ExCEL Network - EIT Campus project 2019
The consortium is composed by four partners :
1)
The University of Newcastle
(Coordinator)
2)
Imperial College London
3)
Association E-Seniors
4)
Association M3Cube (external partner)
ExCEL Network will create an environment for learning about Citizen Engagement & Insights for all participants in EIT Health. It will capture best practice and
build the network to scale and expand the capability, as part of the EIT Health Network ++ model. This will: enable citizens to have a better understanding
of health & contribute effectively to innovation; facilitate businesses/entrepreneurs to utilise citizen insights & develop innovative offers at reduced cost & risk.
This project will form a community
of practice for excellence in citizen involvement for life-long health and active ageing. Building
on the strengths and experience of a number of core partners, this learning
network will collect, gain consensus on and disseminate best practice
in the capture and use of citizen insights to inform innovation activity throughout the EIT Health consortium.
Through a variety of teaching
and learning methods and opportunities, and utilizing existing digital resources, the project will facilitate novel methods of engaging with citizens at scale. Stakeholders will gain improved knowledge of the need for and methods of citizen involvement, peer-to-peer learning groups will improve current practice
across Europe and the project will demonstrate the capability
of the network to gain citizen insight at scale.
The network will seek to quickly
become self-sustaining, to include
all CLCs and relevant projects,
with active participation from a wide range of partners. It will facilitate cross-project learning
and simplify the process of citizen involvement at scale.
The ExCEL Network will support learning from the best European practice to better incorporate citizen insights to inform innovation activity, providing
opportunities for:
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Citizens to learn to engage effectively with EIT projects.
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Partners' citizen engagement staff to learn to more effectively manage and market their activity.
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Projects to learn about relevant citizen insights thematically and at a detailed level.
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Innovators and entrepreneurs to understand the needs and aspirations of citizens.
