JPI Urban Europe’s approach to Widening Countries and build capacities for urban transitions - PowerPoint Presentation

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JPI Urban Europe’s approach to Widening Countries and build capacities for urban transitions in science and policy (EXPAND II project)

Speaker: Natália Susana Silva Regional Fund for Science and Technology of the Azores

EXPAND II - Widening participation of countries and stakeholders in JPI Urban Europe through capacity building in urban policy, funding and research

Azores at a

glanceAngra do HeroísmoCalheta São Jorge

Corvo

Horta

Lagoa

Lajes das Flores

Lajes do PicoMadalena do PicoNordestePonta DelgadaPovoaçãoPraia da VitóriaRibeira GrandeSanta Cruz da GraciosaSanta Cruz das FloresSão Roque do PicoVelas São JorgeVila do PortoVila Franca do Campo

Mobility

Environment

Culture

and

Cultural

Heritage

Resilient CitiesClimate change adaption Digital TransitionEnergy TransitionJobs and SkillsAccessible housingCircular Economy

Mobility

Environment

Culture

and

Cultural

Heritage

Resilient

Cities

Climate

change

adaption

Digital

Transition

Energy

Transition

Jobs and

Skills

Accessible

housing

Circular

Economy

Demographics

Source: SREA

Azores

Autonomous Region SRMCT – Regional Secretariat for the Sea, Science and TechnologyIntermediate Organsim (Axis 1 Research, Technological Development and Innovation)DRCT – Regional Directorate for Science and TechnologyFRCT – Regional Fund for Science and Technology

DRCT

RIS

3

Azores: Sea, Agriculture and

TourismEnergy, technology and biodiversity

FRCT – Regional Fund for Science and Technology of the Azores

FRCT’s Mission of Internationalization of the Azores Scientific and Technological SystemWe act through: Regional Research Funding Organization (ERA NETs, JPI URBAN, PhD and Post Docs)

Promoting

,

facilitating

and

participating with regional research teams in Transnational collaborative projectsFORWARD project: Fostering research excellence in EU Outermost Regions

Azores R&I

Azores

Sustainable

Destination

Geothermica

Era NetEnergy self-sufficient Island pilotsAdministrative DigitalizationDigital LiteracyEtc…

Expand II – Azores Region

participation objectivesSmall Islands | Small Cities | Same problems | Different scaleUnder-representation of Outermost Regions in transnational R&I collaboration;Prepare ourselves to Horizon

Europe, to

better

serve

the

Scientific and Technological System of the Azores;Mobilise cities and urban actors for urban transitions and connect them to other cities, bringing together key stakeholders from European, National and Local levels;Contribute to the development of models for using European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) for research, innovation and implementation activities on Urban challenges.

R&I to support cities

and government decision making;Learn lessons from other cities and regions;Tools and methodologies to engaging (urban) actors, practitioners, decision makers in its activities; Promote cooperation across disciplines, sectors and stakeholder groups to create new scientific knowledge and build capacities for action in (islands) urban settings.

Expand

II

– Azores

Region

participation objectives

For

Reflexion:Flexibility of the Programmes Small cities need Research and Innovation

to

surpass

Urban

Challenges too!Outermost Regions also have Urban Challenges and they have the perfect scale as Living Labs for Urban Challenges.

Thank

you!http://frct.azores.gov.pt/en/frct@azores.gov.ptnatalia.sa.silva@azores.gov.pt