Title page
Contents
Executive summary 5
1. Introduction 7
2. University collaborations in green innovation 9
2.1. What are the initiatives' goals? 9
2.2. Who engages in the initiatives? 11
2.3. Universities' distinctive contributions 13
3. Specificities of green co-creation 16
3.1. Enabling conditions 16
3.2. Engaging citizens in co-creation 19
4. Policy considerations 22
4.1. Incentivising and supporting diverse university contributions to the green transition 22
4.2. Supporting universities' core assets and contributions to green innovation 24
4.3. Coordinating policy efforts for the green transition 26
4.4. Good practice for co-creation policy support 27
References 29
Table 1.1. Overview of 10 selected case studies 8
Table 2.1. Classification of selected co-creation initiatives 10
Table 2.2. Key partners involved in the 10 selected co-creation initiatives 11
Table 3.1. Who is the main funder of the initiative? 17
Table 3.2. Examples of citizen engagement activities undertaken by aspern.mobil LAB and the Lorraine Smart Cities Living Lab 21
Table 4.1. University co-creation assets and factors influencing their contributions 22
Table 4.2. Public policy actions to Improve the incentives of universities to engage in co-creation for the green transition 23
Figure 3.1. GreenLab's smart grid solution to share energy 19
Figure 3.2. Why is it important to engage citizens in co-creation? 20