227/08 Social challanges s the basis for foresight - Gaia

Why?
Drivers
and
trends
What?
Central
solutions
How?
– skills
– practices
– co-operation
Changing basis of
wellbeing and
happiness
Renovation of existing
houses and areas
Finnish lifestyle might not remain unchanged
where private car use is excessive and families
have single-family houses and summer houses.
The drivers, solutions and actions are summarised
in Figure 5.2.
Energy and material efficiency of
industrial production
In the year 2020 Finland will be a top exporter of
energy and material efficient products and services.
There will be internationally leading Finnish
manufacturers and exporters on the global market
in certain sectors: forest and metal industry, alternative
transport fuels, water purification technology
and IC technology. Some areas of chemical
industry could also be Finland’s strengths. Finland’s
strength is based on long experience and
know-how in energy intensive process and metal
industry which facilitates new business areas in
smart processes and management of material and
energy flows.
Spatial planning, housing and transport
ICT solutions and
telepresence for work
Energy and material efficiency
indicators and life cycle models
for urban spatial planning
R&D&I and
investments in
public transport
Pressure to minimi
energy consumptio
and CO emissions (and
2
hence pressure on
current low density
urban structures)
Smart low energy homes
(also for export)
Tax incentives and
regulation for
housing and transport
Aging
R&D&I activities for
developing energy and
material efficient housing
Energy and material efficient services
e.g. retailing, waste management,
car sharing etc.
Public transport systems
Use of waste energy
e.g. from waste water
ICT solutions
R&D&I activities for
developing energy and
material efficient services
Housing regulation
Figure 5.2. Drivers, solutions and actions to reach the goals of spatial planning,
housing and transport
If the goal is achieved production volumes will
increase. Business opportunities in service sector
improve as research and capacity building develop.
IC technology solutions will be utilised
substantially more also in energy efficiency sector
and need for travelling is compensated by digital
services. On the other hand global prices of
raw materials increase due to insufficiency of
supply. There’s also increasing need to move for
work opportunities.
To achieve the goal the competence must be ensured
by investing in basic research and improving
vocational education of experts as well as
supporting entrepreneurship. Investments in
R&D&I for activities in material and energy efficient
industry as well as support mechanisms for
commercialization of new innovations. Material
and energy efficient solutions should be supported
with lower taxation than the conventional
ones. Indicator and life-cycle systems for material
and energy efficiency industrial products
must be developed.
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