Horizon Europe Norwegian Urban Partnership

In the Horizon Europe Norwegian Urban Partnership (HEU NUP), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Stavanger (UiS), Nordic Edge and Smartbyene will build a long-term, cross-regional, quadruple helix ecosystem to influence the development and implementation of urban-related challenges in Horizon Europe. Building on the experiences from H2020 smart city lighthouse projects Triangulum and +CityxChange, and corresponding national/regional initiatives, HEU NUP will showcase Norwegian experience and competency in co-creation (the core process on which HEU is built) and open urban innovation, as key drivers towards a climate-neutral Europe. HEU NUP aims to organise - an annual high-impact seminar in Brussels, with policy briefs and white papers; - an annual cooperation session with the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities during Nordic Edge Expo in Stavanger, with a broader set of European experts and decision makers; - participation in Mission Assembly meetings, managing Norwegian input to Mission Board, partnership and other strategic HEU documents, and disseminating to and from HEU urban-related events; - monthly online steering group meetings, with the main representatives of NTNU, UiS, Nordic Edge and Smartbyene, as well as the National Contact Points for public sector and Urban Europe; - monthly newsletters towards Norwegian stakeholders, and contributions to Research Council Norway newsletters; NTNU, UiS, Nordic Edge and Smartbyene are particularly well-positioned to lead this effort, as member of the Mission Assembly on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities as well as cooperation with other Assembly and Mission Board members; leading and participation roles in the main city-related European networks; experience as Project and City Coordinators of European Horizon 2020 projects; and a direct presence in Brussels through our European offices.

In the Horizon Europe Norwegian Urban Partnership (HEU NUP), the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the University of Stavanger (UiS), Nordic Edge and Smartbyene will build a long-term, cross-regional, quadruple helix ecosystem to influence the development and implementation of urban-related challenges in Horizon Europe. Building on the experiences from H2020 smart city lighthouse projects Triangulum and +CityxChange, and corresponding national/regional initiatives, HEU NUP will showcase Norwegian experience and competency in co-creation (the core process on which HEU is built) and open urban innovation, as key drivers towards a climate-neutral Europe. HEU NUP aims to organise - an annual high-impact seminar in Brussels, with policy briefs and white papers; - an annual cooperation session with the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities during Nordic Edge Expo in Stavanger, with a broader set of European experts and decision makers; - participation in Mission Assembly meetings, managing Norwegian input to Mission Board, partnership and other strategic HEU documents, and disseminating to and from HEU urban-related events; - monthly online steering group meetings, with the main representatives of NTNU, UiS, Nordic Edge and Smartbyene, as well as the National Contact Points for public sector and Urban Europe; - monthly newsletters towards Norwegian stakeholders, and contributions to Research Council Norway newsletters; NTNU, UiS, Nordic Edge and Smartbyene are particularly well-positioned to lead this effort, as member of the Mission Assembly on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities as well as cooperation with other Assembly and Mission Board members; leading and participation roles in the main city-related European networks; experience as Project and City Coordinators of European Horizon 2020 projects; and a direct presence in Brussels through our European offices.