On the 9th of November 1989, 25 years ago, the Berlin Wall fell. Many books have been written on the historical and socio-politics consequences of this event and many will be written in the future. My life, among many others, has changed due to the fall. Between September and October 1989, I was in East...
Responsible ICT Stakeholder Meeting, Eindhoven The 2nd Responsible ICT Stakeholder Meeting was held in Eindhoven (NL) on 29 October 2014. Project partners and local stakeholders met during the Connected Future conference to discuss the questions of Open Data, Stakeholder Alliances (with a Master Class from Professor Geert Duysters, Tilburg University) and digital inclusion (with a study...
The Final Meeting of the COGITA project was held today in Bologna. Organised by lead partner CISE and hosted in the Unioncamere Emilia Romagna, the meeting saw open debate between 13 project partners about the results of the project and the future of CSR policy for SMEs. See the COGITA project website for the on-line...
Follow the final conference of the FaRInn project on live streaming and twitter! @FARINNproject. The conference Responsible Innovation: The Southern European Way is happening today in Mytilene (Greece). Partners from 7 countries, international experts and local stakeholders meet to discuss how to make economic development more socially and environmentally responsible.
The Internet Festival 2014 will be held in Pisa from October 9 to 12, 2014. Organised by Fondazione Sistema Toscana and under the Patronage of ISCOM, Internet Festival is based around the following subject areas: TAKE THE MONEY – understanding business changes and support ideas’ growth and innovative projects MAKE IT GOOD –ICT as raw...
The Italian Government has recently published the Italian Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2014, thus making a step forward in strengthening energy efficiency policy in the country. The Plan, drafted by ENEA, outlines energy efficiency goals (reducing energy consumption by 20%) that Italy has planned to achieve by 2020. The document details current tool as well...
The Innovation Week – a place for innovators, coders, hackers, makers, futurists, financers, and anyone who has a story to tell about how the future could be – will be held in Rome, from September 28, 2014 to October 5, 2014. Experts and leaders in the world of innovation from around the world will meet...
The international conference “Responsible Innovation: The Southern European Way” will take place on Wednesday 10 September 2014 in Mytilen (Lesvos, Greece). The conference represents the final event of the project FaRInn – Facilitating Responsible Innovation in SEE Countries. Organised by the Region of North Aegean and FaRInn project partners, the Conference not only represents an...
The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a tool for the evaluation of programming choices and planning with the aim of pursuing the objectives of preserving, protecting and improving the quality of the environment, protection of human health and the prudent and rational utilisation of natural resources . In reference to the Strategic Environmental Assessment of...
SIS-RRI is an International event aimed at setting an agenda to promote a true cross- fertilization between science and society. This can be achieved through a fruitful and rich dialogue and close cooperation between science and society stakeholders. In this context, ‘Science with and for Society’ is intended to further develop, disseminate and support good Responsible...
