Project description
Creating a future-proof food system
Cities can build sustainable food systems to prevent and reduce food waste, provide decent livelihood opportunities and promote sustainable ways of food production. Cities can also ensure food and nutrition security for all. The EU-funded CITIES2030 project will bring together researchers, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, cities and all agents of urban food systems and ecosystems (UFSE) to create a structure focussed on the transformation of the way systems produce, transport, supply, recycle and reuse food. A digital twin of the entire system will be created using a blockchain-based data-driven UFSE management platform. The project’s goal is to create a future-proof and effective UFSE via a connected structure focussed on the citizen and built on trust, with partners encompassing the entire food system.
Objective
Urban food systems and ecosystems (UFSE) demand immediate action. CITIES2030 innovative approach have a great opportunity to attract the best researchers, entrepreneurs, civil society leaders, cities and all agents of the UFSE as well. The main goal of CITIES2030 is to create a future proof and effective UFSE via a connected structure centered in the citizen, built on trust, with partners encompassing the entire UFSE. CITIES2030 commit to work towards the transformation and restructuring of the way systems produce, transport and supply, recycle and reuse food in the 21st century. CITIES2030 vision is to connect short food supply chains, gathering cities and regions, consumers, strategic and complement industry partners, the civil society, promising start-ups and enterprises, innovators and visionary thinkers, leading universities and research across the vast diversity of disciplines addressing UFSE, including food science, social science and big data. CITIES2030 actively encourage the participation of citizens by delivering a trusted UFSE, moving consumers from being passive recipients to active engagement and motivated change agents. This objective is achieved via multiple tools delivered by CITIES2030 such as the CRFS Alliance, a community of practice supported by a digital platform, reaching all over Europe and beyond. This approach will enable policy developments, innovation actions within result-driven Labs, and enhancements on a pan-European scope with a global reach. Cities and regions will improve resilience and sustainability, and their leadership will create short food supply chain and ecosystems enabling local investments, trans-borders and transnational deployment. A blockchain-based data-driven UFSE management platform will secure intelligence and coordination actions by delivering an accurate, almost real-time digital twin of the whole supply chain, e.g. from production to waste management, but also on key enablers of resilience and sustainability.
Fields of science
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managementinnovation management
- social scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurship
- natural sciencescomputer and information sciencesdata sciencebig data
- natural sciencesbiological sciencesecologyecosystems
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
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30123 Venezia
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Participants (43)
36031 Dueville Vi
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8000 Brugge
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8000 Brugge
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8500 Kortrijk
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34522 Istanbul
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8800 RUMBEKE-BEITEM
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2407 Nicosia
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10410 Velika Gorica
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10410 Velika Gorica
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7100 Vejle
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35121 PADOVA
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60320 SEINAJOKI
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60220 Seinajoki
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15320 Lahti
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27576 Bremerhaven
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27572 Bremerhaven
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27572 Bremerhaven
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46930 Quart De Poblet
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28010 Madrid
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28040 Madrid
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X91 K0EK Waterford
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113 Reykjavik
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40124 Bologna
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4101 Cesis Cesu Nov
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3275 Dundagas
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1000 SKOPJE, KARPOSH
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Skopje-Centar
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700084 IASI
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700505 IASI
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9000 Murska Sobota
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0254 Oslo
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36100 Vicenza
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36100 Vicenza
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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9000 Murska Sobota
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4365 ESCH-SUR-ALZETTE
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2063 STROVOLOS
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3230 343 Penela
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30135 Venezia
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1048 Riga
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13001 Marseille
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2003 RN Haarlem
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