The S3 Community of Practice (S3 CoP), together with DG REGIO, organized a series of webinars for S3 stakeholders from regions across the EU Member States. These webinars aims to brought together experts, policymakers, and key industry representatives to discuss common challenges, good practices, and lessons learned from EU regions in selected S3-related areas.

ECRN took part in the first webinar named”Empowering interregional collaboration – from capacity to funding”, that was was held by the S3 CoP Working Group on Interregional Collaboration on 16 May 2024, from 10:00-12:00 CEST. Our Network Coordinator Monika Banka discussed the topic “Networks as capacity building for Interregional Collaboration”: explore effective strategies to transition from a ‘one-person game’ to a more structured institutional framework for IC engagement.

This webinar was designed to engage S3 practitioners, policymakers, and key stakeholders in a dialogue about the challenges and opportunities in interregional collaboration. Drawing insights from the 2023 activities of the S3 CoP WG on Interregional Collaboration, the session aimed to build on the groundwork of previous discussions and further enhance collaborative efforts across regions, with a special focus on building capacity, securing funding, and aligning strategic objectives for sustainable development.