Eight projects funded through DigiSus Societal and Community Impact 2026 call

In 2026, we distributed about 20,000 euros in total for societal impact and community building projects related to the broad intersection of digitalisation and sustainable development. The funding call closed on 30 September.

Eight versatile projects were funded:

  • Leena Aarikka-Stenroos and Mirva Peltoniemi: HYPTECH – Double-edged technology
  • Essi Aarnio-Linnanvuori: Digital environmental citizenship and biodiversity: A school pilot for the day of remembrance for extinct species
  • Daniel Fernández Galeote: Games and… Research Talk Series
  • Madhura Joshi: From beyond GDP to health for all: Interoperability as public data infrastructure for better economic decision-making
  • Jenni Kaipainen: Sustainable decision-making in digital solutions: A pedagogical toolbox for workshop-based youth education
  • Amir Pakpour, Parnian Ghaderiazad & Carlos Tiu: Strengthening the design community in Tampere
  • Christopher Smith: Educational leadership conference 2026
  • Tiia-Mari Tervaharju: Planetary citizenship and climate justice in the digital age – Developing multimodal arts-based pedagogy for decolonial climate change education

See the brief descriptions of the projects: https://research.tuni.fi/digisus/network/funded-projects-2026/#communitysocietal

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Photo: Anna Aatinen / Tampere University