The Horizon Europe Project Foster Food System is all about integrating heterogenous perspectives on knowledge and innovation in the European Research Area, meaning that universities and research centers closely collaborate with non-academic initiatives such as citizen initiatives, innovation advisors and advocacy groups. In FOSTER, we call these initiatives โChange Driven Initiativesโ, or in short โ CDIs!
Recently, project coordinator DIL Deutsches Institut fรผr Lebensmitteltechnik e. V. had the pleasure to host a workshop led by our partners from Fraunhofer ISI, Prof. Dr. Kerstin Cuhls, Ariane Voglhuber-Slavinsky and Miquel Banchs-Piquรฉ. This workshop was all about the potential design, structure, and key topic(s) for a new CDI in the region of Lower Saxony.
The meeting aimed at:
- Exploring examples of existing CDIs and their diverse structures;
- Mapping regional networks and initiatives where DIL is active;
- Brainstorming on “future themes” to build a solid foundation for a CDI prototype. ย
This was an exciting first step in building a collaborative and impactful future for knowledge and innovation! Stay tuned as we continue these dynamic workshops within the framework of FOSTER!