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Island of Lesvos
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Welcome to Lesvos

The portal www.welcometolesvos.com, by West Lesvos Municipality, offers a “Smart Tour” showcasing the island’s authentic, sustainable tourism and services.

29 Nov 2024 | By project TOURBO
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Food Bank Cluj

The Food Bank collects surplus food and redistributes it to those in need, reducing waste and hunger through efficient, digitalized management and transparency.

24 Nov 2024 | By project CEI BOOST
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Increasing the quantity and quality of Open Data with the establishment of digital labs

Veneto Region published an open Call addressed to municipalities to establish 14 innovation labs and 137 Digital gyms and increase quantity and quality of OD.

22 Nov 2024 | By project OD4GROWTH
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women as managers in the decision making process
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Gender equality rules for the election of the board of directors in Clust-ER Health

Promote higher women participation in the decision-making process as gender equity is a key element for sustainable innovation

11 Nov 2024 | By project DEBUTING
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Peer review
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Financing interregional innovation cooperation in Basque Country

On 5-6 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Regional Government of the Basque Country (Spain), which was looking for inspiration on how to finance interregional innovation through cooperation and realise cross-programme synergies in practice.
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Matchmaking
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Developing new S3 economic strengths in Northern Netherlands

On 8 November 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite matchmaking, which requested advice regarding their policy challenge on designing and implementing a long-term, adaptive governance and support framework to identify, select, and nurture high-potential niche specialisation opportunities for innovation valorisation in the Northern Netherlands.
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Peer review
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New regional public transport offer in Central Denmark

On 6-7 November, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the region of Central Denmark, which requested input on how to increase the use of public transport in rural areas to reduce carbon emissions by reducing the number of single-occupancy cars on the road.
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Peer review
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Innovation procurement policies in Veneto Region

On 23-24 October 2024, the Policy Learning Platform held an onsite peer review for the Veneto Region, which requested advice on how to design and implement public led-innovation procurement policies.
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Policy brief
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Equity funding for startups

Explore policies and schemes for venture capital and equity investment in technology-based startups. Get inspired by good practices coming from Interreg Europe projects.
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Policy brief
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Citizens

Urban-rural linkages

Urban-rural linkages play a pivotal role in advancing EU cohesion priorities. Explore five recommendations for leveraging their potential and impact.
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Policy brief
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Interregional complementarities in innovation

Discover how your region can use its complementarities to collaborate with regions across Europe. In this policy brief, you'll find good practices from Interreg Europe and policy recommendations.
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Policy brief
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Connected

Demand-Responsive Transport

In this policy brief, you will find what demand-responsive transport is, the European policy framework, and transferable good practices coming from Interreg Europe projects. 
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Story
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Bootcamp and Outlab: a method tested in San Sebastian 

Explore the Bootcamp and Outlab method from San Sebastian and how it brought the academic and entrepreneurial communities closer.
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Story
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Citizens

A participatory approach for urban regeneration in Livorno, Italy

Take a look at how the city of Livorno envisioned the Creative Hangar as a dynamic space where culture, technology, and community could coexist and flourish.
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Story
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Smart

Designing a citizen-oriented future for cities and regions

Explore how three trailblazing cities and urban regions have embraced smart services with a clear focus on citizens’ involvement to develop smart city strategies
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Story
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The Green Hydrogen Booster

Discover how the UNLOCK project brings together policy authorities, universities, and key stakeholders from seven European regions to develop local green hydrogen economies.
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Workshop
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E-workshops on islands as testbeds for innovation: key learnings

Explore the key learnings from the e-workshop on Islands as testbeds for innovation, that the Policy Learning Platform organised on 9 December 2024.
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Webinar
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Citizens

Citizen science for policy: Key learnings

The Policy Learning Platform hosted a webinar on citizen science for policy. Learn from initiatives and approaches from across Europe to promote citizen science in policymaking.
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Workshop
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Thriving innovation ecosystems: key learnings

Find out how building innovation ecosystems, emphasize specific policy tools such as promoting research and innovation infrastructures, innovation vouchers, and open challenge competitions, in the key learnings from the capacity-building event held in Skopje, North Macedonia on 19 November;
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Workshop
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Leading industrial transition: key learnings

Discover the key learnings of our workshop in Bilbao, Spain which gathered public authorities and Interreg Europe project partners to explore Europe’s path toward industrial transformation.
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