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Description:

The European project HIGHER, coordinated by the UAB Research Park, organizes the closing ceremony of the project with an online event, which will present experiences and good practices on the management and implementation of regional policies designed to promote innovation projects.

Under the title "Getting higher with innovation", will present the main results of the project and share the best practices and actions of each region that have helped to strengthen the competitiveness of the business and the regional economic development, through smart specialization and the promotion of innovation projects under public private partnerships. 

Specifically, different experiences will be presented by the Central Region of Macedonia, of Greece; by the Lithuanian Innovation Center; by Nordregio, from Sweden; by the Center of Excellence and Innovation in the Automotive Industry, from Portugal, and the Association of Urban Municipalities of Slovenia. Regarding Catalonia, the UAB Research Park will present its analysis of the RIS3CAT Communities instrument, the research and innovation strategy defined by the Generalitat de Catalunya, and an action plan oriented to increase the presence of social challenges and social innovation in the Communities policy instrument.

The event will also include a round table with different entities of the quadruple helix from the different regions: representatives of local administrations, clusters, companies, research or technology centers and universities.

Participation in the conference is free, but registration is required using the following registration form. The event will be will be streamed live online at UAB Research Park's Youtube channel.

Agenda

Place: Online at UAB Research Park's Youtube channel

Date: Thursday 28, January2021 - 10:00h

End date: Thursday 28, January2021 - 12:00h

Organiser: UAB Research Park and HIGHER Project

Description:

Workshop on Horizon Europe: Open Research Europe.

12.00 –12.05h | Welcome

Sra. Núria Claver. Director of the UAB International Projects Office

12.05- 13.35h | Evolution of the EC open access policy and the new Open Research Europe

Dra. Pilar Rico-Castro. Head of the Open Access, Open Repositories and Scientific Journals Unit. FECYT With the presence of staff members of the UAB’s library

13.35h- 13.50h | Questions and Answers

13.50h- 14.00h | Closing remarks

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Place: Online

Date: Friday 19, February2021 - 12:00h

End date: Friday 19, February2021 - 14:00h

Organiser: UAB International Projects Office

Description:

This event includes live music performances and a discussion on creative AI for music improvisation. The speakers' presentations and the subsequent discussion will address topics such as the complexity of the human creative process, the creative aspects around improvisation, or whether AI can emulate jazz music's spontaneity. In the end, the audience will be able to engage with the participants through Q&A.

Ramon López de Mántaras · Barcelona
Presenter and Moderator of the debate.

Mark d'Inverno & Matthew Yee-King · London
Featuring ‘AI Musician’ (Live performance)

Sara Sithi-Amnuai · Los Angeles
Featuring ‘Nami’, a glove interface

Augusto Sarti & Clara Borrelli · Milano
Featuring 'Virtual Duo'

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Place: Youtube Live

Date: Wednesday 10, March2021 - 18:00h

Organiser: IIIA-CSIC, Kreomúsica, UPF Ventures, The Visual Suspects, ESMUC, Music Technology Group (MTG) i Festival Cruïlla

Description:

This event includes music performances and a discussion on musical composition collaboration with creative AI.

Ramon Sangüesa · Barcelona
Presenter & Moderator of the debate

Marco Schorlemmer · Barcelona
Featuring 'Chameleon'

Emilios Cambouropoulos & Danae Stefanou · Thessaloniki
Featuring 'Chameleon'

Ferran Cruixent & Artur Garcia-Saez · Barcelona
Featuring 'Human Brother'

Artemi - Maria Gioti · Graz
Featuring 'Bias'

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Place: Youtube Live

Date: Thursday 8, April2021 - 18:00h

Organiser: IIIA-CSIC, Kreomúsica, UPF Ventures, The Visual Suspects, ESMUC, Music Technology Group (MTG) i Festival Cruïlla

Description:

This event includes music performances and a discussion on musical performance & education with Creative AI.

Sergio Giraldo · Barcelona
Presenter and Moderator of the debate

Rafael Ramírez · Barcelona
Featuring ‘TELMI’

Anna Xambó · Leicester
Featuring 'MIRLCa'

Luisa Pereira · New York

Enric Guaus · Barcelona

Alia Ahmed Morsi · Barcelona

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Place: Youtube Live

Date: Thursday 6, May2021 - 18:00h

Organiser: IIIA-CSIC, Kreomúsica, UPF Ventures, The Visual Suspects, ESMUC, Music Technology Group (MTG) i Festival Cruïlla

Description:

5G Transatlantic Lab is a project created by Garage Stories and the Mobile World Capital Barcelona to explore the potential of 5G and XR technologies applied to paediatric healthcare. We aim at fostering new connections between creatives and technologists based in Barcelona and Boston to develop innovative projects that can reduce the negative impact of long term paediatric patients (and families) experience at the hospital. 

Date: Friday 21, May2021 - 15:00h

End date: Sunday 23, May2021 - 21:00h

Organiser: Garage Stories and Mobile World Capital Barcelona

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