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Building the capacity for change in cities

Results from the December 2022 Deloitte-ThoughtLab Global City Survey show how cities worldwide are bolstering their resilience and adaptability to tackle present and future challenges Cities around the world are currently trying to rebound from the public health and economic difficulties thrust upon them by the pandemic and build resilience for future shocks. Realizing the…

Seoul: Development and utilization of robotic services to assist care facilities

Introducing robot services in care facilities, including healthcare robots for long-term care facilities and storytelling/childcare robots for daycare centers, and opening educational facilities, Municipal declaration as a robot-friendly city with plans to develop advanced robots to adapt to the city’s evolving social structure and effectively address the growing need for long-term care by: Establishing a…

Innovation Procurement – a powerful public policy tool

It can boost business opportunities for SMEs and startups, support innovation and research investment, or provide bespoke and more adapted solutions in public services The European Commission defines Innovation procurement as “any procurement that buys the process of innovation – research and development services – with (partial) outcomes, or buys the outcomes of innovation”. It is an…

How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs

A new analysis describes steps planners can take to make forests more effective “natural climate solutions” To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries committed to the Paris Agreement’s long-term goal of keeping global warming well below 2 degrees Celsius. According to the latest…

North Africa Economic Outlook 2023: economic growth set to reach 4.6 percent in 2023

African Development Bank says we must make green growth an urgent regional priority North African countries are projected to see a slight increase in economic growth to 4.6 percent in 2023 and 4.4 percent in 2024 and should make green growth an urgent priority, according to the African Development Bank. The pan-African institution published its 2023 North…

Global tourism sector could reach $17 trillion by 2027

According to data from the consultancy firm Bain & Company, which also assures that the tourism of the future is strongly committed to sustainability The global tourism sector could reach 17 trillion dollars in 2027, surpassing the 11 trillion dollars prior to the pandemic, according to data from the consultancy firm Bain & Company, which…

A simpler method for learning to control a robot

Researchers develop a machine-learning technique that can efficiently learn to control a robot, leading to better performance with fewer data Researchers from MIT and Stanford University have devised a new machine-learning approach that could be used to control a robot, such as a drone or autonomous vehicle, more effectively and efficiently in dynamic environments where…

European Innovation Council Transition results: 19 projects selected to mature from cutting edge science to market readiness

For the first time, the call for challenge funding was open to projects that follow up results achieved by any project under Horizon The European Innovation Council (EIC) has selected 19 projects following the April 2023 EIC Transition cut-off. These successful proposals, selected among 180 eligible submissions, will receive altogether €46.76 million of EU financial…

€2bn for decarbonising steel production in France and Germany

The European Commission has approved over €2bn in State aid for decarbonising steel production in France and Germany Approved under EU State aid rules, the sizeable funding will assist ArcelorMittal France and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe (tkSE) in decarbonising steel production at its projects using innovative technologies and renewable hydrogen. Steel is the most essential engineering and…

Harnessing Talent Platform: A new boost for EU Regions

A newly formed knowledge-building and experience-exchange platform seeks to support regions in addressing the consequences of the demographic change and in mitigating the challenges associated with the decline of tertiary educated populations The Harnessing Talent Platform (HTP) is a newly formed knowledge-building and experience-exchange platform, which seeks to support regions in addressing the consequences of the…