EUROPEAN PROJECTS ➤ ENI CBC MED ➤WEF-CAP
The Technology Transfer and Capitalization of Water Energy Food NEXUS
| Project duration | September 2021– August 2023 (24 months) |
| Total budget CRES budget ENI CBC Med Programme contribution |
1.110.212 € 95.511 € 999.191 (90%) |
| Website | https://www.enicbcmed.eu/projects/wef-cap |
Thematic Objectives: A.2 - Support to education, research, technological development and innovation
Priority: A.2.1 - Technological transfer and commercialisation of research results
Project brief description:
Considering joint challenges at regional and cross-border level and the fragmented EU-MPC business ecosystem lacking coherent framework, WEF-CAP will combine the capitalization and expansion of tools and methodologies used for innovation commercialization with the capitalization of WEF NEXUS innovations in efficient practices for replication across EU-MPC, thus supporting sustainable and resilient agri-food sector production with improved energy and water efficient (renewables, wastewater treatment, water harvesting, reuse, etc.).
Structured on 5 WPs, WEF-CAP (24 months, 7 partners JO/TN/HE/IT/ES/EG/FR) will stocktake past/ongoing WEF NEXUS efficient practices and policies for replication under the framework of a meta cluster, reinforcing networks while mainstreams gathered territorial evidences for effective capitalization. Knowledge will cross-fertilize RRI practices and mainstream policy development, driving innovation-led growth.
WEF-CAP targets 9 main projects representing 87 institutions, beyond other FBs, to facilitate WEF NEXUS tech-transfer and cooperation thus addressing existing and forthcoming NEXUS challenges while propagating entrepreneurial culture with particular attention paid to women and youth as innovation operators and beneficiaries. Successful implementation will contribute to regional SME competitiveness and the job creation, generating spillover effects in knowledge, resource efficiency, and the quality of life.
WEF-CAP main outputs include a WEF NEXUS meta cluster, a thematic observatory, a WEF NEXUS innovation commercialization Bootcamp and 12 vouchers, 3 policy briefs, 3 white papers, a practical guide, a synthesis report, a policy recommendations report, 12 capitalisation days; 3 multi stakeholders accelerator workshops, 3 clustering TEDs, 3 capitalisation nights, 3 networks cafés, a multinational capitalization conferences, contributing to proposed project indicators.
Partners:
Royal Scientific Society, Jordan (Lead Beneficiary)
National Environmental Protection Agency, Tunisia
Centre for Renewable Energy Sources and Saving, Greece
University of Catania, Italy
Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Egyptian Center for Innovation & Technology Development, Egypt
Euro-Mediterranean Forum of Institutes of Economic Sciences, France