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Representatives of Brussels-based offices leading the work of ICT Working Group.
ICT
The main objective of the ICT Work Group is to act as a platform to discuss and share information on ICTrelated initiatives and funding opportunities in relation to the European Commission’s policy priority “A Europe fit for the digital age”. Especially highlighting the regional dimension of the ICT-field, the WG aims to create opportunities for interregional cooperation in the field of ICT by linking with other areas and sectors such as smart cities, energy, transport, health or culture.
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Previous Related ERRIN Working Group Meetings
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Cultural Heritage & Tourism/ICT WG meeting: Unlocking the Power of AI for Cultural Heritage
The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Working Group, in collaboration with the ICT Working Group, is organising a meeting for ERRIN members to explore the transformative potential of Artificial
Digital tools for smart cities
In this joint Smart Cities and ICT Working Group meeting, members will gain insights into digital funding opportunities for cities and regions, including the ‘Towards networked Local Digital Twins in
SEFS Working Group meeting: Unlocking potential, regional perspectives on knowledge valorisation
In the 2022 Council Recommendation, knowledge valorisation is referred to as the process of creating social and economic value from knowledge by linking different areas and sectors and by
WG Related Events
The Polish Council Presidency 2025 - Priorities and Challenges
The partner regions Wielkopolska and Hessen are organising a lunchtime event: The Polish Council Presidency 2025 – Priorities and Challenges on 23 January 2025 at 13:00 (light lunch as of 12.30) at the Multiple Regions House, 21, Rue Montoyer in Brussels.
IGLO Open on the Polish Presidency: programme and R&I priorities
The 'IGLO Open on the Polish Presidency: programme and R&I priorities' will take place on Wednesday 22 January 2025. The event, hosted by the PolSCA PAS Office in Brussels, will be held at the NCBR/BSP Office in Brussels.
Living-in.EU: Shape & Contribute to the Working Groups’ plans 2025!
On Thrusday 16 Janaury 2025 (13:00 to 14:45 CET - online), the Living-in.EU movement is organising a collaborative meeting to co-create the 2025 Work Plan of each of its Working Groups: legal, financial, monitoring & measuring, technical and education & capacity building.
Training: Increasing digitalisation awareness and readiness of German communities
The European Commission recently launched an initiative to increase digitalisation awareness and readiness of EU communities, which aims to support all cities and regions that are in their digital transformation process, providing resources, best practices and training for the development of digitalisation strategies. In this regard, a hybrid training is organised for German cities and regions on 14 January 2025 (15:00 CET).
Monitoring and measuring Working Group meeting #2 - State of play and future of the LORDIMAS tool
The Monitoring and Measuring Working Group of Living-in.EU is organising its second meeting in 2024 on Friday 13 December 2024, from 11:00 to 12:30 (CET). This event will be held online only and open to all interested participants.
Opening up R&I Processes: Who to Engage, and How?
REINFORCING project is organising the workshop 'Opening up R&I Processes: Who to Engage, and How?". This crash course will explore strategies for aligning research and innovation (R&I) with societal needs through meaningful stakeholder engagement. This workshop provides practical tools and actionable insights to help researchers, innovators or professionals working in R&I to identify and collaborate with the right audiences, ensuring more inclusive and impactful outcomes.
WG Documents
ERRIN Year in review 2022
The ERRIN Year in review 2022 is out! Read the report to see the numerous activities ERRIN and its members have been involved in throughout the year.
European Digital Innovation Hubs in Digital Europe Programme
The draft working document for European Digital Hubs in the Digital Europe Programme.
WG Related Content
Management Board elections 2024 – results
Following the call for nominations for ERRIN Management Board held between 3 and 17 October, we are happy to announce the nominated Management Board members. The four nominees will be approved as new Management Board members at the ERRIN Autumn General Meeting on 5 December.
Call for expression of interest: Clusters Meet Regions
The European Cluster Collaboration Platform, on behalf of the European Commission, invites national and regional authorities, cluster organisations, and economic development agencies to apply to host one of the 10 ‘Clusters Meet Regions’ workshops planned for 2025. The next deadline for making your application is 20 December 2024.
A look back at the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2024
The XIII edition of the Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) conference took place on 13-14 November 2024 in Budapest. The event focused on regions as catalysts of European RDI competitiveness and brought together over a hundred regional stakeholders from across Europe, including ERRIN, for two days of intense discussions and networking. Find out our key takeaways from the multiple topics covered.
Have Your Say on the Future of Regional Innovation Valleys
The European Commission invites all regions – whether selected as RIVs or not – to share feedback on the RIV initiative to help shape future calls and align them with regional needs. Deadline to answer the questionnaire is 15 November.
Partner search: Co-creating entrepreneurship education in sound
Denmark's Silicon Valley of Sound is searching for partners to develop a Erasmus project focused on co-creating off-campus innovation and entrepreneurship teaching in a regional educational hub for sound
METAVENUES 2.0 - Digital transformation in performing arts (Creative Europe)
The cultural and performance center SPOT in the city of Groningen (Netherlands) is looking for partners for a follow-up Creative Europe project on the topic of ''Digital Transformation in performing arts''. The technologies considered are augmented reality (AR) and extended reality (XR) which can have an influence on how performances are created and experienced. Express your interest before 1 December.
Latest Updates
- By Rodolphe Doité
LORDIMAS Call for experts - Contribute to the future of digital maturity assessment
The Monitoring and Measuring Working Group of Living-in.EU launched a Call for Experts, open until 14 February 2024, to select up to 20 experts, from the Living-in.EU Community, to work on LORDIMAS, an interactive tool helping local and regional governments to understand where they are in their digital transformation journey.
- By Rodolphe Doité
Open Call to Chair the Digital Assembly of the Living-in.EU movement
The Digital Assembly is the political body of Living-in.EU, acting as an advisory board. It meets once a year to collect and discuss the political priorities of the local and regional authorities (LRAs) that are signatories to the community. As the current mandate of the Living-in.EU Digital Assembly leadership is coming to an end, the movement is launching a call for applications for its renewal.
- By Angèle Liaigre
Discover the ORTESE project - A digital twin to design urban future-proof energy systems
In the Northern Netherlands, the municipality of Emmen is looking at how to transform its energy system in a more efficient and sustainable way, via the use of the digital twin technology. For both companies and inhabitants, the municipality aims optimize its energy supply and provide with an innovative perspective to accelerate the local energy transition. This is at the core of what is called: the ORTESE project. Want to hear more about it? Then check this out.
- By Anett Ruszanov
Concentrated solar power plant facilities wanted
Aston University is looking for concentrated solar power plant facilities (CSP – research or industry) in MS or associated countries that have thermal energy storage and a power block (electricity production). The proposal aims to develop a hybrid-model-based digital twin for CSP systems by integrating data-driven and physics-based methodologies at the component level.
- By Helga Aunemo
Advancing innovative interventions - TIPS center of Stavanger University Hospital looking for partners for HE call
The TIPS (Early Intervention in Psychosis) center at Stavanger University Hospital focuses on early detection and treatment of psychosis. We are looking for partners/consortia for the forthcoming HORIZON-HLTH-2025-01-DISEASE-02 call.
- By Greater Copenhagen EU Office
Erasmus+: Danish language school looking for partners - using AI in language learning for adults
VSKdansk is a public language school teaching Danish primarily to adult newcomers. It’s a collaboration between several municipalities in the Greater Copenhagen area. They are looking for partners for a project idea on developing an AI-based personal learning assistant, which can supplement the teaching with relevant ‘authentic’ exercises that stimulate and develop both oral and written language skills.