HORIZON-EIC-2023-iCapitalPrize - The European Capital of Innovation Awards
EU Prizes: Application form (prizes) The European Capital of Innovation Awards: V1.0 – 08.03.2023
two cities the results of the pioneering research which appears in this report have proved extremely worthwhile. The results have not only highlighted contrasted approaches to innovation, suggesting possible transfers of good practice but also add to the literature on innovative cities. This was followed by a further presentation on the new Planning system in Cork and Ireland in 2019 and following a break due to covid, we expect that Tyndall with make a presentation to the Forum this September 2023 on the economic impact from their global RDI in ICT, photonics and nanotechnologies.
EU Projects
Since 2016, Cork City Council has successfully competed to be involved in 41 separate EU projects or focused community of practice initiatives – bringing organisations across Europe together to address issues of common concern. This pooling of knowledge and hands-on experience with likeminded entities on how shared challenges are handled in different contexts, or could better be addressed, is enabling us to significantly broaden our horizons through peer learning and to be part of joint efforts to devise practical solutions that break new ground and raise our own standards of service delivery. This engagement has allowed Cork City Council to incorporate aspects of innovation not only in improving service delivery but in other areas of City Development also. For example, trialing the deployment of new technologies as a demonstration testbed or living lab facility in conjunction with research organisations. A snapshot of the EU projects that Cork City Council has engaged with in recent years are included in the image below and show the strong thematic areas of Digital, Green, and Social.
Among the added value outcomes and innovations arising from our EU projects are:
• The Shape Your City voter registration campaign aimed at integrating newly arrived members of the immigrant community into Cork civic life and the democratic process ahead of the most recent Local & European Elections (Atlantic Social Lab). • The city’s first Digital Strategy as the policy driver to deploy technology, data, and digital tools as enablers towards the development of a smart, sustainable, and inclusive ‘connected city’ where the digital transformation founded on skills building, connected services, empowered public use of Open Data and best-in-class infrastructure will enhance the quality of life of our citizens and promote economic development (Digital Cities Challenge and Intelligent Cities Challenge); • The use of play and games, in an intergenerational sense, as innovative vehicles by which to deliver multiple social inclusion, healthy lifestyle (Cork is a WHO healthy City), active ageing and urban placemaking outcomes – including the pedestrianization of a riverside traffic route into a recreational amenity for the community (Playful Paradigm); • A Green & Blue Infrastructure Study which has served as a key component of the 2022-2028 City Development Plan in emphasizing a future prioritization of nature-based solutions over hard engineering and on providing connectivity to benefit biodiversity (Urban Agenda); • The Home Energy UpGrade Office (HEUGO) – the first city centre public advisory facility of its kind in Ireland, offering free and independent guidance to citizens on domestic energy efficiency and retrofitting options, in both technical and financial (grants) terms (INTENSIFY
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