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Innovation for place-based transformations
ACTIONbook, practices and tools

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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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Projects

Espoo, Prato and Medimurje landscape

European Union 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.

Climate resilience is of a transversal nature, requiring systemic approaches. Place-based transformative innovation can therefore help accelerating the adaptation of the EU and its territories to the impacts of climate change.

Higher Education is increasingly called upon to help drive societal transformations. This project considers how higher education can support systems change, what skills are required and how this can be made a reality in EU territories.

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.

Publications

  • Legislative acts
  • European Parliament

The Net-Zero Industry Act (NZIA) creates a regulatory framework to boost the competitiveness of EU industry and technologies crucial for decarbonisation.

  • General publications
  • WOOLFORD, Jayne, BACHTRÖGLER-UNGER, Julia, BURTON, Anna, LALANNE, Marie, GULDA, Krzysztof

An analysis of ERDF and ESF support for S3 skills in the 2014-2020 programming period.

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