Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (6 January 1964 – 16 November 2021) was a Finnish politician, and a member of the

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, representing the

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Biography

Kasvi held a

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Engineering Engineering is the use of scientific method, scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad rang ...

from the

Helsinki University of Technology Helsinki University of Technology (TKK; fi, Teknillinen korkeakoulu; sv, Tekniska högskolan) was a technical university in Finland. It was located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the metropolitan area of Greater Helsinki. The university was founded in ...

. He wrote several books about

computer A computer is a machine that can be programmed to Execution (computing), carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations (computation) automatically. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations known as C ...

s and

information society An information society is a society where the usage, creation, distribution, manipulation and integration of information is a significant activity. Its main drivers are information and communication technologies, which have resulted in rapid inf ...

. Kasvi was married, and the couple had a son (b. 1994). Kasvi was previously the

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of '' Kosmoskynä'', the magazine of Finnish Science Fiction Writer's Association, a games reviewer in the computer magazine '' MikroBitti'', and a columnist in the computer games magazine ''

Pelit ''Pelit'' ("Games") is a Finnish video games magazine published in Helsinki, Finland. History ''Pelit'' dates back to 1987, as an annual extra games-only issue of '' MikroBitti'' and '' C-lehti''. Another annual issue was published in 1988, and in ...

'' under the pseudonym Wexteen the Wizard. An avid fan of

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, he added a

Klingon The Klingons ( ; Klingon: ''tlhIngan'' ) are a fictional species in the science fiction franchise ''Star Trek''. Developed by screenwriter Gene L. Coon in 1967 for the original ''Star Trek'' (''TOS'') series, Klingons were swarthy humanoids c ...

version to his campaign re-election website in 2007. In Parliament, he was most active in the Committee for the Future, relating to

technology assessment Technology assessment (TA, German: , French: ) is a scientific, interactive, and communicative process that aims to contribute to the formation of public and political opinion on societal aspects of science and technology. This is a means of as ...

, which he represented in the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment network (

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). He was first elected to the Parliament in 2003, re-elected for a second term in 2007, and lost his seat in the election of 2011. He was again elected in 2015 but lost his seat in the 2019 elections. He was also a member of the city council of

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from 1997, and the second vice-president of the International Parliamentarians' Association for Information Technology ( IPAIT) from 2004. Kasvi was diagnosed with

bladder cancer Bladder cancer is any of several types of cancer arising from the tissues of the urinary bladder. Symptoms include blood in the urine, pain with urination, and low back pain. It is caused when epithelial cells that line the bladder become mali ...

in 2003. In the course of his treatments, his bladder, spleen, and both kidneys were removed. In January 2021, Kasvi wrote in his blog that the cancer had spread to his liver, his treatments had been stopped, and that he had been moved to

end-of-life care End-of-life care (EoLC) refers to health care provided in the time leading up to a person's death. End-of-life care can be provided in the hours, days, or months before a person dies and encompasses care and support for a person's mental and emotio ...

. He died in November 2021.

Bibliography

* Kasvi J.J.J. (2003) Knowledge Support in Learning Operative Organisations.

HUT A hut is a small dwelling, which may be constructed of various local materials. Huts are a type of vernacular architecture because they are built of readily available materials such as wood, snow, ice, stone, grass, palm leaves, branches, hid ...

Industrial Management and Work and Organisational Psychology Dissertation Series No 2. * Kasvi J.J.J. (2001) Tekstarimania (''Text message mania''), Otava. * Kasvi J.J.J. (2000) Nollia ja ykkösiä - Tarinoita tietokoneista, tietoyhteiskunnasta ja meistä ihmisistä (''Zeros and Ones - Stories about Computers, Information Society and us People''), Otava. * Kasvi J.J.J. & Vartiainen M. (eds.) (2000), Organisation muisti - Tieto työn tukena (''Memory of the Organisation - Knowledge Supporting Work''), Edita. * Kasvi J.J.J. (1992) PC:n käytön perusteet (''Basics of PC use''), Sanomaprint, Erikoislehdet. * Kasvi J.J.J. (1989) Amiga 2, AmigaBasic, Erikoislehdet Oy, Tecnopress. * Kasvi J.J.J. (1988) Amiga 1, AmigaDOS, Tecnopress Oy. * Kasvi J.J.J. (1988) Huvia ja hyötyä MSX (''Benefit and Fun MSX''), Tecnopress Oy. * Kasvi J.J.J. (1986) Huvia ja hyötyä Commodore 64 (''Benefit and Fun Commodore 64''), Tecnopress Oy. Science fiction short stories: * Ihan eri ihminen (Verkon Silmässä 2005) * Palava taivas (Aikakone 1/1993) (Ranked 2nd best sf&f Finnish short story of the year 1993 by the

Atorox Award The Atorox Award (Finnish: ''Atorox-palkinto'', Swedish: ''Atoroxpriset'') is the oldest science fiction literature award in Finland. It is given annually to the best science fiction short story. The name "Atorox" comes from the works of Aarne Haa ...

committee) * Pikkusisko (Aikakone 1/1991) * Vihersiipi (

Tähtivaeltaja ''Tähtivaeltaja'' (literally ''stellar wanderer'') is a Finnish language, Finnish quarterly science fiction magazine published in Finland. History and profile ''Tähtivaeltaja'' was started in 1982. The magazine is published by Helsingin science ...

4/1990) * Voihan rotta (Aikakone 3/1987)

List of public offices

* Member of parliament (2003–2011; 2015–2019) * Member of Committee for the Future (2003–2011) * Member of Espoo city council (1997–). * Chairperson of the Committee for Technical Services of Espoo (2001–2003) * Chairperson of the Green League city council group of the Espoo city council (2002) * Member of the Espoo city board (1997–2000)

References

External links

Jyrki Kasvi's doctoral thesis
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