A research and innovation agenda for European urban areas and cities

On 29 September 2015, the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Panel of the European Parliament will host a workshop entitled Transition Towards Sustainable and Liveable Urban Futures. The seminar will be chaired by STOA Chair Paul Rübig, MEP, and Jan Olbrycht, MEP and President of the URBAN Intergroup of the European Parliament, will open the event, which is co-hosted with the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) Urban Europe, the URBAN Intergroup and the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation of the European Commission.

The event coincides with the launch of the JPI Urban Europe Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA). JPI Urban Europe is a Member State-led initiative coordinating the urban-related research programmes of the participating countries. The new agenda aims to support EU research into the possibilities for urban transition, by bringing together national and EU research programmes. The agenda will be presented at the STOA event by Margit Noll, Chair of JPI Urban Europe’s Management Board, and Darren Robinson, Professor at Nottingham University (UK), and Chair of JPI Urban Europe’s Scientific Advisory Board.