End February, the Alicante Science Park (PCA) welcomed all CO-VALUE project partners from ART-ER and Fondazione Giannino Bassetti (Italy)and Stickydot (Belgium) to Alicante. The visit marked a key milestone in our shared journey to develop and scale new models of citizens engagement for Knowledge Valorisation across Europe.

The agenda included the presentation of the results of our recent pilot call, which attracted strong interest from companies and brought in the highest number of applications to date, and which will soon be implemented in the Alicante region. These pilots reflect our commitment to co-design and co-create products and services with citizen inputs in order to tackle specific challenges in the circular economy and emerging technologies.**

The visit also created a space for dialogue between the Alicante and Emilia-Romagna ecosystems, enabling the exchange of best practices and identifying areas for cross-regional collaboration. Together, partners refined methodologies for experimentation that will be applied in both territories.

This face-to-face meeting in Alicante sets the stage for deeper collaboration and mutual learning, supporting CO-VALUE’s mission to foster inclusive and effective pathways for citizen engagement for Knowledge Valorisation (co-valorisation) throughout Europe.