12.12.2024

World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA:lle 99 812 euroa tutkimustukea

Media-alan tutkimussäätiö myönsi 28.11.2024 pitämässään kokouksessa 99 812 euroa tutkimustukea World Association of News Publishers WAN-IFRA:n hankkeelle ”GAMI Incubator #Finland”.

To survive and innovate, the media industry must embrace new technologies, products, and business models. This requires fostering collaboration among various stakeholders driving innovation within the sector and supporting transformation and change within news media organisations. 

The GAMI Incubator #Finland programme, led by the World Association of News Publishers (WAN-IFRA), sets out to support Finnish media organisations with two main objectives: fostering collaboration and facilitating transformation and change management. 

The GAMI Incubator #Finland programme aims to: 

  • Bridge gaps between media organisations, their challenges, startups, and new skills
  • Facilitate collaboration and change management between legacy media and startups
  • Support new skills uptake and technology adoption in Finnish newsrooms
  • Create opportunities for promising startups in the Finnish media landscape
  • Share best practices and lessons learned across the Finnish media industry 

The programme unfolds over a one-year period in three phases: 

  1. Selection phase: Three Finnish media companies will be selected through an open call, requiring them to articulate their challenges and desired technological partnerships. 
  2. Matchmaking phase: Selected organisations will be paired with appropriate startups and change management coaches that will facilitate collaboration. 
  3. Implementation phase: Teams will collaborate for six months, developing a Proof of Concept (PoC) to test their ideas, with regular progress check-ins and adjustments as needed. The programme also includes activities for knowledge transfer, such as documenting the collaboration outcomes and hosting a final conference to share insights to the rest of the Finnish news media industry. 

Overall, the GAMI Incubator #Finland programme seeks to enhance partnerships between media and technology, driving positive change in the Finnish media industry and supporting the future of professional journalism.