Description
The BRILLIANT virtual exchange programme aims to empower clusters and their SME communities to consider a smart city approach in their products and services in order to improve the lives of their residents through innovation, data and connected technology while considering also circularity and inclusivity of the proposed solutions.
The lecturers and workshops proposed for the virtual exchange will enable us to better understand the interplay between smart cities and clusters and businesses, and provide insights on how can clusters support the development of smart cities? How can smart cities foster clusters? What are the enablers for and obstacles in this “collaboration”? The connection between clusters and smart cities is quite significant in relation to the need for promoting and supporting research, innovation and education of cluster’s members (mainly SMEs), and for developing and implementing solutions and projects for smart city areas.
The final 6th session of the BRILLIANT ClusterXchange events is dedicated to funding opportunities offered by the new EU programming period 2021-2027 and the business-cities collaboration tools like the Intelligent Smart Cities initiative and its Tech4Good Marketplace platform.
20.05.2021 Funding & Collaboration opportunities for clusters, SMEs and Smart Cities
EVENT REGISTRATION: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uPtu0iBBSgm29pDsybCz3g
AGENDA
9.30 – 9:45 WELCOME SESSION
15’ Marta Krakowiak & Alberto Sozza (ELCA European Lighting Cluster Alliance) – initial greetings, presentation of the BRILLIANT project and the ClusterXChange program
09:45– 10.45: FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR CLUSTERS AND SMES IN THE NEW PROGRAMMING PERIOD 2021 – 2027
09.45 - 10:15 Single Market Programme 2021 - 2027: main goals, priorities, beneficiaries and calls for proposals – EC DG GROW, Benoit ESMANNE
10:15 - 10:45 Outlook of new work programmes and open/upcoming calls for proposals of the Horizon Europe, Digital Europe, Erasmus+ programmes - M.Krakowiak, ELCA
10:45 – 11.00 Q&A
11:00 – 11.15: INTELLIGENT CITIES CHALLENGE
Introduction of the European Commission initiative - The Intelligent Cities Challenge (ICC) that supports cities in using cutting-edge technologies to lead the intelligent, green and socially responsible recovery.
Speakers: EC DG GROW ICC Coordinators, Ms Natalia GKIAOURI, Ms Iordana Eleftheriadou
11:15 – 11.30: BEYOND THE HYPE: DEMAND-SIDE PLATFORMS FOR SUPPLY-SIDE INNOVATORS - PRESENTATION OF THE TECH4GOOD MARKETPLACE
Speakers: Davor Meersman, CEO of Open & Agile Smart Cities (OASC)
11:30 – 12.00: Discussion panel (BRILLIANT clusters and Smart Cities clusters)
12:00 – 12.30 SHOWCASING OF COLLABORATION PROJECTS (between cities, clusters & SMEs) AND UPCOMING COSME ESCP4x ClusterXchange INITIATIVES
12:35 - Event closure & invitation to B2B networking
12:35 - 13:00 Short break
13:00 - 13.30 B2B networking (in separate Zoom rooms, only for clusters, SMEs, professionals upon prior request)
Location and date
Virtual Event