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We are in the midst of a major change. Challenges relating to the future of work are easy to name, but complex long-term shifts such as the revolution of work are difficult to translate into policies and tangible solutions. It is still nevertheless possible to steer the process with the help of a shared long-term visions.The goals of this study were to identify desirable futures for work, decision-making needs and societal solutions based on expert interviews and a national population survey. The report also outlines a model for long-term dialogue on the future of work. With regard to the five themes discussed, the report is based on Part 1 of the Government Report on the Future (Prime Minister’s Office 2017). The research process was conducted by Demos Helsinki in co-operation with VTT Technical Research Center Finland.The most important findings of the study are as follows: The forms of work and employment are becoming more diverse, which calls for changes in legislation and social security. Work is becoming less and less tied to time and place, but the change is not as strong or happening at the same time in all sectors. Continuous learning is emphasized in education: Finland needs a high-quality lifelong learning system that covers the entire population. New ways of making a living are emerging as the labour market and all aspects of work become more flexible. Decision-makers need to understand not just the economic value of work but also its multifaceted instrumental value in order to prevent a scenario where we begin to promote conflicting goals.

Tämä dokumentti esittää Digimuutos-hankkeen tulokset, painottuen suosituksiin ja kokeilun esittelyyn. Hankkeen tavoitteena oli selvittää digitalisaation vaikutuksia työllisyyteen ja tarvittaviin osaamisiin. Dokumentin alussa esitetään lyhyesti aiemmin julkaistun kirjallisuuskatsauksen tulokset. Dokumentissaesitellään suosituksia neljään aihealueeseen: 1) Suomen vahvuudet ja tavoitetila, 2) Yritysten toiminnan edistäminen, 3) Tasa-arvosta huolehtiminen ja 4) Teknologian ja ihmisen yhteistyö. Laajasti esillä olleiden digitalisaation tuomien uhkakuvien toteutuminen voidaan torjua tehokkaimmin pyrkimällä edelläkävijäksi digitalisaation tehokkaassa ja innovatiivisessa hyödyntämisessä sekä tekemällätarvittavia uudistuksia yhteiskunnan kaikilla tasoilla huomioiden käynnissä oleva suuri muutos. Suuri osa dokumenttia keskittyy Digimuutos-hankkeessa tehdyn kokeilun toteutuksen ja tulosten esittelyyn. Tehdyllä kokeilulla oli kolmen tasoisia tavoitteita: Ensinnäkin haluttiin saada selville se, auttaako työnhakuun liittyvien tiedollisten valmiuksien parantaminen työllistymistä. Toiseksi haluttiin selvittää kevyesti, onko digitalisaatioon liittyvillä valmiuksilla jokin yhteys työllistymiseen. Kolmanneksi tutkittiin sitä, millaisia haasteita ja ongelmia kevyestä valtionhallinnon parissa tehtävästä kokeiluasetelmasta syntyy ja kuinka ongelmat saadaan ratkaistua. Hankkeen kokeilu osoitti, että työnhaun tiedollisten valmiuksien lisääminen ei lisännyt työllistymistä. Toinen keskeinen antiDigimuutos-kokeilussa oli oppia siitä, millä tavalla ylipäätään hallinnon kokeiluja kannattaa tehdä. Digimuutos-kokeilu osoitti, että kokeiluasetelmaa toistamalla on mahdollista tehdä varsin kustannustehokkaasti testejä muualla käyttöön otettujen toimintamallien tai kokeilujen hyödyistä Suomessa.

WHAT WILL your home and neighbourhood look like in twenty years? The radical development in smart solutions, the ageing of building stock, our need to radically cut our greenhouse gas emissions and many other strong drivers are changing the way we live, faster than ever before. That change is particularly significant in areas with older building stock – but it is not deterministic change. This is a baseline report for Smart Retro: a project exploring how we can rein in the strength of emerging trends – like digitalisation and the sharing economy – and use them to steer the development of our cities into a desirable direction. Many smart city projects focus on newly- built areas1. This makes the integration of new smart technologies into “dumb” walls, roads and buildings relatively easy. Unfortunately, the model of building entirely new stock doesn’t solve the challenges and needs of our existing cities: in 30 years, the majority of urban dwellers will most likely still live in neighbourhoods built in the 20th century. The starting point for Smart Retro is therefore existing building stock: smartness must be retrofitted into old buildings and previously constructed areas. The word Retro refers to buildings and areas that are ageing and in need of renovation at an accelerating pace. They require retrofitting with new solutions. These practices are introduced in the Retrofitting Projects section of this report. Smart refers to the inevitable digitalization and the new ways in which we can harness our distributed resources. This development has strong disruptive effects but also opens a plethora of new possibilities. The sustainable city is tomorrow’s necessity: greenhouse gas emissions must be cut by a large margin and resource efficiency needs to be radically improved. Sustainable urban services are an integral part of that advancement – these digital, local services provide new jobs and make our cities more livable. They improve our quality of life. A selection of companies at the frontline of these new service providers are presented in the SmartUps section. Many Nordic areas are dilapidating not only in terms of buildings but also in services and urban activity. That is why it is important to look at the case studies in the Placemaking section, which demonstrates that the strongest urban vitality often derives from the engagement of locals, good services and suitable infrastructure. THE SMART RETRO PROJECT develops new service concepts with experts and end-users. The most promising services are proofed in real city environments. The project aims to create new services, valuable partnerships, and ultimately, a new model that – in the Nordic context – effectively combines the refurbishment of buildings with service development. This baseline report examines the current state and future prospects of our case areas in Lahti, Stockholm and Oslo, to gain knowledge of emerging practices in the domain of built environment. These examples do not unfortunately reveal how our homes will look in the future. But they do convince us of the radical changes awaiting our urban environment in the coming decades. QC 20150203 Smart Retro