Front page News News Support for Leader groups in the new programming period Support for Leader groups in the new programming period 15.1.2021 MDI supported the Leader groups in Päijät-Häme and Pohjois-Kymenlaakso (Etpähä, Päijänne-Leader and Pohjois-Kymen Kasvu) in the strategy process for the new programming period during the autumn of 2020. Based on statistical data, MDI prepared descriptions of the current state of the regions and mapped the needs of the regions and networks through group governments and stakeholders. In addition, MDI conducted virtual workshops for Leader groups to analyse regional resources and development needs for local development strategies 2021-2027. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the workshops were conducted virtually. The sparring of strategy work supported the search of the first phase of Leader groups which started in spring 2020. The strategy work of the Leader groups continues independently with the elaboration of local development strategies. 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
