On 10 and 11 May 2023 in Florence, Resolvo co-moderated the Kick Off Event of the REC4EU project bringing together 8 partners from 7 European countries (Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Spain, France) and led by the lead partner Agency for Waste & Resource Management.

The event was full of knowledge sharing on the topic of renewable energy communities for EU regions.

On the first day, the partners shared strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats on the topic from a technical, legislative, economic and social perspective. This sharing led to an interesting exchange of ideas, as well as speeches by local stakeholders such as the Responsible for Renewable Energy Communities in Tuscany of Anci Toscana and the President of the “REC Energia” project carried out in Siena by Sienaenergie.

On the second day, the partners took part in some speed dating sessions to identify topics of interest for the next exchange activities and then share their ideas to imagine together the “REC of our dreams”.

A Kick Off meeting full of new ideas that will enrich the work for the upcoming months and that will bring us together again in Seville (Spain)!

The project GINEVRA – Governance of transformative innovation in Central European cities: the AV case, was funded in the framework of the first call for proposals of Interreg Central Europe 2021-2027. GINEVRA started on 1 March 2023, lasting for 3 years, and is led by CISE – Centre for Innovation and Economic Development (IT).

It brings together 11 partners from 7 countries (Italy, Croatia, Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Poland and Germany).

GINEVRA starts from the assumption that digital technologies are radically transforming urban development and changing city life and culture. They can make cities better places; they can reduce regional disparities or they can be a socio-economic and political disaster. The challenge for public authorities is to adopt a new, responsible approach to multilevel governance of transformative innovations.

The project addresses this complex and crucial challenge. How? Focusing on the case study of Autonomous Vehicles (AV) – one of THE most transformative innovations – it proposes an approach and tools for a Responsible Innovation-based, multi-level and multi-sectoral governance of transformative innovations in small / medium cities, which are tested and validated through transational piloting in partner territories.

In this way, GINEVRA creates capacity on governance of transformative, high-tech based innovation, deployed in our cities through participation.

Transnational work in the consortium helps partners to:

• Develop guidelines and toolkit for responsible, multi-level governance of transformative innovation in small / medium cities, including innovative citizen and stakeholder engagement tools and a novel AV Readiness Calculator;
• Test a responsible and multi-governance framework in 6 pilot sites and AV piloted in 3 sites, and validate Technology Demonstrators as tool for multi-level governance of transformative innovations.
• Co-create a transnational plan for Responsible, multi-level governance of transformative innovation in central Europe.

Resolvo Srl supported CISE in the preparation phase and will provide support for project management (financial and technical) and methodological development.

The JETforCE project is funded by the first Interreg central Europe call of the 2021-2027 programming period, with a duration of 3 years and starting date on 1 April 2023.

BORA94 (Hungary) coordinates a consortium of 11 other partners from regions of Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, the Czech Republic, Croatia and Italy. There are also 8 associated partners.

The general objective of JETforCE is to support the need for energy transition in Central Europe, without disproportionate negative socio-economic impacts on certain vulnerable territories or demographics: Just Energy Transition.

JETforCE harnesses digitalisation as a means to co-design and co-implement Just Energy Transition

in CE.

The partners cooperate on an interregional level to co-design and co-implement two transnational pilots to test and validate two novel digital solutions: one for digital citizen engagement in policy-making; one to evaluate energy technologies through a Just Transition lens.

The work feeds into a joint Strategy for Just Energy Transition in central Europe, endorsed by the consortium, detailing measures taken up in JETforCE and planned for the mid/long term.

Resolvo Srl supported BORA9 in the preparation of the successful project application and will support project management and methodological development.

CDR EUROPE is funded by the first Interreg Europe call of the 2021-2027 programming period. It lasts for 4 years, from 1 March 2023.

The Lead Partner is Arezzo Innovazione, who coordinates a consortium 7 other partners from regions in Italy, Finland, Hungary, Romania, Spain, France and Ireland.

CDR EUROPE aims to improve the implementation of regional development policies supporting the adoption of Corporate Digital Responsibility in SMEs.

Corporate Digital Responsibility is a set of practices and behaviours that help an organisation to use digital data and technologies in a socially, economically, technologically and environmentally responsible way.

The project will use interregional learning to raise knowledge on CDR concepts (including from CDR International Manifesto), analyse challenges to CDR update in SMEs and identify public policy tools to address the challenged. The project also supports a pilot action in 4 regions, testing a service to help SMEs to become more digitally responsible.

Resolvo supported Arezzo Innovazione in the preparation of the successful project application. We now support the Lead Partner in project management and in methodological project development.

The project “MICROFUTURE – Future proof microfinance for social inclusion” was funded in the framework of the first Interreg Europe 2021-2027 call for proposals. Lasting 4 years, from 1 March 2023, the project is led by the Regional Intermediate Body for European Programs Human Capital Bucharest Ilfov Region (Romania).

MICROFUTURE brings together 6 partners from 5 countries (Romania, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden, France).

MICROFUTURE aims to improve public policy frameworks supporting microfinance, ensuring that microfinance provision are future-proofed.

Thanks to interregional learning and cooperation the project intends to:

• adapt microfinance systems to the challenges facing current, post-COVID society;
• support vulnerable populations and microenterprises;
• focus on the role and capacity of the public authorities and microfinance providers;
• consolidate microfinance ecosystem in participating territories.

Resolvo Srl supported the Lead partner in the preparation phase and will provide support to the project for financial and technical management.

The project MAE – Moving towards AErospace was funded in the framework of the first call for proposals of Interreg Europe 2021-2027. It lasts 4 years, from 1 March 2023 and is led by CISE – Centre for Innovation and Economic Development (IT).

MAE brings together 8 partners from 7 countries (Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Czech Republic, Ireland and Romania).

MAE starts from the assumption that green growth policies and approaches put certain industries at risk, with automotive being a case in point. In order to avoid negative repercussions on workers and SMEs, a sustainable and innovative transformation of industrial value chains, linked to future-oriented manufacturing potential, is necessary. The policy level must understand how SMEs from industrial segments facing possible obsolescence can achieve a new role in expanding sectors and support them in the process.

In this context, MAE helps policy makers and stakeholders to co-build ecosystems for a responsible transition of industrial segments facing near-future obsolescence towards the future oriented, aerospace sector.

Thanks to interregional learning and to a responsible innovation approach, MAE partners cooperate for:

• Understanding the role of territorial stakeholders in value chains and innovation ecosystems and in multilevel governance for effective transformation;
• Identifying systemic elements that must be present / created and support measures for product and process innovation in SMEs;
• Build capacity among public authorities and stakeholders to support the transition and attract investments;
• Improve and monitor local policies that can support the transition.

Resolvo Srl supported CISE in the preparation phase and will provide support for project management (financial and technical) and methodological development.

The project REC4EU – Renewable Energy Communities for EU regions was funded in the framework of the first Interreg Europe 2021-2027 call for proposals. It lasts 4 years, from 1 March 2023 and is led by the Regional Agency for Waste & Resource Management (ARRR).

REC4EU brings together 8 partners from 7 countries (Italy, Slovakia, Poland, Finland, Belgium, Spain, France).

REC4EU aims to improve territorial level governance and connected services for the creation and development of Renewable energy communities (RECs).

Thanks to interregional learning and cooperation the project intends to:

• analyse and address technical, regulatory, economic, social barriers to RECs;
• identify key regional policy aspects to set up an integrated governance and support framework for creation and development of RECs;
• design and implement policy improvements to develop an integrated governance and support system at territorial level;
• build capacity among public authorities and stakeholders to implement support services to RECs.

Resolvo Srl supported ARRR in the preparation phase and will provide support for project management (financial and technical) and methodological development.

The LOTTI – Local identity driving traditional industry transition Project was funded by the first Interreg Europe 2021-2027 call for proposals. It lasts 4 years, from 1 March 2023.

The Regional Council of Päijät-Häme – RCPH (Finland) leads a consortium with 7 other partners from regions in Poland, Ireland, Spain, Italy and France. The project also involves an Associated Partner from France.

Within the concepts of high-road competiveness and place-based approaches, LOTTI’s overall aim is to enhance capacity of public authorities to design and implement policies fostering an innovative, sustainable, resilient and citizen-led transition driven by industrial tradition and identity.

LOTTI’s specific objectives, achieved through interregional exchange and connecting to S3 priorities in each region, are to support public authorities to:

• Engage citizens in a pro-active approach to industrial transition, using local identity as a source of opportunity and a means of addressing backlash often present in the face of socio-economic transformation.
• Re-create local identities that can encourage effective and attractive technological and non-technological innovation of traditional industrial contexts.
• Connect local identity with the possibility for new jobs, businesses and entrepreneurial opportunities, based on S3 sectors and a regeneration of industrial production and premises.

Resolvo Srl supported RCPH in the preparation of the successful project application and will support project management and methodological development.

The SKYLA – Smart Specialisation Skills Ecosystems for the Twin Transition Project was funded by the first Interreg Europe 2021-2027 call for proposals. It lasts 3 years, from 1 March 2023.

The Agency for the development of the Empolese Valdelsa (ASEV) leads a consortium with 9 other partners from regions in Poland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Ireland, Greece, Lithuania and France. The project also involves an Advisory Partner from Belgium.

SKYLA’s overall objective is to support public authorities in putting future skills at the centre of the twin transitions for a smarter, more resilient development, by boosting and adapting the role of VET in innovation ecosystems and smart specialisation strategies.

Partners cooperate at interregional level to reach the following specific goals:

• encourage interregional learning on policy adaptation and modernisation required to adapt VET systems and facilities and integrate them into S3/S4 processes and innovation ecosystems;
• understand how public policy can address these needs and challenges;

• design, and initiate implementation of, policy improvements to integrate skills into the twin transition, with a new role for VET systems/facilities and better capacity among public authorities to implement approaches;
• implement, extend and monitor policy improvements, using territorial resources.

Resolvo Srl supported ASEV in the preparation of the successful project application and will support project management and methodological development.