence Components of comm. systems Interoperation of comm systems Data comm. systems 3 Operating systems ICT energy supply Peripherals 2,75 Memory systems 2,5 2,25 2 2 2,25 2,5 2,75 3 3,25 3,5 3,75 Estonian competence level today

Emerging new markets

Education

Health care

Energy efficiency

Financial services party.unlimited @paypal.ee

Industry 小心，鐵人從愛沙尼亞是來了！

Key success factors

Enrolment of IT students in Estonia 1200 1000 Number of first year IT students enrolled 800 600 In 2014, the number of local first year IT students will be half of 400 the todays level 200 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Enrolment statistics forecast

Priorities for action in Estonia Increasing the quality of ICT RTD carried out in the universities Attracting students to technology studies, incl. ICTs Increasing the quality of ICT higher education, incl. part-time studies abroad Strengthening the technology and product development in enterprises in the field of ICTs Fostering future take-up of ICTs, incl. closing the digital divide Better co-ordination of the governance and co-ordination of ICT policies Extending the provision of early phase VC funding to start-ups Supporting export activities of the ICT enterprises Simplifying and fostering the immigration of ICT specialists from 3rd countries Monitoring major ICT related trends and interpreting their impact for Estonia 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 % of replies

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