How to deal with institutions in EU4?

I am playing my first game of EU4 and I came across institutions. The problem is that the Printing Press institution spawned in just one, high development province. The currect projected finish date is 1609. Is there anything I can do to speed up the embracement of the printing press? I tried spending monarch points, but it only helps by a few years since the province is high development already.


Solution 1:

  1. It's easier to develop your capital - don't hesitate to bump the total development to 30 or 50, it will pay off later.
  2. Keep good relations with neighbors who already have it - it will help spread it across the border
  3. Ally someone who has it already, they might offer knowledge sharing
  4. Wait - it will come to you via natural spread across the Europe, and the projected date doesn't take into account future changes caused by spreading.