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I could not agree more. We are in the middle of another mega gathering in Davos and can't help but second with my colleague Milena Ivkovic in urging everyone to focus on what #cities like #Lisbon, #Warsaw and #Lviv are doing effectively and pragmatically to tackle challenges like #climatechange and #exclusion, with practical #innovation, #urbantech #socialempowerment. Without thousands of people flying in (and increasing their carbon footprint by 1000x.). Yes, let's spread the iCapital award challenge beyond Europe, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA).

Happy to announce that the Glasgow City of Science and Innovation led consultations with 120 innovation leaders directly influenced Glasgow City Region’s new Innovation Action Plan launched at our Innovation Summit earlier this week Glasgow City Region The Action Plan covers six major themes: an Inclusive Economy, Skills, Ecosystem, Identity, Investment and Infrastructure. Specific activities include the establishment of innovation fellowships, entrepreneurial campuses and the creation of an investor roadmap to make it easier for key investors to see Glasgow’s assets that will complement an agreement from partners to work more closely to enhance the Region’s identity. 👏 Scottish Enterprise, Innovate UK, Glasgow City Council https://lnkd.in/erGRkZYp #CDIS23

#Lisbon 🇵🇹 is the #European #Capital of #Innovation 2023, 🥇 announced in the #iCapital ceremony organized by the European Commission, in #Marseille, France 🇫🇷 .The runners-up were Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱 and Lviv, Ukraine 🇺🇦. In the same event, Linköping, Sweden 🇸🇪 won the European Rising Innovative city 🏆 This is the ninth edition of the prestigious European Capital of Innovation Awards and is supported by the European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) under Horizon Europe, intended to reward the #cities that best #promote innovation in their #communities 🇪🇺. “Congratulations to Lisbon and Linköping! They are shining examples of how cities can use innovation to reshape the urban landscape, tackle #demographic and #economic challenges and work for the benefit of their residents”, said Iliana Ivanova, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth 🏙 “This prize [one million euros] will be #invested by Unicorn Factory Lisboa🦄 to develop social innovation #projects and to fight #exclusion, using #technology as a social elevator”, said Lisbon’s Mayor, Carlos Moedas, who was present at the ceremony. “In just two years, Unicorn Factory Lisboa has attracted 54 new #technologycenters to Lisbon from 23 countries, announced 10,000 #jobs, launched 13 #incubation and #acceleration programs, tripled the number of #startups incubated and positioned the city in industries as diverse as #digitalhealth, #Web3 technologies or #ArtificialIntelligence 🤖”, said Câmara Municipal de Lisboa in a statement, highlighting Unicorn Factory’s critical role in promoting innovation in the Portuguese capital 🚀💪 👏 Congratulations to everyone contributing to boost innovation in Lisbon! You can read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/gk7eCxqF By aicep Portugal Global | San Francisco #AICEP #investinportugal #madeinportugal #businessmatchmaking

Some quotes from the National Innovation Policy Forum below. Are these new insights? How long do we contemplate the same 'boundary' conditions that have curtailed true startup/scaleup success within Australia? Will the National Innovation Policy Forum result in true innovation and impact? More importantly...is this a global issue and one calling out for non-nationalistic global collaboration? “Australia has a scale-up problem, not a start-up problem.” So says Dr Cathy Foley, Australia’s Chief Scientist today at the National Innovation Policy Forum. Over four themes, the Forum called for a maturation of the Australian innovation system, with a stronger investment in systems proven to be able to scale, and clear and long-term policy signals to unlock R&D investment from government and business. Throughout the day, the Forum further explored ideas on how to support scaling innovation, better facilitate the timely transfer of knowledge across sectors, and finding ways to best build upon our current successes. “Our challenge is to support that Australian innovation while it’s still in Australia.” - Jane O'Dwyer, CRA CEO.

We are proud to announce that 5 companies from Torino are among the selected ones of the SocialTech4EU call for Innovation 🌟 👉 They are Atelier Riforma, DIDAXÉ COOP. SOC. A R.L., Esserci scs, Gruppo Arco s.c.s., Stranaidea - Un'Impresa Sociale. The first 3 are partners of Torino Social Impact! 👉 Other 2 italians won the call: Medici In Famiglia srl Impresa Sociale (Welcomed), Acta - Arte, Cultura, Turismo, Ambiente. Impresa sociale. Thanks to the grants obtained they will be able to give another technological boost at their #social reality. SocialTech for Europe for Resilient and Responsible Ecosystems (SocialTech4EU) is a project co-funded by the European Union. The project aims to strengthen the resilience, innovation capacity, competitiveness, and sustainability of social economy ecosystems, start-ups and SMEs of the social economy in relation to the green and digital transition. The project is led by Torino Social Impact and Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, in partnership with five organizations coming from Belgium (ENSIE NETWORK), Germany (Silicon Vilstal), Romania (ADV Romania), Spain (IDiA Agrupación Empresarial Innovadora) and Sweden (Coompanion). #SocialTech4EU #SocialEconomy #SocialEntrepreneurship #Euroclusters #ECCP

🌟 Košice Self-Governing Region and Innovation Center of Košice Become a European Innovation Valley! 🌟 We are proud to announce that the Košice Self-Governing Region (KSK) and the Innovation Center of Košice have been selected as one of the Regional Innovation Valleys under the new European Innovation Agenda. This prestigious selection grants us access to extensive European resources, partnerships, and programs that will accelerate the technological and economic development of our region. 💡 What does this mean for our region? Access to European resources: Funding and support for innovative projects. International partnerships: Collaboration with leading European and global innovation ecosystems. Technological and economic development: Support for projects in technology, education, and entrepreneurship. “This recognition is a testament to our region’s long-term efforts in innovation and technological development,” said Ing. Rastislav Trnka, Chairman of the Košice Self-Governing Region. Ing. Peter Breyl, General Director of ICKK, adds, “We are proud to be part of this significant initiative and look forward to collaborating with our European partners.” The Innovation Center of Košice will be part of a project consortium focused on the circular economy, led by the city of Madrid and including prominent partners such as EIT Digital and Innovation Norway. The total budget for the project is 22.8 million EUR. Follow us to stay informed about the next steps and opportunities that this significant achievement will bring to our region. https://lnkd.in/dF_8-qCU. #KošiceRegion #EuropeanInnovation #InnovationValley #RegionalDevelopment #TechnologicalAdvancement #Innovation

💡 The Department of Local Economy and Employment of San Sebastian, through our partner Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián, has unveiled the #InnovationPlan2024 to address the city's future challenges. 📈 #SanSebastian is now a City of Science and Innovation, with 29 centers in the Basque Science and Technology Network. With €3M dedicated to promoting innovation, this new plan will be deployed in 5 action lines: 1️⃣ Promoting municipal #PublicInnovation 2️⃣ City as a Node of #InnovativeEntrepreneurship 3️⃣ #ScienceCity and Innovation Platform 4️⃣ Projects for the professional development of Local #YoungTalent 5️⃣ International Positioning of the City as an #InnovationHub 🔎 Read the full news on our website: https://lnkd.in/eVU3FFSV #SKALE2CT #InterregEurope #CityOfScience #EconomicDevelopment #Sustainability #UrbanTransformation #LocalTalent #Entrepreneurship #TechnologyTransfer #GlobalHub Interreg Europe · ANI | Agência Nacional de Inovação · Grenoble-Alpes Métropole · Donostia Sustapena - Fomento San Sebastián · Città metropolitana di Torino · Pannon Business Network · Latvijas Tirdzniecības un rūpniecības kamera · Ekonomikas ministrija/ Ministry of Economics · SERN - Startup Europe Regions Network

Paris Region – France: Come for Business Stay for Life!   Business Hub 🏢 Step into the heartbeat of European business with the Paris Region! Boasting the EU's highest GDP, it is home to 23 Fortune Global 500 HQs, and a multi-industry hub for SMEs, startups, and innovation clusters.   Talent 🎓 Dive into a diverse and highly skilled talent-pool with 35% executives, leading in Engineering, Business, and Creative Arts expertise.   R&D Excellence 🔎 Benefit from some of the most generous R&D financial incentives in Europe. Paris Region shines in R&D investments, hosting renowned centers like Paris Saclay and hubs for giants like Google, Meta, Novartis.   Innovation Powerhouse 🚀 Immerse yourself in a vibrant tech scene and Station F, the world's largest startup campus. With 8,000 startups and 250 incubators/accelerators, innovation is Paris Region’s DNA   💼 Ready for a business journey that transcends boundaries? Paris Region awaits your success story! 📩 Reach out to Choose Paris Region and find out how to connect & settle in the Paris Region ➡  Learn more - www.chooseparisregion.org or get in touch at www.chooseeurope.eu Choose Europe Members - ADERLY / Invest in Lyon Agency I amsterdam Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH Catalonia Trade & Investment Choose Paris Region Riga Copenhagen Capacity FrankfurtRheinMain GmbH International Marketing of the Region Greater Zurich Area Helsinki Partners Invest Stockholm Oslo Business Region Vienna Business Agency Grow with Warsaw #ChooseEurope #europe #investment #fdi #foreigndirectinvestment #europeanmarkets #Paris #Parisregion #France #Sustainability #Innovation

📣 ADERLY / Invest in Lyon will be at Slush from 29 November to 1 December! 👉 Slush is the leading European event for the start-up and tech innovation ecosystem. It is happening next week in Helsinki, Finland! Each year, the event attracts some 20,000 business leaders, researchers and investors who come together to share and discuss their visions, their projects, and their experiments in a wide range of technological innovation fields. 📅 For the first time ever, Aderly / Invest in Lyon will be attending the event for three days of promotion, with two key moments planned. On Wednesday, the Agency will be taking part in startup pitches at Business Finland, alongside Business France, other French and international economic development agencies, and businesses. Our aim is to detect potential business projects for the Lyon region. 📍 🌍 Aderly / Invest in Lyon will also be joining European counterparts in the Choose Europe collective project. These fourteen European public agencies decided to join forces to promote Europe as the ideal location for multinational businesses wishing to combine strong economic performance with sustainable growth. ✔ What's more, the Agency has decided to take along H7, Lyon Métropole's responsible digital accelerator. It will be the ideal opportunity for the incubator to meet like-minded players. ❓ Would you like to meet Aderly / Invest In Lyon at Slush? Contact Frederic Miribel, head of global markets and marketing, and Damien VESSEREAU, investment advisor in chemistry-environment! #tech #startup #business #lyon #onlylyon