SITT SIMRA Workshop

Bratislava (Slovakia), 26-28 October 2016

The first SITT SIMRA* Workshop will take place in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 26 to 28 October 2016 and is organised by the Department of SEA (Institute of Forest Ecology of the Slovak Academy of Sciences) in cooperation with the James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen, UK). The workshop is considered to be an important starting point for the co-construction of knowledge with key stakeholders and its aim is to develop and maintain systematic knowledge exchange and a learning process via stakeholders’ consultations focusing on understanding and assessing social innovations. The processes will be diverse and interactive starting with a short introduction to social innovations, continuing with rounds of discussion in small groups and finishing with a plenary session. Engagement of stakeholders from the very beginning of SIMRA is crucial for creating a transparent and open-ended approach to social innovations problem framing.

*SITT (Social Innovation Think Tank) consists of invited stakeholders actively working in the field of SIMRA project. Social Innovation in Marginalised Rural Areas (SIMRA) is a project founded by the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme. SIMRA seeks to advance understanding of social innovation and innovative governance in agriculture, forestry and rural development, and how to boost them, particularly in marginalised rural areas across Europe, with a focus on the Mediterranean region (including non-EU) where there is limited evidence of outcomes and supporting conditions.

IAMZ is partner to SIMRA Project. Visit the Project site for more information.