Front page Valtteri Laasonen Valtteri Laasonen Lead Specialist Doctor of Adm. Sciences 050 533 0604 valtteri.laasonen@mdi.fi Industrial and innovation policy Network-like development Knowledge management Vitality Impact assessment Twitter LinkedIn Over the years I have described regional development, developed MDI’s data services and worked with reports, studies and evaluations related to regional development and industrial and innovation policy. I have a PhD in Regional Science and a master's degree in Planning Geography. In my doctoral thesis I examined Finnish innovation policy, the reformation capacity of regions and organisations and network-like innovation in Finland’s urban regions. I have worked at MDI since 2010 as a specialist and later as a leading expert. Thesis Laasonen, V. (2023). Alueiden kyky uudistua: Kyvykkyydet siirtymässä kohti osaamis- ja innovaatiovetoista biotaloutta. Tampereen yliopiston väitöskirjat 797. PunaMusta Oy, Joensuu 2023. Scientific books Sotarauta, M., Kolehmainen, J. & V. Laasonen (2023). Evolving Innovation Policy Rationales in Finland in (Eds.) Pekkola, E., Johanson, J-E. & M. Mykkänen, Public Administration in Finland. Nordic Public Space and Agency. Palgrave Macmillan. Kolehmainen, J., Sotarauta, M., & V. Laasonen (2022). The development of Innovation Policy in Finland. In (Eds.) A. J., A-A. Kork, K. Kurkela, U. Leponiemi, H. Paananen, L-M. Sinervo, & S. Tuurnas, The Future of Government Research (pp. 341-364). Vastapaino. Kolehmainen, J., Sotarauta, M., Laasonen, V. Innovaatiopolitiikan kehitys Suomessa. Teoksessa Anni Jäntti ym. (toim.) 2022. Hallinnon tutkimuksen tulevaisuus. Tampere: Vastapaino. Peer-reviewed scientific articles Laasonen, V. (2023). Building Dynamic Capabilities in the Transition Toward a Knowledge-Based Bioeconomy: A Case Study of Three Finnish Regions. Regional Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/00343404.2023.2249499 Laasonen, V. (2023). Exposing the role of relational capabilities in business–research–government cooperation: examples from the transition towards a bioeconomy in Finland, European Planning Studies, 31:6, 1226-1246, DOI:10.1080/09654313.2022.2112152 Jääskeläinen, A., Sillanpää, V., Helander, N., Leskelä, R.-L., Haavisto, I., Laasonen, V. and Torkki, P. (2022). Designing a maturity model for analyzing information and knowledge management in the public sector, VINE Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems, Vol. 52 No. 1, pp. 120-140. DOI: 10.1108/VJIKMS-01-2020-0017 Lähteenmäki-Smith, K., Laasonen, V., Mayer, M., Nyman J. & S. Pyykkönen (2020). Kokeilujen ohjaus ja oppiminen: paikallis- ja aluetason kokeilut metahallinnan viitekehyksessä. Focus Localis 48:4. Laasonen V., Kolehmainen, J. & M. Sotarauta (2020). The Complexity of Contemporary Innovation Policy and Its Governance in Finland. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. Laasonen V. & J. Kolehmainen (2017) Capabilities in knowledge-based regional development – towards a dynamic framework, European Planning Studies, 25:10, 1673-1692, DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2017.1337727 Twitter Feed Tweets by LaasonenV 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 Strategic conceptualization of Uusimaa’s R&D activities and cooperation aimed at the EU level EU Funds Impact Provinces RDI Society Date: 1.8.2023 –29.2.2024 Check out the reference Strategic conceptualization of Uusimaa’s R&D activities and cooperation aimed at the EU level 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 Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Oulu Innovation Alliance’s (OIA) Cities Digitalisation Evaluation Impact Knowledge management RDI Regional development Vitality Date: 1.6. –30.11.2023 Check out the reference Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Oulu Innovation Alliance’s (OIA) Analysis of the housing potential in the Jämsä area Building Cities Industries Knowledge management Land use, Housing and Transport Municipalities Population and migration Regional development Strategy Vitality Date: 1.5. –31.10.2023 Check out the reference Analysis of the housing potential in the Jämsä area Consultancy for the ‘Increasing the impact of the green transition in Lapland’ project Circular economy Climate Impact Knowledge Provinces Regional development Date: 1.3. –30.6.2023 Check out the reference Consultancy for the ‘Increasing the impact of the green transition in Lapland’ project Preparation of South Savo’s regional roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Companies Growth Industries Networks Programme Provinces RDI Regional development Smart specialisation Strategy Vitality Date: 20.1. –30.6.2023 Check out the reference Preparation of South Savo’s regional roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Planning and facilitation of the Southern Finland AVI-ELY cooperation meeting Circular economy Environment EU Funds Governance Networks Regional development Strategy Date: 2.1. –30.3.2023 Check out the reference Planning and facilitation of the Southern Finland AVI-ELY cooperation meeting Maintenance and updating of regional cities’ ‘Invest in’ information tool Industries Knowledge management RDI Regional development Strategy Date: 1.1.2023 –31.5.2024 Check out the reference Maintenance and updating of regional cities’ ‘Invest in’ information tool Load More
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Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Oulu Innovation Alliance’s (OIA) Cities Digitalisation Evaluation Impact Knowledge management RDI Regional development Vitality Date: 1.6. –30.11.2023 Check out the reference Evaluation of the effectiveness of the Oulu Innovation Alliance’s (OIA)
Analysis of the housing potential in the Jämsä area Building Cities Industries Knowledge management Land use, Housing and Transport Municipalities Population and migration Regional development Strategy Vitality Date: 1.5. –31.10.2023 Check out the reference Analysis of the housing potential in the Jämsä area
Consultancy for the ‘Increasing the impact of the green transition in Lapland’ project Circular economy Climate Impact Knowledge Provinces Regional development Date: 1.3. –30.6.2023 Check out the reference Consultancy for the ‘Increasing the impact of the green transition in Lapland’ project
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Maintenance and updating of regional cities’ ‘Invest in’ information tool Industries Knowledge management RDI Regional development Strategy Date: 1.1.2023 –31.5.2024 Check out the reference Maintenance and updating of regional cities’ ‘Invest in’ information tool