The Government of Finland issued a resolution on the digitalisation of freight transport data, to boost the logistics sector and promote new business opportunities. The new resolution aims to make Finland a hub for international transport and supports emission reduction targets in the transport sector.
The resolution includes four goals:
- Improvement of flow of information in and between the logistics chains.
- Development of intelligent automation in logistics.
- Digitalisation of ports.
- National and EU regulation on information security and confidentiality of commercial, industrial and personal data must be carefully observed.
The resolution includes also measures on regulation, networked cooperation, promotion of tests and pilot projects, increase in the competence levels, and advocacy work in the European Union and on international forums.
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Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner, stated:
Digitalisation, urbanisation and growth of online business increase the importance of short-distance logistics. We must develop new consumer-oriented services and business models. The operating models of the sharing economy will also be adopted in freight transport.
The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications started an open logistics digitalisation network in the autumn. The resolution was drafted together with the network and will be implemented in close cooperation with the sector.
This is expensive and inefficient for all the parties involved. More efficient use of the transportation capacity is also important for achieving the climate and emission targets.
