Brussels 6-7 November 2018
Under the motto “Impact through research”, representatives from leading European Research and Technology Organisations (RTO) discussed with delegates from European institutions, industrialists and politicians how the future of Europe can be stronger and more competitive by investing in research, development and innovation.
One of the parallel sessions of the conference was dedicated to Social innovation: it has been an opportunity to present DSI and CAPS initiatives and the value added of engaging citizens in R&D processes. The audience discussed – in a World Cafè setting with Antonella Passani, ChiC representative – how to engage citizens in a meaningful and successful way, which skills are needed in order to run participatory processes in a multi-stakeholders setting and which incentives could be used in order to promote a larger engagement of citizens in innovation processes.
Collective Awareness Platforms for Sustainability and Social Innovation (CAPSSI) is manage by the Coordination and Support Action CHiC project which is funded under Grant Agreement No. 687686 by the European Commission.