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Nature Based Urban Innovation (NATURVATION)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) have the potential to respond to climate change, enhance biodiversity and improve environmental quality while contributing to economic regeneration and social well-being. Yet there is a substantial gap between the promise of NBS and their uptake. To unlock the potential of NBS for sustainable urban development, NATURVATION will take a transdisciplinary, internationally ...
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RESCCUE - RESilience to cope with Climate Change in Urban arEas - a multisectorial approach focusing on water (RESCCUE)

Start date: May 1, 2016, End date: Apr 30, 2020,

... their benefits potential. This will enable city managers and urban system operators deciding the optimal investments to cope with future situations. The validation platform is formed by 3 EU cities (Barcelona, Lisboa and Bristol) that will allow testing the innovative tools developed in the project and disseminating their results among other cities belonging to major international networks. In te ...
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GrowSmarter

Start date: Jan 1, 2015, End date: Dec 31, 2019,

GrowSmarter aims to:• Improve the quality of life for European citizens by better mobility, housing and the quality of urban infrastructure while improving the citizens economy by lower energy costs and creating as much as 1500 new jobs (on the demonstration level).• Reduce the environmental impact by lower energy needs by 60 % and increased use of renewable energy thus reducing GHG emissions eve ...
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Participatory Urban Living for Sustainable Environments (PULSE)

Start date: Nov 1, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2019,

PULSE (Participatory Urban Living for Sustainable Environments) will leverage diverse data sources and big data analytics to transform public health from a reactive to a predictive system, and from a system focused on surveillance to an inclusive and collaborative system supporting health equity. Working within five global cities, PULSE will harvest open city data, and data from health systems, ur ...
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Support for small and medium sized enterprises engaging in apprenticeships: Regional Apprenticeship Alliances for SMEs

Start date: Sep 1, 2016, End date: Aug 31, 2018,

Today when SMEs face problems related to start up, innovation and growth, they find help in a proactive ecosystem of intermediary organizations: Yet the vast majority of these organizations do not currently provide guidance to SMEs on the subject of apprenticeships. RAISE seeks to address this situation by building the capacity of intermediary bodies to develop and operate support structures which ...
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SPP Regions

Start date: Apr 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2018,

...d to collaborate directly on tendering for eco-innovative solutions. New networks will be established, or existing networks strengthened in 7 European regions (Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Torino, Bristol, Barcelona, West France and Gabrovo). Networking activities will include an intensive capacity building programme and collaboration on at least 6 tenders per region - 42 in total.At the European level ...
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Utveckla kulturen i ytterstaden

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: May 31, 2017,

...l institutions, libraries municipalities and local associations all working in socioeconomic disadvantaged areas and make a job shadowing. The cities are Birmingham, Bordeaux, Barcelona, Amaroussion and Helsinki. The five cities have developed other ways to tackle the issues and identified barriers that may be an important reason. Activities: Kick off and anchoring work: Information meetings with ...
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All together against discrimination

Start date: Jun 1, 2015, End date: Mar 31, 2016,

Addap13 addresses to young people, boys and girls from 11 to 21 years old, from precarious social categories to favor their social and professional integration and reduce the risks of marginalization and exclusion. The sports practice, the construction sites of international solidarity are a part of tools which allow us to value and to encourage the public-spirited behavior by the meeting with " t ...
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Combating inequalities through innovative social practices of, and for, young people in cities across Europe (CITISPYCE)

Start date: Jan 1, 2013, End date: Dec 31, 2015,

This project builds on research that shows the disproportionate impact of the economic crisis on young people across Europe, including excessively high rates of youth unemployment and threats to the social provision enjoyed by previous generations. This is compounded by the 'coming of age' of the descendants of recent migrant communities - who now form significant proportions of the young populati ...
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Future Policy Modeling (FUPOL)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

The FUPOL project proposes a comprehensive new governance model to support the policy design and implementation lifecycle. The innovations are driven by the demand of citizens and political decision makers to support the policy domains in urban regions with appropriate ICT technologies. It will specifically target domains such as urban economy, community facilities, urban mobility and sustainable ...
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Towards Sustainable Zero Carbon Transport through Innovation Procurement (TRANS-FORM)

Start date: Oct 1, 2012, End date: Sep 30, 2015,

...rement experts from the UK and the Netherlands that will provide practical know-how and proven methodologies. The public/private sector procurement community will be represented by City Councils from Barcelona, Birmingham and Rotterdam for the public sector and also the EU Corporate Leaders Group on Climate Change. Innovation Agencies from Poland, Spain and the UK will complete the triangular par ...
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Green eMotion: Development and demonstration of a unique and user-friendly framework for green electromobility in Europe (GREEN EMOTION)

Start date: Mar 1, 2011, End date: Feb 28, 2015,

Green eMotion aims at enabling mass deployment of electromobility in Europe. To achieve this, major players from industry, the energy sector, municipalities as well as universities and research institutions have joined forces to develop and demonstrate a commonly accepted and user-friendly framework consisting of interoperable and scalable technical solutions in connection with a sustainable busin ...
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Commons for Europe (Commons4EU)

Start date: Nov 1, 2011, End date: Dec 31, 2014,

...y and successfully intermediate between citizens and cities and help in closing this gap.Commons4EU aims to build on the shoulders of this experience with an initial core team of 7 cities: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Helsinki, Manchester, Rome and UK-NESTA (UK cities involved in the project through NESTA) working together in 2 main areas:1)\tCode Commons. Developing collaborative web projects fo ...
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INNOvating entrepreneurship policies in the CRAFTS sector (INNOCRAFTS)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

... and Crafts (France); Public Foundation The Legacy of al-Andalus; Bistrita Municipality; Regional Association of Municipalities Central Stara Planina; Municipality of Burgas; Chamber of Commerce of Barcelona; Budapest Entreprise Agency; Aalto University School of Art and Design-University of Vaasa; Municipality of Riga; Vilnius Old Town Renewal Agency; Craft Council Ireland; Municipality of Reims ...
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Green IT Network Europe (GreenITNet)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...e. The vastness of the task requires strong cooperation and exchange of experience to pool resources and expertise. The main objective of GreenITNet is to support 10 partners (Riga, Manchester, Rome, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Catania, Oresund, Malta, Kranj, Czestochowa) and a large network of other cities and regions to develop a systematic Green IT policy framework and select a number of good practis ...
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Surpassing Energy Targets through Efficient Public Buildings (SERPENTE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...ontribution from project partners to draft the Communication plan and to develop contents for the website. Partner n°5 Centre Urbain participated in the INTERREG IVC Seminar organised in Barcelona in June 2012.
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DIGITAL COOPERATIVES (E-COOP)

Start date: Dec 31, 2011, End date: Dec 30, 2014,

...ervices :Computer Technology Institute (GR) / Cambridgeshire County Council (UK) / OTEN (FR) / Gironde County Council (FR)- Co-building e-services with users : WPRED NLtd (HU) / Barcelona Provincial Council (SP) / City of Terni (IT) / City of Jyväskylä (FI).Philippe Cazeneuve, a french ICT expert made a speech on digital literacy and“the notion of digital mediation throughout Europe”. The main ide ...
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Smart City Service Development Kit and its Application Pilots (CitySDK)

Start date: Jan 1, 2012, End date: Oct 31, 2014,

We will produce three large-scale pan-European smart city service pilots in the eight partner cities. The pilots are in the domains of smart mobility, smart participation and smart tourism. A combination of city organisations' leadership, collaboration between the cities, and a large amount of partners' relevant existing services, interfaces, software, practices and standards in these domains are ...
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Mediterranean Network for the promotion of Sustainable Urban Development Strategies and three news UDS (USUDS)

Start date: Oct 21, 2011, End date: Oct 21, 2013,

Population and economic growth in the Mediterranean Sea Basin is nowadays mostly concentrated in urban areas. The improved quality of life of urban populations has become a determining factor for the development of the whole Mediterranean region. To support the development of the Mediterranean area, a system of socially and economically efficient cities should be fostered. USUDS intends to address ...
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CREATIVE REGIONS (CREA.RE)

Start date: Dec 31, 2009, End date: Mar 30, 2013,

The renewed Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs in the EU is based on the notion that Europe’s potential for future economic development is directly linked to its ability to create and promote high-value, innovative and research-based economic sectors. The Creative Sector (CS) contributed to 2.6% of EU GDP in 2003, whereas in the same year food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing sector accounted ...
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Future Internet Research and Experimentation By Adopting Living Labs - towards Smart Cities (FIREBALL)

Start date: May 1, 2010, End date: May 31, 2012,

The over-all objective of the FIREBALL project is to coordinate and align methodologies and approaches in the domains of Future Internet (FI) research and experimentation testbeds and user driven open innovation towards successful innovation in "smart city" environments.In doing so, and in covering the whole FI research and innovation value chain driven by smart cities being the users of the FI, F ...
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Sustainable Urban Goods logistics Achieved by Regional and local policies (SUGAR)

Start date: Oct 31, 2008, End date: Feb 28, 2012,

...rtnership brings together:• 4 good practice sites in EU, representing the Emilia Romagna Region (IT) and primary EU cities such as London (through Transport for London) (UK), Paris (FR) and Barcelona (ES);• 8 transfer sites in EU, spanning from small to large cities and regions: Palma de Mallorca (ES), Region of Crete (GR), Athens (GR), Poznan (PL), Vratsa (BU), Celje (SL), Usti nad Labem (CZ), Pa ...
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Change metropolitan metropolises Around Time (CAT-Med)

Start date: Mar 31, 2009, End date: Nov 29, 2011,

CAT-MED aims to prevent the natural risks related to climate change, thanks to the convergence of metropolitan strategies and actions. On the one hand, it proposes to identify and quantify common objectives, via indicators. These indicators will be defined on the basis of systemic approach of sustainable development. The creation of a transnational GIS will allow to evaluate the situation of each ...
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ublic Policies and Instruments in Support of Creative Industries (CREATIVE METROPOLES)

Start date: Sep 30, 2008, End date: Sep 29, 2011,

...or creative businesses5. Demand for CI products and servicesThe partnership of the project is constituted by municipalities and development agencies of 11 metropolitan cities of Europe – Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Birmingham, Helsinki, Oslo, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vilnius and Warsaw – which play a central role in the economies of their regions and countries.The project is organised into 3 co ...
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EUROPEAN NETWORK OF CITY-REGION COMPETITIVENESS (COMPETE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2004, End date: Dec 30, 2007,

...opertional programmes for European structural funds, particularly priorities relating to knowledge and innovation. We have now successfully delivered all planned conferences in Sheffield, Dortmund, Barcelona, Helsinki, Munich, Lyon and Rotterdam and staged the final high profile conference in London. We have also published the project final strategic report. The previous events are all available o ...
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Effective Use and Delivery of Structural Funds and Regeneration Programmes in Sub-Regional Areas (SRN)

Start date: Aug 31, 2004, End date: Nov 29, 2007,

SRNs ultimate aim is to ensure that Structural Fund programmes are delivered more effectively. It is achieving this by creating an arena in which partners can exchange experience and identify good practice that can improve the delivery of Structural Funds and be used in the development of new projects. The network is focusing on delivering programmes in sub-regional areas – those containing fewer ...
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Local Authority EMAS and Procurement (LEAP) (Leap)

Start date: Nov 1, 2003, End date: Oct 31, 2006,

...ped a group of tools aimed at assisting European public authorities in implementing green public procurement (GPP). The LEAP Toolkit, which was launched at the EcoProcura conference in Barcelona in September 2006, consists of eight tools. • Tool A: Green Procurement Policy: a five-step process based on the Procura+ milestone model and containing examples of good green procurement policies. †...
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Information, Competitiveness and Sustainability in Urban System (DIVERS)

Start date: Oct 1, 2002, End date: Oct 1, 2004,

Background Competitiveness and sustainability could be compatible if the current strategy based on the consumption of resources were replaced with a strategy based on "information". More information means a more efficient consumption of energy and materials. In terms of resource consumption ("sustainability"), natural systems with the most diversity are t ...
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SMart green Innovative urban Logistics for Energy efficient mediterranean cities (SMILE)

A key objective of smart cities is the development and implementation of intelligent and sustainable mobility solutions. Urban areas consume up to 70% of the energy produced and transport is a leading sector consuming non renewable energy and producing the biggest amount of GHG emissions in cities (30% of total emissions). Within this context, urban freight distribution requires for innovative sol ...
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Empowering Policies on Urban Sustainability (URBAN_EMPATHY)

URBAN EMPATHY will consolidate a permanent structure to work on transforming existing results from preselected MED projects and key European programmes into effective policies related to Sustainable Urban Models (SUMO). - 1st (WP3), the results will be evaluated through a set of transferability criteria and cross checked to ensure that they comply with the SUMO shared by the partners. In parallel, ...
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