Supporting research and innovation

Impact ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (8) ◽  
pp. 34-35
Author(s):  
Lucy Annette
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Innovation Ecosystem ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Extended Duration ◽  
Regional Funds ◽  
The Impact

At the third Research and Innovation Day, which took place in June 2021, Mariya Gabriel, EC Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, stated: 'Our ambition is to build a renewed innovation policy that provides smart investments for scaling up companies, new forms of financial instruments and how to best exploit synergies between EU, national and regional funds.' Cross-border cooperation is key to overcoming challenges such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic and, as such, the recently released Communication on Global Approach for Research and Innovation document defines a global strategy for cooperation with other countries and entities. A key focus for Horizon Europe is on improving health, mobility, energy efficiency and food security, as well as tackling climate change and preserving cultural heritage. The programme encompasses diverse instruments for covering a range of projects, an extended duration and an increased budget. In order to be as impactful as possible, Horizon Europe collaborates with other European programmes and Gabriel believes that public-private cooperation is another tool that can be used to maximise the impact of the programme. For example, she said that collaborating with industry is key to overcoming technological challenges such as the development of clean Hydrogen or High Performance Computing. The development of a flexible and collaborative innovation ecosystem that involves the input of diverse stakeholders is a key part of Horizon Europe's strategy. A key word here is synergy and this includes synergies at all levels, between policies, programmes and instruments.

Innovative urban climate model PALM-4U as a support tool for municipal climate adaptation strategies.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonina Kriuger ◽  
Alexander Reinbold ◽  
Martina Schubert-Frisius ◽  
Jörg Cortekar
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Climate Model ◽  
Urban Climate ◽  
Performance Model ◽  
Practical Implementation ◽  
Adaptation Measures ◽  
Funding Program ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Comfort Indices

<p>Cities are particularly vulnerable to climate change. At the same time, cities change slowly. Accordingly, preparatory measures to adapt to climate change have to be taken urgently. High-performance urban climate models with various applications can form the basis for prospective planning decisions, however, as of today no such model exists that can be easily applied outside of the scientific community. Therefore, the funding program Urban Climate Under Change [UC]<sup>2</sup> aims to further develop the new urban climate model PALM-4U (Parallelized Large-Eddy Simulation Model for Urban Applications) into a practice-oriented and user-friendly product that meets the needs of municipalities and other practical users in addition to scientific research.</p><p>Specifically, the high-performance model PALM-4U allows simulation of entire large cities comprising the area over 1.000 km<sup>2</sup> with a grid size of down to few meters. One of our goals within the project ProPolis is to design and test the practical implementation of PALM-4U in standard and innovative application fields which include thermal comfort (indices like PT, PET, UTCI), cold air balance (source areas, reach and others), local wind comfort (indices derived from medium winds and gusts) as well as dispersion of pollutants.</p><p>In close cooperation with our practice partners, we explore the potential of PALM-4U to support the urban planning processes in each specific application setting. Additionally, with development of the fit for purpose graphic user interface, manuals and trainings we aim to enable practitioners to apply the model for their individual planning questions and adaptation measures.</p><p>In our presentation, we will show an application case of PALM-4U in a major German city. We will investigate the effect of a planned development area on the local climate and the impact of different climate change adaptation measures (such as extensive vs. intensive green roofs). The comparative simulations of the current state and planning scenarios with integrated green and blue infrastructure should provide arguments for the municipal decision making in consideration of climate change aspects in a densely built-up environment, e.g. urban heat stress.</p>

scholarly journals Quadruple Helix Models for Sustainable Regional Innovation: Engaging and Facilitating Civil Society Participation

Economies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mona Roman ◽  
Henry Varga ◽  
Vladimir Cvijanovic ◽  
Alasdair Reid
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Quadruple Helix ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Entrepreneurial Discovery ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Civil Society Participation ◽  
Smart Specialization ◽  
Research And Policy

Prior research has emphasized the importance of bringing together quadruple helix (QH) actors (academia, industry, government and civil society) to strengthen regional innovation. The QH model forms an integral part of European innovation policy, which aims to create sustainable and inclusive growth in Europe. As part of this policy, European Union (EU) regions are to design and implement research and innovation strategies for smart specialization (RIS3) through the participatory entrepreneurial discovery process (EDP). Despite the strong emphasis on the QH model, the model is still far from a well-established concept in innovation research and policy, and civil society participation in RIS3 has remained low. Our paper aims to support regional governments to engage with and facilitate the participation of civil society in a territorial EDP based on two case studies from Finland and Sweden. It contributes to the literature on regional innovation systems through identifying mechanisms to foster the QH model and suggests lessons learnt for the operationalization of the QH model as part of RIS3.

scholarly journals Dynamic Evaluation of the Effects of Climate Change on the Energy Renovation of a School in a Mediterranean Climate

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6375
Author(s):  
Cristina Baglivo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Mediterranean Climate ◽  
Static Condition ◽  
Building Envelope ◽  
Building Performance ◽  
School Building ◽  
Climate Data ◽  
Energy Simulations ◽  
The Impact

This paper addresses the effects of long-term climate change on retrofit actions on a school building located in a Mediterranean climate. Dynamic energy simulations were performed using Termolog EpiX 11, first with conventional climate data and then with future year climate data exported from the CCWorldWeatherGen computational software. To date, many incentive actions are promoted for school renovations, but are these measures effective in preventing the discomfort that will be found due to overheating generated by climate change? Today, one of the main objectives in retrofit measures is the achievement of ZEB (Zero Energy Building) performance. Achieving this target requires first and foremost a high-performance envelope. This study evaluates the impact of retrofit strategies mostly applied to the school building envelope, over the years, considering three different time horizons, until 2080. Thermal performance indices and indoor operative temperature under free-floating were evaluated. The results highlight that, with a changing climate, it is no longer possible to assume a constant static condition to evaluate retrofit actions, but it is necessary to develop a predictive mathematical model that considers the design variability for future years. There is an urgent necessity to ensure both the safety and comfort of buildings while also anticipating future variations in climate.

scholarly journals Cybersecurity post-COVID-19: Lessons learned and policy recommendations

European View ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 178168582110592
Author(s):  
Iva Tasheva
Keyword(s):  
Critical Infrastructure ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Innovation Policy ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Remote Work ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
Novel Coronavirus ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

This article looks at the impact of the novel coronavirus crisis and increased remote work on cybersecurity and the priorities for EU action. Actions should include improving the cybersecurity of businesses, critical infrastructure and users, and creating an EU cybersecurity industry. As more and more aspects of our lives happen online, we are becoming more vulnerable to malicious attacks. This was demonstrated in 2020 when cyber-attacks increasingly disrupted the work of hospitals, service providers, government services and businesses across the globe. The frequency and scale of the attacks created a sense of urgency to improve our cybersecurity resilience. This article argues that the EU should reap the benefits of cybersecurity by pursuing a more ambitious cybersecurity agenda and putting EU values at the core of its approach. It also calls for cybersecurity to be included in all EU pillars, including the EU industrial research and innovation policy, as well as in EU investment plans and diplomatic strategy.

scholarly journals Research for all, an Initiative to Promote Research in the Mauritian Society

2015 ◽  
Vol 64 ◽  
pp. 73-80
Author(s):  
Nirmal Kumar Betchoo
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Citizen Involvement ◽  
Impact Of Climate Change ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Broad Concept ◽  
The Impact

At a time when leaders are globally discussing of the impact of climate change on the environment, it has become a necessity for strategists to think of democratising research to enable the wider community to get opportunities to undertake and participate in research. Very often, this aspect is dismissed and the lack of citizen involvement in research leaves a majority as users of models prescribed by knowledgeable people. This paper addresses a broad concept ‘Research for All’ with the intention of sensitising information on allowing the community to develop, create and contribute to research in a meaningful way since bright ideas sometimes come from the community and these are commercialised by researchers. The effort of the community is usually underestimated with biased thoughts like they are not deep enough to be claimed as research but, in essence, have their contribution in society. The paper focus is on initiatives to democratise research and see how the wider community provides useful input to innovation, research and development.

scholarly journals The impact of green building ideology on ecosystem and society health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Syed Uzairuddin
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Global Warming ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Green Building ◽  
Green Buildings ◽  
Late 19Th Century ◽  
Green House Gas ◽  
Historical Progress ◽  
The Impact

The First Green Building Movement that marked the beginning of an ideological revolution of the era occurred in the Late 19th Century. Climate Change and Global Warming have always been a major concern for humanity and justify the need for the development of innovative and greener technologies to help conserve natural resources for the future. This paper presents a review on the Historical Progress of Green Buildings so far and their impact on the occupant's health and productivity. The term which emerged in the context of green buildings as a result of these movements is High-Performance Green Buildings. The construction industry is considered to be the largest consumer of power and contributes about 1/4 of Global Green House Gas emissions. The Green Building Movement was an initiative to emphasize the need for a sustainable Built Environment. This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted on the occupants of GreenTech Malaysia, a certified Green Building, and the results which are somewhat counter intuitive in nature are analyzed.

scholarly journals KNOWLEDGE MAP, HOTSPOTS AND FRONTIERS OF ECOLOGICAL INNOVATION

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
TENG-FEI LIU ◽  
CHENG-LIN FAN
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Pollution ◽  
Development Strategy ◽  
Environmental Economics ◽  
Knowledge Map ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Innovation Research ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Ecological Innovation ◽  
The Impact

China is facing the "ecological deficit" caused by environmental pollution and shortage of energy resources. Ecological innovation, as the integration point of innovation-driven development strategy and sustainable development strategy, provides a feasible path for achieving a win-win situation for the economy, society and the environment. Based on the knowledge graph research method, this article reviews and visualizes 949 SSCI-sourced ecological innovation literature from 1998 to 2019. The results of the study found: The knowledge base of ecological innovation research is composed of different research fields such as innovation economics, environmental economics, strategic management, and industrial organization. The research focus has shifted from focusing solely on environmental pollution to focusing on energy conservation, emission reduction and climate change, from initially focusing on the importance of technological innovation in ecological innovation, to focusing on the impact of institutional pressure on ecological innovation. Climate change, low-carbon development and typological research are frontier issues in the field of ecological innovation.

scholarly journals Global trends in aviation – new research directions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 227-234
Author(s):  
Claudia DOBRE
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Vision 2020 ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Global Trends ◽  
Strategic Research ◽  
Research And Innovation ◽  
New Research ◽  
The Impact ◽  
United Nation

For more than two decades, the aviation world is revolving around one idea: reducing the impact on the environment. Although each action taken now, each strategy, each programme make reference to the decisions taken within the United Nation Conference on Climate Change, in Paris, in 2015, aviation community has recognized the environment and the climate change as a major challenge for aeronautics and air transport since the publication of Vision 2020 (European Commission, [1]) in January 2001. This document set the agenda for the European aeronautics ambition to better serve society’s need and all the Strategic Research Agendas that followed – SRA1 (published in October 2002), SRA 2 (published in October 2004), 2008 Addendum to the SRA and the more recently Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 they all are addressing the “Challenge of environment” in SRA 1 and SRA 2 or in SRIA 1 and 2 identifying one of the big five challenges to 2050 – “Protecting the environment and the energy supply”. The concern for protecting the environment is not new, the only.

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