“Science for Citizens: how science meets regions and cities”

The workshop will present how citizens get involved in science and how researchers and policymakers are able together to design solutions for local policy challenges based on scientific evidence. The aim is to help understand how to improve citizens’ lives and use research findings to address societal challenges. The workshop will draw conclusions from success stories from EU regions, highlighting local solutions that focus on evidence-based policy-making, and examples of ‘Citizen science’ defining public participation in scientific research. Finally, it will discuss new ways of co-creation with multi-actors in regional R&I strategies.