Image Peer review Image Smart Strengthening Smart Specialisation Strategies in South Sweden On 22 April 2025, the Policy Learning Platform hosted an online Matchmaking on Aligning Møre and Romsdal County’s strategy for research and innovation with European trends in research and innovation policies. Take a look at the main takeaways. 22 May 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Social Unlocking the potential of remote students On 9–10 April 2025, the Interreg Europe Policy Learning Platform facilitated an onsite peer review in Östersund, Sweden, to support the municipality’s ambition to make remote students more visible within the local business ecosystem. 28 April 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Social Co-creating actions for school perseverance: Social innovation by La Réunion Following a peer review held 18 months ago, Interreg Europe took part in an interactive “seminaire contributif” on school perseverance, organised by La Réunion regional council. 08 April 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Social Engaging companies and authorities in skills planning Discover recommendations on how to engage private companies and local authorities in forward-looking job and skills management, coming from our peer review for the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Region. 07 April 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Green Biowaste management and tariff systems in the Region of Coimbra On 5-6 March 2025, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the CIM Regiao de Coimbra. The Portuguese region requested advice on how to set up and effective biowaste management, including the use of tariff systems. 25 March 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Smart S3 strategy to unlock full potential for growth On 5-6 March 2025, the Policy Learning Platform held a peer review for the Region Västernorrland in Sweden, which has requested insight on how to optimise its strengths in renewable energy and advanced manufacturing to drive sustainable economic growth and enhance competitiveness. 03 March 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Connected How to get rural communities to embrace new sustainable forms of mobility? On 6-7 February 2025, the Policy Learning Platform held an online peer review for the Leitrim County Council in Ireland, which has requested insight from other very thinly populated areas in Europe on sustainable mobility and community acceptance. 18 February 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Citizens Promoting urban revitalisation On 12–13 February 2025, the Policy Learning Platform conducted a peer review for the City of Duisburg, Germany, and Duisburg Business and Innovation (DBI). 18 February 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Green How to create and run an energy One-Stop-Shop? On 22-23 January 2025, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Energy Centre of the Ústí Region (ECUK), which wants to become the first energy One-Stop-Shop of the Czech Republic. 17 February 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Governance From Gateways to Gatekeepers: policy solutions for EU regions bordering Russia Russia’s war aggression on Ukraine and the closure of Europe’s eastern borders are reshaping EU regions. Public authorities from affected regions met to discuss economic decline, demographic shifts, and security issues. 05 February 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Smart Setting-up a regional Open Innovation Hub in Vidzeme Region On 23-24 January 2025, the Policy Learning Platform hosted a peer review on behalf of the Vidzeme Planning Region in Latvia, on the topic of setting-up a regional Open Innovation Hub. 05 February 2025 | By Platform
Image Peer review Image Social Labour market integration of immigrants with a focus on Ukrainian refugees On 26-27 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform hosted an onsite peer review for Kristiansand Municipality (Norway), which sought advice on how to improve the labour market integration of immigrants, with a specific focus on Ukrainian refugees. 03 February 2025 | By Platform
