CO-VALUE announces the launch of the fourth edition of its newsletter, a publication that gathers the project’s most recent developments and marks the beginning of a new phase focused on citizen experimentation. This new issue reflects the consortium’s commitment to the co-creation of knowledge and the active participation of society in innovation processes, thereby reinforcing the collaborative approach that defines the initiative.

This edition presents the activities carried out in the pilot sites of Alicante, Spain, and Emilia-Romagna, Italy. In Alicante, focus groups and participatory workshops have been launched, bringing together citizens, companies and start-ups with the aim of co-creating solutions to local challenges related to the circular economy and emerging technologies. Meanwhile, in Emilia-Romagna, following a phase of needs assessment and identification of the necessary incentives – involving local stakeholders – the project has begun experimenting with participatory methodologies and new forms of citizen engagement. These actions are helping to advance towards a more inclusive model of innovation, in which knowledge becomes a shared asset and a tool for social transformation.

The newsletter also highlights CO-VALUE’s participation in the RE’25 conference, held in Valencia, where the team presented its work on cross-sector collaboration and the role of artificial intelligence in responsible innovation. It further reports on the participation in the Researchers’ Night in Predappio, Italy, where the MOVERT pilot offered an immersive experience with drones to explore new forms of sustainable urban mobility and to foster dialogue between science and society.

With this edition, CO-VALUE moves forward into a more practical and participatory stage of the project, in which the quadruple helix model — integrating academia, industry, public administrations and citizens — plays a fundamental role. Over the coming months, new workshops and activities will be held across the pilot regions, with the aim of continuing to explore how knowledge can generate shared value and tangible responses to contemporary social challenges.

The fourth edition of the CO-VALUE newsletter is now available and can be accessed at the following link: https://mailchi.mp/co-value.eu/newsletter-10138138. The project invites all interested individuals to subscribe and take part in this collaborative process, which seeks to build a more open, democratic form of innovation with real impact on society.