What happened to the winner of The Next Top Mechanic?
As the main sponsor of Team Jumbo-Visma, we recently carried out a first-of-its-kind recruitment campaign to find their Next Top Mechanic. Find out how it went and who brought the title home.
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What is fake news and how has it become such a large industry?
How has fake news become such a large industry? We dig deeper into how fake news interfere in elections, economies, and geopolitical conflicts.
Democratising Machine Learning through Hugging Face
🤗 Hugging Face is a company that democratises AI by making models available to everyone. Find out how Visma’s Machine Learning Assets team is contributing to the cause by giving back to the community, in the field of Document AI.
A new and promising generation of IT professionals
Is your child interested in gaming and technology? Read on to find out about a recent Visma collaboration offering kids a fun and social way to develop their technological skills and interests, and turn it into something that could benefit them in the future.
Pushing our buttons: How we design for accessibility
It’s vital that we build products and websites that can be used by everyone, including those using assistive technology, who are colourblind, or who have cognitive disabilities. How is Visma ensuring that its universal design system is accessible for all?
What is ransomware and how does it work?
Ransomware attacks have been on the rise. If you’re not familiar with this type of virus, it’s time to read up on it to protect your data.
How Visma invests in sustainability
Everyone has a role in protecting the planet. People can tap into their changemaking power, not just in their own lives, but by bringing people together and teaming up. Visma understands that it’s groups that effect the most change, but it starts with the individual. Read on to find out how Visma encourages change at both levels to invest in the future of our planet.
Facilitate your organisation’s climate efforts with Sustion
Climate change is a wicked problem. Likewise, the carbon footprint of companies has been wickedly difficult to calculate. Sustion helps organisations to get the data they need to make meaningful, valuable improvements to their climate impact.
Working with AI is working with people
In-house AI product development has become feasible for most software companies due to developments within available talent, scalable infrastructure and increased data quality. But how ready are software companies on the one hand, and customers on the other, to deliver and consume AI products, respectively?
The importance of ethics in Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning and advanced analytics are among the most promising solutions for businesses and society. AI can solve many of society’s sustainability and efficiency challenges, but what are the ethical implications of using such technologies, and what is Visma doing to ensure they are implemented with people in mind?
Collaborating with SOS Children’s Villages to help vulnerable families
We are proud and happy to announce that we are now collaborating with SOS Children’s Villages to deliver technology that helps family partners free up time to be more available for assisting vulnerable families.
Meet Sustion: A carbon footprint calculator for businesses
Lowering the carbon emissions in a company starts with calculating the carbon footprint and reduction goals, which can be challenging. Together with CarbonLink, we are developing a carbon footprint calculator to help companies make useful decisions on the path towards carbon neutrality.
Visma introduces E-recycling week
During the first E-recycle week at Visma, our employees collected a large amount of electronics for reuse or repurposing. Learn more about what we are doing to reduce our environmental impact.
Working together to promote women in tech
Some of the earliest pioneers of computing were women. But considering the gender gap in the tech industry today, there is still an urgent call for more role models for women and girls. We have partnered with several organisations that promote women in tech, and together, we work towards a more diverse industry.
“Who says women are not interested in technology? Of course they are.”
UN Women states: “The world needs science, and science needs women and girls”. Today is the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and to celebrate it we have talked to the program coordinator of the Finnish initiative Mimmit Koodaa: a program to increase gender equality in the Finnish software industry.
What is Data Protection Day?
Did you know that the right to privacy in the digital world is a human right? Still, many people lack knowledge about how their personal data is being collected, used, and shared. That is the focus of the Data Protection Day that takes place on January 28th.
Promoting informatics and computational thinking
It’s no secret we need more talented people to keep up with the fast development of the technological world. And it all starts with education: investing in getting the younger generation interested in STEM subjects but also encouraging adults to choose a career within tech. That is why we engage in partnerships, local investments, and sponsorships that have a positive impact on society.
Holiday scams to avoid when shopping online
Every year we spend millions on Christmas gift shopping online. The Holiday season is also the peak for cyber crime. What are the most common scams during the Holidays and how can we avoid falling victim to these scams?