You are what you read - January 2021

Published: Thu, 01/28/21

The EPN Consulting Newsletter No. 125 | January 2021

Editorial

Dear Colleague,

When long time ago I was an Electronic Engineering student at the Politecnico di Torino university I remember that all of our professors insisted on the importance of numbers and the strict precision with which we should have handled them. As a matter of fact, electronic circuits, digital communications, civil infrastructures, for instance, they work well when the design numbers are correct and well implemented. In recent times, it seems that numbers are relative entities that are differently "interpreted"...Read more

How '15-minute cities' will change the way we socialise

A new urban planning model will change the French capital – and could provide a template for how to create stronger local communities and make residents happier. The impact on how dense cities like Paris function, and how people that live in them interact, has been undeniable. Read more

Nox e-bikes go 2 for 1 with swappable all-in-one electric drive

A little bit Jekyll, a little bit Hyde, the newest ebike offering from Germany's Nox Cycles has a split personality that craves both cities and mountains. The package ties together a city commuter and a mountain bike with a single all-in-one e-drive that can be swapped between the two. Read more

EIC-EIT: working closer together for Europe's innovators

The European Commission announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding between the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) to reinforce their cooperation to support the best European entrepreneurs. This will enable innovators, innovative SMEs and start-ups, higher education institutions and research organisations to receive quality support services to deploy and scale up innovations faster and with greater impact. Read more

2021: Another decisive year for Europe’s climate ambitions

Climate policy will again take centre stage in 2021, with the European Commission expected to table a mammoth package of green laws in June, before the COP26 UN climate summit in Glasgow caps off a year packed with milestones for European climate policy in December. Read more

EIB Investment Report 2020/2021: Building a smart and green Europe in the COVID-19 era

The European Union's massive efforts to rebuild after the coronavirus pandemic present a unique opportunity to transform its economy, making it more green and digital – and ultimately more competitive. The Investment Report 2020-2021 looks at the toll the pandemic took on European firms’ investment and future plans, as well as their efforts to meet the demands of climate change and the digital revolution. Read more

The Website of the Month: The Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU (Jan 2021-June 2021)

For Portugal's Presidency of the Council of the European Union it will be very important to strengthen Europe's resilience and its citizens' confidence in the European social model, promoting a Union based on shared values of solidarity, convergence and cohesion – a Union capable of coordinated action to recover from the crisis.

They will accordingly work on three major priorities:

- To promote Europe's recovery, leveraged by the climate and digital transitions
- To implement the Social Pillar of the European Union as a key element for ensuring a fair and inclusive climate and digital transition
- To strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy keeping it open to the world

These priorities will be pursued along five lines of action: Resilient Europe, Green Europe, Digital Europe, Social Europe and Global Europe.

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02 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the COSME [COS-CLUSTER-2020-3-03] call (European Cluster Excellence Programme with ClusterXchange scheme connecting ecosystems and cities)

02 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the COSME [COS-STRAT-2020-3-05] call (Strategic alliances for the uptake of advanced technologies by SMEs on the economic recovery)

11 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the COSME [COS-TOURINN-2020-3-04] call (Innovation uptake and digitalisation in the tourism sector)

15 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the ESER 2021 Call (ESER=European Social Economy Regions initiative)

16 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 EIC Prize for 'Early Warning for Epidemics'

16 Feb 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 [EMFF-BEW-2020] call (EMFF-Action Grant – BlueInvest Grants: Investing in Blue Innovation)

08 Mar 2021 – Deadline to submit projects in the Smart Grids thematic area as candidates for the 5th list of EU Projects of Common Interest (PCIs)

22 Mar 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the 2020 CEF Transport MAP call

11 Feb 2021 – Online – FTEvent: EUROPEAN FINANCIAL FORUM 2021

16-19 Feb 2021 – Online Event – EIC Pathfinder Bootcamp: from Academia to Business

18 Feb 2021 – Online Event – Hydrogen-fuelled Buses and Infrastructure in Europe

24-25 Feb 2021 – London (UK) – 8th Nuclear Decommissioning & Waste Management Summit

02 Mar 2021 – WEB ONLY ! – 6th Annual FUTURE OF TRANSPORT Conference

02 Mar 2021 – Ghent (BE) – Ports and Interland Europe 2021 – The European Conference on the future of inland transport, terminals and ports

10-12 Mar 2021 – Barcelona (ES) – 6th World Congress on SMART MATERIALS-2020

17-18 Mar 2021 – Porto (PT) – 5th Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Energy Summit

25 Mar 2021 – Online – Data-driven Smart Urban Mobility in Europe Conference

25 Mar 2021 – Online – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 2021 – Delivering AI with impact in Europe

Please note that many conferences are being cancelled, postponed or converted in Virtual events due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
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