Time: 23 May 2017 at 12:30-17:00 Venue: House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9–11, 00170 Helsinki Programme: Link to the programme Platforms and platform economy have been topical issues in the implementation of competition policy during recent years and nothing suggests that the interest in these questions is fading. As a result of increased digitalization, the nature … Continued
Time: 5 May 2017 at 9:30–14:30 Venue: Lahti, Wanha Walimo, Masuuni hall (Vesijärvenkatu 25) Programme: METESE_KUMOUS_ROSE_seminar_170505_FINAL Care for the elderly is becoming an increasingly topical subject around the world, as populations age. ICT and robotics are expected to improve the quality of life and care for the elderly, maintain their ability to lead independent … Continued
In the future of work many professionals will face completely new challenges during their careers; challenges that do not have standard solutions. Solving these kinds of problems typically requires capabilities that combine different professional skills and academic knowledge with new ways of looking at the world. Depending on once learned skills is no longer enough: … Continued
Jörg Claussen works as an associate professor at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich, Germany. Currently, he is a visiting researcher in Etla and in the SWiPE research project. Read more about Jörg Claussen’s skills and work as a researcher.
Interviewed for an article in the Mercurius magazine of Turku School of Economics,University of Turku, SWiPE researcher Docent Seppo Poutanen discusses what digitalisation means for work, workers and organisations in the future, and how the coming changes require society to prepare to meet new challenges.
Time: 23 May 2017 at 12:30-17:00 Venue: House of Estates, Snellmaninkatu 9–11, 00170 Helsinki Programme: Link to the programme Registration: Registration by 18 May 2017. The link to the registration form can be found from the conference website. Platforms and platform economy have been topical issues in the implementation of competition policy during recent years … Continued
Time: 11 April 2017 at 9:15–11:30 (coffee served before the lecture) Venue: EDU1, Educarium, Assisstentinkatu 5, University of Turku On 11th of April the Entrepreneurship Unit has an opportunity to welcome Professor Jay Barney (University of Utah, USA) who will visit University of Turku, School of Economics. Professor Barney is best known for his contributions … Continued
Time: 10 April 2017 at 13:00–15:30 Place: Kallio 1B309, Conference Center (Building B), Innovaatiokeskus Tekes, Porkkalankatu 1, Helsinki Program: Program Development Manager Christopher Palmberg (Tekes): Welcome and foreword Senior Researcher Pekka Stenholm (University of Turku): How do firms make sense of their strategies and their success/failures? Professor Anne Kovalainen (University of Turku): Disruption … Continued
I’m known as something of a geek. I’ve been one since childhood. I spent my slow early years devouring every science book I could find on the shelves of Järvelä library. This choice of reading material may have been the single best investment of my life, in addition learning English. Let me tell you why. … Continued
The event will take place in SparkUp (Tykistökatu 4, 20520 Turku) on 20th April 2017 at 12:00, register here! Turku Academic StartUps Pitching Event is an all new event hosted by Turku Science Park, University of Turku, Åbo Akademi University and Turku University of Applied Sciences in cooperation with FIBAN (Finnish Business Angels Network). The purpose … Continued