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Programme Description
Horizon Europe is the European Union (EU) funding programme for the period 2021 – 2027, which targets the sectors of research and innovation. The programme’s budget is around € 95.5 billion, of which € 5.4 billion is from NextGenerationEU to stimulate recovery and strengthen the EU’s resilience in the future, and € 4.5 billion is additional aid.
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Summary
Every year, the European Union recognises cities with inclusive innovation ecosystems by awarding the recognition prize European Capital of Innovation Awards. The awards identify urban ecosystems that connect citizens, the public sector, academia, and business, and successfully translate their results into improved wellbeing of their citizens, while boosting game-changing innovation. The award is part of the European Union’s efforts to raise awareness about the benefits of urban innovation ‘with’ and ‘for’ citizens, supporting cities in addressing relevant societal challenges, and strengthening their urban resilience.
Detailed Call Description
The European Capital of Innovation Awards aims to champion inspiring cases of municipality- enabled innovation flourishing in cities.
The Awards are a prestigious recognition for city administrators who are courageous enough to open up their governance practices to experimentation, to boost innovation by all means, to be a role model for other cities, and to push the boundaries of technology for the benefit of their citizens.
The Awards will raise the profile of city teams that have developed and implemented innovative policies, enhanced citizens’ role in finding local solutions and participating in the decision-making process, facilitated the city’s attractiveness towards investors, industry, top class talents and entrepreneurial individuals, supported the growth of highly innovative start-ups and SMEs, helped the city to open up connections with others and cooperate with them and therefore inspiring and helping identify best practices to be replicated across Europe.
The Awards will feature two categories, with two prizes each category:
A) European Capital of Innovation 2021 category
B) European Rising Innovative City 2021 category
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Thematic Categories
- Industry
- Regional Development
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Urban Development
Eligibility for Participation
- Local Authorities
- State-owned Enterprises
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National Contact Point(s)
Research and Innovation Foundation
29a Andrea Michalakopoulou, 1075 Nicosia
P.O.Box 23422, 1683 Nicosia
Phone Number: +357 22205000
Email Address: support@research.org.cy
Website: https://www.research.org.cy/en/
Contact Persons:
Ms Katerina Karakasidou
Scientific Officer
Contact Phone: +357 22 205 036
Contact Email: kkarakasidou@research.org.cy
Dr Kalypso Sepou
Head of European Programmes Department
Contact Phone: +357 22 205066
Contact Email: kalypso@research.org.cy
EU Contact Point
European Innovation Council: https://eic.ec.europa.eu/contact-form_en