RESPONSE supports the Lighthouse cities of Dijon (FR) and Turku (FI) and their Fellow cities Brussels (BE), Zaragoza (ES), Botosani (RO), Ptolemaida (GR), Gabrovo (BU) and Severodonetsk (UA) to facilitate them deliver positive energy blocks and districts. Through RESPONSE ,the two LHs will achieve a local RES penetration of 11.2 GWh/y, energy savings of 3,090 MWh/y and an emission reduction of 9, 799 tons CO2eq/y within their districts. To achieve this goal, RESPONSE demonstrates 10 Integrated Solutions (ISs), comprising of 86 innovative elements (technologies, tools, methods), that are being monitored with specific impact metrics (KPIs). It attracts the interest of various stakeholders by generating innovative business models enabling the upscale and replication of the solutions forming a validated roadmap for sustainable cities across Europe and beyond. RESPONSE adopts an energy transition strategy, which includes 5 Transformation Axes (TAs), encompassing the 10 ISs. TA#1 focuses on transforming existing and new building stock into Energy Positive and Smart-ready. TA#2 focuses on the decarbonization of the electricity grid and the district heating/cooling systems, supporting fossil-based regions in transition and the development of energy communities. TA#3 proposes grid flexibility strategies and novel storage systems for optimizing energy flows, maximize self-consumption and reduce grid stress. TA#4 links existing CIPs with apps and other digital infrastructure to enable digitalisation of services and connected city ecosystems, integrating also smart e-Mobility to promote the decarbonisation of the mobility sector. TA#5 offers interdisciplinary citizen engagement and co-creation practices putting citizen at the forefront of shaping the cities they live in and towards the development of each city’s 2050 own bold city-vision. Special focus is given to creating resilient and safe cities increasing quality of life and lowering the impacts of climate change.

To reach carbon neutrality, cities must adopt new, more adapted energy models for urban mobility, relying on zero-emission and active mobility modes. The uptake of sustainable mobility solutions relies on their inclusivity, affordability and safety, as well as their consistency with users’ needs. Through co-creation activities and innovative digital tools, the AMIGOS project will identify present and future mobility challenges for 5 cities (living labs) and 10 urban areas (safety improvement areas). The digital tools include a Mobility Observation Box and an application for the collection of new mobility data, which will feed a big data platform for their analysis and digital twins to visualize mobility scenarios. They will allow urban stakeholders to identify mobility challenges and will serve as a basis for the co-development of adapted mobility solutions: towards reducing traffic, increasing public and active mobility modes, improving safety and co-habitation between different mobilities for the 5 cities, and towards increased safety for the 10 urban areas. Therefore, key stakeholders such as public authorities and vulnerable users will be included in the definition of technological and policy solutions mobility solutions which will be implemented in the cities. Their environmental, safety, economic and social impacts will be assessed, in addition to their medium- and long-term impact and their replicability, in view of their implementation in 5 twin cities.

The SPP Regions project is aimed at promoting strong networking and collaboration at both the European and sub-national regional level on sustainable and innovative procurement (SPP/PPI), to help promote and embed capacity building and knowledge transfer. At the regional level networking will be promoted to build capacities and transfer skills in sustainable and innovative procurement implementation, and to collaborate directly on tendering for eco-innovative solutions. New networks will be established, or existing networks strengthened in 7 European regions (Copenhagen, Rotterdam, Torino, Bristol, Barcelona, West France and Gabrovo). Networking activities will include an intensive capacity building programme and collaboration on at least 6 tenders per region - 42 in total. At the European level a Sustainable Procurement and Innovation Network will be launched, expanding on the existing Procura+ Campaign. In-depth research will be conducted into European best practice relating to a series of key SPP/PPI topics (market engagement, life cycle costing, output/performance-based specifications, circular procurement) by a series of experts in consultation with network participants. A series of European seminars and expert workshops will be organised, together with an ongoing webinar series, and the annual presentation of a PPI award for European best practice.

PressHere aims to IMPROVE STUDENTS and TEACHERS’ KEY COMPETENCES regarding ICT technology and knowledge on European Industry cultural heritage and labour, THROUGH INNOVATIVE and CREATIVE PRACTICES, to generate socially inclusive actions, namely in gender equality.PressHere addresses crucial concerns of today's society related to young people's need to guarantee quality jobs and fair working conditions. It proposes to relook at the European labour market, and more particularly, the industry sector, through a more participatory and intercultural approach, with a historical lens, to better develop competences, equip and prepare next generation’s to the world of labour. Also intends to raise awareness to gender inequality at labour market access and working conditions, where women are at increased risk. The industrial past is a shared common European ground from which to raise and contribute to these educational and societal challenges. FIRST RESULT expected is that students can produce creative and interdisciplinary digital contents that reflect their ability to critically think about the past and future of European industrial society, labour & related gender issues with engagement and responsibility.SECOND RESULT expected is that teachers use, create and share digital learning resources, being able to manage and orchestrate the use of ICT technologies to meet the needs of the school system.THIRD RESULT expected is to approximate museum education to school’s needs by developing a common digital, interactive and creative tool.WHO IS IT ADDRESSED TO?Students, aged 5-18 years old, are in a major stage of individual development, from essential literacy, social interaction and civic engagement, alongside digital literacy. The need to adapt learning experiences to answer to their personal learning styles and to gain critical knowledge on labour rights and equality are the main answers this project aims to attend.Teachers, as they perform a privileged role in students' education and need to develop competences to work digital and visual references in social media.Museums, being more than containers of a heritage, can contribute with contemporary perspectives to what their contents are, sharing their cultural heritage with other institutions, promoting access to an integrated and actual education.Policy makers and the general public to raise awareness of the projects’ work, contributing to a more inclusive Europe.RESULTS ACHIEVEMENT: ACTIVITIES & METHODOLOGYThe project aims to create integrated activities to accomplish its objectives. They will be developed and performed by all partners according to expertise areas.AN INNOVATIVE RESEARCH GUIDE A transversal tool that puts in relation different expertise areas and links the contemporary knowledge about industry heritage, labour and related gender issues associated to school curriculum and Museum collections. Includes a spatial and visual lexicon on industrialization (urban structure, social practices, among others) with a focus on gender equality, including a key to legal concepts from labour laws and fundamental rights.ARTS-BASED WORKSHOP ACTIVITIES, a set of empathic and creative activities to engage with museum’s archives on industry (photographs, sounds and videos) and the Guide’s content. At least ten arts-based activities for students & teachers to develop their knowledge on European industry. The activities results will be assembled in the projects LIVING ARCHIVE.A DIGITAL TOOLKIT, an educational, interactive and innovative mobile App for students & teachers to critically engage and produce creative and socially connected contents about industry. It empowers students to explore industrial archival resources in the light of current thoughts and habits of living, uploading new contents created by them.The project will develop an impact evaluation system to be tested during the pilot implementation. Diverse evaluation tools will be produced following a Theory of Change diagram and the DigCompEdu competences. The evaluation of the pilot implementation accomplishes an adequate process of dissemination by creating evidence of the approach used in the project, therefore increasing the capability of disseminating the project with quality, towards maximizing its social value creation.DISSEMINATION & SUSTAINABILITYEach school partner will work with at least two groups of students and four teachers in the pilot implementation phase. In national multiplier events at least 210 persons will participate, from students, teachers, researchers, education departments’ museum staff, to national policy makers. Considering the high digital dissemination capacity of the partnership, the toolkit and its LIVING ARCHIVE reaches a much greater audience.PressHere will provide schools, educational, cultural and governmental institutions the project’s tools and establish partnerships and activities that will guarantee the project’s continuity beyond its completion.

Mountains cover 30% of the land area and are home to 17% of the EU´s population, meaning that every 6th EU citizen lives in mountainous areas. While we often associate mountains with breathtaking landscapes that offer perfect sites for relaxation, in truth, mountains are much more than that. In fact, mountains play a crucial role in our daily lives by providing vital resources and key community systems to the global population. Mountains like other areas face unprecedented challenges in terms of climate change (CC), however mountain ecosystems are more sensitive to CC. The harmful conditions provoked by CC are exacerbated by the significant deficits in adaptation responses mountainous areas have, stemming from several existing gaps, including shortcomings in CCA options, deficits in the uptake and the lack of coherence. MountResilience has been formulated to increase the adaptation capacity of mountainous regions and communities so as to strengthen climate resilience within the European mountainous biogeographical region (Alpine biogeographical region). The project aims to accelerate the climate resilient transformation of 10 of the most relevant communities and regions located in the mountains in 9 European countries. 6 of the regions will develop and test transformative CCA solutions (technological and social innovations with nature-based solutions at their core). These solutions will address policy, governance, societal needs and behaviours, technological requirements, public and financing targets, and CC risks typical of mountainous areas. Regional quadruple-helix partnerships will use open innovation, participatory decision-making, stakeholder engagement approaches, and effective communication to mobilise, engage, and reach out to key communities. The remaining 4 regions will serve as "replicator" regions, repurposing CCA solutions and lessons learned from the demo regions in their regions through special initiatives to improve their adaptive capacity.