Name: CERIS workshop on 'Innovating Smart Cities Resilience throug
Start: 2024-04-11
End: 2024-04-11T23:59:00
Location: Europe

The CERIS workshop - 'Innovating Smart Cities Resilience through Research and Best Practices' addresses the pressing need to strengthen the resilience of urban centres against complex challenges in an increasingly interconnected and technology-driven world. Today, cities face complex threats ranging from cyber-attacks to environmental degradation stemming from climate change. This event will look at how research contributes to bolstering security, technology, and urban planning in improving the resilience of Smart Cities. It will discuss how to integrate security by design principles into spatial development, while fostering collaborative efforts across sectors, for instance by empowering communities as active stakeholders in resilience-building endeavors. Furthermore, the event will be an occasion to facilitate networking and the exchange of knowledge between policymakers, practitioners, researchers academia, industry, and civil society. By highlighting security gaps and needs, EU policy priorities, and future scenarios, the event continues the work of CERIS in fostering a collective vision for European resilience. For more information, please contact HOME-CERISec [dot] europa [dot] eu HOME-CERIS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu.

CERIS workshop on 'Innovating Smart Cities Resilience through Research and Best Practices'

Civil society representatives from labour and business organisations, environmental groups, and other civil society organisations from the EU and from Japan are invited to join, and to exchange with one another, and with officials from the European Commission and from the Government of Japan, on matters related to the implementation of the Trade and Sustainable Development provisions of the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement. Practical information Hungarian language industry professionals were busy filling out surveys in the last couple of months. Join us on 8 April for the big reveal: we will discuss the results of both the European Language Industry Survey and of a new and comprehensive survey of the Hungarian translation industry run by Proford and Szoft. Come in person or follow us online, and find out all there is to know about Hungary's translation landscape. Join us for a half-day stakeholder event focused on the implementation of the European Union's Health Technology Assessment HTA Regulation. The event will bring together key stakeholders from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland, including national HTA administrators and representatives from national stakeholders such as patient associations, health professionals, scientific societies, industry representatives, national decision-makers and regional health authorities. Date and time: Tuesday, 9 April 2023, 9:00 - 12:30 EET 8:00-11:30 CET This event is part of a series of regional information events to be organised in 2023 and 2024 across the EU by the European Commission's Directorate General for Health and Food Safety and the Heads of HTA Agencies Group HAG, together with national HTA agencies. At the event in Riga, the European Commission will provide an overview of the new EU HTA Regulation. This will be followed by panel discussions, featuring local speakers who will discuss key topics related to the implementation of the regulation. The event will be held in English. The panels will cover the following topics, among others to be discussed: The panel discussion will include time for QA and audience participation, with the opportunity to engage in lively and constructive discussions. At this event, stakeholders from Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland will be prioritised as attendees. Participants at the onsite location have already been selected and invited as spaces at the venue are very limited. All other stakeholders are invited to join the event online and register here to receive the link to the web streaming: This event is organised in partnership with The European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union organise this event to mark the publication of the mid-term evaluation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility RRF. It will take place on 9 April 2024, in Brussels, Art History Museum Cinquantenaire and online. Webstreaming will be available on this webpage. The event will be an opportunity to reflect on the results of the RRF so far, including concrete investments and reforms. It will also look ahead at the remaining challenges and at how to ensure the RRF achieves its objectives over the remaining three years. Finally, it will be an opportunity to discuss how the RRF, as an innovative funding instrument, could serve as an inspiration for further EU support to reforms and investments, as the need for strategic reforms and investments will remain high in the future. The registrations for the event are now closed, however, you will be able to follow the event online via webstreaming available on this webpage. No new registration will be possible at the venue on the day of the event. For any other question, please contact be2024economie [dot] fgov [dot] be be2024[at]economie[dot]fgov[dot]be Meeting details Registration closes on: 4 April 2024 at 12:00Please note that we have moved to a new registration system. Already registered in the new system Sign up to participate in the meeting Not registered yet Register your organisation This meeting aims to present and discuss with civil society the latest advances in the EU's trade relations and negotiations with Latin American countries Mexico, Central America, Mercosur, the Andean Community and Chile, to present and discuss their development and progress, and to exchange points of view with civil society organisations on the EU's trade policy with Latin America and its future. Lead speaker Moderator Agenda The meeting will take place via WEBEX. Webex access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection at least 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting. Addressing complex challenges requires different tools, mindsets and approaches from those traditionally used, which contributed to create some of these challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and inequalities.  The report Innovation for place-based transformations. ACTIONbook, practices and tools is a comprehensive hands-on resource set to empower local, regional and national stakeholders across Europe to drive societal well-being and climate-resilient development through strategic partnerships and purpose-driven actions.  In the Territories in ACTION Live News we will visit Kera, a future sustainable district in Finland where low-carbon concrete is produced. We will also stop by Medimurje, in Croatia, and learn how they transformed former barracks into a knowledge centre where children can learn robotics and science. And we will travel to Tuscany, Italy, to see how a traditional textile district can become circular thanks to digitalisation.  All of them are excellent examples of using local strengths to innovate and grow. And your territory What is your potential to innovate Tune in and discover the secrets of innovative places with truly transformative powers.    This InfoPoint event is the first of two in a series about the DG INTPA supported project, "Transparency and traceability in the garment and footwear industry".  The event is jointly hosted by the International Trade Centre ITC and the Social and Labor Convergence Program SLCP and will discuss the learnings and impact to date from the implementation of the Social and Labor Convergence Program SLCP which aims to improve working conditions in global apparel value chains, reduce audit fatigue among suppliers, while aligning with emerging HRDD legislation. This webinar will be held in English and will take place via Webex Events. 9 April 2024, 14.30 - 16.00 CEST We are pleased to invite you to the RAN Practitioners Webinar on 'New technologies and PCVE: threats and opportunities', which will take place on 9 April 2024 from 14.30 to 16.00 CEST. Terrorists and violent extremists have traditionally been faster than governments or PCVE practitioners at adopting new technologies to further their objectives. This is likely due to a combination of factors: extremism is asymmetric in nature, activist in spirit, often well-funded, free of the restrictions that come with democratic institutions and societies, and risk-taking. Extremists were early adopters of social media, continue to find the best ways to exploit it, and constantly find emerging ungoverned spaces. We likely cannot eradicate this commitment or innovation. Book your seat, 5 days left to register, registration will end on Sunday 7 April 2024, 18:30 CEST   REGISTER NOW Deadline: 5 April at 23:59 CEST. AGENDA. Join our upcoming one-day policy conference in Brussels dedicated to tackling energy poverty in the EU through a multi-governance approach. Our goal is to assess current policies, raise awareness, and advocate for urgent and impactful actions. Drawing on recent recommendations by DG ENER and insights from events hosted by EPAH antenna organisations in early 2024, our event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Europe. Additionally, while Member States prepare to re-submit their National Energy and Climate Plans by June 2024, this event will also serve as a space to discuss and evaluate the role of local governments in this endeavour. Together, we'll engage in dialogue, exchange ideas, and underscore the significance of a multi-governance approach in addressing energy poverty in the EU. Due to the limited space, early registration is recommended.The registration will close on 5 April at 23:59 CEST.     Meeting details Registration closes on: Friday 5 April at 12:00Please note that we have moved to a new registration system. Already registered in the new system Sign up to participate in the meeting Not registered yet Register your organisation In the Communication on the Trade Policy Review of 18 February 2021, the Commission undertook to explore options for an EU strategy for export credits. This commitment was followed by the Feasibility Study on an EU Strategy on Export Credits published in May 2023 prepared for the Commission by an independent consultancy firm, and the Joint Staff Working Document 'Main outcomes of the mapping of external financial tools of the EU' of 11 April 2023. Based on these documents, the Commission, in close cooperation with the Council Working Group on Export Credits, defined priority work streams for the development of the export credits strategy. One of the priority work streams is the enhanced coordination of EU external financial tools between export credit agencies of the EU Member States and EU development finance providers including the Commission, the European Investment Bank and Member States' development finance institutions. This whole-of-government approach should contribute to the implementation of the EU Global Gateway strategy. In 2023, the Commission, along with the above-mentioned stakeholders and private sector companies, embarked on few selected pilot projects to gather first practical experience. In parallel, it established an Expert Group on Enhanced Coordination of EU financial tools, whose first meeting took place on 18 January 2024. In this meeting of the Civil Society Dialogue, the Commission will provide an update on the work on the EU export credit strategy and in particular on the process of the enhanced coordination. Lead speaker Moderator The meeting will take place via WEBEX. Webex access code and password will be sent to registered participants. We would be grateful if participants could launch their WEBEX connection at least 30 minutes in advance of the meeting so that any technical problems can be arranged in time before the meeting. The forum brings together Zambian and European businesses with the aim of forging corporate partnerships and facilitate a dialogue around attracting finance, upscaling through the copper value-chain, and realising the potentials of circular economy, in order to strengthen the EU-Zambia copper-trade. The CERIS workshop - 'Innovating Smart Cities Resilience through Research and Best Practices' addresses the pressing need to strengthen the resilience of urban centres against complex challenges in an increasingly interconnected and technology-driven world. Today, cities face complex threats ranging from cyber-attacks to environmental degradation stemming from climate change. This event will look at how research contributes to bolstering security, technology, and urban planning in improving the resilience of Smart Cities. It will discuss how to integrate security by design principles into spatial development, while fostering collaborative efforts across sectors, for instance by empowering communities as active stakeholders in resilience-building endeavors. Furthermore, the event will be an occasion to facilitate networking and the exchange of knowledge between policymakers, practitioners, researchers academia, industry, and civil society. By highlighting security gaps and needs, EU policy priorities, and future scenarios, the event continues the work of CERIS in fostering a collective vision for European resilience. For more information, please contact HOME-CERISec [dot] europa [dot] eu HOME-CERIS[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu.

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