The S3 Community of Practice (S3 CoP) together with DG REGIO are organising a series of webinars directed to S3 stakeholders from regions across the EU Member States, bringing together experts, policymakers, and key industry representatives to discuss common challenges, good practices, and lessons learned from EU regions in selected S3-related areas.

The first webinar in the series will focus on "Empowering interregional collaboration – from capacity to funding" and will be held by the S3 CoP Working Group on Interregional Collaboration on 16 May 2024 from 10:00-12:00 CEST.

This webinar is designed to engage S3 practitioners, policymakers, and key stakeholders in a dialogue about the challenges and opportunities in interregional collaboration. With insights drawn from the 2023 activities of the S3 CoP WG on Interregional Collaboration, this session aims to build on the groundwork of previous discussions and further enhance collaborative efforts across regions with a special focus on building capacity, securing funding, and aligning strategic objectives for sustainable development.

ERRIN Director Pirita Lindholm will take the floor during the webinar to talk about "Networks as capacity building for Interregional Collaboration".

Learn more, find the full agenda and register here.

The S3 CoP WG on Interregional Collaboration aims to foster a learning process for relevant policy stakeholders on the fulfilment of the S3 enabling condition for interregional collaboration. ERRIN is a partner in the S3 CoP Secretariat, with ERRIN Director Pirita Lindholm and ERRIN S3 Working Group leader Francesca D'Angelo from the Region of Tuscany also being members of the S3 CoP WG on Interregional Collaboration.

Other webinars currently announced in the series include "Paving the way for industrial transition through systemic change and inclusive strategies" on 22 May from 14:30-16:30 and "Understanding the bottlenecks to innovation diffusion: insights from EU regions" on 23 May from 10:00-12:00 CEST.