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Using economic instruments for sustainable behaviour change
September 9, 2024
This project, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers Green Charges, evaluates the effectiveness of environmental taxes and charges in shifting the behaviour of consumers and producers towards a more sustainable direction across the Nordic Countries. Challenges that affect us all Economic instruments used to enhance the sustainability landscape, including…
ARISE – Human-centric, agile, and ethical human-robot interaction (HRI)
September 9, 2024
ARISE (Agile, human-centric, and Real-tIme enabled open SourcE technologies advancing industrial HRI in Europe) is a Horizon Europe-funded project that aims towards making industrial human-robot interaction (HRI) more accessible, cheaper, and easier to adopt. The particular focus of the project is on HRI in healthcare, intralogistics and manufacturing. ARISE is…
CO3: COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts
March 13, 2024
The CO3 project is dedicated to the development and promotion of a democratic, inclusive, and open model of social contracts, embodying political and social resilience in the face of significant societal challenges, crises, and anti-democratic tendencies. Objectives and scope CO3 aims to cultivate a deeper understanding of social contracts and…
A new logic of care
January 15, 2024
Cities Civil service Sustainability & climate action
We are not facing a care crisis but a care transition. Demos Helsinki gathered 18 partners, all with critical positions in Finnish society, to craft a vision for the future of care. Together, we have been identifying how an anticipated care transition can shape the production and organisation of…
Navigating impactful R&I policy and technology neutrality
January 8, 2024
AI Business Economy Industry & innovation Technology
Technological breakthroughs can play a critical role in addressing the societal challenges of our time. Staying ahead of the technological curve, such as rapid advances in AI and the solutions that emerge from them, has become an imperative for nations striving to thrive in the 21st century. Yet, strategic choices…
Impact of algorithmic management on workers
November 23, 2023
AI Business Democracy Economy Justice
In an era defined by digital transformation, the use of algorithmic management in the workplace has ushered in a new set of challenges for workers and labour unions. Demos Helsinki, collaborating with the Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Oslo Metropolitan University, and Halmstad University, have kicked off an international project…
KT4D: Fostering democracy through knowledge technologies
November 21, 2023
AI Democracy Justice Public governance Technology
To address the social costs of AI systems fully, we need more than just technological fixes. Artificial intelligence (AI) systems can undermine democracy via the cultural disruptions they create, the power dynamics they shift, their tendency toward opacity, and the speed at which they change. But what if they…
Safeguarding Finland’s future: The interplay of circular economy and comprehensive security
June 29, 2023
Economy Skills & work Sustainability & climate action Technology
In a world marked by interconnectedness, Finland recognises the importance of comprehensive security in ensuring the wellbeing of its society. As Finland sets its sights on a carbon-neutral circular economy by 2035, it becomes crucial to explore the security implications of this transition. This project aims to shed light on…
Sustainability Governance in the City of Tallinn
June 21, 2023
Cities Public governance Sustainability & climate action
Published 21 June 2023 Demos Helsinki and the City of Tallinn, the European Green Capital 2023, joined forces to create an innovative approach to sustainability governance in cities. Together, we embarked on a journey to develop the concept of sustainability governance, aware that cities could hold the key to…
REPAIR and renewal of algorithmic systems
April 7, 2023
AI Civil service Democracy Justice Skills & work Sustainability & climate action Technology
What does the rapid expansion of AI mean for society? Driven by pressures to do more with shrinking resources, public sector authorities are deploying and planning to deploy automated service delivery. The pursuit of efficiency, combined with the lack of well-defined operational models and insufficient regulatory oversight, creates pressure towards…
Regions4Climate – just transition to climate resilience in European regions
April 6, 2023
Industry & innovation Justice Public governance Sustainability & climate action Technology
The Regions4Climate project aims to collaboratively develop and demonstrate a socially just transition to climate resilience for European regions. Increasingly frequent extreme weather conditions due to climate change, concomitant with unsustainable historical resource use and management practices, create the perfect storm – threatening our livelihoods, wellbeing, and environment. A…
Building a better world through alternative protein sources
March 24, 2023
Industry & innovation Justice Sustainability & climate action
Published 23 March 2023 The EU Horizon-funded LIKE-A-PRO project aims to promote the transition to sustainable and healthy diets by shifting promising alternative proteins and products from niche to mainstream – making them more available, accessible, and acceptable to all population groups. LIKE-A-PRO has set out to: Understand…
