Green transition

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GreenPact

This collaborative platforms aims at the Dutch green sector (agri, food, horticulture, raw materials and nature & living environment) and specifically the educational side of it to ultimately create a well-functioning labour market in the area. In GroenPact, industry, education and government are...

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Smart specialisation Strategy Montenegro

According to the Smart Specialisation Strategy, the priority areas for innovation are health, sustainability and digitalisation. The role of clusters is mentioned in the context of the development of high-tech clusters based on competitive SMEs. Research and academia should also be involved in the...

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Developing capacities for climate policy in Southeast and Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central Asia

Advice and support for drafting of National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP) under the Energy Community; regular exchange of experts on the topic of modelling and analytical work in the context of the NECP development in the countries of the Western Balkans.

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Neobuild

The Council for the Economic Development of Constuction (CDEC) launched Neobuild in 2011, the first and unique cluster for sustainable construction in Luxembourg. Neobuild focuses specifically on high environmental and energy performance of buildings. To this regard, it helps its members develop...

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Digital Rocket LT

Digital Rocket LT was founded in the largest innovation community in Lithuania at Kaunas Science and Technology Park. The Cluster focuses on Digitalisation of Cities public services, creation of new products and services in order to improve citizen life quality by focusing on Health-tech, Green-tech...

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The Kosovo Association of Information and Communication Technology (STIKK) 

STIKK currently accounts for 200+ members, which represents 90% of the whole ICT market of Kosovo. STIKK is dedicated to help out the long-term-growth of the Information and Communications Technology industry in Kosovo; is committed to improving the business environment for the ICT, as well as...

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MIRECK – Metal Industry and Renewable Energy Cluster of Kosovo

MIRECK – Metal Industry and Renewable Energy Cluster of Kosovo is a non-governmental organisation that aims to empower the business community in developing and advancing products and services in the Metals and Renewable Energy sector through academic cooperation with the Faculty of Mechanical...

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Utilisation of local resources and regional revitalisation under 'Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells'

Under the Japanese government's 'Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells' (2019), a series of measures is underway to support the development and promotion of hydrogen energy to achieve reduction targets for GHG emissions. Overall the strategy promotes the collaboration between stakeholders...

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Tokyo Zero-emission Innovation Bay

The Tokyo Zero-emission Innovation Bay was established, based on the proposal of the “Environment Innovation Strategy” of the Japanese Government (Decision of the Integrated Innovation Strategy Promotion Council, January 21, 2020), to initiate an Innovation Area that pioneers zero-emission related...

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Tokyo 'Beyond-Zero' Week

Tokyo “Beyond-Zero” Week features six leading international conferences organised and hosted by Japan (ICEF2020, RD20, TCFD summit 2020, LNG Producer-Consumer Conference 2020, International Conference on Carbon Recycling 2020, Hydrogen Energy Ministerial Meeting 2020). Each conference offers a forum...

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Promotion of university efforts towards 2050

Under the Japanese government's 'Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality in 2050', a series of measures is underway to support the development of university collaborations and development at the local and regional level. The objective of one of these measures is to facilitate...

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Green Innovation Fund

In order to achieve net zero GHG emissions by 2050, the Japanese government has established several policies promoting this goal, including the set up of the 'Green Innovation Fund' which totals 2 trillion Yen (approx. EUR 15 billion). The government agency 'New Energy and Industrial Technology...