Front page News News The logistical significance and diversity of the area are emphasised as factors of attraction in Lentola’s business area The logistical significance and diversity of the area are emphasised as factors of attraction in Lentola’s business area 15.1.2021 MDI ‘sparred’ Business Kangasala OY (Kangasala City Group Development Company) to determine the attractiveness of the Lentola business area. In addition to identifying and clarifying the pull factors, the work created insights relating to future land use in the area, as extensive new construction projects have been planned, including housing, various business activities and leisure activities, as well as stronger support for walking, cycling and public transport. The Lentola area will be strengthened as Kangasala’s most important business and workplace destination for industrial, logistical and commercial operations. Four sets of measures were clearly identified for the area: 1) managing the area and facilitating cooperation, 2) profiling the area and strengthening the brand, 3) improving comfort and mobility, and 4) drawing up a general plan for the Lentola area. In this work, the opinions of entrepreneurs in the area are sought on the various factors of attraction and the future development of the area. Insights were gathered through interviews, documentary material, a comparative benchmarking analysis and a business survey. The work was completed in December 2020. attractiveness business Share to Share to: facebook Share to: linkedin Share to: twitter
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
A sustainable green transition is achieved by investing in the diversity of RDI activities – the AGDA project continues to work on this theme News 12.1.2023 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 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
