Day: May 24, 2018

Events – Week of Innovative Regions in Europe 2018 (WIRE) – 4 July 2018, Innsbruck, Austria

The Week of Innovative Regions in Europe (WIRE) conferences are among the main European policy fora for innovation and regional development. The 9th edition will take place on 4-6 July 2018 in Innsbruck, Austria and will look into three smart choices for regional ecosystems of innovation: Science & Research, Entrepreneurship

Research Headlines – Multi-angle picture of urban segregation and mobility

An EU-funded project explored how political, spatial and social factors shape segregation and mobility in two contrasting national contexts: Sweden and Israel. A new transport modelling tool, published findings and a film are helping to inform policymakers. Powered by WPeMatico

Research Headlines – Worldcoo helps NGOs raise funds through online tool on e-commerce sites

Would you be willing to add 1 EUR to your online purchases to support charity projects? EU-funded Worldcoo makes this possible with a simple click, by adding a widget – a small application – on a commercial website and offers you to chip in for charity or environmental projects run

Research Headlines – From earthquakes to unrest: new platform boosts community resilience in a crisis

“It’s very rare that computer scientists think about the definition of ‘resilience’, or get to work with the users of a tool,” says Shadrock Roberts of the Kenyan non-profit social enterprise Ushahidi, a partner in the COMRADES project. But this is precisely what happened when a diverse consortium of researchers

Scientific Advice Mechanism – Commission’s top scientific advisers examine Carbon Capture and Utilisation

Can “carbon capture and utilisation” technologies contribute to mitigating climate change? And if so, how should we choose in which of these various technologies to invest? These are some of the issues explored in the fourth scientific opinion of the European Commission’s Group of Chief Scientific Advisors. Powered by WPeMatico