Trusted Digital Societies: Affordable, accessible and trusted digital services for citizens
The Trusted Digital Societies ecosystem programme, led by Tieto, aims to accelerate the development of trusted technologies, develop Finland’s technological know-how and help Finnish IT companies to build globally scalable business value from responsible data-enabled platforms.
€20 m
in funding
5
years
Key numbers
About the project
Through the Veturi programme, Finland can drive the global transformation and become the benchmark for affordable, accessible, and trusted digital services for citizens globally. The Trusted digital societies ecosystem aims to accelerate the development of trusted technologies, develop Finland’s technological know-how and help Finnish IT companies to build globally scalable business value from responsible data-enabled platforms. The ecosystem focuses on products and services with the Nordic touch: quality, trustworthiness, privacy, regulatory compliance, etc.
Impact of the project:
Hundreds of new jobs and substantial new export business by 2030.
Funding instrument Business Finland Veturi

Spinverse’s role
Spinverse has a proven track record on successful funding applications on Business Finland challenges for leading companies (Veturi) and supported Tieto (Tietoevry) in the highly competitive funding application process.
Upon successful completion, Spinverse continues to support the running of the Trusted Digital Societies programme in several areas of the programme and ecosystem management.
Spinverse has been very valuable in supporting us to manage the Veturi programme, specifically with their expertise on public funding for innovations and management of complex entities like ours. Spinverse is also our long-term partner for our publicly funded research and development activities in Finland and in Europe.
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
About the project
The LIFE Lit4Nature aims to establish a stronger, evidence-based system for biodiversity conservation and restoration across Lithuania. Major focus will be placed on strengthening the national biodiversity monitoring system, improving data collection and integration and on introducing innovative monitoring approaches to support evidence-based conservation and restoration decisions.
Impact of the project:
The project aims to boost stronger biodiversity and ecosystem recovery across Lithuania through nationwide conservation and restoration. Further, it wants to achieve better national coordination for efficient and well targeted conservation measures and their funding.
Funding instrument LIFE Programme

Spinverse’s role
Spinverse experts supported the coordinator throughout the two-stage LIFE Strategic Nature Project application process from concept note development to submitting the final proposal.
The support included workshops that brought together the proposal team to sharpen the project concept and focus the application on the most relevant and critical aspects of Lithuania's
Prioritised Action Framework for Natura 2000 and the forthcoming National Restoration Plan.
Spinverse’s strategic guidance, hands-on support and thorough quality reviews helped us focus on the critical aspects, strengthen the proposal logic and present its impacts convincingly. Their LIFE expertise gave our team confidence and contributed significantly to the proposal’s high quality and successful funding outcome.”
Supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals
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