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“In a recent survey carried out by Kela, nearly 70% of respondents support the idea of a universal basic income, and most of them think it should be set at around 1000 euros per month.” The BIEN website gives a good breakdown about what...
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In the last couple of days BBC, Forbes, Independent, Mashable, Telegraph, Time and Quartz among other media outlets have have written about Finland’s experiment with basic income on a national level. However, none of the articles uncover the reason why Finland can pull off such ambitious policies in an age where so many government are left powerless with even smallest of changes in the way society works. The bigger change is buried under the stream of international news regarding the world’s largest basic income trial. With a closer look, one…
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From
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Finland wants to scrap all existing benefits and instead hand out 800 euros per month—to everyone.
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Celebrating Restaurant Day August 18, 2013 in Helsinki. (Restaurant Day / Roy Bäckström)
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Finland’s drive to become a world leader in open science http://t.co/Br2nwD8sT1
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The new Finnish government has committed to launch Basic Income pilots during its mandate.
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Following its 2015 election bid, the Pirate Party of Finland has revealed unprecedented Bitcoin support since its initial decision to accept the cryptocurrency for its campaign.
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Consistently ranking near the top in mathematics, reading, and science in the prestigious PISA rankings (the 2012 list, pdf) by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Finland already has one of the best school education systems...
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The idea of basic income just breached an unprecedented political milestone.
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Finland's capital hopes an ambitious 'mobility on demand' system that integrates all forms of transport in a single payment network could essentially render private cars obsolete
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From
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Finland already has some success stories of creative people and startup firms gathering launch capital directly from the public -- yet there is still little general awareness or clarity around the concept, say organisers of Crwdpuisto.
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Helsinki has always had a top-notch statistics bureau. Now, it's bringing that data online, and making it regional.
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The underlying reason why Finland is able to even contemplate a basic income experiment at such a comprehensive scale.
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While, some communities have not even launched their first government crowdsourcing initiative, the Finnish government and its citizens have a lot to teach us.
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Finland wants to scrap all existing benefits and instead hand out 800 euros per month—to everyone.
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Jaakko Salavuo from City of Helsinki and Teemu Ropponen from Open Knowledge Finland talks about their hackathon challenge, "Smart City / Civic Tech".
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Nobody can afford to hire a grower on their own, but in the Urban Co-operative Farm concept about 100 people hire one collectively which makes it possible.
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A majority of newly elected members of the Finnish Parliament support the idea of basic income, BIEN Finland says.
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The Centre Party which has supported the idea of basic income pilots just became the largest party in the Finnish parliament.
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In Finland, the idea of basic income just breached an unprecedented political milestone
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A system being developed in Finland would allow people to subscribe to all kinds of mobility options and pay for everything on their phones
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“This book documents and reflects on a long-term Pixelache project called Suomenlinna Money Lab, that tried to create an experimental local currency for the small island of Suomenlinna in Helsinki. It looks at the particular challenges faced by the project, as well as the broader topics of participatory practices and money as a social & material medium through a series of essays. The book is composed of the multiple voices of artist Christian Nold, curator Susanne Jaschko and Nathalie Aubret from Pixelache.
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Helsinki has always had a top-notch statistics bureau. Now, it's bringing that data online, and making it regional.
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