Diverse rural areas became a national success factor in the new rural policy vision

The Rural Policy Council (MANE) outlined its vision and objectives for national rural policy for the period 2021–2027. In the vision, “a diverse countryside is a national success factor that provides a platform and solutions for a good life, entrepreneurship, innovation and a sustainable society”. The vision work was part of the preparation of the overall rural policy programme.

MDI supported the Rural Policy Council in the preparation of the overall programme from spring to December 2020. MDI designed and facilitated four participatory workshops to support the preparation, as well as a two-day writing camp. Due to the corona situation, the workshops and writing camp were organised entirely virtually, utilising various platforms such as Howspace and Zoom. The workshops which saw the contents and guidelines of the overall rural policy programme 2021-2027 prepared, were attended by more than 100 participants.

A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme

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

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