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AzoresCanary IslandsFrench GuianaGuadeloupeLa ReunionMadeiraMartiniqueMayotteSaint-Martin
On September 23rd and 24th, all 24 members of the Forward’s Consortium were gathered to discuss the progress of the project. This meeting was introduced by GOBCAN ACIISI ‘s Director and the project coordinator. There were also some opening words from the EC Project Officer. M. Joao Albuquerque, who invited us to a more fruitful […]
AzoresCanary IslandsFrench GuianaGuadeloupeLa ReunionMadeiraMartiniqueMayotteSaint-Martin
The Forward project includes three conferences to promote and give visibility to the excellence in research and innovation of the ORs. The Territorial Collectivity of French Guiana organizes the second Forward conference from October 21st to 22nd, 2021 online. This second conference is organized in collaboration with the annual meeting of the CNRS/LABEX-CEBA (Laboratory of […]
As part of the dissemination actions, the WP8 Leader released some infographics focused on the activities of the WP3-TWG. These 3 infographics explainers are a way to valorize the work done so far by these groups of experts in a very brief manner. In addition, 8 infographics, 1 per thematic group highlighting main actions and […]
Agriculture, applied life sciences, biotechnology, and biosystems engineeringBiodiversity conservation & restorationClimate change and Energy transitionEarth, space & universe sciencesHealth, applied Medical Technologies, Diagnostics and TherapiesInformation & communications technologyMarine sciences & technologiesSocial sciences and social innovation
GuadeloupeCanary Islands
Actions plans of The thematic working group presented to Forward Advisory board. The actions plans of the Thematic Working Groups were presented to FORWARD Advisory Board, on Thursday, October 14th, 2021. They appreciated the good quality of the work done because it enabled to identify the specificities in each thematic, main actors and key elements […]
Our Canarian partners ACIISI and ULPGC organized a scientific conference on June 17th, co-funded by FORWARD. The event was organized in conjunction with another project (REBECA) and the topic was algae and blue bio-economy. This scientific event included high-level speakers from the EU Commission, and also our partner NEXA, who joined the workshop as a […]
GuadeloupeMadeira
WP6 requires the submission of 4 deliverables, the first one has recently been submitted to the EU Commission. It is entitled “Support for the elaboration of the future RIS3 Strategies” and the OR in charge is Region Guadeloupe. As for D6.2, ARDITI and UMA from Madeira have developed a dedicated survey about EU policy recommendations: […]
French GuianaLa ReunionCanary IslandsMadeira
The Work Package 4 of FORWARD project is focused on Capacity building and training activities. Forward partners organized events to empower knowledge and improve performance in order for OR’s to successfully engage in challenges and opportunities of the EU financing programs. IAC-Canary Islands: training on open science and Horizon Europe On 2nd September 2021, IAC […]
French GuianaCanary IslandsLa Reunion
On September 6th-12th, the Virtual Island Summit 2021 took place. This event aimed to: drive sustainable changes across islands and rural areas worldwide. create a global support network for all island regions, share ideas, best practices and solutions. This virtual event allowed us to reach a broader audience, giving the FORWARD project a higher international […]
French Guiana
The University of French Guiana held on sept 10th – 14th 2021, online thematic workshops for doctoral students. The aim was to help doctoral students to define their professional career and give them concrete tools on how to create their professional network. The program was based on giving these students more knowledge on the academic […]