From Tuesday 10th to Wednesday 11th of October 2023, the third and final General Assembly of the IntelComp project took place in Madrid, Spain in a hybrid format. ATHENA RC team was represented in person by Dr Haris Papageorgiou, Dr Ioanna Grypari and Ms Androniki Pavlidi and virtually by Ms Lydia Papadaki and Mr Charis …
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On October 8, Professor Phoebe Koundouri was invited to share her insights at the FUTURA Economia x l’ambiente Expo 2023, alongside Nobel Laureate in Economics, Professor Robert F. Engle. This three-day event, dedicated to the themes of sustainability and “economics for the environment,” took place at the Brixia Forum in Brescia and was organized by …
From October 3rd to 4th Professor Phoebe Koundouri participated in the 10th Annual Innovation for Cool Earth Forum (ICEF) in Tokyo, hosted by the Government of Japan. Over 1,700 individuals from governments, international organizations, industry, and academia, representing 79 countries and regions engaged in dynamic discussions and explored innovative solutions to combat climate change, one …
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H2020 IntelComp project aims to deliver a platform that provides tools for assisting the whole spectrum of STI policy, i.e., agenda setting, modeling design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. It will do so by involving multi-disciplinary teams to co-develop innovative analytics services, Natural Language Processing pipelines and Artificial Intelligence workflows and by exploiting open data, services …
Check out the latest article on SDG in Action by Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, Prof. Dogan Keles, Dr. Konstantinos Dellis, and Dr. Conrad Landis discussing the false dilemma between economy and planet: https://sdg-action.org/the-false-dilemma-between-economy-and-planet/ There is a growing chorus calling for delays to net-zero initiatives, blaming climate action for the current cost of living crisis. In reality, …
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From October 1st to October 3rd, Professor Koundouri participated in the 20th Anniversary Meeting of the STS FORUM (Science and Technology in Society Forum) held in Kyoto. This significant event brought together nearly 1,500 leaders representing more than 80 countries, regions, and international organizations to discuss the benefits of advances in science and technology, and …
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On Tuesday, October 3rd, the first event in the “Environment & Innovation” series, focusing on “Energy,” took place at Innovathens. The event was organized by SciFY and primarily aimed at professionals, researchers, and students in the fields of information technology, environment, business, and new technologies. Professor Phoebe Koundouri delivered a speech entitled “Energy-climate transition pathways” in …
On 3 October, the DiverSEA project – Integrated Observation, Mapping, Monitoring and Prediction for Functional Biodiversity of Coastal Seas (DiverSEA) – kicked off in Porto. Funded by the Horizon Europe programme, this four-year project, which will leave a legacy far beyond its timeframe, focuses on monitoring and mapping coastal marine ecosystems through the development of …
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On Monday, 27th of September 2023, Ms. Lydia Papadaki (Researcher, AUEB) presented virtually the results of the Report “A skills gaps and needs assessment for the sustainability transformation” that was developed under the CATALYST Erasmus+ project at the 3rd World Conference on ENVIRONMENTAL AND EARTH SCIENCES in London, UK, one of the leading conferences in …
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Το Υπουργείο Περιβάλλοντος και Ενέργειας, σε συνεργασία με τη Μονάδα Αειφόρου Ανάπτυξης – ΕΚ ΑΘΗΝΑ και το Οικονομικό Πανεπιστήμιο Αθηνών διοργάνωσε το Climathon Λαύριο, τo οποίo υποστήριξαν ο Δήμος Λαυρεωτικής, ο Οργανισμός Λιμένος Λαυρίου, το ΤΑΙΠΕΔ, το Τεχνολογικό Πολιτιστικό Πάρκο Λαυρίου του ΕΜΠ και του Climate-KIC. Το Climathon Λαύριο πραγματοποιήθηκε το Σάββατο, 23 Σεπτεμβρίου στο …
From September 20th to 22nd, Professor Koundouri participated as an elected member of the Academia Europaea, at the Academia Europaea’s Task Force on Environment, Sustainability and Climate (TFESC) workshop in Cambridge. The primary objective of this gathering was to explore innovative strategies and approaches to advance Healthy Food and Sustainable Agriculture in Europe, while maintaining …
Between 25 and 26 September 2023, the Forum on Vocational Excellence 2023 took place in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Ms Lydia Papadaki (Researcher, Athens University of Economics and Business) participated in representing the Erasmus+ CATALYST project in the Forum. On Monday (25th September), a site visit took place in one of the Dutch public-private partnerships in VET. …
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Our team actively participated in the United Nations General Assembly from September 18 to 22, taking part in several exciting side events: UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub: Professor Koundouri was delighted to participate in the Second Systemic Innovation Workshop on September 18-19. Learn more 11th International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD2023), held from …
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri shared insights on the environmental footprint of war in the latest episode of KASTalks. Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Greece & Cyprus (KAS) created a series of Web TV broadcasts that examines all the dimensions and consequences of the war, with an emphasis on Europe, Greece, and Cyprus. Watch the discussion here
Prof. Phoebe Koundouri interviewed for the GLOW magazine about the pressing challenges of our times, including the serious impacts of climate change, biodiversity loss, increasing scarcity of natural resources, and growing socioeconomic inequalities that threaten to destabilize social harmony. Stay tuned for the complete interview, soon to be accessible on the GLOW website!
Professor Koundouri’s articles, entitled “The Accomplishments of SDGs at the European and Greek Levels” and “Integrating SDGs and ESG Factors for a Sustainable Corporate World”, were effectively showcased at the United Nations General Assembly’s SDGs Summit 2023 in New York as part of the special edition of “Multistakeholders GLOBAL GOALS Review – Greece 2023.” Access …
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During her recent interview with ERT3, Prof. Phoebe Koundouri discussed pressing issues in Greece, focusing on Climate Change and its impact on extreme weather events. Climate instability translates to a rising occurrence of extreme weather phenomena. These climate change-related challenges encompass more frequent and intense heatwaves, wildfires, flooding, and rising sea levels. “Based on our …
On the 19th of September 2023, Professor Phoebe Koundouri moderated the session titled “Data, knowledge, and Technology to Combat the Climate Crisis” during the 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD). This year’s theme was, “The Midpoint of the SDGs: Global and Local Progress & Challenges”. Recognizing the need for leaders worldwide to take …
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On 19th of September 2023, Ms. Lydia Papadaki (Researcher, AUEB; ATHENA RC) presented the results of the Report “A skills gaps and needs assessment for the sustainability transformation” that was developed under the CATALYST Erasmus+ project at the 11th Annual International Conference on Sustainable Development (ICSD) at the No. 4 session entitled “Progress Made by …
The Sustainable Development Unit of the “Athena” Research and Innovation Center, had an active presence at the Thessaloniki International Fair from September 9th to September 17th, 2023. During this event, our team showcased a range of innovation and research accelerators, including: BRIGAID Connect: Bridging the gap between innovation and climate change adaptation solutions. SDSN Global …
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