Sofia Development Association, part of the CICERONE project, is pleased to announce that the new Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda (SRIA) on Circular Economy is now published, and available for download here.

The SRIA was developed based on eight priority themes (biomass and biotechnologies, chemicals, construction and demolition, food, plastic, raw materials, waste and water) and builds on four societal areas that face sustainability challenges (urban areas, industrial systems, value chains and territory and sea) to identify priority areas to tackle EU region-wide issues and facilitate the circular economy transition.

Developed within the H2020 CICERONE project in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders, the SRIA will constitute the backbone of the future joint programming platform for circular economy: the EU Circular Cooperation Hub.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank all stakeholders that have provided feedback throughout the development of the SRIA, and invite you to our upcoming workshop for programme owners and policy makers, that will present the concept for the future joint programming platform developed by the project.

The final workshop, “Cooperation for circular economy research & innovation“ will take place online on 22nd and 29th of October 2020 from 14:00 to 16:30 CET. Participants are welcome to choose one of the two proposed dates, which will be identical events. This challenge will be addressed in an interactive and hands-on online workshop that will give participants insights into the future platform, and provide the opportunity to shape its services, ensuring they are in line with needs and expectations.

Find out more about the workshop and register here.

For more information on the CICERONE’s outputs, including the recent publication of a policy paper on “An innovation policy to meet the EU’s Green Deal circular economy goals”, visit the project website at http://cicerone-h2020.eu/newsroom/

LINKS SRIA launch announcement: http://cicerone-h2020.eu/2020/09/27/new-circular-economy-sria-now-available/

Link to SRIA: http://cicerone-h2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Circular-Economy-SRIA-2020.pdf

Workshop 3 news story: http://cicerone-h2020.eu/2020/09/22/online-workshop-cooperation-for-circular-economy-ri/

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