Tieto doubles its hackathon efforts before Slush

The aim is to create a mobile app that supports building operators and maintenance in their daily tasks. Hackers can access data gathered from 6 000 sensors at Tieto new headquarters in Keilalahti, Espoo. Data includes e.g. air quality, indoor positioning and energy consumption data.

The winning team will get a place in Tieto Data-Driven Businesses incubation program. Tieto will finance the development of the most business-ready idea from proof of concept to production. The total value of the prize can be seen to be up to 100 000€.

– We are looking for a solution that takes into account the needs of the user 24/7 and will create a brand new service to help workers in their daily life. At the end, the solution will hopefully makes buildings more empathetic.

In addition, I am very happy to offer the most exciting idea from the hackathon the possibility to enter our own Tieto Data Incubator. Together we will take the idea into production, and in the future see it become implemented in intelligent buildings, says Tomi Teikko, Director, Intelligent Buildings.

In Junction, UPM wants to create new, innovative digitalised solutions for its supply chain. Tieto has been selected to support UPM in this strategic innovation effort. UPM are producing and shipping a large amount of paper to customers around the globe, something that requires thorough planning and reliable data. With the help of IoT and data analytics UPM wants to innovate new ways of working, to improve both efficiency and customer satisfaction.

– At Tieto, we firmly believe that we can make the future more intelligent via open innovation and data. With the immense amount of information from UPM's supply chain, we can create unforeseen services together with hackers and partners in the ecosystem.

Hackathons are a great way to shake up the status quo and motivate to build products and services with superior customer experiences, says Ksenia Avetisova, CX Lead at Tieto Experience Hub.

The UPM track in Junction hackathon is arranged by Tieto's strategic innovation program Tieto XHub, together with UPM and IBM. During this year Tieto XHub has organised a range of open innovation events, such as hackathons, to ensure value creation for customers like Fazer, Cargotec and Elo.

– Tieto has a long history of working together with UPM and with this hackathon we continue to expand our common capabilities and excellence in the data-driven environment. The team is truly excited to use this hackathon as a platform to innovate concrete ideas that bring value for UPM's business and customers, continues Ksenia Avetisova.

Junction hackathons are paving the way for Tieto’s participation in Slush. Tieto is participating in Slush 2016 with the aim to boost innovation and growth together with the vibrant startup ecosystem. In Slush, Tieto hopes to meet the best talent in the market and also grow its ecosystem of start-ups.