Front page News News MDI helping Helsinki in the renewal of city’s governance system MDI helping Helsinki in the renewal of city’s governance system 17.1.2014 The governance system of the City of Helsinki will change in the beginning of 2017. City has launched discussion of the renewal in the end of 2013. Discussion was lubricated by experts and by a 24-hour MDI workshop for highest political players and civil servants of Helsinki. Workshop focused on key themes and questions as well as on international and national benchmarks and lessons learned. Participants are highly motived for renewal. And it’s about time – City of Helsinki, nowadays a machine running over 4 billion euro annual budget, has changed its governance system last time in early 1970s. 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