Media & Publications

Project e-book

In the project e-book, TRANSFORM collected the most relevant reports, articles, and multimedia products as an as easy-to-use guide for all interested actors.

Strategic roadmaps

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Participatory Research Agenda Setting

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Participatory Research Agenda Setting” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through citizen science strategies within S3 priorities

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through citizen science strategies within S3 priorities” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Multi-stakeholder Engagement strategies within S3 priorities

This executive summary of the “Strategic roadmap for the implementation and support of territorial RRI through Multi-Stakeholder engagement strategies within S3 priorities” aims at helping regional public administrations who wish to enable citizens’ and R&I stakeholder engagement actions in their local policymaking. It presents the methodology, expected benefits, actions carried out, impact and lessons learned.

Publications

Innovazione nella partecipazione dei cittadini al decision making pubblico e nuove istituzioni democratiche. Cavalcare l’onda della deliberazione

The Italian translation of the OECD report: Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions I Catching the deliberative wave

The Italian version of the Highlights 2020 of the OECD report “Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave” aims to contribute to spreading the culture of public deliberation and provide effective tools for citizen engagement in public policy making in Italy.

Citizen’s Jury on Responsible Smart Mobility

Report of the deliberative process conducted within the EU H2020 TRANSFORM project

The report aims to illustrate the first Citizens’ Jury conducted in Italy on Responsible (data-driven) Smart Mobility. In June 2022, 24 people residing in Lom- bardy Region gathered in Milan to learn, discuss and form recommendations to be delivered to Lombardy Region in order to make regional policies on these issues more responsible and inclusive.

Policy Brief

This Policy Brief outlines recommendations for policymakers willing to embark on citizen engagement actions for research and innovation and promote institutional changes in terms of RRI embedding within regional governments.

These recommendations are grounded in the lessons learned by project partners in the implementation of TRANSFORM in the first 15 months of its lifetime within the three clusters involved in the project (Brussels Capital Region – Belgium; Catalonia – Spain; Lombardy – Italy) and cross-cluster activities.

Policy Brief

First-person experiences of endometriosis in Catalonia: recommendations of women with endometriosis for improving health care services and public policies. TRANSFORM Policy Brief 2022

This Policy Brief is the result of a participatory research using citizen science methodologies where women have acted as co-researchers talking in first person about endometriosis in Catalonia. The research aims to explain and raise awareness about how endometriosis is experienced and how it affects people’s overall health, as well as for the women themselves to generate first-person recommendations to improve diagnostic and care services. This Policy Brief is aimed at policy makers and health professionals.

Articles

Give citizens a seat at the table

by Angela Simone & Mario Calderini

Participatory methods and social innovation improve trust in science, and ensure that research meets social needs. They should be more widely adopted in Italy.

Read the full article ‘Give citizens a seat at the table’, co-authored by the TRANSFORM Project Coordinator, Angela Simone (Fondazione Giannino Bassetti) on citizen engagement and social innovation and their potential to shape the future of R&I in Italy. The article was recently published in Nature Italy, the regional digital magazine, published by Springer Nature, reporting on scientific research and issues of science policy in Italy.

Project leaflet

Project poster

Press Release

Wrapping up the first year of TRANSFORM

On the 31st of December 2020, TRANSFORM concluded its first year of implementation. On this occasion, we reflect on the project’s activities and outcomes. We kicked off the project in the midst of the global pandemic, which in the end, accompanied us the whole year through and beyond. Despite challenging circumstances and shift to the virtual space, we found a shared vision among the partners and launched the tasks as planned.

Participatory research on endometriosis results in six recommendations to inform public policies in Catalonia

Endometriosis affects 10% of girls, women (and sex-gender diversities) of reproductive age worldwide. Its diagnosis takes between 8 and 10 years from the onset of symptoms, a time during which these people suffer serious physical, psychological, social and professional consequences. Participatory research on endometriosis has resulted in the co-creation of 6 general and 28 specific recommendations, written in the first person by patients, with the aim of informing public health policies and contributing to improving the clinical approach and care services to patients.