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27 June 2017

European Commission event to explore innovation in European cities

Registration is now open for the Joint Hearing on Cities as actors of Open Innovation event, co-organised by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD). The event will be held at the CoR Premises in Brussels (Belgium) on Wednesday 28 June 2017 from 11.00 – 16.30.

Cities are established as key actors for achieving a range of international agreements, from the Paris Declaration on Climate Change to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Habitat III New Urban Agenda acknowledges research and innovation as a means for cities to meet the objectives of these agreements.

This joint hearing will look at how EU research and innovation support can bridge the gap between technological, digital, social, cultural and nature-based innovation in cities.

Markku Markkula, President of the European Committee of the Regions, and Kurt Vandenberghe, Director of Policy Development and Coordination of DG RTD, will open the session. The event will be webstreamed for those who cannot attend.

To register for the event, click here.