Front page News News MDI Think Bank: What is the 4th Generation of Regional Development Companies? MDI Think Bank: What is the 4th Generation of Regional Development Companies? 13.5.2014 The main task of first generation of regional development companies in late 1980s was the fostering of regional economic development. In the second generation after Finland joined the EU in the mid-1990s to mid-2000s, the role of strategic and programme development became central. That was also the golden period of the development of functional urban regions in Finland. From late 2000s to this day, the capability of leading and running networks has become a success factor. According to MDI, now it is time for passion-driven fourth generation, where the most important asset of development companies is the capability to light fire to people and keep up enthusiasm for development. MDI invited Finnish Regional Development Companies to a Think Bank, where highlights from previous phases and principles for fourth generation were generated. 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
