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Fast Forward

Mattias Bergman

A podcast about digitalization – beyond the buzzwords. What does the revolution mean and why do I need to care? How will it change my life – professionally and personally?

Episodes

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Amazon

From books online to the ultimate commerce conglomerate – will we buy everything from Amazon in the future? Brad Stone, author of the book "...

13:50Mar 12, 2019

AI and the future of work

AI is forecasted to fundamentally change how we work. Does that mean that we will be replaced by robots and out of work? Or is the fear unre...

15:04Nov 23, 2018

Two views of the coin - what experts say about cryptocurrencies and blockchain

Jason Bloomberg, President of Intellyx, and Stephan Nilsson, founder and leader of the Norwegian Bitcoin Association discuss the pros and co...

14:27Nov 7, 2018

Cooling the hype: No, your job will not be replaced by artificial intelligence any time soon – but prepare for digital colleagues

Artificial intelligence is not merely Star Wars-like humanoids. You have probably communicated with a customer service bot without thinking...

36:43Jan 30, 2018

From shovels to 5G: How forestry and mining became digital

We love to indulge in cool, hyped-up tech startups. However, the Nordic countries wouldn't endure without its basic industry: the forestry,...

24:05Jan 23, 2018

Trapped by an App? How Brain Hackers made your smartphone your soulmate – and how you could change the relationship

We all love our smart phones – and there's no way to manage work without them. But could our digital usage be too much? The number of report...

42:03Jan 16, 2018

Birth of the E-nation: What we could learn from Estonia, the digital dreamland

The Nordic and Baltic countries are among the best in Europe at providing digital public services to their citizens. And one of them stands...

30:18Jan 9, 2018

Alexa, Abort! When Will IoT Take off for Real?

Internet of Things, connecting physical devices to us and to each other, is considered at a "peak of inflated expectations". Even though Goo...

26:45Dec 26, 2017

Code of Dishonor: How Digital Criminals Make A Hostile Takeover of Your Device

Malware – ransomware, viruses, trojans and other security breaches – are a nuisance. The famous Wannacry ransomware attack in spring/summer...

24:06Dec 12, 2017

Sound Advice: The Race for Saving the Western World Health Care

Implementing artificial intelligence, machine learning and deep learning in health care would have huge benefits in our era of aging populat...

41:20Dec 5, 2017

Just say yes! The Everlasting Change of How You Work – Post-it Note by Post-it Note

Digitalization forces us to change our way of working. Agile methods form the leading paradigm in product development right now – but is of...

26:09Nov 28, 2017

I See Dead People – The Quest for Eternal Digital After-life

Would you like to chat with your dead cousin in social media? Or perhaps a celebrity, like John F. Kennedy? Soon, you will be able to. AI, a...

29:16Nov 14, 2017

The Bad Eggs of the Internet: Hunting Digital Criminals

Remember Petya? In a ransomware attack, your computer is hi-jacked and infected with a virus – but the perpetrator gives you the opportunity...

37:14Nov 7, 2017

No Internet without Tiers –  from fantastic fiber to your web browser

When your monthly internet quota is out, you still can use certain sites, but no other. Why? One part of the answer is the tiering internet...

27:40Oct 31, 2017

Deal or no deal? The crypto-currency crash course

Bitcoins, and other crypto-currencies, might be the beginning of a revolution. But to others it's a naïve fantasy, wrapped in magical thinki...

44:26Oct 17, 2017

Big, bold and beautiful: The state of social media

Did you know that Facebook has a greater plan than connecting the whole world? Why doesn't Twitter ban Donald Trump? What is LinkedIn's bigg...

24:36Oct 10, 2017

Will you buy everything from Amazon?

Jeff Bezos started selling books online. Today, he runs the ultimate commerce conglomerate. This is the story of Amazon and how the new digi...

22:58Oct 3, 2017

Thunder road – the digital traffic revolution

Imagine a city with no traffic jams. Fewer accidents. And much less pollution. This is an image of our cities in the future – but it's not m...

21:12Sep 19, 2017

How will content change telcos?

It has been a buzzword for years. Everyone is talking about content, and Telia is no exception. Why did Telia Company put money into the Fin...

20:31Sep 12, 2017

Data for sale

The insights gained from collection of data can be used to revolutionize society – but at what cost? The first episode of "Fast Forward" dis...

36:07Sep 5, 2017