Teppo Turkki (born 29 October 1958), a native of

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

has been working with his visions and insights into the future of many aspects of information society, culture, media and our daily lives. He is also a specialist for development of ICT, culture industries and economics and change in the societies in East Asia, especially in

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

and

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

. He works as the head of the Finland’s Trade and Innovation Office Finpro. In this post, he is effectively the ''de facto'' representative of Finland in Taiwan.

Career

Teppo Turkki initially worked as a researcher in

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(1996–1998), then worked as an Executive Adviser for the CEO from Elisa Corporation, a leading nationwide communications group in Finland (1998–2003). In this position he learned how the digital culture may influence the creation of individual identities and the establishment of diverse groups. Earlier he worked as director of the audiovisual journalism programme in the Department of Film and Television, at the University of Art and Design in Helsinki. He was a visiting scholar in

Waseda University , abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the ''Tōkyō Senmon Gakkō'' by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902. The university has numerou ...

(2003–05) in Tokyo. Turkki is also a Research Fellow for the Centre for Global Communications at the

International University of Japan The is a private university located in Minamiuonuma city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. IUJ is the first graduate university in Japan, not offering undergraduate degrees, and one of the few Japanese universities which offers all courses in En ...

(2005–07). Turkki currently serves as an expert in many committees of the Ministries of Finland, including: Advisory Committee of Creative Industries, Ministry of Employment and Trade, Council of Research, SITRA The Finnish National Fund for Research and Development, Finnish National Commission for

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

, Chairman of the Committee for Communication and Media, Cultural Forum of Council of State, Advisory Committee of Information Technology, Ministry of Education, Member of the Board of Governors,

Finnish Broadcasting Company Yleisradio Oy (Finnish, literally "General Radio Ltd." or "General Broadcast Ltd."; abbr. Yle ; sv, Rundradion Ab, italics=no), translated to English as the Finnish Broadcasting Company, is Finland's national public broadcasting company, founde ...

. His last post in Finland was as a director of the Institute for Art, Development and Education for art universities of Finland (2005–2008).

Publications

Turkki wrote a book about Japan, Kahdeksan pilven takaa – Japanin murros ja uusi nousu, EDITA (2005), and a book about digital culture titled Minuus Mediassa- Uusia Identiteettejä Metsästämässä (1998).

Other activities

Although Turkki has been politically nonpartisan, he was influential in the alternative movements such as the

Koijärvi Movement The Koijärvi Movement ( fi, Koijärvi-liike, ) was a Finnish environmental movement that started in the spring of 1979. Its objective was to prevent the draining of near Forssa, an important bird habitat. The struggle lasted for two years and br ...

during the 1980s, which eventually resulted in the formation of the

Green League The Green League (VIHR, fi, Vihreä liitto , sv, Gröna förbundet), shortened to the Greens ( fi, Vihreät, sv, De Gröna), is a green political party in Finland. Ideologically, the Green League is positioned on the centre-left of the polit ...

. Turkki was one of the founders of Finland's first local radio station, Radio City, and has worked as a journalist and columnist in Finland's leading media providers. He has also directed and written several documentary programmes and extensive serials for TV and radio. He is a founder Kan Sei Consulting Ltd, where he currently works as an executive director and researcher.

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