New material in the Finnish IT Terminology 12/2023
New and updated concepts:
Glossary of geographic data in statistics
Statistics Finland commissioned the Finnish Terminology Centre for a terminology project in autumn 2023. The aim of the project is to provide definitions in Finnish for some 30 concepts related to geographic data in statistics. In addition to Finnish, the terms will also be given in English. Terminology work is done to support the project GSGF in Finland – Integration of geospatial and statistical information in Finland, GSFI.
Glossary of continuous learning
The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland commissioned the Finnish Terminology Centre for a terminology project in 2020. The purpose of the project was to harmonise and provide definitions for concepts related to continuous learning. Expert feedback on the draft glossary was requested from interest groups at the end of the first phase of the project in 2021.
Obituary: In memory of Heidi Suonuuti
MSc (Technology) Heidi Suonuuti (née Karlsson) passed away on the 13th August 2023 after a long-term illness. She was born in Turku on the 4th April 1932, and was 91 years old at the time of her death.
Terminology work on traffic and areas
The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency and Ministry of the Environment commissioned the Finnish Terminology Centre for a terminology project in April 2023. The aim of the project is to provide concept descriptions for some 100 concepts related to traffic and traffic areas. The terms and concept descriptions will be given in Finnish and term equivalents in Swedish and English.
The terminology work will be carried out in three groups and by three terminologist of the Finnish Terminology Centre in close collaboration with subject field experts.
New material in the Finnish IT Terminology 04/2023
New and updated concepts:
Terminology work on overall architecture for vocational education and training
Omnia commissioned the Finnish Terminology Centre for a terminology project in March 2023. The aim of the project is to provide definitions for some 20 concepts related to vocational education and training. The terms and concept descriptions will be given in Finnish.
The terminology work will be carried out by a terminologist of the Finnish Terminology Centre in close collaboration with subject field experts from the KARKKI project. The terminology will be ready in autumn 2023.
New material in the Finnish IT Terminology 02/2023
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