Normandy Region is ERDF managing authority and supports actively its research & innovation ecosystem. Specific thematic focus are hydrogen, marine renewable energies, low-carbon industry and mobility, circular economy. Normandy Region is represented in ERRIN via its Brussels office.
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Normandy has 6 areas of specialisation (in addition to one transversal ‘digital’ area):
1) Food industry – ‘Preserving and sustainably transforming agricultural, marine, forestry and production systems’
2) Energy ‘Develop an energy mix towards zero carbon emissions’
3) Industry ‘Transforming processes for a high-performance, sustainable and digital industry’
4) Mobility & logistics ‘develop low-carbon mobility solutions that are efficient and secure’
5) Health ‘Accelerating synergies and innovation in the service of human and animal 5P medicine’
6) Risk management ‘make Normandy a resilient territory by mastering technological, natural, health and social risks’
The project will adopt a new practical framework in which climate adaptation pathways will be tested in four leading EU regions and eight ‘twin’ regions.
WEBSITE>The ECIV project is expected to generate up to 35 collaborative innovation projects and up to 30 experimentation projects in up to 10 industrial sectors. It aims to mobilising and connecting nine regional European circular economy innovation ecosystems.
The WINNINGNormandy Fellowship Programme will foster the research excellence and innovation activities, and increase the international attractivity and influence of the Normandy Region in France by recruiting 30 two-year postdoctoral fellowships.
WEBSITE>Contribution of the Normandy Region to the public consultation on European funding for post-2027 competitiveness as part of the European Commission's public consultation on the next EU long-term budget.
ERRIN is pleased to share its latest input paper on the role of R&I ecosystems in the future long-term budget post-2027, titled 'Connected regional innovation ecosystems – key for Europe’s competitiveness'. This marks the third paper in ERRIN's 'Towards the 10th Framework Programme' paper series, while also reaching beyond FP10, providing input more broadly on the next EU long-term budget post-2027, as discussions around European competitiveness and resilience are intensifying.
The ERRIN high-level event on "Connected regional innovation ecosystems – key for Europe’s competitiveness" took place on 28 January, bringing together Members of the European Parliament and regional voices. We invite you to have a look at the key takeaways from this important meeting.
The RESIST project, aimed at enhancing climate resilience across twelve EU regions, has made significant progress over the past year and a half. Four frontrunner regions are leading the way in testing climate adaptation solutions, paired with regions facing similar challenges. Key achievements include boosting regional ecosystems, developing a needs assessment methodology, creating a transfer methodology for innovations, building digital twins for climate scenario modelling, compiling a repository of climate adaptation practices, producing a series of project videos, and launching "The Stitch" newsletter to keep stakeholders informed. The project follows the "quintuple helix" innovation model, ensuring solutions are scalable and based on real challenges.
On 18 April, the RESIST project, in which ERRIN is a partner, hosted a webinar for the regions involved. The webinar focused on private solutions that can help encourage citizens' engagement in Climate Change adaptation activities. During the event, three solutions were presented: CoTowns, which is a technology that rewards citizens for contributing towards a sustainable urban environment; Maptionnaire, a platform used to design and manage community engagement; and MI4pADAPT, which is a DIY manual for stakeholder and citizen engagement.
The European Week of Cities and Regions (EWRC) has come to an end. This year’s edition has been particularly rich in ERRIN’s involvement, with the Secretariat co-organising four events, promoting projects, and the Working Group Leaders participating in several panel discussions.