Front page Kirsi Siltanen Kirsi Siltanen Specialist M.Sc. (Admin.) 040 667 4678 kirsi.siltanen@mdi.fi Regional development Multisectorality Equality Culture LinkedIn My repertoire includes report, programme and research tasks and the facilitation of different types of events. My specialty is the interface between different fields and perspectives such as topics related to the development of art and culture and equality in regional development. My thesis in regional science covers operational cultures in regional development. In my previous career I worked e.g., as a university researcher, a network coordinator in a national coordination project and a project manager of cultural welfare in regional preparation. Latest Articles Title 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 Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change? My References Term List All Aged Agriculture and forestry Archipelago Building Business Circular economy Cities Climate Communication Companies Continuous learning Culture Development cooperation Digitalisation Education Employment Entrepreneurship Environment EU Funds Evaluation Experiment Governance Growth Immigration Impact Industries Knowledge Knowledge management Knowledge work Land use, Housing and Transport Leader Municipalities Networks Organisation Participation Population and migration Programme Provinces RDI Regional development Rescue industry Rural Smart specialisation Social and Health care Society Strategy Tourism Vitality Wellbeing Young Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Governance Vitality Wellbeing Date: 1.11.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Participatory developmental study of the education sector Education Governance Municipalities Population and migration Date: 12.10.2023 –31.3.2024 Check out the reference Participatory developmental study of the education sector Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Companies Continuous learning Education Employment Knowledge Networks Date: 1.9.2023 –30.11.2024 Check out the reference Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Workshop for a shared vision of HEIs in Satakunta region Education Knowledge RDI Strategy Date: 1.9.2023 –30.4.2024 Check out the reference Workshop for a shared vision of HEIs in Satakunta region Municipality’s Journey from a Downward Spiral to Cultural Flourishing – Suomi Arena Culture Municipalities Date: 28.6.2023 Check out the reference Municipality’s Journey from a Downward Spiral to Cultural Flourishing – Suomi Arena Assessment of the national regional development operating model Evaluation Governance Regional development Date: 15.6.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Assessment of the national regional development operating model Organization of International Education in the City of Lappeenranta Education Immigration Date: 26.5. –15.9.2023 Check out the reference Organization of International Education in the City of Lappeenranta Assessment of Taike’s expert services Culture Employment Evaluation Governance Municipalities Participation Wellbeing Date: 1.2. –11.9.2023 Check out the reference Assessment of Taike’s expert services Load More
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
Green transition — the potential for change? Blog 10.11.2022 Kaisa Lähteenmäki-Smith Kirsi Siltanen Laura Väliniemi Change starts from awareness and intention In recent years, the importance of diversity has increasingly been studied in a context… Read more Green transition — the potential for change?
Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan Governance Vitality Wellbeing Date: 1.11.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Support for the update of Kokkola’s equality and non-discrimination plan
Participatory developmental study of the education sector Education Governance Municipalities Population and migration Date: 12.10.2023 –31.3.2024 Check out the reference Participatory developmental study of the education sector
Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise Companies Continuous learning Education Employment Knowledge Networks Date: 1.9.2023 –30.11.2024 Check out the reference Development and piloting of an operational model for positive sudden structural change from the perspective of expertise
Workshop for a shared vision of HEIs in Satakunta region Education Knowledge RDI Strategy Date: 1.9.2023 –30.4.2024 Check out the reference Workshop for a shared vision of HEIs in Satakunta region
Municipality’s Journey from a Downward Spiral to Cultural Flourishing – Suomi Arena Culture Municipalities Date: 28.6.2023 Check out the reference Municipality’s Journey from a Downward Spiral to Cultural Flourishing – Suomi Arena
Assessment of the national regional development operating model Evaluation Governance Regional development Date: 15.6.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Assessment of the national regional development operating model
Organization of International Education in the City of Lappeenranta Education Immigration Date: 26.5. –15.9.2023 Check out the reference Organization of International Education in the City of Lappeenranta
Assessment of Taike’s expert services Culture Employment Evaluation Governance Municipalities Participation Wellbeing Date: 1.2. –11.9.2023 Check out the reference Assessment of Taike’s expert services
