{"id":78291,"date":"2021-09-06T03:00:35","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T01:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=78291"},"modified":"2021-09-03T12:47:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T10:47:42","slug":"european-capital-of-innovation-awards-icapital-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/european-capital-of-innovation-awards-icapital-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital) 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/eismea.ec.europa.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/oe_theme_medium_no_crop\/public\/2021-09\/eic_icapital_prizes_2021finalists_general_v2.jpg?itok=U0_VrruP\" alt=\"iCapital semi-finalists announcement\" width=\"503\" height=\"251\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>16 cities from ten countries are in the semi-final stage of the seventh iCapital edition to become the\u00a02021 European Capital of Innovation and the first ever European Rising Innovative City.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cz31wysAz8o\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Supported by the European Innovation Council under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/research-and-innovation\/funding\/funding-opportunities\/funding-programmes-and-open-calls\/horizon-europe_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Horizon Europe <\/a>, the prize recognises the European cities for their most innovative city practices in the framework of a developed, multi-faceted, well-functioning city innovation ecosystem that boosts game-changing innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 semi-finalists selected by a high-level jury of independent experts are (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The European Capital of Innovation<\/em><em>\u00a0category<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ankara (Turkey)<\/li>\n<li>Bruxelles (Belgium)<\/li>\n<li>Dublin (Ireland)<\/li>\n<li>Dortmund (Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Istanbul (Turkey)<\/li>\n<li>Izmir (Turkey)<\/li>\n<li>Malaga (Spain)<\/li>\n<li>Vilnius (Lithuania)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>The European Rising Innovative city<\/em><em>\u00a0category<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Braga (Portugal)<\/li>\n<li>Cascais (Portugal)<\/li>\n<li>Castell\u00f3n de la Plana (Spain)<\/li>\n<li>Haarlem (Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Leeuwarden (Netherlands)<\/li>\n<li>Ludwigsburg (Germany)<\/li>\n<li>Trondheim (Norway)<\/li>\n<li>Vantaa (Finland)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mariya Gabriel, Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, said:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt is inspiring to see many European cities placing innovation at the core of their recovery and growth strategies, after such a challenging period of time. I look forward to rewarding the best examples of how cities shape the local innovation ecosystems to help Europe capitalise on its scientific excellence, collective intelligence and creativity.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>What happens next?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Each city will be invited to a private hearing with the jury members held remotely in October 2021.\u00a0 The hearings follow strict rules that allow each city to present the submitted application and answer to potential jury questions related to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-prizes\/european-capital-innovation-awards_en#ecl-inpage-241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">award criteria<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The jury members will then select three finalists in both categories.\u00a0 One winner and two runners-up per category will be announced at the European Innovation Council Summit on 24-25 November 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the prestigious recognition, the\u00a0<em>European Capital of Innovation category<\/em>\u00a0winner will receive a prize of \u20ac1,000,000, while the two runners-up of this category will get \u20ac100,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the winner of the\u00a0<em>European Rising Innovative City\u00a0<\/em>category will be awarded \u20ac500,000 with two runner-up cities receiving \u20ac50,000 each.<\/p>\n<p>All semi-finalists will be invited to join a group of pioneering cities that actively push boundaries of urban innovation.<\/p>\n<h3>Spain&#8217;s semi-finalists<\/h3>\n<p>M\u00e1laga will compete for The European Capital of Innovation category:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The European Capital of Innovation category<\/strong>\u00a0addresses cities with a population of minimum 250 000 inhabitants and rewards the winner with EUR 1 000 000 and two runners-up with EUR 100 000 each one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Malaga has already been declared <a href=\"https:\/\/www.malaga2020.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Capital of Sport<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/smarttourismcapital.eu\/cities-2020-winners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Capital of Smart Tourism<\/a> in 2020. Keep up the good work!<\/p>\n<p>Castell\u00f3n de la Plana for The European Rising Innovative city category:<\/p>\n<div class=\"ecl-u-mb-2xl\">\n<div id=\"ecl-inpage-240\">\n<div class=\"ecl\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The European Rising Innovative City category<\/strong>\u00a0targets towns and cities with a population of 50 000 and up to 249 999 inhabitants and rewards the winner with EUR 500 000 and two runners-up with EUR 50 000 each one.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ecl-u-mb-2xl\">\n<div id=\"ecl-inpage-241\">Every year, the European Union recognises cities with inclusive innovation ecosystems by awarding the recognition prize European Capital of Innovation Awards (iCapital). The awards identify urban ecosystems that connect citizens, the public sector, academia, and business, and successfully translate their results into improved wellbeing of their citizens, while boosting game-changing innovation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The prize first took place in 2014. Past winners include Barcelona (2014), Amsterdam (2016), Paris (2017), Athens (2018), Nantes (2019) and Leuven (2020).<\/p>\n<p>Apart from the main category,\u00a0<em>the European Capital of Innovation\u00a0<\/em>(cities with more than 250.000 inhabitants<em>)<\/em>, this year includes a new category\u00a0<em>The European Rising Innovative City<\/em>\u00a0that targets towns and cities with a population of more than 50.000 and up to 249.999 inhabitants.<\/p>\n<h3>More information<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eismea.ec.europa.eu\/news\/european-capital-innovation-awards-icapital-2021-discover-years-semi-finalists-2021-09-02_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Commission<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/eic.ec.europa.eu\/eic-funding-opportunities\/eic-prizes\/european-capital-innovation-awards_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">European Innovation Council &#8211; EIC Prizes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>16 cities from ten countries are in the semi-final stage of the seventh iCapital edition to become the\u00a02021 European Capital of Innovation and the first ever European Rising Innovative City. 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