Tieto strengthens its digital offering in the education sector

"Given the situation, we are very pleased to take over the assets and rights of Oppad. In combination with Tieto’s offering, we will do our utmost to make sure that the offering is maintained and enhanced so that the customers can get even greater benefit from the solutions than before,"  said, Gunnar Nybø, Head of Public Sector in Tieto Norway.

Tieto is now in dialogue with existing customers and former employees to identify how the EdTech services could be continued and further enhanced.

"The Norwegian EdTech market is very interesting, and this transaction gives us the opportunity to reinforce our footprint within education while we can utilise and further develop the many excellent solutions we have in Sweden and Finland," said, Fredrik Pantze, Head of Nordic Education in Tieto.

Tieto is a provider of ICT solutions for education, healthcare and welfare in the Nordic countries, with growth ambitions in Norway. Oppad was established in 2004 with offices in Kongsvinger and Oslo. The company offered integrated IT solutions for children and youngsters, with a vision to become the leading supplier of administrative systems to schools and kindergartens. The company’s employees had broad background as managers in kindergartens, teachers, superintendent and principals, as well as in-depth experience and expertise in modern IT solutions and services.

Tieto and Oppad has had a strong relationship for several years, with Oppad building its solutions based on the Nordic systems developed by Tieto.