The JRC Annual Event 2015 in Ulm will take stock of the continuing scientific support activities for the Danube region and will focus on the JRC expertise that supports the European Commission priorities of boosting jobs and growth, building a European Energy Union and supporting the digital single market through smart specialisation in the Danube region.

The purpose of the event in Ulm is to show how the excellence and relevance of the research and support activities executed by JRC in cooperation with its partners from the Danube macro-region can impact scientific, economic, social and environmental development. The event will focus on how research and innovation can create jobs, underline the relationship between businesses and universities, and open the door for cross-border cooperation opportunities.

Introductory plenary sessions will be held on 27th October in the early afternoon using the tools of the RIS3 platform to demonstrate the top priorities in the Danube macro-region: Energy and ICT. Following the introductory plenary sessions, four parallel workshops are organised:
– Energy workshop
– Water workshop
– Smart Specialisation in the ICT sector
– Different instruments to foster scientific exchange in the Danube region: Danube Innovation Partnership and COST

On October 28, a high level session is foreseen as well as a session on “JRC and EUSDR Stakeholders” including the Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure.

Event programme https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/sites/default/files/20151027-ulm-programme.pdf

Registration https://web.jrc.ec.europa.eu/rem/conf.html#/reg-form-screen/c>