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Exciting updates from the 5th RESIST Project consortium meeting, hosted in the historic and picturesque city of #Plasencia, Extremadura! Together with partners from all 12 project regions, we dove into the latest learnings and mapped out the challenges ahead. ERRIN's goal is to foster efficient collaboration and networking between regions to drive impactful and innovative climate-change adaptation results 🌱 ♻️ Here we learned from Junta de Extremadura how innovative rural and forest management practices are being leveraged to combat wildfires!🌳🔥 Key themes explored during the meeting included: 🔹 Regional transfer plans – ensuring successful knowledge sharing across regions  🔹Digital solutions for #climateadaptation – harnessing technology to accelerate action It’s inspiring to see how each region is contributing unique approaches to tackle our common climate challenges. Together, we’re building a more resilient future! 💪🌍

Earlier this week, ERRIN participated in the #GabrovoInnovationCamp2024 – the eighth edition of this collaborative event focused on 𝘚𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘶𝘳𝘣𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺🏙️ organised under the European Commission's Knowledge Exchange Platform (KEP) 🇪🇺. 🙌 A special thanks to 𝗧𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮 𝗛𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗠𝗮𝘆𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗮𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗼 and Chairperson of the SEDEC at the European Committee of the Regions, as well as the organising team for the opportunity to share insights on the role of regional networks in enabling, supporting, and strengthening regional and local #innovationecosystems The event served as a platform to engage stakeholders in activities supporting the implementation of climate neutrality policies for Gabrovo. As one of the 111 Cities Mission participants, Gabrovo is actively working with the NetZeroCitiesEU project to achieve climate neutrality by 2030 🌍 Key takeaways from the three-day camp: 🔹 The #RegionalInnovationValleys (RIVs) instrument is a key tool for strengthening local and regional innovation ecosystems, particularly in addressing the #innovationdivide. 🔹Engaging diverse stakeholder – including the #GabrovoMunicipality, the RIC Gabrovo Technical University of Gabrovo, youth centres, the cultural sector and engaged citizens – generates actionable ideas to drive innovation, retain talent and achieve climate neutrality. 🔹Knowledge exchange between European cities and regions is essential for achieving municipal objectives, reaffirming ERRIN's commitment to facilitate shared learning through its Working Groups and member activities.

It’s a wrap! ✅ The 2024 ERRIN Annual Strategic Workshops have successfully come to an end. Over the past two weeks, leaders from our Working Groups and Task Forces came together in clusters to reflect on achievements, strengthen collaboration and set the strategic direction for 2025. The next steps include concretising the workshop outcomes into Annual Plans that outline their strategic priorities, planned activities and key objectives for 2025. A big thank you to all #ERRINmembers who contributed to shaping the future of the network! 👏

A warm welcome to Paul Brunet, who joins the ERRIN Secretariat as our new Project & Policy Manager! 🎉 Paul will be part of the NetZeroCitiesEU team as a Climate Neutral City Advisor. He brings a solid background in political science and environmental law as well as extensive experience as a political advisor specialising in the green transition. We look forward to the impactful contributions Paul will bring to our work! #ERRINinProjects

ERRIN IS GROWING! 🚀 We are now over 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ followers connected on LinkedIn! 🎉 Thank you to all of our #ERRINmembers and wider followers! We are looking forward to continuing to grow our community🤝Let’s stay connected and work together towards strengthening the regional and local dimension in EU #R&I policy and programmes!

🔔 The latest ERRIN biweekly newsletter is here! Key updates in this edition include: 🔹 ERRIN's key takeaways from the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2024 in Budapest 🔹Exciting opportunities like the call for #ClustersMeetRegions 🔹Upcoming events and ERRIN activities including the ERRIN Autumn General Meeting 2024 on December 5 for all #ERRINmembers Dive into the full newsletter for the latest updates, opportunities, and events shaping #R&I in Europe. 🌐 Read more: https://lnkd.in/dvhAdYYE 📩 Subscribe to the ERRIN newsletter: https://lnkd.in/d-CPZhT5

📢  𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴! #ERRINMembers, join us on 5 December at the ERRIN premises in Brussels as we wrap up the year with an Autumn General Meeting and an evening of networking. 🗳️  𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝟭𝟲:𝟯𝟬–𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬):  Members will vote on the approval of new Management Board members and the endorsement of the 2025 budget, alongside updates from the Secretariat. 🥂 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝟭𝟳:𝟯𝟬–𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬):  Following the formal session, we invite all members to a networking reception – an excellent opportunity to celebrate the network’s accomplishments, engage in discussions on priority Research and Innovation topics and look ahead as the EU enters a new political cycle. ⏰ Registration opens at 16:15 📍 Location: ERRIN, Rue du Luxembourg 3, 8th floor, Brussels ERRIN Members may learn more, find the agenda and register here https://lnkd.in/dM46GB6Z We look forward to seeing you there!

This week, ERRIN kicked off the ERRIN Annual Strategic Workshops – a series of interactive sessions where leaders of the Working Groups and Task Forces come together in clusters to shape the future of the network.   Drawing on insights from the annual member survey, the discussions focus on: 🔹 Reflecting on 2024 achievements and lessons learned 🔹 Enhancing collaboration and identifying improvements for 2025 🔹 Planning activities and setting strategic priorities for the upcoming year   🤝These collaborative sessions will set strategic topics and objectives for the ERRIN's 2025 agenda with concrete annual plans to be defined in January.   Thank you to all #ERRINmembers who have provided input and will shape the future of the network!

The Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2024 conference has concluded! Over a hundred regional stakeholders from across Europe gathered in Budapest and online for two days of intense discussions and networking. Some key takeaways from the multiple topics covered: 🔹 Strong interconnected regional #ecosystems are crucial for fostering European #competitiveness – a systemic approach/framework is needed here 🔹 #InnovationDivide remains one of the key challenges for R&I in Europe – more must be done on the EU side but also on the local and national side 🔹 Regional Innovation Scoreboard can serve policymaking – but one should look beyond quantitative indicators for more insights 🔹 There's a need to work further on the funding #synergies that work – plan ahead, raise awareness, facilitate exchange and promote good practices (find more points: https://lnkd.in/deA2FZYM) 🔹 Providing directionality can be a great way to mobilise ecosystem stakeholders, including private sector, to work together – #RegionalInnovationValleys calls in 2025 and new EU Preparatory Action on Innovation for Place-based Transformation (apply to take part by 22 November: https://lnkd.in/dSJca3pV) enable this approach 🔹 While emphasising the importance of R&I ecosystems, #FP10 should have their place-based territorial dimension at its heart (read more about ERRIN's work on FP10: https://lnkd.in/dyuyprjh) The discussions were coupled with lots of direct insights from ongoing regional projects and vibrant exchanges behind the scenes. 🤝 The talks included one common denominator: the need to take action and work together. Many #ERRINmembers contributed to the debates as speakers, alongside colleagues from other regional ecosystems, experts, European Commission representatives, as well as ERRIN’s Director Pirita Lindholm and Ewa Chomicz. Pirita led a forward-looking panel on funding synergies and raised points on the critical value of #placebased perspective in the closing conference discussion on the next EU Framework Programme for R&I and #MFF post-2027. Ewa moderated a debate on the status and way forward for the Regional Innovation Valleys, in the context of ERRIN’s extensive ongoing work around the topic. We look forward to continuing the exchanges. This year’s #WIRE2024 was already its XIII edition, organised this time by the NRDIO - National Research Development and Innovation Office (NKFIH) under the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union #HU24EU, with ERRIN as part of the Steering Committee. Many thanks to the organisers, fellow speakers and participants for the excellent event! 👏 📺 If you missed the conference or would like to revisit the discussions, you can find the recording here: https://lnkd.in/gEV2wiMa

♻️Flashback to yesterday's inspiring 3rd Circular Cities and Regions Initiative (CCRI) Workshop in Brussels: Making Circular Investments Pay Off for Cities and Regions. ERRIN's Astrid Hannes moderated the final session "#CCRI in Action: '𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆', spotlighting local and regional success stories in circular investment. Special thanks to the panellists: 🔹 Montse Guerrero Pérez of Navarra’s SODENA highlighted Navarra Regions policy embedded approach and presented the ECIV #RegionalInnovationValleys initiative, fostering interregional collaboration and expanding market access for circular products. 🔹 Hugo Delahaye from Roubaix, who shared how CCRI-backed low-tech, resource-efficient projects have regenerated abandoned land and boosted local economic growth. 🔹 Susana Lopes from LIPOR highlighted how the CCRI HOOP Project, including Project Development Assistance, empowered eight municipalities with legal and technical expertise to drive circular waste management. 💡Stay tuned for more news with a new CCRI-Community of Practice and Policy Stakeholder Dialogues to come in 2025! https://lnkd.in/d9WS3eAG #ERRINinPROJECTS