February 2020
International Conference on Forests for Biodiversity and Climate
Forests cover approximately 30% of the Earth’s land area, host 80% of its biodiversity; support the livelihoods of around a quarter of the world’s population. At the EU level, forests cover approximately 42% of the land area. In addition to providing economic and job opportunities to local communities, forests are an irreplaceable biodiversity reservoirs and carbon sinks; they prevent soil erosion; they provide clean water through filtration; they clean the air; they play a central role in risk reduction measures…
Find out more »Workshop: Smart grids in the new programming period
This workshop is jointly organised as part of the Stairway to Excellence (S2E) project and the Smart Specialisation Platform on Energy (S3PEnergy) initiative, managed by the JRC, in close cooperation with DG REGIO and DG ENER. This workshop aims to test approaches to improve transnational networking in the area of smart grids and draw lessons to build a more diversified approach to cooperation across territories and European actors in a RIS3 context in the smart grids sector. This event will…
Find out more »Teollisuustreffit – Kumppanuuksista uutta liiketoimintaa
Teollisuustreffeillä tapaat uusia yrityskumppaneita ja tutustut Pohjois-Karjalan tutkimuslaitosten ja kehittämisorganisaatioiden teollisuudelle tarjoamiin palveluihin. Tule mukaan ja löydä uusia mahdollisuuksia pärjätä kilpailussa, kasvattaa toimintaa ja hyödyntää kansainväliset markkinat. Tapahtumaan on kiinnitetty useita mielenkiintoisia puhujia ja yrityshaastatteluja, kuten esimerkiksi: Mia Mantsinen, Mantsinen Group (vuoden 2019 maakunnan kehittäjä) Timo Saarelainen, Green Fuel Nordic Oy Janne Haapasalo, John Deere Forestry Oy Suvi Hassinen, Veljekset Hassinen Oy Ari Mononen, Iivari Mononen Oy Tilaisuus on tarkoitettu: teollisuusyrityksille teollisuutta palveleville yrityksille (mm. alihankkijat, palvelut, tavarantoimittajat) teollisuudelle ratkaisuja…
Find out more »Industry Clusters Connecting Circular Economy Conference
Regional Council of Lapland in cooperation with European Commission, Digipolis Oy and City of Kemi, Finland is organising a conference dedicated to “Responsible Industry Leading the Sustainable Development on the example of Industry Clusters Connecting Circular Economy”. Around 130 representatives of local, regional, national and European public authorities together with industry and civil society stakeholders will share their experiences and provide insights into future cluster policies related to circular economy, with a focus on trends, interregional and cross-sectoral collaboration as…
Find out more »Kansainvälinen klusterikonferenssi teollinen kiertotalous teemalla
Lapin liitto, Euroopan komissio, Digipolis Oy sekä Kemin kaupunki järjestävät yhteistyössä konferenssin teemalla: “Responsible Industry Leading the Sustainable Development on the example of Industry Clusters Connecting Circular Economy". Lisätietoa tapahtumasta löydät TÄÄLTÄ.
Find out more »Paving the way for SMEs’ Artificial Intelligence adoption
Artificial Intelligence has a high potential for European SMEs, but they often struggle to keep up with the pace of digital transformation and industrial transition. To tackle this, policy initiatives supporting AI adoption are of utmost importance. EASME and DG GROW will host their high-level conference on “A European perspective on Artificial Intelligence (AI): Paving the way for SMEs’ AI adoption in key industrial value chains” next 18-19 February. The two-day event will gather decision-makers, SMEs, AI innovators and academics…
Find out more »Vanguard webinaari
Vanguard-aloite on älykkääseen erikoistumiseen ja yritysten kasvuntukemiseen perustuva EU:n laajuinen alueiden välinen verkosto. Verkostoa ohjataan jäsenalueilta poliittisesti, mutta toiminnan ytimessä ovat ruohonjuuritason yrittäjyys ja innovaatiot sekä teollisuuden uudistuminen EU:ssa. Vanguard koostuu eri teemojen alle rakentuneista hanke- ja innovaatioverkostoista, piloteista. Itä- ja Pohjois-Suomi on liittynyt täksi vuodeksi mukaan observer-statuksella, jonka jälkeen meillä on mahdollisuus olla täysimääräinen jäsen ja tarjota sidosryhmillemme laajoja ja vahvoja hankeverkostoja ja yhteistyökumppaneita. Lisäksi Vanguard on erittäin vahva edunajamisessa ja mukana monella tapaa EU:n rahoitusvalmisteluissa. Järjestämme Vanguardiin liittyvän…
Find out more »1st policy Hackathon on smart construction & smart mobility to get carbon neutral cities by 2030
The European Innovation Ecosystems Unit of the European Innovation Council at DG R&I is organising the first ever policy hackathon at the Directorate General of Research and Innovation (DG R&I) at the European Commission, and is looking for startups or investors in the areas and smart construction or smart mobility that might be interested. The objective is to hack 2 major challenges that our societies face: How to get a carbon neutral city by 2030 by employing Smart Mobility Solution.…
Find out more »March 2020
CANCELLED: Workshop & S3P-Industry 6th Steering Committee Meeting
The S3P-Industry 6th Steering Committee Meeting will take place in Milan, Italy on the 4th and 5th of March 2020. This event will be kindly hosted by the Region of Lombardy. The S3P-Industry invites its 21 partnerships as well as the Energy and Agri-Food S3 partnerships, and relevant European Commission services to meet and exchange during two days in Milan: 1) 4 March 2020 - Workshop in the framework of the SC meeting The main aim of this first day will be to…
Find out more »CANCELLED: Smart Specialisation for Sustainable Development Goals
The main aim of the event is to present practical experience and advances in applying Smart Specialisation (S3) as a methodology driving the achievement of the SDGs through the establishment and implementation of transformative localised, place-based, innovation-driven strategies/roadmaps in a number of countries and sub-national territories. This includes EU Member States, regions and cities that are already implementing Smart Specialisation strategies targeted towards SDGs and non-EU countries that chose to adopt the S3 methodology as policy framework and/or reference methodology.
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