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Professor Samuel Kaski selected to the Finnish government’s Research and Innovation Council

Finnish Centre of Artificial Intelligence is pleased that the Finnish government displays trust in knowledge and research in general.
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Samuel Kaski, Professor at Aalto University Department of Computer Science, has been appointed to the Finnish government’s Research and Innovation Council. The new council was elected on October 10.

Kaski is also the Director of Finnish Centre for Artificial Intelligence (FCAI), initiated by Aalto University, the University of Helsinki, and VTT Finland. FCAI is pleased that Finland sees the importance of artificial intelligence and the Finnish government displays trust in knowledge and research in general.

The Research and Innovation Council is an advisory body chaired by Prime Minister Antti Rinne that addresses issues relating to the development of research and innovation policy that supports wellbeing, growth, and competitiveness.

The vice chairs are of the council are Hanna Kosonen, Minister of Science and Culture, and Katri Kulmuni, Minister of Economic Affairs. The other three governmental members are Li Andersson, Minister of Education; Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice; and Maria Ohisalo, Minister of the Interior.

The other members of the new council are Antti Vasara (CEO of VTT Finland), Heidi Fagerholm (Head of Early Research and Business Development at Merck KGaA), Peppi Karppinen (Dean at the University of Oulu), Ilkka Kivimäki (Partner at Maki.vc), Petra Lundström (Director at Fortum), and Vesa Taatila (Rector and CEO at the Turku University of Applied Sciences).

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