The 2021 Ecsite Conference will bring together more than 1200+ peers committed to driving science engagement forward. The conference will offer a mix of intellectual stimulation, purposeful and creative sessions and networking opportunities.
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The European Commission has launched an anonymous survey, which it hopes will improve its communication on science, research and innovation.
The survey is open to all, regardless of their interest in the topic and will help the Commission to better understand interests and concerns related to their science communication.
Complete the 3-5 minute survey here.
Climate change, according to a new Eurobarometer survey, is the single most important problem facing the world according to European citizens. The survey also explored European citizens' views of the most appropriate policy responses to climate change, with 90% agreeing that greenhouse gas emissions should be reduced to a minimum while offsetting remaining emissions to ensure that the EU is climate-neutral by 2050.
Calls in the frame of four of the five candidate missions under Horizon Europe are now open for proposals. This includes the Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities - the context in which MOSAIC will test its methodology.
The calls relate to supporting national, regional and local authorities across Europe as they prepare for the transition towards climate-neutrality in cities, as well as other support actions.
The RiConfigure project's final event will take place over three days this June. On 8, 9 and 15 June the event will bring the main results of the project to a public space and provide a space to discuss the role of quadruple helix collaboration in the future R&I landscape including in Horizon Europe.
After the final event, on 17 June, there will be the possibility to participate in a half-day innovation training programme on quadruple helix collaboration, developed and tested within the RiConfigure project.
The European project RiConfigure has published a report of lessons learned during its three years of activity. 'Quadruple Helix Collaborations in Practice' highlights the important differences between the quadruple helix collaboration in theory versus in practice.
It describes a myriad of barriers discovered and overcome during the project, relating to funding, role distribution, incentives, power structures and path dependency. It also highlights the importance of accessible language in order to maximise the involvement of citizens.
The MOSAIC team from Université Gustave Eiffel are organising a session at the French innovation conference Forum Innovation. During the session, the recently published MOSAIC paper 'RRI legacies: co-creation for responsible, equitable and fair innovation in Horizon Europe' will be presented.
The panel session will ask 'Responsible, research, responsible innovation: how do we get there?' and include contributions from across the MOSAIC consortium.
The Research Network on Innovation presents Forum Innovatin 2021 with the theme: Higher Education and Research: Vector of Responsible Innovation.
The French conference will attract an international audience online, with some roundtable events organised in Paris.
The European Commission is organising another edition of EU Green Week. It will take place on 31 May - 4 June 2021 and focus on the theme: Zero Pollution. The theme ties in with the European Green Deal and the adoption of the EU Action Plan 'Towards a zero pollution ambition for air, water and soil'.
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The first MOSAIC paper 'RRI legacies: co-creation for responsible, equitable and fair innovation in Horizon Europe,' will feature in a special edition of the Journal of Responsible Innovation next September.
The paper discusses the 'new policy experiment' of Missions and Open Innovation and argues that co-creation can act as a linking-pin between the open science emphasis of Horizon 2020 and the open innovation accent of Horizon Europe.