Final Policy Brief: Key Insights from the SIRENE Project
After two years of dedicated collaboration, research, and engagement, the SIRENE project has officially concluded. As a final contribution to the advancement of Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE), we are pleased to present our final policy brief, which consolidates the key insights and recommendations gained throughout the project. Driving Social Innovation in SHAFE Since its […]
Recap of SIRENE Science Café #7: Exploring the Link Between Building Design and Health
The seventh edition of the SIRENE Science Café, held on September 13, 2024, brought together participants interested in the intersection of social innovation and Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE). Organized as part of the SIRENE project’s mission to support eco-friendly and sustainable community-based services across Europe, this virtual event provided a platform to raise awareness […]
Carina Dantas shared SIRENE experience at Horizon Europe Webinar on Legal and Financial Aspects
On October 16th, Carina Dantas, CEO of SHINE 2Europe, participated in the “Horizon Europe: Legal and Financial Aspects” session, organised by ANI (National Innovation Agency). This session, focused on legal and financial aspects of project management, provided insights into budgeting, financial reporting, auditing, third-party involvement, international cooperation, and the increased use of lump sum funding […]
SIRENE framework for regional innovation presented at INTEGER webinar
On September 16, 2024, Miriam Cabrita, project manager at SHINE 2Europe, presented SIRENE (Social Innovation Responsive Environments Network) during the INTEGER Webinar. The event, under the initiative INTEGER (Interconnecting 4 Helix Innovation Ecosystems in European Regions), brought together a variety of projects that showcased diverse, ecosystem-based approaches to regional social innovation and entrepreneurship. SIRENE aims […]
Promoting sustainable and inclusive communities through NET4Age-Friendly and SIRENE
On October 14, Carina Dantas and Willeke van Staalduinen joined a session at the Council of Europe under the theme, “Human rights, ethics, and health: a challenge for our common future,” specifically focusing on sustainable and inclusive communities. This event, hosted by the Committee on Inclusive Territories, Environment, and Health, emphasized the intersecting issues of […]
SIRENE at Gerontology Days 2024
The Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Debrecen and The Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies, Faculty for Social Wellbeing at the University of Malta will organized International Scientific Conference on 10-11. October 2024: Gerontology Days 2024 This International Scientific Conference provided opportunities for the exchange of experience, for educators and researchers, as […]
SIRENE Final Event: The Future is SHAFE
The final event of the SIRENE project, titled “The Future is SHAFE,” took place from October 1-3, 2024, in Brussels, Belgium, during the highly anticipated EU Week for Sustainable and Inclusive Communities and was organised in collaboration with Net4AgeFriendly project. This three-day event, held at the prestigious Odisee Hermes Building and the Committee of the […]
Capacity Building Webinar: Designing and Co-Creating Policies with Older Adults for Age-Friendly Urban Communities
Outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation, and social environments are domains of the World Health Organization’s holistic age-friendly agenda. To improve the quality of these domains, cities in The Netherlands, Poland and Romania aim to use age-friendly strategies and involve their citizens’ views and experiences in designing evaluation tools and policy plans. There is a need […]
Collaborative webinar on September 16th
[images and text taken from INTEGER website: https://integercollab.eu/integer-host-collaborative-webinar-on-september-16th/] We are pleased to announce the INTEGER project webinar, taking place on September 16th, from 12:00 CET to 13:30 CET. This event will bring together sister projects from the same call as INTEGER, along with related initiatives such as CHESS, IBESI, POSITIVE, Consolid8, SIRENE, and Invest4Health. Together, these […]
Presentation of the Draft Social Innovation Framework at NET4Age-Friendly’s MC Meeting
On May 22nd, 2024, Willeke van Staalduinen, representing SIRENE project partner AFEdemy, had the opportunity to present the draft Social Innovation Framework to an international audience at the final Management Committee (MC) meeting of the NET4Age-Friendly initiative. This event marked a significant milestone in the collaborative efforts towards fostering Smart Healthy Age-Friendly Environments (SHAFE) across […]
