Month: October 2021

CHERRIES project promoted a panel discussion at the EBN Congress 2021: “Using challenge-driven approaches, co-creation and co-design methodologies for a green, digital and fair transition”.

A bottom-up approach is required to develop effective and tailored solutions to market and societal demands. The challenges we face are more and more complex and cross-sectoral. A demand-driven approach to innovation, following co-design & co-creation methodologies creates solutions that are lasting, sustainable, green, and in accord with the digital transformation in society. The panel explored how the EU|BIC community, with its business models and service offering, is ideally positioned to connect innovators and promote challenge-driven, co-created and co-designed innovation. With a focus on experiences addressing climate neutrality and health, the panellists shed light on:

• Why regions should invest in demand-driven innovation and how co-creating solutions can bring about change;
• Why we need to embed demand-driven innovation in incubation, and how co-creation methodologies can drive towards efficient, fair and sustainable responses;
• How to implement these methodologies in decision-make processes adopted by local authorities, incubators, start-ups, and business.

In this occasion Laure Raso from CEEI Murcia presented the CHERRIES methodology and activities in front of policy intermediaries, entrepreneurs, investors and researchers. The aim of the session was to discuss the importance and future co-creation and co-design methodologies to address regional challenges.

Moderated by Andrea Di Anselmo, META Group, the panel saw the participation of Laure Raso (CEEI Murcia Project Manager), Roberta Dall’Olio (ART-ER EU Policies International Territorial Cooperation Social Innovation Head of Unit and EURADA President), Tom Boyle (Climate Action Network Head of Network Development), Agnieszka Włodarczyk-Gębik (Krakow Technology Park Project Manager).

You can find the recordings of the panel at EBN Congress 2021 here.

CHERRIES, is a European project aiming at developing a model on which RRI, demand-side policy and territorial innovation models –such as S3 – are interlinked to support research and innovation policy within the territory. To validate this model, 3 partner regions, Murcia (ES), Örebro (SE), and the Republic of Cyprus (CY) have been selected to deal with 3 healthcare challenges identified in the region through a co-creation process.

In order to create sustainability and spread the model beyond the initial territories, CHERRIES aims to create a community of stakeholders engaged in similar approaches.

Under this aim, CHERRIES is conducting a call for mirror regions to replicate the model in other three regions from EU and associated states. The participants are expected to form a consortium of more than two organisations –public administration and private entities— This regional consortium will mobilise their own resources to identify and work with a challenge, not restricted to healthcare sector.

The Mirror regions will receive one-on-one coaching to exchange know-how, practices, resources and receive periodic follow-up on the CHERRIES’ learnings and its updates. Travel expenses covering and coaching support will be given only to these three chosen mirror regions.

As a second step, the call will remain open for further regions willing to replicate the CHERRIES model within their territories. The objective is to promote a pan-European Community of stakeholders interested on CHERRIES objectives. This Community will exchange know-how, promising practices, and resources; to become the natural place to receive personalised explanations and periodic follow up on the CHERRIES learnings and its updates.

Being member of the CHERRIES Community will allow the regions to

• To more efficiently utilise your regional funds to foster innovation within your region within the framework of RRI policies
• To implement a new co-creation and demand-driven model in your region to facilitate the uptake of the innovation, ensuring the application of RRI principles
• To foster the capacity of public entities to systematically identify and solve their needs while creating opportunities for private companies.
• To replicate the CHERRIES model under the close, advise of the three CHERRIES regions. CHERRIES Mirror Regions will benefit from a one-to-one support on how to implement the validated CHERRIES model in their territories, saving time, energy, and efforts to avoid failure and risk.

Candidate regions are to submit the proposal in a Consortium that replicates the same constellation of stakeholders defined in the CHERRIES model, this is stakeholder dealing with business support, regional development, public bodies with a sectorial approach, among others.

Submit your trial application sending this word document to the email ulises.pisano@ticbiomed.net

If you missed the webinar on how to apply to the Call for Mirror Regions and you want to become one of the 3 Mirror regions or/and member of the #CHERRIES community but you have questions related to the application?

DO NOT MISS IT!

We have recorded it for you.

We also added the presentation of the webinar so you do not lose detail.