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Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (born in Pyhtää
Pyhtää

Pyht?? in Finnish language or Pyttis in Swedish language is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso regions of Finland....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 on January 6, 1964) is a Finnish
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 politician and member of Finnish Parliament
Parliament of Finland

The Eduskunta , or the Riksdag , is the Parliament of Finland. The Unicameralism parliament has 200 members and meets in Parliament House in Helsinki....
, representing the Green League
Green League

The Green League , is a Green party political party in Finland. The current chairperson is Tarja Cronberg....
. In the Parliament he has been most active in the Committee for the Future, which he represents in the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment network (EPTA), which relates to technology assessment
Technology assessment

Technology assessment is the study and evaluation of new technology. It is based on the conviction that new developments within, and discoveries by, the scientific community are relevant for the world at large rather than just for the scientific experts themselves, and that technological progress can never be free of ethics implications....
. He was elected to the Parliament in 2003 and re-elected in 2007
Finnish parliamentary election, 2007

The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18 2007. Early voting was possible from the 7?13 March. Two hundred MPs were elected from 15 constituencies....
. He has also been, among other things, a member of the city council of Espoo
Espoo

Espoo is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland of Finland. With a population of approximately it is the second most populated city in Finland....
 since 1997 and the second vice-president of the International Parliamentarians' Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) since 2004.

Kasvi has a Ph.D.
Ph.D.

Ph.D. or PHD may stand for:* Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group* Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip...
 in Engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
 from the Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology

Helsinki University of Technology is the premier technical university in Finland. It is located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the area of Greater Helsinki....
.






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Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (born in Pyhtää
Pyhtää

Pyht?? in Finnish language or Pyttis in Swedish language is a municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso regions of Finland....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 on January 6, 1964) is a Finnish
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 politician and member of Finnish Parliament
Parliament of Finland

The Eduskunta , or the Riksdag , is the Parliament of Finland. The Unicameralism parliament has 200 members and meets in Parliament House in Helsinki....
, representing the Green League
Green League

The Green League , is a Green party political party in Finland. The current chairperson is Tarja Cronberg....
. In the Parliament he has been most active in the Committee for the Future, which he represents in the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment network (EPTA), which relates to technology assessment
Technology assessment

Technology assessment is the study and evaluation of new technology. It is based on the conviction that new developments within, and discoveries by, the scientific community are relevant for the world at large rather than just for the scientific experts themselves, and that technological progress can never be free of ethics implications....
. He was elected to the Parliament in 2003 and re-elected in 2007
Finnish parliamentary election, 2007

The 2007 Finnish parliamentary election was held on March 18 2007. Early voting was possible from the 7?13 March. Two hundred MPs were elected from 15 constituencies....
. He has also been, among other things, a member of the city council of Espoo
Espoo

Espoo is a List of cities and towns in Finland and Municipalities of Finland of Finland. With a population of approximately it is the second most populated city in Finland....
 since 1997 and the second vice-president of the International Parliamentarians' Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) since 2004.

Kasvi has a Ph.D.
Ph.D.

Ph.D. or PHD may stand for:* Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group* Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip...
 in Engineering
Engineering

Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying Technology and science knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and process that safely realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria....
 from the Helsinki University of Technology
Helsinki University of Technology

Helsinki University of Technology is the premier technical university in Finland. It is located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the area of Greater Helsinki....
. He has written several books about computer
Computer

A computer is a machine that manipulates Data according to a list of Code .The first devices that resemble modern computers date to the mid-20th century , although the computer concept and various machines similar to computers existed earlier....
s and information society
Information society

An information society is a society in which the creation, distribution, diffusion, use, integration and manipulation of information is a significant economic, political, and cultural activity....
. Kasvi is married to the opera
Opera

Opera is an Performing arts in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work which combines a text and a musical score. Opera is part of the Western classical music tradition....
 singer Maria Boman and they have one child, Ilmari (b. 1994). Kasvi has been the editor in chief
Editor in chief

A Publication editor in chief is its primary Editing, having final responsibility for the operations and policies. The term is generally applied to newspapers, magazines, and yearbooks....
 of Kosmoskynä, the magazine of Finnish Science Fiction Writer's Association, a games reviewer in the computer magazine MikroBitti
MikroBitti

MikroBitti is a Finnish computer magazine, founded in May 1984 and published by Sanoma Magazines, a division of the SanomaWSOY Group. MikroBitti is aimed mainly for beginner to mid-level computer users....
 and a columnist in the computer games magazine Pelit
Pelit

Pelit is a Finland video games magazine published 11 times a year by Sanoma Magazines, a division of the SanomaWSOY Group. Being by far the largest of its kind in Finland and covering both Personal computers and Video game consoles, it has for a long time lacked serious competition and is thought by many to be the magazine of its k...
, under the pseudonym Wexteen the Wizard. An avid fan of Star Trek
Star Trek

Star Trek is an American Science fiction on television entertainment series and media franchise. The Star Trek fictional universe created by Gene Roddenberry is the setting of six television series including the original 1966 Star Trek: The Original Series, in addition to ten feature films with Star Trek to be released on May 8,...
, he added a Klingon
Klingon language

The Klingon language is the constructed language spoken by Klingons in the fictional Star Trek universe. Deliberately designed by Marc Okrand to be "alien", it contains many peculiarities, such as Object Verb Subject word order....
 version of his campaign re-election website in 2007.

Kasvi's surname means "plant
Plant

Plants are Life organisms belonging to the Kingdom Plantae. They include familiar organisms such as trees, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae....
" in Finnish
Finnish language

Finnish is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by Finnish people outside of Finland. It is one of the official languages of Finland and an official minority language in Sweden....
.

Bibliography

Jyrki Kasvi
* Kasvi J.J.J. (2003) Knowledge Support in Learning Operative Organisations. HUT
Helsinki University of Technology

Helsinki University of Technology is the premier technical university in Finland. It is located in Otaniemi, Espoo in the area of Greater Helsinki....
 Industrial Management and Work and Organisational Psychology Dissertation Series No 2.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (2001) Tekstarimania (Text message mania), Otava.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (2000) Nollia ja ykkösiä - Tarinoita tietokoneista, tietoyhteiskunnasta ja meistä ihmisistä (Zeros and Ones - Stories about Computers, Information Society and us People), Otava.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. & Vartiainen M. (eds.) (2000), Organisaation muisti - Tieto työn tukena (Memory of the Organisation - Knowledge Supporting Work), Edita.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (1992) PC:n käytön perusteet (Basics of PC use), Sanomaprint, Erikoislehdet.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (1989) Amiga 2, AmigaBasic, Erikoislehdet Oy, Tecnopress.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (1988) Amiga 1, AmigaDOS, Tecnopress Oy.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (1988) Huvia ja hyötyä MSX (Benefit and Fun MSX), Tecnopress Oy.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. (1986) Huvia ja hyötyä Commodore 64 (Benefit and Fun Commodore 64), Tecnopress Oy.


Some English papers:
  • Kasvi J.J.J., Vartiainen M. & Hailikari M. (2003) Managing knowledge and knowledge competences in projects and project organisations. International Journal of Project Management: 21 (8) 571–582.
  • Kasvi J.J.J. & Vartiainen M. (2000) Performance Support on the Shop-Floor. Journal of Performance Improvement: 39 (6) 40–46.
  • Kasvi J.J.J., Vartiainen M., Pulkkis A. & Nieminen M. (2000) The Role of Information Support Systems in the Joint Optimisation of Work Systems. Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing: 10 (2) 193–221.
  • Kasvi J.J.J., Vartiainen M., Anneli P. & Nieminen M. (1997) Information tools for the shop-floor. AI & Society: 10 (1) 26–38.


Science fiction short stories:
  • Ihan eri ihminen (Verkon Silmässä 2005)
  • Palava taivas (Aikakone 1/1993) (Ranked 2nd best sf&f Finnish short story of the year 1993 by the Atorox prize
    Atorox prize

    Atorox prize is the oldest science fiction literature award in Finland. It is given annually to the best science fiction short story. The name Atorox comes from the works of Aarne Haapakoski , who was one of the first science fiction writers in Finland....
     committee)
  • Pikkusisko (Aikakone 1/1991)
  • Vihersiipi (Tähtivaeltaja
    Tähtivaeltaja

    T?htivaeltaja is a Finnish language quarterly science fiction magazine published by Helsingin science fiction seura ry. Toni Jerrman has been the editor of the magazine throughout its twenty-year history....
     4/1990)
  • Voihan rotta (Aikakone 3/1987)


List of public offices

  • Member of parliament (2003–)
  • Member of Committee for the Future (2003–)
  • Member of Espoo city council (1997–).
  • Chairperson of the Committee for Technical Services of Espoo (2001–2003)
  • Chairperson of the Green League city council group of the Espoo city council (2002)
  • Member of the Espoo city board (1997–2000)


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