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DestinE, a groundbreaking initiative led by the European Commission and implemented by ECMWF, ESA, and Eumetsat (3E), aims to create a precise global digital twin of Earth. Utilising Earth Observation data, Big Data, and Data Lakes, DestinE aspires to craft a Digital Twin of Earth to assist in climate change mitigation and extreme weather response efforts (https://destination-earth.eu/).
A key objective is to foster a community of stakeholders and visionaries to co-create the vision for the digital twin. As the technology develops, community engagement in visualising future possibilities and service mock-ups is crucial to shaping DestinE’s trajectory.
In this exclusively online challenge, participants will dive deep into the realm of DestinE, guided by the expertise of the 3E members. They will explore and envision how DestinE could…
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The call is open for RegioStars 2024 nominations! Every year, the European Commission gives recognition to innovative and inspiring regional development projects. Is this your year to shine in the RegioStars awards?
The 2024 awards cover five categories:
- A competitive and smart Europe
- A green Europe
- A connected Europe
- A social and inclusive Europe
- A Europe closer to the citizens
To be eligible, the project must be closed and fully implemented. It should also demonstrate results or impact at the regional level.
Pre-selection of Interreg Europe projects
If you see RegioStars' potential in your Interreg Europe project, act now and …
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This month AquaBioTech Group hosted a workshop in collaboration with two of their funded research projects – FishEUTrust and PROFIUS. The workshop targeted industry and governance and aimed to get a better understanding of the Maltese seafood industry's needs and challenges, as well as to showcase innovative solutions for seafood traceability and valorising unused fish biomass after harvest. Amongst the attendees were representatives from the Malta Ministry for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights, Malta Food Agency, Malta Council for Science and Technology and MFF Ltd., alongside AquaBioTech Group staff who work on the two projects and experts in the field of aquaculture and fisheries.
The workshop showcased the tools, sensors and digital solutions being developed as part of the FishEUTrust project that will be used across the seafood supply chain. These technologies will be utilised to…
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Pushing out plastic in consumer-goods packaging
Attention supermarket shoppers in Belgium, France and Luxembourg: a test to cut waste from plastic packaging of foods is coming to nearby stores.
Retailers Carrefour and U-Group plan to sell yoghurts, cheeses, fruit juices, biscuits and other items in packaging made of cellulose fibres, which come from wood or other plant-based materials.
Market moves
In total, 30 to 60 stores in the three countries will start featuring the environmentally friendly wrappings on 13 types of food by the end of this year.
Carrefour and U have teamed up with food producers, packagers and researchers in a project that received EU funding to help get green packaging materials into stores.
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The ECHOES project is a groundbreaking initiative aiming to develop a digital platform connecting healthcare professionals, educators, and institutions worldwide and foster collaboration on educational and research initiatives.
The global variance in healthcare expertise often leads to disparities in educational opportunities for professionals, which can, in turn, impact the standard of patient care and limit research prospects. Therefore, the ECHOES platform, which will be enhanced by Artificial Intelligence (AI), aims to assist universities and other organizations identify suitable collaborators for their projects.
Through the ECHOES initiative, healthcare professionals can share their knowledge in settings where this expertise may be missing, participate in international research, or collaborate in other projects globally. Furthermore, the platform will offer a space…
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Stakeholder engagement is at the core of the institutional mechanism set up towards the implementation of the 2021 UfM Ministerial Declaration on Sustainable Blue Economy (SBE) and its related Roadmap.
Within this framework, the 2nd UfM Stakeholder Conference on SBE hosted by Greece, brought together in Athens over 350 participants in order to take stock of progress achieved; discuss joint challenges and transformative tools and pathways for the Sustainable Development of the sectors of activities of the Mediterranean SBE; feed the Roadmap and the related next steps; and set the path towards future deliberations at political level.
A very rich and dynamic cross-section of Med SBE stakeholders from across the basin took part in the Conference, affirming the strong collaborative spirit of the Mediterranean cooperation on Sustainable Blue Economy, at both technical and political level…
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The Maltese consultancy company AquaBioTech Group is a major partner in a project that focuses on the development of an innovative farming system for the intense, yet sustainable, production of shrimps. The project’s name is BIORAS_SHRIMP, it is co-funded by BlueBio – ERANET and it is a joined effort between 10 partners from Italy, Malta, Norway and India. The aim of the project is to develop, improve, and innovate a bio-secure, land-based, sustainable shrimp culture model to minimise waste, enhance productivity, and recover energy and nutrients. The project applies Integrated bio-systems principles in the view of a circular economy process and it aims at developing a Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) to grow shrimps at high density, minimising water pollution. RASs are modern systems for the aquaculture of fish, where water is circulated between multiple tanks linked together and connected…
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This year, we celebrate forty years of the EU’s Framework Programmes for funding research and innovation.
Over these forty years, the EU has funded life-changing research - including support to countless projects and researchers. To help manage these projects and implement its innovation policy, the EU established the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in 2007.
The past achievements will be celebrated at this year’s European Research and Innovation Days- with lessons learned helping to build a greener, fairer, and more competitive Europe. Read how REA supports the EU’s research and innovation policy with some highlights below.
The Nobel Prize and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions
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WES Trade Ltd are excited to share the latest development about the SOLEAECH project - AN INTEGRATED SYSTEM DESIGN FOR OLIVE GROWING ENABLED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN RURAL AREAS OF MED REGIONS ADDRESSING WATER, SOIL AND ENERGY CHALLENGES in collaboration with Bahcesehir University of Istanbul, Turkey and funded under the bilateral call PRIMA MCST-TUBITAK Program 2023. Ms. Barbara Bracone, R&D Manager, and Mr. Milos Bogdanovic, ICT Manager, were in Turkey for an intense week of instrallations and meetings at Bahcesehir University premises.
This was a crusial step in the Company journey towards the creation of an integrated system for olive cultivation, enabled by Artivicial Intelligence technologies.
First, IRRIGOPTIMAL system was deployed in a field of olive trees located in Karsak, province…
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The Malta Council for Science and Technology has launched five support schemes to encourage local companies, academics and researchers tap millions in EU funding for research and development.
The schemes all seek to increase Malta's participation in Horizon Europe, the largest research and innovation programme in Europe.
Addressing a news conference, Parliamentary Secretary Keith Azzopardi Tanti said the schemes are:
- ERC Support Scheme – offering researchers the opportunity, and helping them, to access funds from the European Research Council;
- Horizon Europe Networking Support Scheme – interested parties will be given funds to attend Horizon Europe networking events;
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The Malta College of Arts, Science, and Technology (MCAST) together with The Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR), and in consultation with the Malta Chamber of SMEs launched the Research Fellowship Scheme on campus in Paola.
The aim of the scheme is to provide financial support for Research Fellowships fostering joint Research & Innovation Projects between economic stakeholders and MCAST in the following areas: Smart Manufacturing, Sustainable use of Resources for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation, and Future Digital Technologies.
The scheme shall be providing a maximum €150,000 financial aid for research projects and each researcher will benefit from up to a maximum of 30,000 Euros.
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth, Research and Innovation Keith Azzopardi Tanti explained how, “This…
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The Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology (MCAST) organised a workshop to exchange viewpoints and come up with novel solutions to cope with droughts in Malta’s agricultural sector. As the farming community around the Mediterranean Region is experiencing the impacts of climate change, characterized by reduced rainfall, higher temperatures leading to increased evapotranspiration, as well as a more frequent occurrence of prolonged droughts, the importance of tackling this challenge has become all the more urgent. The event brought together stakeholders in the agricultural and water sector, including local farmers and researchers also from Jordan and Turkey.
The workshop enabled the collection of insights through a methodology called system mapping, devised by the EIT Climate KIC. EIT Climate-KIC is a Knowledge and Innovation Community who strives to a transition towards a more climate-resilient Europe. The…
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On the occation of Woman's Day, Prima celebrated women's achievements, their challenges, their vision, and their crucial role in societies. This year, amidst conflicts, climate change, and polarizing societies undermining decades of progress in gender equality, International Women’s Day calls for “Investing in Women: Accelerating Progress” to achieve gender equality.
PRIMA seizes the opportune moment to unveil its latest initiative, funded by the EU: the “Woman Greening Food Systems in the Mediterranean” award, underscoring the indispensable role of women in cultivating sustainable food systems.
This new initiative aims at recognizing and celebrating the actions of women in advancing sustainable and resilient food systems. The newly introduced “PRIMA Woman Greening Food Systems Award in the Mediterranean Region” seeks to recognize the contributions of women who have been at the…
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Exciting pre-announcement of the upcoming JPI Oceans Joint Call on 'Consequences of Changing Marine Lightscapes.' Through this call, MCST strives to address significant knowledge gaps concerning the causes and ecological consequences of shifting marine light environments caused by both Coastal Darkening and Artificial Light at Night.
For more information, send us an email on eusubmissions.mcst@gov.mt
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The Malta Bus Reborn, designed by London and Malta-based architecture firm Mizzi Studio is a finalist in the EU: New European Bauhaus (NEB) Prizes 2024.
In 2019, Mizzi Studio unveiled designs for a new electric bus fleet for Malta, marrying zero-emissions technology with the charm of the iconic traditional Art-Deco Maltese buses. The project’s ethos aimed at reimagining a legacy design, restoring its heritage value and igniting new awareness around climate-resilient transport and net-zero mobility; placing culture and community at the heart of climate action.
The journey of the Malta Bus Reborn project has been multi-phased, beginning with years of extensive research on the history of Malta’s bus fleet – its design iterations, legacy features and their use until decommission. The project’s second phase was the rebirth through new designs that would replace Malta’s existing diesel fleet, whilst emulating their dynamic style. Mizzi Studio's…
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The SINO-MALTA fund originated from an initial agreement between the Government of Malta and the Government of the People's Republic of China in the realm of Science and Technological Cooperation which later, through the work of the Joint Committee for the cooperation, developed into the Fund that is managed by the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China.
The 2023 Call for Proposals of the Fund marked a significant milestone, representing the 5th iteration of the Fund, which was commemorated by an expansion of the Fund’s budget, resulting in the funding of six projects, with approximately EUR 1,200,000 in funds from the Maltese side that was matched by the Chinese side, within the areas of Health, Digital Technologies and the Blue and Green Economy Transitions.
As a…
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Resistance of Salmonella and Campylobacter bacteria to commonly used antimicrobials continues to be observed frequently in humans and animals, according to a report issued today by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC).
However, the combined resistance to critically important antimicrobials for human medicine remains very low, except in some types of Salmonella and Campylobacter coli in some countries.
Moreover, there has been an increase in the proportion of Escherichia coli isolates from food-producing animals that exhibit ‘complete susceptibility ’ or ‘zero…
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The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST), serving as the facilitator of the Executive Leadership Programme, is delighted to announce a noteworthy success. Recently, participants of the program grasped a remarkable opportunity to showcase their projects at the esteemed Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government in Dubai, marking the culmination of an intensive week-long educational journey.
This milestone follows an immersive course attended by participants, featuring a blend of physical and online lectures conducted by experienced UAE-based lecturers. The Executive Leadership Programme, meticulously crafted for Directors and Assistant Directors in the Maltese public sector, provided a comprehensive and immersive learning experience through a dynamic mix of virtual and in-person lectures.
During their stay in Dubai, each participant group enjoyed the privilege of visiting various government entities, companies, and institutions directly relevant to their…
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The BlueMissionMed CSA project would like to share with you that, in collaboration with MedCruise and with the support of the EU Mission Ocean, have launched the “Blue Ports and Destinations” Award, to be awarded to 3 ports and destinations. The “Blue Ports and Destinations” Award aims at recognising, promoting, and supporting the best initiatives which actively contribute to achieving the objectives of the EU Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030 in their local context.
Recognizing the Grand Harbour Clean Air Project (GHCAP) achievements we encourage you to apply for this award.
Download the full call…
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The Malta Council for Science and Technology’ Internationalisation Unit…
