Join our breakfast seminar at the European Week of Regions and Cities!

Co-creating clean coasts

When: Tuesday 10 October 2023 09:00 – 11:00 CET
Where: Norway House, Rue Archimède 17, Brussels 
Theme: Promoting social innovation
Language: English

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Co-creating clean coasts

In the RCN-funded DatSam project, the PlastOPol marine litter management toolbox has been further developed and deployed to support stakeholder ecosystems in achieving clean coasts. In this session, we present new visualization technologies and workflows designed to address marine pollution in data-driven, co-creative processes and share experiences from tool deployment in a major cleanup event in Norway. Participants are invited to experiment with various visualization tools after the seminar. A simple breakfast will be served during the event

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Program

08.30 – 09.00: Breakfast and registration

09.00 – 10.00: Seminar – Co-creating clean coasts

  • Introduction – Erland Rudshagen, DatSam project manager, Bærum municipality
  • Keynote – Massimo Busuoli, Coordinator of the secretariat, European Ocean Research and Education Alliance
  • Marine pollution: A municipal challenge – Andreas Amundsen, Innovation support advisor, Ålesund municipality
  • Stakeholder engagement: Co-creation in innovation ecosystems – Dina Aspen, Associate Professor, NTNU 
  • The PlastOPol marine litter management toolbox – Christina Hellevik, PlastOPol project manager, NTNU
  • Questions and discussion


10.00 – 10.10: Coffee break

10.00 – 11.00: Interactive tool session

During this session, we will demonstrate the toolbox, and participants are invited to test and interact with a variety of tools. We will engage in group discussions and reflect on how different tools may be useful to inform marine pollution prevention and mitigation beyond the Norwegian context.

Speakers

Massimo Busuoli
Secretariat Coordinator
European Ocean Research and Education Alliance (EOERA)

Erland Rudshagen
DatSam project manager
Bærum Municipality

Andreas Amundsen
Innovation support
Ålesund Municipality

Dina Aspen
Associate Professor Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Christina Hellevik
PlastOPol project manager and PhD candidate
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

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