TietoEnator and Votia in co-operation regarding e-democracy and digital public services
TietoEnator and Votia in co-operation regarding e-democracy and digital public services TietoEnator and Votia have started a strategic co-operation to meet the demands from the public sector for digital public services and e- democracy. The co-operation enables more complete and deeper undertakings within both traditional service processes and democratic processes. TietoEnator is today Scandinavia's largest supplier of IT solutions to the public sector. Votia is a company that, in a short time, has established itself as a leader in Sweden within the area of e-democracy. - We are pleased and proud to co-operate with TietoEnator. We see that e- democracy and digital public services can become a new Swedish export industry. Sweden has a unique position with an in-depth knowledge of democracy and comprehensive use of and competence within the IT area, says Katja Lepola, MD of Votia. - Digital public services and e-democracy are intimately related but demand different and deeper know-how as well as more preparations for new IT solutions. Digital Government is a focus area for TietoEnator and that is why our co-operation with Votia feels both natural and extra interesting, says Rolf Qwärnström, MD of TietoEnator's management consulting company, Trigon. During the coming years the market for e-democracy services and other digital public services is estimated to become one of the largest for the IT branch. Not in the least the fact that EU maintains that the adaptation of the public sector with the help of IT shall be given priority in order to improve public service and to vitalize the democratic dialogue. For further information, contact: Peter Larson, TietoEnator Trigon AB, +46 709 52 21 00, peter.larson@tietoenator.com Katja Lepola, MD, Votia Empowerment, +46 70 379 46 77, katja@votia.com With a staff of 10,000 and annual net sales of 1.1 billion euros, TietoEnator is a leading supplier of high value-added IT services in Europe. TietoEnator provides consulting, systems development and integration, operation and support, product development services for customers, and software services. The Group has in-depth knowledge of its customers' businesses in areas such as telecommunications, finance, the public sector and the forest industry. www.tietoenator.com Votia Empowerment is a company that, in a short time, has established itself as the leader within the area of member and citizen influence, so- called e-democracy. The company provides services and practical solutions for dialogues, voting procedures and other forms of influence. The market consists primarily of local authorities, regions, political organizations and trade associations. Among other customers are the Kalix Local Authority, the Swedish Union of Insurance Employees, the Moderates, the Alliance in Blekinge, the Social Democrats, the Karlskrona Local Authority, the Haparanda Local Authority and the Swedish Social Democrats Youth Association. For further information, visit www.votia.com TIETOENATOR CORPORATION DISTRIBUTION Principal media ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/29/20010529BIT00170/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/05/29/20010529BIT00170/bit0001.pdf