Front page News News MDI Decided on Grants MDI Decided on Grants 11.2.2015 We were positively surprised by the amount of grant applications as well as by the versatile approaches to regional development presented in the research plans. All the applications were highly interesting and written in professional manner. MDI decided to give grants to three Master’s Thesis. Grants were given to: Mr. Lauri Ovaska (University of Vaasa), Public participation in municipal land use planning – Collaborative planning process in Central Pasila, Helsinki. Ms. Tiia Possakka (University of Oulu), Regional Adaptability Index. Regional resilience in the municipalities of Finland. Ms. Sofia Tuisku (University of Turku), Future prospects of the Finnish countryside – How is Rural Development Programme for Mainland Finland described in national press? Each grant is worth EUR 2 000. All theses are due September 2015. Congrats to all receivers! Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
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
A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme News 12.1.2023 AGDA is a Nordic development project funded by the Nordic Gender Equality Fund (NIKK). The project focuses on the opportunities that a greater focus on diversity and inclusion could create in the RDI-field, particularly in respect of green transition. Read more A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme
MDI leads the co-creative process of developing, piloting and sharing practices for wellbeing in Sustainable Cities News 12.10.2022 The challenge bundle work is the cross-cutting co-development of the “Sustainable City” programme, co-ordinated by the Ministry of the Environment, with the aim of producing and sharing information, knowledge and solutions to the challenges linking cities’ management and practice in the area of leading work towards sustainability. The work produces concrete development measures, new ways of doing things and peer learning. Read more MDI leads the co-creative process of developing, piloting and sharing practices for wellbeing in Sustainable Cities
