Teppo Turkki a native of Finland

Finland

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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 and Korea.

Career

Teppo Turkki worked as an Executive Adviser for the CEO from Elisa Corporation which is a leading nationwide communications group in Finland (1998-03) and a researcher in SITRA (1996–1998). In this position he learned how the digital culture may influence the creation of individual identities and the establishment of diverse groups. Earlier he has 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 (2003–05) in Tokyo. Turkki is also a Research Fellow, Centre for Global Communications, International University of Japan (2005–07). Turkki has served and serves as an expert in many committees of the Ministries of Finland (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, 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).

His last post was as a director of the Institute for Art, Development and Education for art universities of Finland (2005–08).

Publications

Four years ago Turkki wrote a very well received 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

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