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11.5.2020 | Rapid technological development and the need to find solutions to challenges in society create a need for new regulatory approaches. Many countries have introduced innovation-friendly regulation practices, and regulation has become an increasingly important instrument for innovation policy. A report published on 11 May examines the current state of innovation-friendly regulation in Finland, highlig...

24.10.2022 | Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1. The purpose: Framing mission-oriented innovation policy 1 1.1 The Finnish context 2 1.2 The purpose of MOIP 3 2. The vehicle: Features of mission-oriented innovation 4 2.1 What is mission-oriented inno...

Framework for innovation-friendly regulation Towards innovation-friendly regulation Radical innovations and break-through technologies are desperately needed in solving to-day’s difficult societal challenges, such as those created by climate chang...

27.11.2019 | While radical innovation may bring much needed economic benefits and solutions to pressing societal challenges, they can also generate new risks and ethical dilemmas. New Policy Brief discusses the different aspects of innovation-friendly regulation.

Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy The study considers how the European Union’s Integrated Policy for the Arctic can productively interact with Nordic cooperation frameworks in order to support developments in Arctic Europe. Com...

26.4.2023 | In future, the state will need to play a more active role in steering the economy. According to a study published on 26 April, short-term shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have required the active involvement of states to ensure the sustainability of their economies and societies.

13.1.2022 | A new study published on 13 January shows that the most effective support policy for research and development is to allocate subsidies to businesses with high R&D productivity or innovation capacity. Uniformly targeted subsidies – which in practical innovation policy are similar to R&D tax incentives – also bring about substantial growth, albeit to a lesser extent than selectively targeted innovation subsidies.

15.2.2018 | For a research and innovation intensive country such as Finland, EU funding has created opportunities to strengthen international collaboration, supplement national funding and bring in their benefits back to the Finnish society, business and industry.

2.6.2022 | A new study argues that Russia has geared its scientific and technological knowhow towards the unfolding great power competition. During the last decade Russia has sought to restore its scientific and technological prowess through various new strategies, programs and plans in order to regain its sovereign status as a great power.

24.10.2022 | International Benchmarks – Lessons Learnt Summary This document illustrates the diversity of key contemporary interpretations and approaches to mission- oriented innovation (MOI) across four national case studies. As a result, it aims to provide a...

6.10.2016 | According to a recent survey, Finland lags behind other countries in developing an operating environment favourable for start-up companies. One solution proposed by the authors of the report Ramboll Management Consulting Oy, Etlatieto Oy, 4Front Oy, Urban Mill and The Evidence Network Ltd is the adoption of a cross-administrative start-up strategy.

An operative model for implementing missions The government must be able to find novel solutions to the greatest challenges of our time, such as the climate crisis, new security threats, an ageing population, and technological transformations. Dir...

28.9.2022 | 27 September 2022 Release Event for SRF Evaluation Report | Helsinki (online) Societal Impact of Strategic Research “Evaluation of the strategic research funding instrument” in Finland David Budtz Pedersen Professor of Science Communication Aalbor...

15.1.2018 | Compared to many other countries, in Finland the requirements of businesses for international growth and innovation are well incorporated in the design of company practices and services aimed at international talent. This is a conclusion of a report published on 15 January 2018 by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland.

2.12.2019 | This publication is part of the implementation of the 2019 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research (www.tietokayttoon.fi/en). The producers of the information are responsible for its content and it does not necessarily represent the ...

22.11.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:33 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision-making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2021 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research. The producers of the ...

6.6.2022 | POLICY BRIEF 2022:19 Perspectives into topical issues in society and ways to support political decision making. This publication is part of the implementation of the 2020 Government plan for analysis, assessment and research. The producers of the ...

29.11.2021 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision-making 2022 Government plenary session 25th November 2021 2(12) Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision- making 2022 Objectives of th...

14.10.2019 | The aim for Finland is to advance a circular economy, as part of the effort to combat climate crisis and promote the sustainable use of natural resources. But, when moving towards a circular economy, we must also ensure that this causes no problems in terms of human health or the environment. The conclusion of the SIRKKU project that just ended was that the flow of information on hazardous substan...

24.11.2022 | Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision-making 2023 Government plenary session 24 November 2022 2(11) Government plan for analysis, assessment and research in support of decision- making 2023 Objectives of the ...