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Article: Finland: a conduit for businesses.(science and technology)(Brief Article)
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- Northern Ontario Business
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- June 1, 2002
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One word could probably sum up the success Finland has been having in the global economy, and why some of Sudbury's business people are standing up and taking notice.
According to Darryl Lake, executive director and CEO of Northern Development for Advanced Technology (NORCAT), that word is "focused."
Lake spoke at the Discover Finland forum held at Cambrian College last week. He said during his 1995 trip to Finland he was "very surprised" at what he learned.
"They had their science and technology focused," Lake said. "You heard the term focused; they had their young people focused. They were also focused on Canada, which surprised me a lot."
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