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
Social sustainability, SDG implementation and Finnish child poverty: What role for the new wellbeing counties? Blog 17.4.2023 Chris Smith What role will the new wellbeing counties play in Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) implementation? Does the creation of this new meso-level of governance represent a re-centralisation of responsibilities or a further fragmentation of effort in terms of Finland’s SDG response? Read more Social sustainability, SDG implementation and Finnish child poverty: What role for the new wellbeing counties?
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
How to move beyond policy to reach gender equality in research, innovation and business Articles Blog 16.3.2023 Gender equality does not happen on its own. Read more How to move beyond policy to reach gender equality in research, innovation and business
Inclusive innovation and diversity transition Articles Blog 27.1.2023 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Some musings from a Timeout Dialogue with RDI* stakeholders in sustainable energy, Vaasa/Finland One of the main methods used in… Read more Inclusive innovation and diversity transition
