CIRC-2-ZERO Project III Co-Creation Workshop
CIRC-2-ZERO Project III Co-Creation Workshop on the Development of DTDP Module 2 The CIRC-2-ZERO Project successfully conducted its third Co-Creation Workshop 11.-12. December 2025, organised by the project’s lead partner, Häme University of Applied Sciences...SmartAging – Episode#17 – Towards a Long-Life Society : From Megatrends to Real-life Pilots
People are living longer than ever before. The real question is: are our societies ready? As Finland and Europe move towards a long-life society, aging is no longer just a care issue — it is a design challenge. Inspired by Finland’s Innovation Fund, Sitra’s Megatrends...Virtual Assistants – Feasibility in real-life setting
Following the initial analysis of rehabilitation practices, the project progressed to the development and testing of Virtual Assistant (VA) prototypes. These pilots are built on the OpenAI Assistants framework and employ a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach...
Building the Future of Rehabilitation Together
Public sector rehabilitation faces growing demands, yet many promising digital solutions remain underused due to complex development processes, strict regulations, and limited acceptance of the clients and professionals. HybReDe project addresses these challenges by...
Internationalisation Takes Time: Why SMEs Underestimate the Process
Internationalisation is often discussed as a strategic milestone — a decision to “enter a new market”. For many SMEs, however, the reality is far less linear. Research and practical experience show that internationalisation is rarely a single event. Instead, it is a...
Climate-neutral future at hand for Baltic Sea region cities
IB.SH 23 January 2026 Climate-neutral future at hand for Baltic Sea region cities Turning a city into a climate-neutral one requires knowledgeable people, thorough planning and solid financial resources. But how can cities manage this transition smoothly? The Interreg...
Dissemination Event: Reception @ESNS
On Friday, January 16, MI-RAP hosted a focused breakfast reception at the House of Europe during Eurosonic Noorderslag (ESNS) in Groningen, the Netherlands, bringing together European stakeholders working on music ecosystem development at city and regional level. The...
Culture-driven social resilience. A practical toolkit and casebook for municipalities to take action
Produced by Creative Insights Studio, the publication explains how towns and cities can work systematically with local cultural actors—artists, organisations, community groups—to address social challenges such as declining participation, fragmentation, and lack...