Finnish Perspective… by Dr. Turo Uskali Interfacing Innovations Brussels 21.4.2009

Testing, pioneering period: 2004-2005 2004 Finland launches innovation journalism program: first course for professional journalists; first academic research project 2005 Finland launches world’s first innovation journalism course for undergraduate students November 2005 @ University of Jyväskylä

2004 Finland launches innovation journalism program: first course for professional journalists; first academic research project

2005 Finland launches world’s first innovation journalism course for undergraduate students

Testing, pioneering period: 2006-2007 2006 Finland Launches National Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program (Sitra). First Finnish fellows to Stanford program. 2007 First National Association, Finjo (Finnish Society for Innovation Journalism). November 2008 @ Helsinki Press Club

2006 Finland Launches National Innovation Journalism Fellowship Program (Sitra). First Finnish fellows to Stanford program.

2007 First National Association, Finjo (Finnish Society for Innovation Journalism).

Establishing period 2008-2012 Education Three Finnish Injo Fellows (mid-career journalists) to Stanford program /Year Budget 700 000 euros http://stipendiblogi.fi/ February 2009 @ Stanford

Three Finnish Injo Fellows (mid-career journalists) to Stanford program /Year

Budget 700 000 euros

http://stipendiblogi.fi/

Academic Research 10/2008 – 12/2010 Global Innovation Journalism -research project Joint-venture: University of Jyväskylä, University of Tampere, and Turku School of Business/Futures Research Co-operation between Stanford, Oxford, and other world leading research universities, and researchers Dr. Vilma Luoma-aho February 2009 @ Stanford

Global Innovation Journalism -research project

Joint-venture: University of Jyväskylä, University of Tampere, and Turku School of Business/Futures Research

Co-operation between Stanford, Oxford, and other world leading research universities, and researchers

Academic Research 10/2008 – 12/2010 Planned outputs: Research articles, a textbook, new tools for journalists Budget 1 milj. euros

Planned outputs: Research articles, a textbook, new tools for journalists

Budget 1 milj. euros

Alumni activities : Finjo Trips, visits, lectures and meetings September 2008 @ Helsingin Sanomat Foundation

Trips, visits, lectures and meetings

Innovation journalism awards - since 2007 Professor Yrjö Neuvo decided Jukka Perttu/ Helsingin Sanomat (2009): Cristal and 3000 euro April 2009 @ Helsiki Media Fair

Professor

Yrjö Neuvo decided

Jukka Perttu/

Helsingin Sanomat

(2009): Cristal and

3000 euro

Next: First Nordic Seminar on Innovation Journalism: Weathermen of Future? The Role of Journalism in Understanding Technological and Social Innovations Friday September 25th 2009 University of Helsinki, Main Building

Weathermen of Future?

The Role of Journalism in Understanding Technological and Social Innovations

Friday September 25th 2009

University of Helsinki, Main Building

Many thanks! More info: turo.i.uskali@jyu.fi

Many thanks!

More info: turo.i.uskali@jyu.fi