Front page News News Smart Countryside awakes interest in Europe Smart Countryside awakes interest in Europe 2.10.2018 The results of Smart Countryside-project run by MDI will be presented as a good example related to digitisation policy in the European Network for Rural Development (ENRD). Digitisation of the Finnish Countryside case example communicates the starting point, research frame and the results. Also the aftermath of the project is portrayed. Finland’s case example can be found in English here. Smart Countryside was a study funded by the government’s research financing in 2016. The study was carried out by MDI, Spatia, SYKE and the University of Vaasa. Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
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
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