Announcements – JustReDi Project

[26/04/2024] Workshop on innovation, green and digital transition in the Public Sector

On Friday 26 April 2024, 09.30 am – 03.00 pm, a working meeting will be held at the Conference Center of the Ancient Olive Campus of the University of Western Attica (Seminar Rooms 109A and 109B – https://maps.app.goo.gl/JZJBocJMgBFaC5MEA) within the context of the flagship action Resilience, Inclusion and Development: Towards a Just Green and Digital Transition of Greek Regions – JustReDI and in collaboration with the European Innovation Hub for Digital Governance digiGOV-innoHub.

The workshop marks the first meeting of a community of practice [1] for the green and digital transition, which will aim to identify the basic mode of operation and governance of the community, as well as the priorities and potential policy proposals that will emerge from the community functioning.

Participants will have the opportunity, among other things, to:

be informed about the benefits they can obtain, in collaboration with an ecosystem of Greek public administration bodies and businesses
capture, in round table discussions, their digital maturity and needs in the form of challenges
derive ideas for projects with the aim of increasing their efficiency and upgrading the quality of the services provided
participate in a community of practice for the green and digital transition of the public sector by setting their priorities.

In particular, the working meeting will initially present the components of the European Innovation Hub for Digital Governance, the benefits that can exist for the public sector, the effort to create an ecosystem of digital and green transformation agents to enhance innovation but and to achieve the digital transition of the Public Administration.

[1] Communities of practice are groups of people who share a common interest, profession or passion and engage in a collaborative learning process that creates bonds between members. A Community of Practice may develop naturally due to the shared interests of members in a particular domain or area, or it may be created with the aim of acquiring knowledge related to a particular domain. Through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group, members learn from each other and have the opportunity to grow personally and professionally.

Event Program (in Greek)

Video of the workshop:

[04/04/2024] Dialogue Forum on “climate crisis and green transition” in the Region of Western Macedonia

On Thursday, April 4, 2024, starting at 11:00, the 1st Dialogue Forum on “climate crisis and green transition” will take place in the city of Kozani and in the modern premises of the University of Western Macedonia, in the context of the flagship action “Resilience, Inclusiveness and Development: Towards a Just Green and Digital Transition of Greek Regions” (JustReDI). At the specific Forum, the action in question and its objectives will be presented, while at the same time a meeting will be organized with the local bodies involved regarding the climate crisis and the necessary energy transition, with the aim of discussing similar actions that have already been carried out to date, problems that have arisen, and to formulate proposals for the optimal energy transition.

This event is part of a series of publicity actions with the aim of informing and dialogue with social partners and citizens of the regions on issues concerning the social effects of the climate crisis and the digital transformation such as, for example, energy poverty, environmental justice, the digital maturity of businesses, households and regional and local administration and self-government, green and digital professional skills.

Event program (in Greek)

Video of the forum:

[16/01/2024] Flagship action information day for green transition and digital transformation

On Tuesday, January 16, 2024, in the Central Hall of the Bank of Greece (Paneistimiou 21, time 11:00 – 16:00) an information day of the emblematic Action “Resilience, inclusion, and development: Towards a fair, green and digital transition of the Greek regions” (JustReDI). The Action is implemented with the partnership of six research centers and universities, coordinated by the National Center for Social Research (EKKE) within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan “Greece 2.0”, with the funding of the European Union – Next Generation EU in the amount of 4,915,000 euros.

The aim of the information day is to present the expected results of the project, as well as to reflect on the challenges and perspectives of the dual transition in the context of the climate crisis and the advancing digitization of society and the economy. This is an absolutely up-to-date reference project (https://www.justredi.gr) in which a large number of young researchers and scientists are employed. A systematic study of the social effects of the green and digital transition is carried out in terms of: a) the evaluation of the existing situation in the regions of the country, b) the recording of opinions, attitudes and behaviors of both the general public and individual social groups, c) the provision technological solutions and tools to support policy proposals (data driven policy making), d) the contents of public policies regarding the positive influences and effects of the green and digital transition in the Greek regions, so that the digital transformation and decarbonization are accomplished in terms of equity, resilience, sustainable development and inclusion.

According to the program (in Greek), the information day consists of two parts:

In the first part (11:00-13:15), in addition to the opening address and greetings of the authorities, the first round table will be organized, in which the expected results of the project will be discussed.
In the second part (13:30-15:30) the second round table will take place, during which challenges and perspectives accompanying the dual transition will be discussed. The information day will conclude with a reference to the next research stages of the project.