Front page News News Halfway Mark for Rural Innovation Camps Halfway Mark for Rural Innovation Camps 3.12.2013 The rural innovation camps have been success stories. In 2013, a set of five regional innovation camps was carried out in rural areas in Finland. A sum-up seminar wrapped up the results in Helsinki on 3 December 2013. Innovation camps were organised in the regions of Kainuu and Oulu, Forssa region, Lapland, North and Central Carelia, and in Southeastern Finland. The results and experiences from these camps were disseminated to five new innovation camps. A set of five new innovation camps are to be organised in 2014: 17-19 March 2014, innovation camp for the Swedish-speaking Finland in Parainen 1-3 April 2014, Central Ostrobothnia and Oulu region in a joint innovation camp in Siikajoki May 2014, innovation camp in Pohjois-Savo region (dates and place tba) 10-12 June 2014, South Ostrobothnia and Ostrobothnia in a joint innovation camp (place tba) 9-11 September 2014, Satawakka innovation camp in Kuuskajaskari island At the end of the day, some practical information and tips were passed along to help the regions in planning and preparations. 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
