Front page News News From Sparks to Bonfire From Sparks to Bonfire 19.11.2014 1 inspiring idea – to make the Finnish countryside the best rural area in the world 10 tailor-made regional innovation camps based on the regions’ needs 15 regions 47 flinty ideas 400 passionate rural developers 20 000 camping hours to develop the rural areas These figures represent one aspect of regional innovation camps organised for the development of Finnish countryside during the years 2013 and 2014. MDI carried out the camps in co-operation with the local organisers by the order of the Rural Network Unit. The most passionate souls of the 10 regional innovation camps were invited to Kuortane to sparkle once more from 18–19 November 2014. The main objective for the From Sparks to Bonfire camp was to design more passionate-driven and tangible results delivering rural development in Finland. You can check out the 3-minute video of the 10 regional innovation camps at: http://j.mp/leirijaljet The video has been produced by Taival Media. 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
