Workshop Scope
European Partnerships under the EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation mobilise public and private resources to address global challenges, reduce fragmentation and create added value for research and innovation in Europe. This workshop will examine how these partnerships are governed, how national funding organisations support applicants, and how research and innovation results can be transferred into public policy, business models
and urban practice. A specific focus will be placed on the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership, which supports the transformation of urban areas towards sustainability, inclusion and resilience.
The workshop will discuss circular urban economies, positive-energy districts, the 15-minute city concept, transnational call procedures, national co-funding mechanisms and the role of national contact points.
The workshop invites presentations of research findings, policy- and practice-oriented case studies, evaluations of funding instruments and national support schemes, analyses of project pipelines and impact, as well as system designs, decision-support tools and prototypes for applicants, evaluators and funding organisations.

Please note that this is a presentation-only workshop. Contributions are not submitted as papers, are not peer-reviewed and will not be published in the conference proceedings. The session combines presentations with an open discussion, and conference participants are welcome to attend.

Objectives

1. Present the role, governance and added value of European Partnerships under the EU Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation.
2. Discuss funding opportunities, national co-funding conditions and support mechanisms for applicants.
3. Examine the Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership and its contribution to sustainable, inclusive and resilient urban transformation.
4. Identify barriers and success factors in transferring partnership-funded research and innovation results into public policy, business models and urban practice.

Topics of Interest:

• European Partnerships under Horizon Europe: governance, objectives and added value
• Co-funded European Partnerships and coordination between EU and national funding
• The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership: scope, Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda and calls
• Circular urban economies and sustainable urban transformation
• Positive-energy districts and energy-efficient urban regeneration
• The 15-minute city and accessible, inclusive urban mobility
• National support mechanisms, eligibility conditions and grant administration for applicants
• Identifying relevant partnerships, building consortia and preparing competitive proposals

• Evaluation, monitoring and impact assessment of European Partnership projects
• Knowledge transfer from research and innovation projects to public policy and urban practice

Who should attend

Researchers, including doctoral and early-career researchers; representatives of ministries and funding agencies; national contact points; municipalities; urban innovators; project coordinators; and policy stakeholders.

Format and Participation

• Format: in-person
• Duration: 30-60 minutes. The final schedule will be confirmed by the Organizing Committee
• Publication: Presentation only
• How to take part: There is no call for papers for this workshop

Workshop organizers

• Mgr. Juraj Fukatsch (Lead organiser), Department of International Cooperation, Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (SCSTI), Slovakia