Front page News News Support to small and medium-sized cities Support to small and medium-sized cities 10.5.2013 One million Finns live in approximately 50 small and medium sized cities, which are 2nd or 3rd tier cities in their respective regions. Development of these cities is vital for regional development, as these cities are important service centres and potential local growth motors. Ministry of Employment and the Economy is launching a pilot programme to develop these small and medium sized cities. MDI arranges workshops for the cities in May and in autumn and organises a kick off session for the pilot procedure in January 2014. Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
Station areas are organic and locally driven entities News 30.11.2023 Experts from MDI and FCG have been exploring models for the development of station areas, op-portunities for EU funding and ways to projectise the development work of different types of station areas during the autumn. Read more Station areas are organic and locally driven entities
Multi-functional development of station areas News 28.11.2023 In the early autumn period, MDI and FCG worked on the development of the Asemanseutu project which is part of the project package – Vitality for Urban Regions. The work undertaken clarified the basic models for the multi-functional development of station areas, as well as providing recommendations for their development and financing. Read more Multi-functional development of station areas
Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design News 5.4.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Implicit norms and structural disadvantages derive from previous innovation policies and therefore policies need to be redesigned. Read more Addressing the Gender and Diversity Paradoxes in Innovation — Towards a More Inclusive Policy Design
