Abstract
To support the European Commission in the development and implementation of the FOOD 2030 policy framework and its action plan, FIT4FOOD2030 aims to establish a sustainable multi-stakeholder, multi-level platform, mobilizing a wide variety of stakeholders at the level of cities, regions, countries, and Europe. The project will support the urgently needed transformation of research and innovation (R&I;) on food and nutrition security (FNS) by providing a network and instruments for the adoption of a food system and Responsible Research and Innovation approach to R&I.; For this purpose, FIT4FOOD2030 builds the 'FOOD2030 Platform' by developing three interlinked structures: 1) ‘EU think tank’ to act as linking pin between EC and Member States & Associated Countries; 2) ‘Policy Labs’ to increase and align public/private R&I; policies/programs on FNS, building on and expanding existing national/regional networks; and 3) ‘City Labs’ to develop/pilot action-oriented trainings for students, consumers, researchers and professionals linking Science Centres/Science Shops to networks of Milan Urban Food Policy Pact cities. These structures interact regularly, exchanging information (e.g. on food system trends, R&I; policy frameworks, best practices, breakthroughs) and plan and execute actions to support FOOD 2030. A sustainable network is achieved by using a Community of Practice (CoP) approach to network governance. FIT4FOOD2030’s activities comprise four phases: 1) actor identification/mobilization and visioning/system analysis; 2) pathways development; 3) action planning and training; and 4) scaling up and continuity. Cross-cutting components are: methodology development and transformative learning. The activities will result in the following outcomes: 1) mobilizing a diversity of actors & experts; 2) structuring and aligning R&I; policies and programs; 3) raising awareness; and 4) building competencies of students, researchers, entrepreneurs, policy-makers and society at large.
Project details
Unibo Team Leader: Francesco Capozzi
Unibo involved Department/s:
Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Agro-Alimentari
Dipartimento di Farmacia e Biotecnologie
Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche "Paolo Fortunati"
Coordinator:
Stichting Vu(Netherlands)
Other Participants:
Fundacio Privada Institut De Recerca De La Sida-Caixa
(Spain)
Stichting Dienst Landbouwkundig Onderzoek (Dlo Food And Biobased)
(Netherlands)
Hogskolen I Oslo Og Akershus
(Norway)
European Food Information Council
(Belgium)
Fooddrink Europe
(Belgium)
Zorgonderzoek Nederland Zon
(Netherlands)
International Life Sciences Institute European Branch Aisbl
(Belgium)
Inra Cnrgv
(France)
ALMA MATER STUDIORUM - Università di Bologna
(Italy)
Norges Forskningsrad
(Norway)
Association Europeenne Des Expositions Scientifiques, Techniques Et Industrie
(Belgium)
Comune di Milano-Area Biblioteche - Unità Amministrazione, Innovazione e Sviluppo-Uff. Amministrativo
(Italy)
Ait Austrian Institute Of Technology Gmbh
(Austria)
EIT FOOD iVZW
(Belgium)
Total Eu Contribution: Euro (EUR) 3.999.998,75
Project Duration in months: 36
Start Date:
01/11/2017
End Date:
31/10/2020