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HoliCow
Enable small/med dairy farmers to benefit from big data for holistic decision-making
HoliCow was born from the observation of a dramatical decrease in the number of small and medium-sized dairy farms in our territories. This decrease is multifactorial. First, access to technologies is complicated for these farms because of the invest...
BEPROACT
BEPROACT – Building an Ecosystem to PROACTively develop data-driven asset management
Society depends on critical infrastructure assets e.g. highways/traffic management systems, built environment and water plants to perform their purpose, be secure and reliable, and to avoid significant economic impact. Ideally, “Talking Assets” could...
T4R
Twin4Resilience
Transforming Territorial Planning with Local Digital TwinsEmbracing Change in Territorial PlanningIn the midst of the transition towards sustainability and digitalization, local and regional public authorities are facing increasingly complex challeng...
OMELETTE
OptiMise and Extend hen Longevity to Expedite the Transition to susTainable Eggs
To ensure a future proof sustainable and resilient egg production in NWE, integrating hen longevity with animal health and welfare will become a vital necessity. Both territorial and common EU challenges amplify the need for longevity. The implementa...
Smart Carbon Farming
Smart Carbon Farming
Many of today’s standard farming practices deplete the very soil they rely on. With a growing population and more than half the world’s agricultural land already degraded, there may not be enough soil to support global food production within 50 years...
DigiHerb
Building digital and informatics innovation capacity of regional herbaria in NWE
To effectively tackle biodiversity issues, it is crucial to establish a robust foundation of biological data for comparison. Digitised herbarium collections are now being used to address important research questions on biodiversity issues across dive...
Upcycling Trust
Upcycling substandard buildings into affordable housing with Community Land Trusts
ContextThe housing crisis affecting many cities in the NWE region is calling for the production of more affordable housing. Building new housing is often in conflict with many cities' circular strategies, including the preservation of existing open s...
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SO 1.1 addresses the need to tackle innovation capacities imbalances in an integrated way by implementing strategies and using innovation capacities including the uptake of digital and (advanced) technologies, tools and solutions. The aim is to implement strategies to link regions with specific economic sectors/ value chains / strategies with similar challenges in NWE and to harness the potential of innovation and smart approaches to develop cooperation partnerships involving public and private actors, as well as knowledge institutes and civil society.
Actions in this priority will aim at improving territorial resilience and livelihoods through strengthening innovative and smart capacities. They will include in particular the uptake of R&D results and innovative solutions by public and private innovation players on a regional scale, strengthening Smart Specialisation Strategies, adapting existing innovative solutions and services (including non technological approaches,) reinforcing the value chains in NWE and accompanying innovative actors in different ways (financial, technical, training etc. support). These actions will also contribute to make territories more resilient and more attractive to citizens.
As overarching principles, projects must demonstrate smart, multi-actor and cross-sectoral approaches and where possible feed into regional / national/ transnational strategies, policies and action plans.
This priority aims to improve regional territorial resilience by increasing innovation capacities to support public and private innovation players in NWE.
In particular, joint integrated action is welcome for NWE public and private innovation players needing to close their possible “innovation gaps” or adapt place-based innovative processes. Innovation gaps could be for example lack of knowledge in new technologies, digitalisation or access to data and services for citizens.
Grants are the selected form of support for this SO. The size of planned operations, and the type of cooperation of target groups beyond national borders, allow for very limited use of support other than grants. In addition, planned operations will not generate significant revenue.