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Today is day 2 of the Transforming Africa: Innovating Our Way Towards Sustainability Conference and Expo. Be sure to join the live here: https://lnkd.in/dv-DyW8e The day starts off with the Chair’s showcase. Prof. Erika Kraemer-Mbula provides an overview of the achievements and contributions of the Research Chair over the past five years. This session summaries key research findings, collaborations, and their impact on academic thought as well as society. #STI4SDGs #GreenAndJustTransitions #InnovationAndDevelopment #Innovation4Sustainability #InclusiveInnovation #UJTransformingAfrica

🌍 Fondazione E. Amaldi at the S3 Conference 2024! 🌟 A huge thank you to our coordinator Fondazione E. Amaldi, represented by Eleonora Lombardi and Valerio Roscani, PhD, for proudly showcasing the INNO4CFIs Project at the S3 Conference 2024! Their contributions highlight how INNO4CFIs is driving innovation ecosystems and interregional collaboration in #carbonfarming through #spacetech integration and beyond. The S3 Conference 2024, organized by DG REGIO and the S3 Community of Practice in collaboration with the Emilia-Romagna Region and the Municipality of Rimini, focuses on: 🌟 Successful S3 design and implementation: Unveiling strategies for place-based innovation and economic resilience. 🌟 S3 and interregional collaboration: Sharing diverse experiences to align regional efforts. 🌟 Connecting Regional Innovation Valleys: Discussing areas such as green, digital, food, health, energy, raw materials, and manufacturing, with insights from RIV projects supported by the Interregional Innovation Investments Instrument and the European Innovation Ecosystems. Today’s main event was packed with impactful discussions, but the excitement doesn’t end here! 📅 Tomorrow, 12 December, will feature a series of side events, offering even more opportunities to explore these pivotal topics in depth. Let’s continue driving forward innovation and sustainability! Fondazione E. Amaldi, Planet srl, Treedom, Space4Good, AB Corporation, National Technical University of Athens, AINIA, F6S, Novobiom, TREEO 🌱 Cooling the planet, #Rancho, BISITE Research Group, University of Salamanca (Universidad de Salamanca), Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, European Commission, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) #INNO4CFIs #Sustainability #CarbonFarming #Biodiversity #I3instrument #innovation #EUinnovation #carbonfarming #CommunityEmpowerment #EcoInnovation #SustainableFuture #ClimateAction #NatureBasedSolutions #GreenInnovation

Delays in Horizon Europe Work Programme: What You Need to Know to prepare yourself for the next work program? The Horizon Europe 2025 work programme will be delayed until 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 due to the incoming European Commission's need to align with new political priorities. 📊Impact on Research and Innovation - This delay primarily affects large collaborative projects under 𝗣𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗜𝗜, which includes 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀. - European Research Council, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and most coordination and innovation actions have extended their current programmes to cover 2025. Opportunities Ahead 🌟 Despite the delay, the launch of 𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰-𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 will proceed as planned, covering critical areas like: 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐔 Stay connected with STEMwise for all the latest updates and expert guidance on navigating the Horizon Europe changes. Find out more 📲 https://lnkd.in/dfQZ2f_d #HorizonEurope #R&DFunding #EuropeanCommission #Innovation #STEMwise #ResearchOpportunities

And that’s a wrap on the 18th #SETPlan Conference in Budapest. I’m proud of the JRC’s role in the SET Plan, which brings scientists, policymakers and industry leaders together to unlock new solutions to Europe’s complex energy challenges. Our need for such joined up thinking becomes more pressing with every year. I would like to express my heartfelt thanks to our Hungarian hosts for their warm hospitality, and to our European Commission colleagues and all the SET Plan stakeholders for two days of engaging discussions and collaborative spirit. Here are some of my key conference takeaways: - International cooperation and public engagement are crucial in pursuit of climate neutrality and European competitiveness. - Research and innovation play a critical role in driving the transition to a more circular and sustainable economy. - Cross-thematic cooperation is essential for addressing complex challenges. - The SET Plan can play a key role in supporting industrial policy, such as the upcoming Clean Industrial Deal. - We need to reduce fragmentation in the R&I landscape and focus on technologies where we can maintain and build leadership. - Monitoring and reporting will keep us on track: our annual SET Plan and Clean Energy Technology Observatory reports are invaluable, but we need to go even further. Lastly I'd like to extend a special thank you to my JRC team, particularly Drilona Shtjefni, Teodor Kuzov, Evdokia Tapoglou, Dražen Tumara and Catriona Black for their key contributions to the conference. See you at the next one in Copenhagen? EU Science, Research and Innovation #SETPlan #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergy #ResearchAndInnovation #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #ClimateNeutrality #EuropeanCommission #JRC #HU24EU

ECS policy event “Citizen Science beyond 2030: Societal Engagement for a Sustainable Future” will take place on Wednesday, 22 January 2025, 10:00-12:00 CET Register here: https://lnkd.in/dX5NdTCA Image credits: UN Ukraine, flickr Museum für Naturkunde Berlin WHAT TO EXPECT By contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) - be it through providing monitoring data, raising awareness or promoting behavioral change - the citizen science community has demonstrated that it can play an important role in supporting and advancing sustainability transitions. During this policy event we will take stock of the progress made so far before taking a look into the future. Together with a panel of experts and decision-makers from science and policy we will discuss what needs to be done to strengthen citizen science for sustainable development both within the SDG framework and beyond 2030.   Confirmed panelists: Michael Arentoft (DG Research & Innovation, European Commission) Dr Dilek Fraisl (IIASA, Citizen Science Global Partnership) Professor Francois Grey (University of Geneva, Citizen Cyberlab) Professor Ariane König (University of Luxembourg) Professor Walter J. Radermacher (Federation of European National Statistical Societies)   This event is part of the European Citizen Science (ECS) project, which is funded by the EU under Horizon Europe and runs from August 2022 to July 2026. ECS aims to strengthen citizen science as a valuable research approach for scientific excellence and sustainable development in Europe. The project’s activities include networking events, a platform with information and resources, capacity-building and training, technical support and policy engagement activities.

NEW: Coventry University Group has announced plans to collaborate with the Łukasiewicz Research Network, Poland’s third-largest research network, to advance research on critical global challenges. https://lnkd.in/evy9xnn9 Richard Dashwood Rafał Łukasik #EdTech #ClimateAction  #greentech #highered

🔍Panel 7 of the 60th Anniversary International Conference on Sustainability and Sustainable Media 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲   In the seventh panel of the 60th Anniversary International Conference, we group scholars from the US, Germany, and the United Kingdom. This panel asks how we can integrate social equity, environmental and human health, ethics, and technologies to create diverse and thriving communities on the urban, regional, and global scale. The presentations address the questions from the perspective of “cultures of technology” which refers here to the values, norms, expectations, and controls that shape how technologies are imagined, designed, used, and replaced. This panel will address some of these cultures and practices in contexts of migration, digital labour, the politics of innovation, and sustainable urban spaces. In their presentations, scholars will highlight how cultures of technology engage with, defy, and reproduce sustainable practices and what we can learn from historically underrepresented groups and regions. For their presentation details, please visit the conference website: https://lnkd.in/ezjuk28M   #60thAnniversary #JLM #InternationalConference #AcademicEvent #SustainabilityandSustainableMedia

The High-level expert group’s report on the future of the EU research programme published yesterday delivers many important recommendations to make research and innovation the key to unlock European competitiveness. I welcome the push towards an integrated approach between research and innovation and the EU strategic agenda, focussing on competitiveness, fostering market uptake and leveraging of private investments supporting the scale up of innovative technologies in Europe. Also, the integration of European, national and regional funding is extremely important, aligning strategic objectives and creating complementary funding instruments, and achieving synergies. The support of partnerships is recognised as fundamental in strategic thematic cluster, together with the need for more open, less prescriptive programmes, to be implemented with user friendly and simpler instruments. Regarding in particular European partnerships like Circular Bio-based Europe Joint Undertaking (CBE JU), the report underlines their value to achieve EU strategic objectives, their ability to leverage considerable private funding. At the same time, it calls to focus on EU competitiveness, to simplify the funding landscape, to align the partnerships’ strategy with Member states’ national funding and enhancing synergies.  Overall, I mostly welcome the approach of “Align, act, accelerate” because it emphasises what partnerships – and in particular joint undertakings like CBE JU – are about: align strategies among a wide range of stakeholders, implement joint strategic calls for funding, accelerate EU industries’ competitiveness to impact business, the environment and EU civil society. I am also particularly proud that the CBE JU funded project LigniOx Project H2020 is mentioned as an example of how long-term EU research, development and innovation funding within public-private partnerships can boost competitiveness and sustainability of European industries and help achieve EU’s objectives. https://lnkd.in/eTfyk8Sa Bio-based Industries Consortium (BIC) European Commission EU Science, Research and Innovation EU Business EU Environment and Climate John Bell Rob Beekers Astrid Ladefoged Dirk Carrez

Innovation Marathon Hackathon The Innovation Marathon Hackathon, a central event of the European University Festival, will be a 72-hour hackathon culminating in October 2025 during the festival itself. However, the journey toward this event will begin as early as March 2025 with an official presentation at the European Parliament. During this ceremony, the festival will be formally announced, marking the start of preparatory work involving universities and researchers from across Europe. Starting in March, participating universities will have the opportunity to form interdisciplinary teams and begin developing innovative solutions to climate challenges such as sustainable energy, waste reduction, and urban resilience. This preliminary work will culminate in the Innovation Marathon in October, where projects will be finalized and presented. The best ideas will be selected for inclusion in the "University Climate Manifesto", a cornerstone document of the festival aimed at influencing policy and promoting a sustainable future. #InnovationMarathon #Hackathon2025 #EuropeanUniversityFestival #Sustainability #ClimateInnovation #RenewableEnergy #WasteReduction #UrbanResilience #ClimateManifesto #SustainableFuture #EuropeanResearch #InterdisciplinaryTeams #UniversityCollaboration #GlobalChallenges #PolicyForChange #CollaborativeInnovation #GreenSolutions

🎉Exciting news for researchers and innovators! The European Commission has unveiled the second strategic plan for Horizon Europe, outlining the key areas where EU research and innovation funding will be directed for the remaining years of the program (2025-2027) 📰. This updated plan focuses on three crucial strategic orientations: Green Transition: Tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution through groundbreaking solutions. Digital Transition: Unlocking Europe's digital potential and ensuring technological leadership. A Stronger Europe: Building a more resilient, competitive, inclusive and democratic Europe. This strategic focus aligns with the current global landscape, emphasising sustainability, technological advancement, and societal well-being. At lomarlabs, we are open to collaborations on EU projects as we see extraordinary opportunities in #maritime innovation. We believe that technological innovation is the only way for the maritime sector to continue growing efficiently and in harmony with the environment, while still maintaining its competitiveness. Stay tuned for the launch of the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2025 in April, which will detail specific funding opportunities! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eJNrvJqs #HorizonEurope #ResearchAndInnovation #GreenTransition #DigitalTransformation #EUScience #Sustainability