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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rue Montoyer 10
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S3 Strategy
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’
Strategic R&I Projects
RESIST
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.
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ECIV/European Circular Innovation Valley
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.
WINNINGNormandy
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.
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Latest Updates
- By Gaia Ialisa Marotta
A year and a half of building resilience together – RESIST project wrapped
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.
- By Gaia Ialisa Marotta
Existing private solutions to foster citizens' engagement in Climate Change adaptation activities
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.
- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
ERRIN at the EWRC 2023
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.
- By Astrid Hannes
Open call for technical assistance: Harnessing talent, empower regions
Until 20 October 2023, 46 regions that have been identified as facing a sharp working-age population decline, in combination with a low and stagnating share of people with tertiary education and brain drain can apply for an open call for technical assistance under the Talent Booster Mechanism.
- By Agnieszka Wieczorek Jetha
ERRIN Spring AGM 2023 – taking stock of the EU Missions
ERRIN’s Spring Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2023 took place on 22 June this year. As always, it brought together the large and dynamic community of member regions and cities. Following the format part with the update from the network, the main focus was the EU Missions, approached in two policy debates, on the support and implementation frameworks in Adaptation, Ocean and Waters and Soil Missions, and the governance innovation and the perspective on Cities and the Cancer Missions.
- By Rodolphe Doité
Hydrogen Roadmap – Survey for the Call for Evidence
The European Commission will soon publish a call for evidence (expected in June 2023 and open for four weeks) to collect further input from multiple stakeholders for the roadmap. In this frame, ERRIN wishes to produce an input paper.