Partnerships
Driving Urban Transitions (DUT)
Partnership website: https://dutpartnership.eu/
The Driving Urban Transitions (DUT) Partnership addresses the challenges European cities face regarding the transition to a sustainable urban future. The DUT Partnership also contributes substantially to the Horizon Europe Missions: Climate-neutral and Smart Cities and Mission Adaptation to Climate Change, the European Green Deal, and the Urban Agenda for the EU.
The Driving Urban Transitions is an co-funded partnership, bringing together private and public stakeholders in the research and innovation ecosystems. The DUT partnership incorporates all urban stakeholders (local authorities, municipalities, business and citizens) to co-create innovative, systemic and people-centric approaches, tools, methods and services in support of urban transformative transitions.
CET Partnership aims to achieve this through annual calls addressing three transition pathways, further divided in three themes:
- Circular Urban Economies (CUE)
- Cross-cutting topic: adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- Innovative maintenance of urban green and blue spaces
- Rethinking urban production for circular and resilient cities
- Positive Energy Districts (PED)
- Cross-cutting topic: adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- PED solutions in private housing across different urban contexts
- Sustainable PEDs, flexibility in energy systems, and integrated technologies
- 15-Minute City (15mC)
- Cross-cutting topic: adaptive reuse of existing urban structures and spaces
- Align ambitions for mobility transitions across sectors
- Nurture neighbourhood economies – activate innovation in local everyday offers
A co-funded partnership: participation in Flanders
There are two active Flemish participating members in the DUT call: Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) and the Fund for Scientific Research (FWO).
VLAIO
For consortia applying through VLAIO, more information can be found on the official webpage. Applications can include a research project, a development project or a PILBO application.
PILBO has various requirements and funding characteristics:
- In case a Flemish local government wishes to apply, at least one Flemish company has to be part of the consortium
- no more than 70% of the project budget can go to one partner
It is highly advised to contact VLAIO to ensure project funding eligibility (see contact details below).
FWO
For consortia applying through FWO, more information can be found on the official webpage. Applications can include fundamental research ("FO") and strategic basic research ("SBO").
A project coordinator can only apply for one DUT project as coordinator. Project applicants can only join a maximum of two different DUT projects/consortia.
It is highly advised to contact FWO to ensure project funding eligibility (see contact details below).
Key documents
Contact
- DUT Partnership call secretariat
- Transition Pathway coordinators for questions related to the DUT partnership pathways:
- CUE coordinator Björn Wallsten & Ann Maudsley
- PED coordinator Christop Gollner
- 15mC coordinator Maximilian Jäger
- VLAIO contact person for questions related to Flemish participation of companies and public governments:
- Veerle Desmet (+32 (0)2 432 43 02)
- FWO contact persons for questions related to Flemish participation of researchers and research institutions:
- Toon Monbaliu (+32 (0)2 550 15 70) - fundamental research
- Kristien Peeters (+32 (0)2 550 15 95) - strategic basic research
What are partnerships?
Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.
How to use partnerships?
- orientation Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
- networking Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
- ecosystem analysis Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
- steering the agenda Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
Author
Do you have an additional question? Or spotted a mistake? Don't hesitate to contact me!
Pascal Verheye
pascal.verheye@vlaio.be
