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  • ESM and Bioeconomy Pilots successful in TAF-applications

    06.04.2020

    Technical Assistance Facility (TAF), launched by the European Commission as a tool to support Smart Specialisation Platforms (S3P) -Industry investment projects has been open for a second assessment round of applications. The awarded projects were presented by the end of January 2020 and two of the five chosen projects come from the Vanguard Initiative; De- Remanufacturing for circular economy (demo-case, ESM-pilot) and SMBio-LNG (use-case within Liquified bio-methane demo-case, Bioeconomy pilot). 

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  • Launch of new digital bioeconomy platform

    06.04.2020

    The Bioeconomy Pilot and the Biobased Industry Consortium (BIC) work closely together and exchange information concerning the biobased industries’ topics and the Bioeconomy Pilot’s cases for joint demonstration to exploit all potential synergies. One significant result of this cooperation is the launch of the “Biobased platform for regions”, focused on stimulating bio-based investments by connecting regions and industries.

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  • DigiPrime - new Horizon 2020 project within the ESM Pilot

    06.04.2020

    “DigiPrime – Digital Manufacturing Platforms for Connected Smart Factories” is a new project developed and successfully submitted to Horizon 2020 by the ESM Pilot’s demo-case De-and Remanufacturing. The project will develop, populate and operate a new concept of circular economy digital platform, with the aim to unlock new circular business models based on data-enhanced recovery and reuse of functions and materials from high value-added post-use products. Focus will be given to create trustable data-sharing mechanisms, preserving the confidentiality of business-critical data.

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  • COVID 19 - VI Regions Actions to Support Businesses

    31.03.2020

    The Vanguard Initiative network continues to work towards strengthening EU industry, and making sure we build Europe’s innovation capacity through complete EU value chains.  However, the implications of COVID-19 mean that all of us are rethinking our immediate priorities and about how we deliver on those.

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  • EVENT POSTPONED: How Smart is your RIS3? Cardiff 25-26 March

    02.03.2020

    UPDATE:  Due to the ongoing situation with COVID-19 this conference has been postponed; we will provide further details once we are in a position to reschedule.  If you had registered to attend, you should have received an e-mail to confirm the postponement.  If you have not yet received this, please contact Eleanor Vaughan:  eleanor.vaughan [at] gov.wales

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  • The Vanguard Initiative calls for a strong regional dimension in the new EU industrial strategy

    02.03.2020

    In a new non-paper, the Vanguard Initiative calls for the adoption of an ambitious EU industrial Strategy and expresses full support of the European Commission’s ambition to adopt a renewed EU industrial strategy as a central initiative in delivering the European Green Deal.

    The non-paper outlines several key principles that the Vanguard Initiative would like to see embedded in the EU industrial strategy :

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  • Incremental progress in Nano Pilot in Autumn/Winter 2019

    17.12.2019

    The Nano Pilot demo-cases have been making incremental progress between September – December 2019 and continue to have the support of the network manager and the two leading regions, Emilia-Romagna and Skåne. The Nanowires for ICT, Energy & Sensors and the NeMs4Bio demo-cases have been working on their concept notes and have received feedback from different Vanguard regions as well as local actors.

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  • ESM Pilot closes 2019 reflecting on its role in the new programming period

    17.12.2019

     

    The ESM Pilot annual meeting took place in Brussles on 13th December. Besides presenting the progress of the Pilot and its demo-cases, the meeting also had the intent to discuss potential synergies with the European Commission in the future programming period. 

    Giacomo Copani, coordinator of the ESM Pilot, introduced the Pilot and its ambitions:

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  • Vanguard Initiative Annual Political Meeting: Regional Ministers and Representatives shape the Network’s Future Strategic Direction

    22.11.2019

    On 21st November 2019 in Brussels, the Vanguard Initiative’s Annual Political Meeting (APM) took place, with Regional Ministers and senior representatives from Vanguard Initiative’s 36 Member Regions meeting to give renewed direction to the Vanguard Initiative’s work programme, with a particular focus on financing, policy influencing and communication. 

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  • Regione Lombardia - Consultation on Regional Sustainable Development Strategy

    01.11.2019

    Regione Lombardia is currently building a new regional strategy for the Sustainable Development. The latter will be instrumental in order to link the future Regional Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS) to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

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