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The ACTIONbook is a comprehensive hands-on resource set to empower local, regional and national stakeholders across Europe to drive societal well-being and climate-resilient development through strategic partnerships and purpose-driven actions.
The practices include initiatives taken around Europe with different degrees of transformative innovation. They provide a short summary of what cities, regions and Member States have done to innovate for societal well-being.
Discover a collection of tools for taking action towards place-based transformations. They are categorised by the type of tools they represent (concept, methodology, EU policy initiative and example) and by their level of applicability (local, regional, national, European or all).
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Last 9 April we visited Kera, a future sustainable district in Finland where low-carbon concrete is produced. We also stopped by Medimurje, in Croatia, and learned how they transformed former barracks into a knowledge centre where children can learn robotics and science. And we travelled to Tuscany, Italy, to see how a traditional textile district can become circular thanks to digitalisation.
All of them are excellent examples of using local strengths to innovate and grow. Watch Territories in ACTION and discover the secrets of innovative places with truly transformative powers.
Projects
European Parliament Preparatory Action Innovation for place based transformation aims to facilitate and promote the transformative innovation approach by awareness raising, capacity building, and experimentation activities with selected participants.
REGDUALOSA is an Exploratory Research Activity that aims to research how regional innovation policies can effectively leverage the dual-use and defence industry, fostering development while contributing to the EU's Open Strategic Autonomy.
Partnerships for Regional Innovation Pilot action was launched in May 2022. It saw the voluntary participation of 74 European territories (cities, regions, Member States and networks) to exchange practices and learn more on place-based transformative innovation policies.