THE COMMON STRATEGY OF THE TWIST PROJECT AS A DRIVER FOR CAPITALISING RIS3 RESULTS. A deeper explanation about how the TWIST Common Strategy has been developed with the aim of promoting mutual learning across all the regions participating in the project as well as taking advantage of the competitive strengths and opportunities included in the different Regional Research and Innovation Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3).

1. Lisbon, December 16th 2021
Common Strategy for
mutual learning and
capitalisation of RIS3
results
Catarina Santos, Águas do Tejo Atlântico, S.A.
Catarina.santos@adp.pt

2. CONTENTS
1. WP1 ACTIVITIES
2. OBJECTIVES FOR THE COMMON STRATEGY
3. COMMON STRATEGY METHODOLOGY
4. ENGAGED STAKEHOLDERS
5. WATER AS A CROSS-CUTTING ISSUE
6. SMART SPECIALIZATION STRATEGIES

3. CONTENTS
(cont.)
7. RIS3 CAPITALISATION ON TWIST REGIONS
8. THE COMMON STRATEGY
9. LIVING LABS ACTION PLAN
10. CIRCULAR ECONOMY ACTION PLAN
11. SKILLS ACTION PLAN
12. PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT ACTION PLAN

4. 1. WP1 Activities
• WP1.1 - Identification of actors and innovation projects on water sector
• WP1.2 - Analysis of opportunities in RIS3 and synergies between regions
• WP1.3 - Common Strategy for mutual learning and capitalisation of
RIS3 results

5. 2. Objectives for the common strategy
• Develop synergies between Quadruple Helix actors strengthening existing
innovation networks and promoting new ones within the TWIST regions
• Promote R&D&I in the water sector, highlighting potential areas for
cooperation based on smart specialisation opportunities identified on RIS3
• Strengthen the link and cooperation between the TWIST regions to
capitalise RIS3 and boost innovation in the water sector

6. 3. Common strategy methodology
RIS3 reports
analysis
1.European
policies and
strategies
analysis
Development of
the strategy
1.Coherence
assessment
1.Action Plans
development

7. 4. Engaged stakeholders
sectors of stakeholders’ activity Innovation priorities/needs of the engaged institutions (%)

8. 5. Water as a cross-cutting issue
• The main challenges are:
• Water scarcity;
• Water quality;
• Aging infrastructures;
• Climate change impacts;
• Meeting competing demands for water by different users on
already depleted water supplies;
• Working on public acceptance of recycled water;
• Achieve a smart-water society
“Water is a cross-cutting issue, perhaps one of the more cross-
cutting issues ever” (Seeber, 2013)

9. 6. Smart specialization strategies
(RIS3)

10. Water as a cross-cutting issue
Common Smart Specialisation
topics
Complementary Smart
Specialisation topics
7. RIS3 CAPITALISATION ON TWIST
REGIONS

11. 8. The Common Strategy
Mission
Strategic Objectives
4 Action Plans:
1. Living Labs action plan
2. Circular economy action plan
3. Skills action plan
4. Public engagement action plan

12. 9. Living Labs Action Plan
Evaluation Exploration
Experimentation
1. Exploration – Innovation Co-creation
2. Experimentation - Prototype design and test phase in
real-life environment
3. Evaluation - Fine tuning, final evaluation and
deployment phase

13. Macro Level
• Living Lab constellation entailing public-private-
people partnerships and the Living Lab
infrastructure
Meso Level
• Living Lab innovation projects
Micro Level
• Individual research steps and activities carried out in
each project
Levels for creating and
managing a Living Lab
9. Living Labs Action Plan

14. Macro
• Define the theme and focus
• Identify and engage stakeholders
• Set-up the Governance Body
• Define the infrastructure
• Define contexts (temporal,
spatial, actors, etc)
• Living Lab results' analysis,
assessment e dissemination
Meso
• Screening priorities and
opportunities
• Identify and engage key
stakeholders
• Hold a jointly meeting and
decide project’s viability
(go/no go test)
• Schedule and hold the project
kick-off meeting
• Project results' analysis,
assessment e dissemination
Micro
• Identify needs/opportunities
• Co-design of the innovation’s
concept
• Definition of technical
specifications
• Research protocol definition
• Prototype development
• Usability evaluation
• Prototype fine-tuning – From a
high-fidelity prototype to an
Innovation
• Business Plan Draft
9. Living Labs Action Plan

15. Resources with potential to be recovered from
wastewaters:
• Cellulose;
• Phosphorus;
• Nitrogen;
• PHA;
• Bioenergy;
• VFA;
• Metals (Fe; Al; Zn; Cu, etc)
• Pharmacs
• Enzymes
• Hormones
10. Circular Economy Action Plan
Hierarchy of wastewater and biosolids recovery value propositions
(Source: https://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Publications/Books/PDF/resource_recovery_from_waste-548-552.pdf)

16. Identification of the treatment by-products
Identification of the industrial sectors that use the recovered resources as raw materials
Liaison with local industries and manufacturers to ascertain their resources needs and openness to use the
by-products
Work to raise awareness of the industries, farmers and the public regarding the safe use of the recovered
products and of its importance
Liaise with SMEs, Universities, Research Centres and technology providers to promote R&D&I
Work with the industry to identify energy and resource efficiency measures
Identify opportunities of co-digestion using other types of biomass, such as food waste
10. Circular Economy Action Plan

17. 11. Skills Action Plan
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/future-of-jobs-2018-things-to-know/

18. Understand the state-of-the art of the sector and future trends
Creation of a portfolio of existing job roles and required competences and skills
Make an inventory of all education and training institutions in the region together with the industry-
relevant courses offered
Promote skills development through regular apprenticeship, traineeships, fellowships and/or exchanges
Consider on-the-job and in-house training
Look at neighbouring regions, nationwide and international, and web-based training offer that meets the
skills demand that is non-existent within regional boundaries. Consider web-based training
1.Liaise with education and training institutions to promote the creation of courses that meet the industry needs
11. Skills Action Plan

19. 12. Public Engagement Action Plan
Policy
makers
Research
community
Education
community
Business &
Industry
Civil society
organisations
Public Engagement Actors Impacts of public engagement in science and technology
(Rask et al. 2016, adapted)
Substantive Practical Normative
scientific
measurement and data
new products and
services
expression of citizens‘
opinions of R&I
new scientific
knowledge
methodological
development and
demonstration
building consensus of
R&I
problem solving
knowledge
new educational
contents and practices
confirmation of
existing R&I policies
research and
publication
professional skills and
networks
more responsible R&I
Source: https://rri-tools.eu/

20. Define the purpose and objectives of the engagement activity
Determine the scope of the PE activity, i.e., the subjects to be addressed
Define the actors to be involved at the activity
Set realistic PE timeframes and PE activities schedules
Choose the methods that best fit the goals, audience, purpose and available budget
Make the necessary arrangements for the activity to be carried out
1.Carry out the PE activity as planned. Produce a report with its results and disseminate it
12. Public Engagement Action Plan

21. Thank you for your attention!