Nokia Foundation Award granted to Internet technology pioneer Jari Arkko
November 24 2016 - 1:35PM
The Nokia Foundation has granted its 2016 Recognition Award to Jari
Arkko for his broad-ranging, long-term contributions to the
advancement of Internet technologies and the interoperability of
the Internet.
Arkko is known for his passion to make the Internet work better
for all different ecosystems and businesses. For the past 20 years
he has been one of the key technical and organizational leaders in
the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), and since 2013 he has
been the chairman of the organization.
In the technical domain, Arkko has strongly contributed in areas
including Internet security, the Mobile Internet, Internet Protocol
version 6, and the Internet of Things (IoT). He has driven, for
instance, improved privacy in the Internet as well as helped ensure
that the Internet is administered in a community-driven way. Arkko
has also emphasized the benefits of interoperable standards for the
Internet of Things ecosystem.
Arkko's approach has been instrumental in the refinement of the
IETF standards process towards further openness and transparency.
He has also been an active contributor in other standards
communities such as 3GPP.
"The Internet is one of the greatest achievements of our time.
It is a great pleasure to see Jari Arkko, a Finnish pioneer of
Information and Communications Technologies, lead such a remarkable
global collaboration project as the IETF. We are delighted to
recognize and reward Jari Arkko's groundbreaking work with the
Nokia Foundation Award," said Timo Ali-Vehmas, Chairman of the
Board of the Nokia Foundation.
The Nokia Foundation has granted over 1 500 scholarships during
its 21-year existence. In 2016, the Foundation will grant
scholarships and awards totaling around 360 000 euros.
About the Nokia Foundation The Nokia Foundation's
purpose is to support the scientific development of information and
telecommunications technologies and to promote education in the
sector in Finland. The Nokia Foundation provides scholarships and
awards for this mission. The Foundation was established on the
initiative of Nokia Oyj in 1995; it is an independent, non-profit
organization under Finnish foundation law.
www.nokiafoundation.com
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