Demos Helsinki Explained

Demos Helsinki
Type:Think tank
Headquarters:Mechelininkatu 3d, 00100
Location:Helsinki, Finland
Leader Title:Chief Executive
Leader Name:Juha Leppänen
Leader Title2:Founders
Leader Name2:Aleksi Neuvonen, Roope Mokka
Website:Demoshelsinki.fi

Demos Helsinki is a Finnish think tank. Their main research focus is on governance and societal innovation for the development of a democratic and environmentally sustainable society.[1] The organisation receives a mix of public and private funding.[2] When it was founded in 2005, Demos Helsinki became Finland's first independent think tank, described as a "front-runner" amongst think tanks in the Nordic by the Scandinavian Political Studies journal.[3] Internationally, Demos Helsinki remains one of Finland's most prominent advocates of social change, receiving regular coverage from notable English-language newspapers, including The Guardian, The New York Times, and The Economist.[4] [5] [6]

History

Demos Helsinki was founded in 2005 to conduct research for the Finnish innovation fund Sitra about the future of public services and quality of life in Finland.[7] Demos's approach to research and policy-making combines the expertise from expertise from different fields of study, including urban planning, architecture, and social sciences.[7] In 2007, the organisation launched the largest privately funded climate change campaign in Europe. At their annual conference in 2013, the World Resources Forum crowned Demos Helsinki's ideas for a resource-sustainable economy the best presentation in the Sustainable Business and Industry category.[8] More recently, Demos has developed experimental policy-making approaches for the Finnish government.[9] [10] The universal basic income experiment in Finland in 2016 was part of this experimental policy-making, and Demos received worldwide media attention for their development of the experiment in collaboration with the prime minister's office.[11] [12]

The organisation is also a partner to the city of Helsinki in its environmental and social sustainability programme, aiming to make the city carbon neutral by 2035.[6] Part of this collaboration included the creation of the Think Sustainably app that highlights sustainable consumer options and helps reduce carbon emissions, for which Demos developed the sustainability criteria.[13] [14] [15] Internationally, Demos Helsinki provides the French RATP Group, one of the world's major public transport providers, urban planning advice as a part of their strategy to use design and infrastructure innovation to increase sustainability.[16] [17] Their collaboration is aimed at improving the societal impacts of Paris's public transport infrastructure, whilst decreasing its environmental footprint.[18]

Notable people

This is a list of notable people presently or formerly associated with Demos Helsinki:

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Demos Helsinki . onthinktanks.org . On Think Tanks . 4 September 2021.
  2. Lounasmeri . Lotta . The Finnish Think Tank Landscape–A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity? . Scandinavian Political Studies . 2020 . 43 . 3 . 187–206 . 10.1111/1467-9477.12182 . 10138/319111 . 225383122 . 2 May 2021. free .
  3. Lounasmeri . Lotta . The Finnish Think Tank Landscape–A Mixture of Consensualism and Adversity? . Scandinavian Political Studies . 2020 . 43 . 3 . 190 . 10.1111/1467-9477.12182 . 10138/319111 . 225383122 . 2 May 2021. free .
  4. News: Goodman . Peter . Free Cash in Finland. Must be Jobless . 2 May 2021 . The New York Times . 17 December 2016.
  5. Web site: Soila . Amanda . Think Tanks See an Even Better Finland . This is Finland . July 2014 . 2 May 2021.
  6. News: Kaarna . Jasper . Demos Helsinki: Näin toimii ajatushautomo . 21 August 2021 . Suomen Kuvalehti . 22 May 2009 . Finnish.
  7. Web site: Päiväniemi . Okko . Demos Helsinki ja taloushallinnon sähköistyminen: muutoskuvaus . Theseus.fi . Haaga-Heli Ammattikorkeakoulu . 21 August 2021 . Finnish . 2016.
  8. Web site: Peloton laboratorio palkittiin World Resources Forumissa . ym.fi . Ministry of the Environment (Finland) . 8 June 2021 . Finnish . 7 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Wachtmeister . Will . FINLAND: The world's first country with truly experimental governance . basicincome.org . Basic Income Earth Network . 9 June 2021 . 18 December 2015.
  10. Book: Szaniecki . Barbara . Cocco . Giuseppe . Creative Capitalism, Multitudinous Creativity: Radicalities and Alterities . 20 August 2015 . Lexington Books . 9781498503990 . 169 . 21 August 2021.
  11. Catalan . Daniel . What is a systems approach? . The OECD Observer . 22 June 2018 . 1–3 . 21 August 2021 . The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development . 0029-7054. .
  12. News: Oltermann . Philip . State handouts for all? Europe set to pilot universal basic incomes . 2 May 2021 . The Guardian . 2 June 2016.
  13. Web site: Douglas . Lucy . Helsinki residents encouraged to reduce emissions with new 'Think Sustainably' app . Positive News . 9 June 2021 . 13 August 2019.
  14. Web site: EME outlook . City of Helsinki launches local sustainability programme . EMEoutlookmag.com . EME Outlook . 9 June 2021.
  15. News: Aouf . Rima Sabina . Helsinki launches Think Sustainably digital service for residents and tourists . 9 June 2021 . Dezeen . 14 August 2019.
  16. Web site: 2019 RATP Group Highlights. 2 October 2020. 12 October 2020.
  17. Eeva . Berglund . Design as Activism in Helsinki:Notes from the World Design Capital 2012 . Design and Culture . 2013 . 2 . 5 . 197 . 10.2752/175470813X13638640370779 . 142968921 . 21 August 2021.
  18. Web site: Nuutinen . Johannes . RATP, Paris – The world's fourth biggest public transport operator examines the year 2035 . Demoshelsinki.fi . Demos Helsinki . 2 May 2021.
  19. Web site: Demos Helsinki - Board of Directors . Demoshelsinki.fi . Demos Helsinki . 6 May 2021.

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