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Sharing Experience Europe - Policy Innovation Design
Study Visits
The SEE Study Visit took place on 14th and 15th of May 2009 in Helsinki. It was central to the SEE project and its objective: sharing knowledge and experience in order to disseminate good practices, develop new thinking, and influence local, regional and national design policies in the partner countries.
Designium, the Centre of Innovation in Design from the University of Art and Design Helsinki TAIK, was the host partner. The visit was developed to provide the SEE partners with an opportunity to learn about the concept, implementation and results of the Finnish policy Design 2005. The visit helped the partners to understand the processes involved and its impact, through the observation of the Finnish experience.
The programme included presentations by individuals and organisations which participated in the Design 2005 process. They covered the policy concept, goals, investments and implementation, results and potential further developments. The Helsinki Study Visit was concluded by a meeting held at the Ministry of Employment and the Economy office, where the group heard about future plans for design in Finland.
All eleven SEE partners participated in the visit. Some of them were joined by government representatives or regional policy-makers.
See below for details of the SEE study visit programme, with links to the presentations delivered at the event:
DAY ONE
Welcome to Helsinki and TAIK / Associate Director Eija Salmi / IAC TaiK International Affairs
Introduction to the SEE project and design policy matters / Operations Director Gavin Cawood / Design Wales, UK
Design as a Driver of Business Innovation / Director Eija Nieminen / DESIGNIUM – the New Centre for Innovation in Design, TAIK – the University of Art and Design Helsinki
The Role of Tekes in Finnish Design Policy / Technology advisor, Sakari Karppinen / TEKES - the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation
Ornamo in the Finnish Design Policy Network / Director Eeva Mäkinen / ORNAMO – the Finnish Association of Designers
The Changing Value of Design: Opportunities in Finland / Director Marco Steinberg, Strategic Design / SITRA – the Finnish Innovation Fund
Thoughts of Future of the Finnish Design System / Dr Krister Ahlström / Senior Industrialist and Design Activist
Evening Dinner: Foreword by Hannele Pohjola, Director, Innovation and Growth Policy, Confederation of Finnish Industries EK
DAY TWO
At the Design Forum Finland:
Arto Ruokonen, CEO, Senior Partner, Desigence Oy
Sirpa Fourastie, Project Manager, Design Forum Finland
Petteri Masalin, Design Manager, Rocla Oyj
At the Ministry of Employment and the Economy (TEM):
Petra Tarjanne, head of programme, Development Strategy for the Creative Economy
Katri Lehtonen, senior adviser, Innovation Department
Katri Lehtonen, senior adviser, Innovation Department
Closing facilitated by Gisele Raulik-Murphy, SEE project coordinator / Design Wales, UK
The additional programme involved a visit to the Design Museum and Design District Helsinki, located in the city centre, including 25 streets and 170 places of interest from shops to galleries and from design studios to design hotels.
Download: The SEE study visit programme
SEE would like to thank all the guest speakers for their insightful and intriguing presentations.
