SWiPE researcher Eveliina Saari took part in a YLE radio series on the future of everyday life on 21.11.2017. Saari was speaking about how work will change because of digitalisation and the platform economy. The programme looked at what kinds of new professions are being created in the social- and healthcare sector where new-era professionals … Continued
In Mark Twain’s classic stories about Tom Sawyer’s adventures (1876-1896) there is an episode in which our teenage hero has been employed to paint a long wooden fence. For Tom, the task is terribly boring and takes a heavy toll; on such a beautiful summers day he’d much rather go fishing. Soon however, a crowd … Continued
Working hours and health – NIVA Course will be held in Copenhagen area, Denmark in May. The scope of the Working Hours and Health course will be on the current knowledge, conduction and interpretation of shift work and working hour research and the understanding on possibilities for correct preventive actions at workplaces and units being responsible of … Continued
Well-being data can be used for multiple purposes. It is used to develop more effective medicines and to improve health services. Patients receive better care, and it boosts business, writes Heli Salminen-Mankonen, Research Director from University of Turku, in Sitra’s blog. The topic was discussed in a workshop under the title “The possibilities of anonymised … Continued
Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment & Strategic Research Council held a seminar, that focused the discussion on two themes: Platform economy and digitalization – the impact on economic growth and employment, and Flexibility of the labour market – means and opportunities. The seminar was addressed mainly for experts and researchers and it was chaired … Continued
There is no one recipe to renewing a business, there are however many ingredients that make renewal a success. Surprisingly, firm perceptions of what led to successful renewal are similar to entrepreneurial skills at the individual level. In the Renewal of Manufacturing -research project co-funded by Tekes, we identified differences in renewal between successful and … Continued
The book of Senior Researcher Seppo Poutanen and Professor Anne Kovalainen, published in summer 2017, provides a thorough and novel examination of the gendered nature of innovations. It tracks the contemporary shift from heavy industry to game industry and how this has altered relationships between gender, identity, corporate culture, creative work, and the future of … Continued
The first part of the Report on the Future of Prime Minister Juha Sipilä’s Government builds a shared understanding of the future of work. The report looks for answers to broad questions exploring the future of working and provides information on the consequences of the changes that are taking place. SWiPE-consortium took part in the … Continued
Robotics is a hot topic. Robots have long performed mechanical work and transport, but are now also making an appearance in services by sensing, as companions and caring. One area of work where robots are making inroads are those work phases that require handiness and dexterity, such as surgery. Robots are part of the digitalization … Continued
Although industrial big data-resources accru rapidly, they are seldom distributed or sold in open market places. SWiPE-Researcher Aija Leiponen has together with Pantelis Koutroumpis and Llewellyn Thomas investigated the special characteristics of data markets and evaluated existing marketplaces in terms of market planning theory. In addition to bilateral data exchange, the study also describes centralized … Continued