In the penultimate week of September, our research unit Econcult, together with other members of the Designscapes consortium, will organize two special sessions to communicate and share the results and implications of this four-year project.
The Horizon 2020 project Designscapes has reached its final phase. In the penultimate week of September, our research unit Econcult, together with other members of the Designscapes consortium, will organize two special sessions to communicate and share the results and implications of this four-year project. Both sessions will be live streamed on Facebook.
The first session will be held next Monday, September 20, from 10h00 to 12h30. It will focus on the launch of the White Paper on Design-Enabled Innovation in Urban Environments. As one of the main authors of the paper, Dr. Chuan Li will present nine strategic priorities and policy recommendations to foster design and innovation competence in Europe.
In addition, a round table discussion will be organized where representatives of different institutions in the field of design policy, such as WDO (the World Design Organization), BEDA (The Bureau of European Design Associations), WDC2022 (Valencia World Design Capital), will join to discuss the future of design policy. This roundtable will be moderated by Professor Nicola Morelli, the director of the Service Design Lab at Aalborg University.
Any people who are interested can access to the webinar through Designscapes page of Facebook.
Agenda
Date: 20/09/2021
Venue: Virtual session via https://www.facebook.com/designscapesproject/
10h00 – 10h15 Welcome and presentation
Nicola Morelli, University of Aalborg
10h15 – 10h45 Overview of the Designscapes White Paper
Chuan Li, Econcult, University of Valencia
10h45 – 11h00 Q&A
11h00 – 12h00 Round Table, moderated by Nicola Morelli
Bertrand Derome, Director General of the World Design Organization
Xavi Calvo, general director of Valencia World Design Capital 2022
Kike Correcher, designer, consultant, and delegate of BEDA
Ann Petermans, professor at Hasselt University, co-author of the book Design and Well-being.
12h00 – 12h15 Q&A
12h15 – 12h30 Final Conclusions
Alessandro Rancati, European Commission, Joint Research Centre
