Multiplier event 6 – International dissemination conference (04.10.2024)
Transnational project meeting – Final meeting (02.10.2024 – 04.10.2024)
Transnational project meeting – Pre-final meeting (08.04.2024 – 09.04.2024)
Multiplier event 5 – National educational workshop in Slovakia (20.03.2024)
Multiplier event 4 – National educational workshop in Austria (16. 03. 2024)
Multiplier event 3 – International workshop for partner cities and municipalities (10.05.2023)
Multiplier event 2 – National workshop for partner cities and municipalities in Italy (08.10.2022)
Multiplier event 1 – National workshop for partner cities and municipalities in Romania (28.11.2022)
Transnational project meeting – Kick off meeting (07.02.2022 – 08.02.2022)
DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting (17.12.2021)
DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting (26.11.2021)
Multiplier event 4 – National educational workshop in Austria – 16.03.2024
The Multiplier event 4 was organised by the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria on the 16th of March 2024 at the University Campus in Linz (Austria). The DiGreen Multiplier event 4 was a one-day event aimed at presenting the project and gather valuable feedback from students about Project Result 3 and Project Result 4. There was a focus on a selection of topics like Urban IoT, Resilience in the Public Sector, Food Waste Management, Circular Economy. Climate Neutrality and Security & Safety.
The event was intended to gather feedback from students regarding the theoretical knowledge base including the elaborated good practice examples, who should assess the usability, accuracy, style and contents of the texts provided.
Therefore, 22 public management students – most of them are already working in the public sector – were invited to take part in this Multiplier Event. This way, feedback on the theoretical knowledge base could be gathered from an important target group.
After a short welcome, the project consortium as well as the partner municipalities and cities were introduced by the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria. There also was a focus on informing the students about the Erasmus+ project and its various programs and opportunities. The project goals as well as methodologies were outlined, covering both the existing Handbooks of DIGITAL and GREEN good practice (Project Result 1 and Project Result 2) and the Project Results 3 and 4, which are still in work. The above mentioned topics were discussed in depth.
The students confirmed that the topics raised their interest. They believe that the texts provided can be helpful for teachers and students. At the same time, they pointed out some shortcomings that need to be considered before the materials can be made available to the public. For example, many texts were found to lack depth and some students pointed out that the English language is sometimes too difficult to understand.
In summary, the fourth multiplier event has been a success, providing valuable feedback from students. The University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria has shared this feedback with the project consortium.
Multiplier event 1 – National workshop for partner cities and municipalities in Romania – 28.11.2022
On the 28th of November 2022, The Institute of World Economy organised Multiplier event 1 – National workshop for partner cities and municipalities in Romania. The event took place at the Institute of World Economy and was organised in a hybrid format.
The program covered the welcome words, introduction of the project consortium, introduction of the partner municipalities and cities, introduction of project activities, an in-depth introduction of the DiGreen Handbooks, a discussion about the handbook focus, discussion about the examples of good practice already processed, a summary of the feedback, summary of the following project activities and possibilities of the involvement of the participants.
The Multiplier event 1 was attended by the representatives of the Municipality of Bacău, Municipality of Berbești, Municipality of Giurgiu, Municipality of Gura Humorului, Municipality of Mărăcineni, Municipality of Bucharest.
The participants were highly interested in the presented good examples, underlining what they might consider implementing some of them. They expressed their interest in finding out more details on-site by visiting their partner municipalities and exchanging experiences on the good practices. The participants were happy to exchange ideas on adapting the newly found good practices in new projects.
The excellent feedback from the participants led to the idea that the project fulfils its mission to create tools to improve the digital and green approach at the level of municipalities.
Multiplier event 2 – National workshop for partner cities and municipalities in Italy – 8. 10. 2022
Multiplier event 2 was organised by the Eurac Research on the 8th of October 2022 in Bolzano (Italy). The Multiplier event 2 was a one-day event aimed at presenting the project and gather valuable feedback from municipalities and cities particularly regarding the Handbooks of DIGITAL and GREEN good practice (Project Result 1 and Project Result 2).
The event was intended to gather feedback regarding the elaborated good practice examples from the analysed municipalities themselves, but also from municipalities and cities outside the project consortium activities.
Therefore, representatives of the municipalities of Naturno and Lana – they each contributed a good practice example for both Handbooks – where invited to meet at Eurac Research in Bolzano. This way, feedback on the good practice examples could be gathered from practitioners already familiar with the project’s goals and methods. Furthermore, representatives from the Municipality of Airolo (Switzerland) where included, to gather feedback from practitioners outside the project consortium activities.
After a short welcome, the project consortium as well as the partner municipalities and cities were introduced by Eurac Research. The project goals as well as methodologies were outlined, focusing on the Handbooks of DIGITAL and GREEN good practice (Project Result 1 and Project Result 2). The good practice examples provided by Naturno (Digital line management of the Municipality of Naturno and Naturno’s 6 steps to more energy diversification) and Lana (Tracking the municipality’s energy consumption with the “Energy Report Online” and “KlimaGemeinde” Lana: A European Energy Award municipality) were discussed in depth.
Lana and Naturno confirmed that the good practice examples had been well summarized and presented clearly and concisely by Eurac Research. The representatives of the Municipality of Airolo gave valuable feedback as well, confirming that the project and especially the planned Handbooks with good practice examples the likes of Naturno and Lana will be helpful to practitioners.
In summary, the second multiplier event have been a success, providing valuable feedback from practitioners and generally confirming the validity of the upcoming Project Results 1 and 2. Eurac Research has shared this feedback with the project consortium and the good practice examples of Naturno and Lana will serve as guidelines for the selection and preparation of the remaining examples.
DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting – 17.12.2021
As a continuation of the first DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting, The Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice hosted on the 17th of December 2021 the second DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting. Regular contact and discussions within the entire project team are seen by the project consortium as a key element of not only successful project management and implementation, but also as a necessary approach to get deep into discussions and coordinating activities regarding different aspects of project results production.
DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting – 26.11.2021
The Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, as the coordinator of the project Digital government for green municipalities and cities hosted on the 26th of November 2021 the first online DiGreen Virtual Project Meeting. Silvia Ručinská and Miroslav Fečko from the coordinating institution welcomed all the participants and moderated the discussion. Representatives from each of the project member institutions attended the virtual event. The members of the project consortium discussed number of managerial, administrative and organisational topics, which are crucial to be dealt with in the beginning of the three yearlong project.
