Projects
Accelerating Innovation in Europe through Startup Development and Co-creation Ghent University
EUAcceL is an initiative of several higher education institutions (HEIs), their incubators, a research and development centre, start-ups, and established industry partners. It aims to accelerate innovation in Europe through open innovation, co-creation, and start-up development. EUAcceL’s vision is to create an international innovation ecosystem in Europe with all knowledge triangle actors involved. The goal is to foster innovation and ...
Scaling Up secure Processing, Anonymization and generation of Health Data for EU cross border collaborative research and Innovation KU Leuven
The overall goal of the SECURED project is to scale up multiparty computation, data anonymization and synthetic data generation, by increasing efficiency and improving security, with a focus on private and unbiased artificial intelligence and data analytics, health-related data and data hubs, and cross-border cooperation. The project will address the limitations that are currently preventing the widespread use of secure multiparty computation ...
Agroforestry Business Model Innovation Network Ghent University
Agroforestry is not new. It is an ancient agricultural practice that is gaining renewed interest. It is a dynamic system that combines trees, crops and livestock on the same area of land; agroforestry systems are not only multifunctional but sustainable. The EU-funded AF4EU project will promote agroforestry in Europe through the development of a multi-actor interactive and innovation-driven expanded agroforestry network. This will be based on ...
Green Science, Technology and Innovation from the South: an interdisciplinary, ethnographic study of organic pesticide production (pyrethrum) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania Ghent University
This project proposes an interdisciplinary, ethnographic study of organic pesticide production (pyrethrum) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania. Pyrethrum is a pesticide component derived from the chrysanthemum plant species. The yellow heart of the so-called ‘killer daisy’ contains a natural toxin called pyrethrin that is used to produce organic pesticides and insecticides. The premise of this project is that an ethnographic exploration of the ...
Citizenship education in times of changing and innovation in Flemish education and global uncertainty: theory and practice – Historical Empathy as pedagogical-didactical tool for controversial and historical sensitive topics Ghent University
From Transfer of Technology to Agricultural Innovation Systems? An analysis of the dynamics and challenges of agricultural extension in Northwest Ethiopia, Amhara Region Ghent University
Farmers as Plant Breeders: Legal Mechanisms to Foster Farmers' Innovation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
farmers' innovation in plant breeding. Various laws are in place to
encourage the development of plant varieties giving high yields or
other desirable qualities. The current regulations focus on plant
breeding at the industry level, mostly favouring seed companies and
ignoring the farmers' innovation. However, studies show that farmers
...
Strengthening the capacity for excellence of Slovenian and Croatian innovation ecosystems to support the digital and green transitions of maritime regions (INNO2MARE). University of Antwerp
Green Science, Technology and Innovation from the South: an interdisciplinary, ethnographic study of organic pesticide production (pyrethrum) in Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania KU Leuven
This project proposes an interdisciplinary, qualitative, ethnographic study of organic pesti-cide production (pyrethrum) in Kenya and Tanzania. Pyrethrum is a pesticide component derived from the chrysanthemum plant species. The yellow heart of the so-called ‘killer daisy’ contains a natural toxin called pyrethrin that is used to produce organic pesticides and insecticides. The premise of this project is that an ethnographic exploration of ...