Jyrki Kasvi

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Jyrki Jouko Juhani Kasvi (born in Pyhtää, Finland on January 6, 1964) is a Finnish politician and member of Finnish Parliament, representing the Green League. 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. He was elected to the Parliament in 2003 and re-elected in 2007. He has also been, among other things, a member of the city council of Espoo since 1997 and the second vice-president of the International Parliamentarians' Association for Information Technology (IPAIT) since 2004.

Kasvi has a Ph.D. in Engineering from the Helsinki University of Technology. He has written several books about computers and information society. Kasvi is married to the opera singer Maria Boman and they have one child, Ilmari (b. 1994). Kasvi has been the editor in chief of "Kosmoskynä", the magazine of Finnish Science Fiction Writer's Association, a games reviewer in the computer magazine "MikroBitti" and a columnist in the computer games magazine "Pelit", under the pseudonym Wexteen the Wizard. An avid fan of Star Trek, he added a Klingon version of his campaign re-election website in 2007. ["Reuters" (March 9, 2007). " [http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070309/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_finland_klingon;_ylt=AkT6XCBOZGJeKzlkFu3sZkftiBIF Finnish MP seeks votes in Klingon] ". Retrieved on March 12, 2007.]

Kasvi's surname means "plant" in Finnish.

Bibliography

* Kasvi J.J.J. (2003) Knowledge Support in Learning Operative Organisations. HUT 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 committee)
* Pikkusisko (Aikakone 1/1991)
* Vihersiipi (Tähtivaeltaja 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)

References

External links

* [http://www.kasvi.org/?eng Official website]
* [http://lib.tkk.fi/Diss/2003/isbn9512262886/ Jyrki Kasvi's doctoral thesis]