The N4S Program creates new business models and methods for accelerating service development and production of software-intensive products. The digital economy requires that services are created in nearly real time – while continuously listening to the customer.

The digital transformation in economy has been intense. Digital commodities are instantly available to everyone, at any time of day. The challenges of real-time services do not concern merely small and agile gaming companies or mobile application producers. The transformation has an impact on traditional industries as well. Managing and analyzing the data collected about products and customers is also critical. This is the reason why the partners cooperating in the N4S Program are IT companies and large industrial companies, whose business is increasingly relying on software.

Read the rest of the interview on Janne Järvinen (N4S Focus Area Director) here:

https://n4s.dimecc.com/2014magazine/article1