In autumn 2011 the
Committee for the Future held a number of hearings with tens of experts
representing various sub-sectors of society. Based on these hearings, the
Committee chose, at this stage, four areas of study for itself during the
parliamentary term 2011–2014:
The themes are chosen from the
Committee’s interests, but also to create a readiness to respond to the
Government’s report on the future (The Finnish sustainable development growth
model in a changing world).
In addition, the
Committee has been making preparations to revamp its work methods, i.e. has
looked closely at how projects are implemented and how the effectiveness of
activities is ensured. This theme was addressed from several different
perspectives in autumn 2011: from the perspectives of direct democracy, social
media and crowdsourcing, with a view to strengthening the formulation of the Parliament’s
futures-oriented policies as well as also from the perspective of rationalising
the Committee’s own work.
These objectives are
being promoted by means of three themes that cut across several dimensions:
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