Monimos is a new social media service developed in Finland to promote participation and active citizenship among immigrants. It aims to enhance immigrant influence in societal decision-making through two-way communication between immigrants, locals, media, and the public sector. The Monimos development team includes representatives from immigrant associations and is developing the service using participatory design methods like workshops and online collaboration. The goal of the Monimos service is to create a positive meeting place that connects multicultural associations and individuals, encourages knowledge sharing and collective action, and combines online and offline networking opportunities.

1. www.monimos.fi EPACE case presentation June 18, 2010 Laura Ahokas, Teemu Ropponen Marko Stenroos (comments)

9. The Monimos project Topic choice: immigrants + social media + participation Exploration: interviews, earlier research, media discussion Needs, problems, ideas Two workshops with immigrants, media, public sector Service concept Owela discussion, Moniheli workshop Service pilot Open test online, further development Focus Collaboration with Moniheli Design and development w/ Monimos team Workshops + Owela discussion process stories, use stories, case stories, visual design, website testing, name,... Public service in continuous development based on user feedback 2009 2010

11. Monimos Background and demo June 10, 2010 EPACE & Somus with Moniheli

12. Background: Social media Social media Content Communities and networks Web 2.0 technologies Fun Free Easy

14. www.monimos.fi