START-UP CONFERENCE
Finland’s buzzing tech sector holds solutions to many of SA’s problems
Finland’s trade minister says SA could be a springboard for Finnish companies into the rest of Africa
Finnish companies see SA as a springboard into the rest of Africa for their innovative technology products. Many Finland-based companies have developed new products they are testing at home before bringing them to the rest of the world. Numerous start-ups interviewed at the Slush 2017 conference, which is Europe’s largest tech start-up event, said they had designed mobile applications, services, software and other technology that would be well-suited to larger markets than their own. SA was on their radar, especially with respect to medical, transport, education and safety-related technology. Slush, which was held in Helsinki last week, is a nonprofit event organised by a community of 2,500 students. "Making ferries autonomous opens up a more efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative for city planners," says Juha-Matti Liukkonen, the director of space and new technologies at Reaktor. "Big cities are struggling with traffic and running out of space; there are...
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