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JPI Urban Europe Policy Conference in Brussels and Launch of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda – SRIA 2.0 |
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On 12 February 2019, the European Committee of the Regions, Brussels, hosted
a policy conference of the
Joint
Programming Initiative Urban Europe. Its main event was the launch of the
updated
Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda – SRIA 2.0.
The SRIA 2.0 identifies thematic priorities that will guide the activities
and research in the JPI Urban Europe until 2026. Moreover, it identifies
strategic priorities centred around the so-called dilemmas in four areas of
urban transition and sustainable urban development: i) digital
transition, ii) urban robustness, iii) urban infrastructures,
and iv) inclusive public spaces. The agenda takes an innovative
approach to strengthening research and innovation that will focus on finding
solutions for the actual challenges faced by cities.
The SRIA 2.0 is the result of a comprehensive process with broad involvement
of urban actors, researchers and policymakers, including those from Slovenia.
The Slovenian national contribution was developed in co-operation among the
Slovenian Research Agency, coordinators of the projects (co-)funded by the
Slovenian Research Agency under JPI Urban Europe calls, Ministry of the
Environment and Spatial Planning of the Republic of Slovenia, and Dr Richard
Sendi, member of the
JPI
Urban Europe Scientific Advisory Board (SAB)
Finally, the policy conference in Brussels represented an opportunity for the
exchange of best practice, networking and discussions between urban
practitioners, policymakers, researchers, European institutions, and funding
agencies. The Slovenian Research Agency actively contributed to the organisation
of the conference, carrying out its tasks within the
EXPAND
project.
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