The expected outcomes include improved resource efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and a boost in economic growth by fostering innovation and collaboration in the green sector.
- Advancing the circular economy through the innovative Digital Industrial Symbiosis paradigm;
- Sustainable growth by integrating innovative training programs, AI solutions and innovative digital tools (The SymbioTech digital platform and SymbioEnergy tool), for knowledge exchange and industrial symbiosis practices;
- Collaboration among European SMEs, educational institutions, and key stakeholders to enhance skills and opportunities in the green economy, by leveraging cutting-edge technologies;
- Relevant learning programmes and curricula to address the circular economy challenges through technological innovations, building train-the-trainer programmes to upskill and reskill circular economy experts to meet todays and future technological opportunities, micro training modules and live training events to promote green entrepreneurship and labour market opportunities for the STech Managers, with an emphasis on peer-to-peer learning and real-world case studies;
- Greater awareness of CE practices, especially those related to Industrial Symbiosis (IS);
- Innovative technologies into IS mechanisms that can make this CE mechanism more attractive for companies (in terms of efficiency, productivity, and impact on existing business practices);
- Qualified external support, since Industrial Symbiosis is a collaborative mechanism among the involved companies (which otherwise wouldn't invest resources, time, and energy in implementing such processes);
- Better understanding by the companies and dealing with innovative digital/circular economy practices will enable them to increase productivity and innovation capacity, contribute to greener production patterns, digitized processes, and more resilience to unexpected global turbulence, climate and demographic trends;
- Improved resource efficiency, reduced environmental impact, and a boost in economic growth by fostering innovation and collaboration in the green sector.
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