TRANSFORM at the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities. A Review.

Bruxelles, 11 – 14 October, 2021. The European Week of Regions and Cities is the biggest annual Brussels-based event dedicated to cohesion policy. It brings together regions and cities from all over Europe, including politicians, administrators, experts and academics in a four-day event that boasts several interesting formats (the opening session was run following a ... TRANSFORM at the 19th European Week of Regions and Cities. A Review.

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Onda deliberativa – lancio della sintesi italiana del report OCSE

25 ottobre 2021: lancio della sintesi in italiano del report OCSE “Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave” L’evento, promosso nell’ambito del progetto EU H2020 TRANSFORM, si svolgerà sulla piattaforma Zoom dalle ore 15 alle 17 Sarà presentata il prossimo 25 ottobre la traduzione della sintesi del report dell’OCSE “Innovative Citizen ... Onda deliberativa – lancio della sintesi italiana del report OCSE

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Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. A Book Review.

Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. Edited by Emad Yaghmaei and Ibo van de Poel, Routledge (2021), Open Access. Over recent years, the EU has funded a long series of projects aimed at building tools and tool kits to help various sectors implement Responsible Innovation Approaches. From the Preface we learn that this collection ... Assessment of Responsible Innovation: Methods and Practices. A Book Review.

Jonathan Hankins

Notes from the SIENNA Project Final Conference

In the following notes I would like to offer my personal thoughts on the conference experience. The final conference from the SIENNA Project was held online, between 10 – 12 March 2021. DAY 1 The opening morning was dedicated to an introduction to the project and overview of findings in the project’s 3 main emerging ... Notes from the SIENNA Project Final Conference

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SIENNA Project final conference: 10 – 12 March

The SIENNA Project is holding its final (online) conference on Ethics, Human Rights & Emerging Technologies, from 10 to 12 March. The SIENNA project addresses ethical issues in three new and emerging technology areas: human genomics, human enhancement and human-machine interaction. Not only do these areas all come with major socio-economic impact, they also raise ... SIENNA Project final conference: 10 – 12 March

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TRANSFORM for a more open, inclusive and democratic territory.

Through TRANSFORM, three regional governments (Lombardy, Catalonia and Brussels-Capital) are working alongside other project partners on experimental approaches to involve citizens in local government policy-making on research and innovation (R&I), with the aim of achieving more open, inclusive and democratic territorial development. The project focuses on the place-based regional Smart Specialization Strategies (S3) for innovation. ... TRANSFORM for a more open, inclusive and democratic territory.

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European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

This is the second part of the review of the European Biotechnology and Society online seminar series. The seminar series website contains details of speakers and topics, as well as much of the materials presented. The first part is here. Seminar 4, 21 October, 2020 The fourth online seminar in the series was held on ... European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 2

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European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 1

In this, the first of two posts, I would like to offer a brief overview of how the first half of the European Biotechnology and Society online seminar series panned out. The seminar series website contains details of speakers and topics, as well as much of the materials presented. Seminar 1: 30 September 2020 The ... European Biotechnology and Society Online Seminar Series – Review, Part 1

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Quanto è ‘responsabile’ l’innovazione europea? APRE MUG talk.

Tra il 19 e il 22 ottobre 2020 si svolgerà la conferenza della rete APRE in coincidenza con il suo trentennale: VERSO UN NUOVO FUTURO LA RICERCA & INNOVAZIONE EUROPEA IN RETE. APRE – Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea, da trenta anni supporta e promuove la partecipazione italiana ai programmi europei di Ricerca ... Quanto è ‘responsabile’ l’innovazione europea? APRE MUG talk.

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ROSIE Project Final Virtual Meeting, a Review

The ROSIE: RESPONSIBLE & INNOVATIVE SMEs IN CENTRAL EUROPE project held its final event (virtually) on 23 June 2020, a celebration and presentation of three year’s work carried out across 8 central European countries and involving 11 partners. The aim of the project was to improve skills among entrepreneurs and innovation actors and to promote ... ROSIE Project Final Virtual Meeting, a Review

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