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University of Jyväskylä

University of Jyväskylä. Agora Human Technology Center. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ. Agora Concept. Human factors in technology Interdisciplinary approach based on top level research Research + teaching + business Shortening the innovation chain. 2006. Advisory Board. BOARD.

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University of Jyväskylä

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  1. University of Jyväskylä AgoraHuman Technology Center

  2. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ AgoraConcept Human factors in technology Interdisciplinary approach based on top level research Research + teaching + business Shortening the innovation chain 2006

  3. Advisory Board BOARD AGORA CENTER New innovative, interdisciplinary projects HUMAN Network for Social and Political Sciences and Humanities TECHONOLOGY Network for Information Technology and Natural Sciences UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ The structure for scientific work and network in the Agora Center 2006

  4. Partner Network Interdisciplinary Network of the Agora Center Solutions Innovations Information Education Feedback Private Enterprises Public Sector Innovative Research Projects Needs & Problems Others, e.g., associations UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Research Process at the Agora Center 2006

  5. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Jyväskylä ”Human Technology City” 150 ICT-enterprises ICT employees nearly 5000 Other industry increasingly using ICT-technology The first Faculty of Information Technology in Finland 2006

  6. NATIONAL STRATEGY Development of Society and Economics Social and Technological Innovations Preconditions to innovative actions, innovative environments UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ The Science and Technology Policy Council of Finland 2003 2006

  7. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Faculty of Information Technology • Founded in 1998 • Three departments • Department of Mathematical Information Technology • Department of Computer Science and Information Systems • Information Technology Research Institute Research and teaching in Computing Science since 1967 The amount of full-time staff over 200 1800 basic degree students, 180 postgraduate students The largest and oldest faculty on its field in Finland 2006

  8. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Specialities in Information Technology • Information Systems (Information Management and Information Systems Development) • Electronic Commerce • Software Business (English programme) • Digital Media • User-friendly Information Technology • Simulation and Optimization • Software Engineering • Mobile Systems • Teacher Education (in Mathematical information technology) 2006

  9. Human – Technology Interaction Human Development and Life Span Dimensions of the Knowledge Society PSYKOCENTER research areas = Information Technology = Humanities = Psychology = Educational research = Social Sciences =Economics = Sport and Health Sciences UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ 2006

  10. Longitudinal research on human life span Infancy Childhood Youth Adulthood Old age --Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Dyslexia ---- ---- Jyväskylä Longitudinal Study of Personality and Social Development ------------- ------------- Mukava ----------- --------------- Family Research Center--------- -----Finnish Centre for Interdisciplinary Gerontology ---- Child Research Center ----- 2006 UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ

  11. UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ Agora CenterLaboratories and Environments • Agora MindTech Laboratory • Agora Game Laboratory AGL • Agora Learning Laboratory ALL • Agora Virtual Environment AVEC • Agora Industrial IT Center • Agora Innoroad Laboratory • Agora User-Psychology Laboratory • Forum for Social Innovations SIF • Agora ICT forum 2006

  12. Human Technology An Interdisciplinary Journal on Humans in the ICT Environments • Open Access Online Journal for Interdisciplinary, Innovative Research • Reaches both researchers and companies from all around the world • Editor in Chief: Professor Pertti Saariluoma www.humantechnology.jyu.fi UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ 2006

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