{"id":238393,"date":"2025-04-02T13:34:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T10:34:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/?p=238393"},"modified":"2025-04-03T09:09:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T06:09:41","slug":"data-economy-to-boost-finlands-growth-new-microdegree-to-skill-more-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/en\/2025\/04\/02\/data-economy-to-boost-finlands-growth-new-microdegree-to-skill-more-experts\/","title":{"rendered":"Data econ\u00ado\u00admy to boost Fin\u00adland\u2019s growth \u2013 New microde\u00adgree to skill more experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sitra<\/a> esti\u00admates that the val\u00adue of the Euro\u00adpean data econ\u00ado\u00admy will exceed one tril\u00adlion euros this year. At the same time, only 1%<\/a> of Finnish com\u00adpa\u00adnies uses data to cre\u00adate new busi\u00adness. The short\u00adage of data experts is slow\u00ading our growth.<\/p>\n

The data econ\u00ado\u00admy is already a sig\u00adnif\u00adi\u00adcant part of busi\u00adness in most indus\u00adtries, includ\u00ading the pub\u00adlic sec\u00adtor, and its role will only grow in the near future. Orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions must learn to cre\u00adate val\u00adue from data and devel\u00adop data-uti\u00adliz\u00ading busi\u00adness mod\u00adels to suc\u00adceed in a com\u00adpe\u00adti\u00adtion where skilled pio\u00adneers win.<\/p>\n

AI also increas\u00ades the need for data exper\u00adtise because it requires large amounts of high-qual\u00adi\u00adty data, an in-depth under\u00adstand\u00ading of data to devel\u00adop algo\u00adrithms, and ways to solve cyber\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adri\u00adty and data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion chal\u00adlenges. In addi\u00adtion, we need the abil\u00adi\u00adty to ana\u00adlyze and inter\u00adpret data to sup\u00adport deci\u00adsion-mak\u00ading and the con\u00adtin\u00adu\u00adous devel\u00adop\u00adment of data expertise.<\/p>\n

We need data experts right now. That is why we have, togeth\u00ader with high\u00ader edu\u00adca\u00adtion insti\u00adtu\u00adtions and tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy com\u00adpa\u00adnies, cre\u00adat\u00aded a Data Skills microde\u00adgree<\/a><\/strong> that is free of charge and open to all, enabling every\u00adone to acquire the basics of data in as lit\u00adtle as two months. The microde\u00adgree has been estab\u00adlished in coop\u00ader\u00ada\u00adtion with high\u00ader edu\u00adca\u00adtion insti\u00adtu\u00adtions, Arrow ECS Fin\u00adland, Atea, Cloud1, Elisa, Islet, Microsoft, and Sovel\u00adto Eduhouse.
[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_testimonial author=\u201cJanne Antti\u00adla\u201d job_title=\u201cCBO\u2009\u2014\u2009Data, ana\u00adlyt\u00adics & AI\u201d company_name=\u201cIslet Group\u201d portrait_url=\u201chttps:\/\/isletgroup.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Janne_Anttila_Beanie_Round.png\u201d _builder_version=\u201c4.24.3\u201d _module_preset=\u201cdefault\u201d global_colors_info=\u201d{}\u201d]Islet is proud to be a cor\u00adpo\u00adrate men\u00adtor for the Data Skills microde\u00adgree. We are excit\u00aded to share our exper\u00adtise and expe\u00adri\u00adence from var\u00adi\u00adous Islet cus\u00adtomer projects with the program\u2019s stu\u00addents. Data, its analy\u00adsis, and the uti\u00adliza\u00adtion of AI play a cru\u00adcial role in all orga\u00adni\u00adza\u00adtions, mak\u00ading the study of these skills essen\u00adtial for the future.
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Data Skills microde\u00adgree is part of a larg\u00ader goal to train 300,000 tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy experts<\/h3>\n

Data Skills microde\u00adgree is part of the broad\u00ader Skills for Jobs<\/a><\/strong> pro\u00adgram, which aims to sup\u00adport Fin\u00adland in becom\u00ading one of the most advanced coun\u00adtries in the world in AI, data econ\u00ado\u00admy, cyber secu\u00adri\u00adty, and sus\u00adtain\u00adable IT. Over the past two years, 130,000 experts have accu\u00admu\u00adlat\u00aded new tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy skills through the pro\u00adgram. The pro\u00adgram aims to train 300,000 new or fur\u00adther trained tech\u00adnol\u00ado\u00adgy experts with\u00adin five years.<\/p>\n

Skills for Jobs pro\u00adgram also offers Cyber\u00adse\u00adcu\u00adri\u00adty, Pow\u00ader Plat\u00adform, and AI Devel\u00adop\u00ader microde\u00adgrees, a pop\u00adu\u00adlar Prac\u00adti\u00adcal AI course, as well as oth\u00ader oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties for devel\u00adop\u00ading exper\u00adtise through dif\u00adfer\u00adent train\u00ading part\u00adners\u2019 client and part\u00adner skills programs.<\/p>\n

Towards an AI-dri\u00adven growth: aka\u200b.ms\/\u200bd\u200ba\u200bt\u200ba\u200bt\u200ba\u200bi\u200bdot<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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More infor\u00adma\u00adtion on Data Skills microdegree<\/h3>\n

Data Skills microde\u00adgree includes the basics of cloud ser\u00advices and data ana\u00adlyt\u00adics, the basics of Microsoft Azure ser\u00advices, the use of Microsoft Fab\u00adric to process and ana\u00adlyze data, the devel\u00adop\u00adment and analy\u00adsis of data pro\u00adcess\u00ading skills, the cre\u00adation of visu\u00adal\u00adly infor\u00adma\u00adtive reports to sup\u00adport deci\u00adsion-mak\u00ading, and secu\u00adri\u00adty issues cov\u00ader\u00ading data pro\u00adtec\u00adtion and management.<\/p>\n

The microde\u00adgree is<\/p>\n