InteractionSeeds partners have joined forces to facilitate and connect different worlds (industry, citizens, arts) through the development of a repository of 50+ locally proven and easy to replicate interaction schemes. The repository (WP1), expected to turn into a platform at exploitation stage, will ultimately take the form of a two-sided platform connecting a network of stakeholders: -Providers of societal and cultural interaction schemes, that have proven their value and that have a potential for replicability beyond their geographic range; -Organisations having missions in fostering connections between industry, society and art willing to explore, adapt and test locally proven interaction schemes. During the project, 20+ test cases of interaction schemes will be implemented (WP4), to support R&I knowledge valorisation. These test cases will notably involve R&I stakeholders previously engaged and trained (thanks to the development of a training kit - WP2). Protocol for the test cases implemented will be designed and adapted to the local context in WP3. Finally, a set of recommendations (WP4) on why and how to facilitate the implementation of new test cases. These recommendations will be largely disseminated to 100+ R&I representative stakeholders (such as clusters, EDIH, incubators etc.) to support the project's replicability and large use of the repository.

Within Horizon Europe, the Built4People partnership (B4P) aims, among other objectives, to connect to a set of national or regional Innovation Clusters in viWithin Horizon Europe, the Built4People partnership (B4P) aims, among other objectives, to connect to a set of national or regional Innovation Clusters in view of maximizing innovation impacts. The NEBULA projects will build upon this B4P and the New European Bauhaus initiative to activate and nurture a network of B4P Innovation Clusters, by implementing: - Improved visibility, adoption and uptake of innovative solutions that are in line with the New European Bauhaus thanks to increased awareness on benefits from innovation and better access to co-financing - Intensified, cross-sectorial and interdisciplinary peer-learning from front runners as well as cross-border cooperation and networking, - preparation for the long-lasting activities of the network of B4P Innovation Clusters and the integration of the next clusters. This project will therefore accompany a first batch of existing and emerging clusters to increase their maturity along five dimensions: full value-chain coverage; cross-sectoral integration; combined local and national/EU networking; cross border connections; and access to testbeds and demo spaces such as pilot buildings and living labs. NEBULA will support these clusters through ‘maturity push’ activities including peer learning on New European Bauhaus concepts, support to open innovation, business & finance help desk, match-making and promotional events. A minimum of 5-7 clusters will be supported by NEBULA, some already identified being part of the consortium. At least 1 of them will reach full maturity on the 5 dimensions listed above, thus becoming a B4P Front runner, model for replication. NEBULA consortium, that involves two contractual partners of the B4P partnership, will elaborate a Strategic Replication Plan to reach the contractual target of 10-15 B4P Innovation Clusters by 2028.

The building sector is one of the key enablers to achieve low carbon economy goals for 2050. To deliver this potential, buildings need to transform from passive isolated elements to smart buildings, able to adapt to occupants needs and act as active nodes well integrated to the energy grids and other infrastructures. The 2018 revised Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) promotes the use of ICT and smart technology in buildings to streamline the existing rules. Smart technologies indeed play an essential role and can also trigger new business opportunities. However the market uptake and wide-scale roll-out of these solutions is slow due to challenges like engaging building occupants, connecting and managing various devices and systems, achieving optimal building operation, integrating buildings to energy markets, as well as the high fragmentation of the ecosystem. These challenges are common to projects related to the smart building topic and would be most efficiently addressed by breaking silos, sharing information and bridging the gaps between innovation, markets and policy. SmartBuilt4EU will consolidate the Smart Building Innovation Community with, at its core, EU-funded projects, and provide it with a package of supporting activities with two objectives: - facilitate the exchange of information between EU-funded projects and national initiatives in the field of smart buildings and the related business, policy and media; - coordinate contributions of the Smart Buildings Innovation Community to the SRI promotion, experimentation and implementation and the identification of R&I priorities to accelerate the roll out of smart building innovation, in line with the EPBD. The CSA brings together 5 partners plus 5 linked third parties, with solid complementary expertise and geographical coverage. It is structured in 6 work packages to reach the targeted impacts and unlock the smart building potential, with the Smart Readiness Indicator as key instrument.

The aim of this proposal is to promote and facilitate technologically, financially, and operationally mature projects from Horizon 2020 to reach deployment phase by means of developing synergies with the ETS Innovation Fund. The overall objective of H2IF is to validate such connection could be effective between promising Horizon funded R&I results and Innovation Fund for hydrogen and energy storage projects. This proof of concept will be made thanks to the scaling-up and submission of 3 projects to the Innovation Fund instrument, all of them having been selected due to their high ‘climate neutrality’ potential, their innovation degree, while already being supported by Horizon 2020.

NEB Junction collects, packages and validates stakeholder knowledge into Knowledge Gems, and makes them publicly available in an AI-supported, attractive and accessible IT Portal. We cooperate with a broad set of NEB stakeholders - and stakeholders that might not yet be interested or are traditionally excluded - using multi-stakeholder sessions, learning journeys and stakeholder assemblies. Our Monitoring System bridges cultural and creative perspectives with environmental, economic, social, health and governance aspects, making sustainable solutions more relatable and attractive to policy makers, public authorities, construction ecosystems and local communities. We connect stakeholders with the NEB Facility through NEB Coffees, mapping of R&I gaps, foresight activities and more, to distill NEB at your Fingertips - Pathways to NEB Implementation, and a Roadmap for the NEB Facility. We work with creative and cultural sectors and industries to generate a sense of belonging to NEB, combining AI-supported analysis with human reflections on NEB values, needs and expectations in a co-design approach. All of this work is supported by a Vision co-created with the stakeholders, enabling its long life-time also after the end of the project. The NEB Junction is created and managed by 8 experienced NEB partners: AIT, Ars Electronica, Climate KIC, DemSoc, DOWEL, ERRIN, ICLEI, and NTNU as Project Coordinator.