Citizens and local communities can play an important role in drawing value from R&I ensuring that research results made in Europe translate to benefits for all parts of society. To strengthen engagement of citizens and local societal actors in co-creating and taking up innovative solutions, we need more experimentation and testing of new approaches. The European Commission launches the CitizensHack2022.
Citizen Voices for Climate Transition is an initiative funded through the Horizon 2020 Green Deal Call, “other action 9”.
In their third Policy Brief ‘Industry 5.0: A Transformative Vision for Europe - Governing Systemic Transformations towards a Sustainable Industry’, the independent ESIR expert group recommends a deep transformation of the European Industry to foster the twin green and digital transition in Europe. This transformation will support Europe’s ambition to become more sustainable, resilient, regenerative and circular whilst living within planetary boundaries.
Breakthrough Energy Catalyst published a request for proposals for large-scale deep green tech projects based in Europe. The request will trigger investments in a portfolio of high-potential projects in the areas of clean hydrogen, sustainable aviation fuels, direct air capture, and long-duration energy storage.
On 20 January 2022, the EIT HEI Initiative will hold the KIC Showcase. In this virtual event, the EIT’s Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) will present projects that demonstrate good practice examples of education and training in innovation and entrepreneurship.