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?
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
A new project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture will explore multi-locality from the point of view of companies and their employers: is place-independence becoming the future norm of successful companies? News 4.10.2022 Although remote working and place-independent work have already been examined extensively from both the public administration implications and individual perspectives,… Read more A new project funded by the Ministry of Agriculture will explore multi-locality from the point of view of companies and their employers: is place-independence becoming the future norm of successful companies?
MDI’s Population projection 2022 – a detailed picture of future development and a new scenario for an internationalising Finland News 30.9.2022 According to the Population projection 2022 published today, Finland’s population will decrease, age, centralise and internationalise. Phenomena and events, as well as the actions of regions and municipalities, greatly influence future population development. Read more MDI’s Population projection 2022 – a detailed picture of future development and a new scenario for an internationalising Finland
The Municipal Card won the 2022 Datamenestyjät competition News 28.9.2022 The Municipal Card prepared by MDI and Robonomist Oy won Statistics Finland’s Datamenestyjät competition. The Municipal Card was applauded for its clear and logical structure and for its usability. Read more The Municipal Card won the 2022 Datamenestyjät competition
Japan’s home region donation model to act as an inspiration for proposals on the Finnish model News 26.9.2022 This new report provides information on whether a home region donation model like that of the Japanese Furusato Nozei could be used as a way to increase the vitality and wellbeing of Finland’s sparsely populated areas. The model cannot be strictly replicated as such for various reasons, but it could nevertheless act as a great source of inspiration. The report presents three possible models in respect of how the idea could be implemented in Finland. These models are built on the existence of already active local communities, associations, funds and foundations, people’s philanthropic motivations and municipalities’ adoption of participatory budgeting. Read more Japan’s home region donation model to act as an inspiration for proposals on the Finnish model
The Municipal Card included in the finals of Statistics Finland’s Datamenestyjyät competition News 20.9.2022 The Municipal Card prepared by MDI and Robonomist is included in the finals of Statistics Finland’s Datamenestyjät competition. Other finalists are the vitality review of Kanta-Häme and Itlasto, the children’s and young people’s wellbeing information bank. The winner of the competition will be announced at the Statistics Arena event on Wednesday 28 September 2022. Read more The Municipal Card included in the finals of Statistics Finland’s Datamenestyjyät competition
How is your municipality doing? Check the situation from our updated information service News 14.9.2022 We have updated our interactive information service concerning the regional development of municipalities. The free service is intended to support municipalities’ regional development and data-based management. Read more How is your municipality doing? Check the situation from our updated information service
MDI is developing, in Nordic cooperation, more gender- and diversity-sensitive tools for the preparation of RDI programmes News 13.9.2022 Time after time, the Nordic countries have ranked well when measuring gender differences between countries and the quality of research and innovation environments. Beneath the surface however, the picture is more complex. The simple fact is that, despite the goals, the RDI field remains quite gendered. Read more MDI is developing, in Nordic cooperation, more gender- and diversity-sensitive tools for the preparation of RDI programmes
