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The EU's Innovation Radar has recognized two XGain innovations tackling rural connectivity challenges! 🚀 💡The Techno-Economic Assessment Tool, by InCites Consulting, empowers rural stakeholders to identify cost-effective digital solutions for broadband expansion. 💡Business Models, by Rainno | The Innovation Rainmakers, offer tailored strategies to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas, supporting sectors like agriculture and e-health. More innovations are coming in Part 2! 🌱 Dive into the full story and discover how we’re closing the digital gap👇 #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #XG #Edgecomputing #RuralDevelopment

📣Innovators, this one's for YOU! The 2025 SmartTO Innovation Challenge is officially OPEN! If you have bold ideas for transforming transportation & mobility in Ontario, this is your chance to collaborate with experts, researchers, and fellow innovators to make real change. Key Dates: 📆Ideation Phase: Jan 13 – 31 📆Full Competition: Feb 10 – Mar 7 How to Get Involved: ➡️Visit the #SmartTO website to learn about the challenge! ➡️Create an account & start sharing ideas. ➡️Keep adding & commenting until Jan 31. ➡️Submit your team’s solution between Feb 10 – Mar 7! ⚡Don’t miss your chance to shape the future of urban mobility in Ontario. Let’s create smarter, safer cities together! https://loom.ly/v6OjZww #Innovation #SmartTOChallenge25 #Mobility #Transportation #Ontario #FutureOfMobility Centennial College York University

Where does systems change start? What are the right pathways and approaches? Who are the stakeholders? What are their roles? We are thinking deeply about these in the context of rural ecosystems at Innovation Guild. We recently did a partners workshop where we aligned on taking a bottom up approach for bringing innovations to the community. We are committed to building an accessible platform for this and would like to hear from you if you are working or thinking about rural ecosystems. Rainmatter Foundation WASSANIndia Rajiv Prakash Vikas Hosoor Gijivisha Khattry SAI MOHAN SAMALA Malyaj Shrivastava Siddharth Lahri Sameer Shisodia #systemsthinking #ruralIndia #enablers #innovations #ecosystems

Our recent #research on "Just Sustainability from the Heart of Communities" identified six different roles socio-cultural centres can play in fostering Just Sustainability Transitions (JST). 🎴Role C, the #Innovator, creates experimental "playgrounds" for the iterative testing of innovative ideas that could lead to systemic changes. They act as incubators for new #practices, drawing on the tradition of #actionresearch, where reflection and action are combined to address complex problems. Browse the full research report here 👉https://rb.gy/51kls7 Illustration by Lucy Perineau ✏️ #JST #JustTransition #sustainability #SocialJustice #report #CCS #Innovation #systemicchange

🎇RURBANIVE Project EU, coordinated by our Research Group, is joining Synergy Days 2024 with a dedicated booth and by organizing also an interactive workshop! 💡RURBANIVE develops innovations in six domains known to favour bi-directional rural-urban synergies, with the agri-food sector being one of them. Extended-reality applications and digital content will be developed during the project, to promote innovation within co-creation labs which will be established in local communities to enable interactions through enhanced social connectivity and experimentation in intuitive ways. If you are attending #SynergyDays2024, join us! 📆 14 October ⏱ 16:05 - 17:20 🚩 Workshop Topic: Extended reality as a catalyst for rural-urban synergies in the agri-food sector 🌍 Barcelona, Spain The workshop will demonstrate how extended-reality technology can be used as a catalyst for rural-urban synergies and seek ideas for more applications in the agri-food sector. #ISENSEResearch #Sustainability #Innovation #RURBANIVE #AR

𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝟳 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀! We’re calling on all mobility experts across Europe to participate in the Better Mobility Trendreport 2024 survey. Mobility is a basic human right – yet 1 in 4 Europeans faces barriers, and by 2040, 27% of the population will be 65+. We need your expertise to drive change and create a mobility system that works for everyone. From children and seniors to people with disabilities – this is your chance to help create accessible, safe, and sustainable mobility solutions for all. We want to know everything about: 1️⃣ Inclusive Mobility Challenges & Measures: In your experience, what are the most important measures to enhance inclusivity in mobility? 2️⃣ Inclusive Mobility Trends: What trends are you seeing in the sector that promote inclusivity? 3️⃣ Inclusive Mobility Experts & Best Practices: Share examples of successful initiatives, startups, and practices that you believe set a standard for inclusive mobility. 🔗 Get involved now: https://lnkd.in/dBdv4xCY The survey takes around 7 minutes. 🤖 The data collected is anonymous and will be treated confidentially. ⏰ Participation is possible until Friday, 8 November 2024. These results will be part of a future report developed in collaboration with Punkt vor Strich and Impact Hub Vienna. #Mobility #Innovation #Accessibility #Trenreport #BetterMobility EIT - European Institute of Innovation and Technology | Better Mobility Accelerator

💡 EIT Urban Mobility's vision is to transform urban mobility by using cities as innovation hubs. They aim to foster more brilliant, more livable urban spaces through collaboration with industry and academia. 📢 By inspiring innovation and promoting inclusive solutions, they seek to build a prosperous future for cities centered on quality of life, sustainability, and competitiveness. One of the viral objectives is to invest in and promote creative and cutting-edge companies and start-ups to offer efficient solutions. 📢 We are thrilled to announce that PANTOhealth, along with Nudgd, ProperGate, and Circu Li-ion, was one of the promising and innovative startups according to the EIT mobility network. 📢 We firmly believe transforming and elevating transportation infrastructure requires teamwork and strong network connections. 💡 To understand why, click the link below for complete information. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dAVxDxMS #pantohealth #berlin #transportation #mobility #railway #innovation

We are thrilled to announce that Team Dam-Verse from JK Lakshmipat University has been named one of the winners of the prestigious Circular Enterprise Programme 2024, organized by Circular Cities Asia in collaboration with the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Regional Project Energy and Climate Change Asia Pacific). Out of countless teams across the Asia-Pacific region, only three were selected for this prestigious opportunity, and we are proud to say that Dam-Verse is one of them. Even more notably, Dam-Verse is the only team from India to earn this distinction! Our winning team, Dam-Verse, comprises: - Vaibhav Chauhan – Technical Lead - Shubham Jain – Outreach & Engagement Coordinator - Shrashti Chouhan – Research Coordinator The team will now enter a three-month incubation period, receiving mentorship, resources, and 2,500 NZD in seed funding to develop prototypes of their innovative solution. This achievement is a testament to the hard work, dedication, and innovative spirit of our students. Dam-Verse extends their heartfelt gratitude to their faculty mentors—Prof. Dheeraj Sanghi, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Devika Kataria, and Prof. Riya Surekha—for their invaluable guidance and support. The Circular Enterprise Programme provides young innovators with a platform to collaborate and create solutions to some of the region’s most pressing waste challenges. This year’s theme focused on using circular economy innovation to enhance the health and enjoyment of public spaces. Through the Circular Enterprise Programme, Circular Cities Asia is driving a movement to redesign linear economic models and inspiring young innovators to develop sustainable, circular solutions that address waste issues in their communities, accelerating the transition to a circular economy. #jklu #economy #circulareconomy #innovation #explorepage #explore #technology #research #asia #winner #achievement #sustainability #sustainableeconomy #unsdgs #un #opportunity

In our bustling metropolises, [social] innovation is key to sustainable development. By leveraging technology and community-driven solutions, we can address urban challenges like housing, transportation, and energy use. From co-housing projects and shared mobility services to urban farming and age-friendly city initiatives, these innovations foster inclusivity, reduce environmental impact, and enhance quality of life. Let's not forget that getting the human and organizational aspects of innovations right is key to achieving development impact. Merely pouring more high-tech (and these days, more AI) into urban solutions is not likely to have a lasting social impact. Photo: International event of Metropolis, World Association of the Major Metropolises

🌍 Public-private interactions are the driving force behind innovation; understanding each other's challenges and needs is the key to unlocking progress. As I mentioned during my intervention during the last 22@ breakfasts 💡 “When you manage to gather in the same space people from different companies, different sectors and industries, and you talk about a single topic, like mobility, you are already starting a discussion about how we can all collaborate and drive the sustainability agenda forward.”   This was one of the highlights shared during the edition hosted at SEAT CODE, where we discussed some of the current and future challenges of mobility. It was refreshing to attend this session, interact with the local mobility ecosystem, and make our small contribution when putting the topic on the table. Let’s keep driving innovation forward! 🔋✨   #UrbanMobility #Ecosystem #Innovation #Collaborate EIT Urban Mobility 22@Network Barcelona