The 4^th international OPEN INNOVATION 2.0 CONFERENCE 2016 will take place on 23-24 May 2016 in Amsterdam. This event welcomes innovation experts, policy-makers, people from academia and citizens to deal with diverse action-oriented themes.

The Conference will take place immediately after the Amsterdam Action Camp.  For more information and registration for this Conference, see: https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-innovation-20-conference-2016

The Amsterdam Action Camp is an instrument for addressing societal challenges in an open innovation context. It provides a concrete program for developing breakthrough ideas and insights, combined with an entrepreneurial discovery process aimed at producing real-world impact after the Camp. It is organized with the support of Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, the Committee of the Regions, the European Commission’s DG Connect, International Initiatives for Societal Innovation (I2SI), the New Club of Paris, and the Open Innovation Strategy & Policy Group (OISPG).

This ACSI Camp – Aalto Camp for Societal Innovation – brings people from different countries, backgrounds and diverse expertise areas together to work in dedicated teams for 3 days, to address real world challenges brought by the European Commission’s DG Connect, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and the European Committee of the Regions.

These are the challenges for the Camp in Amsterdam:

1. e-Platforms as business model innovation enablers: open engagement platform are a tool to transform the business landscape, and to enable all stakeholders to co-create value. How can we develop an operational strategy to capture value in the platform economy in Europe, and contribute to making the Digital Single Market operational?

2. How to measure and model the impact of open innovation 2.0: Proper indicators help to focus research and innovation investments and indicate areas with real potential for long-term impact on wellbeing, jobs, growth and sustainable competiveness. What new kinds of indicators do we need to measure open innovation impact? How can we use OI 2.0 to enhance value creation in the creative commons?

3. Role of creativity & design in industry: How can design bring business, citizens, academia and the public sector together to develop the city of the future? How can creativity drive new business opportunities, breakthrough products and innovative services?

4. Societal Innovation Camps for regional challenges: How to design a series of innovation camps across Europe to deal effectively with societal challenges and trans-regional innovation in Europe? How can we provide a systemic infrastructure for supporting societal innovation in an effective and affordable way?
5. Citizen Dialogue and Engagement: How can cities and regions work together on innovative ways of engaging citizens through ‘citizen dialogues’ and other bottom-up activities, in order to provide fresh ideas and insights for implementing Europe’s Urban Agenda?

Amsterdam Action Camp is open for people with relevant expertise and the desire to pursue innovation in practice. We welcome applications from everyone passionate about addressing societal challenges through open innovation, practical wisdom and innovation-ecosystem thinking.

Amsterdam Action Camp Announcement

For more information about the Camp, see

• https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/news/open-innovation-20-conference-2016

The Amsterdam Action Camp flyer is here: https://www.educore.nl/media/Amsterdam-Action-Camp-Announcement-.pdf

To register for taking part, please contact the AAC information point at hankkune@educore.nl