Project team

Coordination of the programme is the responsibility of the programme’s project team at the Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation (Tekes). The project team works in close cooperation with the key R&D funding bodies in Finland. These include the Finnish Work Environment Fund, the Occupational Safety Centre, the VETO programme of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the European Social Fund and the TRIO programme coordinated by the Technology Industries of Finland.

Management group

The programme has a management group made up of representatives of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the labour market and entrepreneurial organizations and certain other ministries and R&D funding bodies. The management group has set targets for the entire programme period. It also makes the decisions on annual targets and operating plans and is responsible for evaluation of the programme. An external interim evaluation of the programme is performed halfway through the programme period and a final evaluation at the end of the programme period. The management group reports on the progress of its work to the tripartite Council for Labour Affairs.

Expert group

There is an expert group which acts a preparatory body for the management group. It is made up of representatives of the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, the labour market and entrepreneurial organizations and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. The expert group processes the project applications received by the programme. It is supported by a separate division that monitors the implementation of method development projects and promotes utilization of their results.

Scientific forum of experts

The programme has an advisory body, the scientific forum of experts, that is made up of experts from 31 R&D units. The forum monitors the implementation of the programme, acts as an advisory body for decision-making in the programme, makes development proposals for the programme, and acts as a national network for experts in research-assisted workplace development.

Network of regional contact persons

The programme has a network of contact persons at regional Employment and Economic Development Centres (TE Centres) and Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorates. The contact persons make statements on project applications originating in their region, disseminate information on the programme and its results, arrange seminars and work with the programme’s project team to find ways of combining the service forms of  TYKES and the TE Centres.