Agenda of the Rome Citizens' Workshop

	Agenda of the Rome Citizens' Workshop Friday 30 September Morning session Presentation by Eric Ponthieu, European Commission, DG Research, on the goals and organisation of EU Research Frameworks Questions by the citizens and answers by Eric Ponthieu Continuation of the presentation of Eric Ponthieu, answers to the eight questions that have been raised by the participants in Vienna: Question 1: It was mentioned that urban research serves to become more competitive towards the US and Japan, what is the role of local governance in this regards? Can local results be used to formulate policies for a global context? Plenary discussion of question 1 Question 2: What makes the EU decide on research topics (in the sense of how is this justified, how it is legitimized, why does the EU have these competences ?) Plenary discussion of question 2 Question 3: What is the practical output of EU research ? Does research recommend actions? Plenary discussion of question 3 Intervention of Walter Tocci, former Rome Municipality Vice-Mayor and Councillor for transport policy Questions by the citizens and answers by Walter Tocci Question to each citizen: After having heard the presentation and the responses of this former representative of the City of Rome, what reactions to this presentation and what aspects would you like to include in the declaration ? (answers by individual post-it comments) Intervention of Dario Esposito, Rome Councillor for environmental policies Questions by the citizens and answers by Dario Esposito Question to each citizen: After having heard the presentation and the responses of this representative of the City of Rome, what reactions to this presentation and what aspects would you like to include in the declaration ? (answers by individual post-it comments). Afternoon session Continuation of the presentation of Eric Ponthieu, answers to the eight questions that have been raised by the participants in Vienna: Question 4: EU projects and their results have to be published in order to achieve dissemination. Does this dissemination really work ? Is there a satisfactory success rate of other people taking up the results and recommendations in order to implement them ? Do these people achieve good results ? Sub-groups work to elaborate additional questions on the topic of EU research dissemination. Plenary discussion on question 4 and additional questions Question 5: What is our role in the process as well as in relation to the research projects we are talking about ? What exactly are we asked to do ? On what shall we give our feedback ? Question 6: What is going to happen with the results of our work? Who is really interested in the results of our work? What kind of impact will our work have? Question 7: Is there going to be a feedback or reaction to the RAISE declaration. If yes, who will react to it and what will the respective institution do after the declaration has been issued? Question 8: What about the promotion of the declaration, will you try to attract the media or involve the media? Sub-groups work to elaborate about the commitment of the citizens with the European Commission- Plenary discussion on questions 5 to 8. Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Eric Ponthieu on European research Presentation of Vito Maria Contursi of the City of Genoa, Mobility Department: first part on city transport policy goals Sub-groups work to elaborate on the first part of the Contursi’s presentation Plenary discussion Presentation of Vito Maria Contursi of the City of Genova, Mobility Department: second part on the implementation City of Tomorrow projects about sustainable mobility in the city of Genoa Citizens questions concerning the second part of the Contursi’s presentation. Saturday 1 October Morning session How the citizens feel this morning in general and about the process and progress of RAISE? Presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, Coordinator of the EU project “Sustainable Housing in Europe”: first part on research goals Sub-groups work to elaborate two questions about the sustainable housing research goals Plenary discussion Presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, Coordinator of the EU project “Sustainable Housing in Europe”: second part on research outcomes Plenary discussion Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, answering to three questions in the field of housing policies: What would I like to say to the European Commission DG Research What would I like to say to my Mayor What would I like to say to my Member of the European Parliament Cultural Heritage research: findings of the homework done by the Cultural Heritage group of citizens Reaction of Cristina Sabbioni, Coordinator of an EU project on climate change and cultural heritage protection Presentation of Cristina Sabbioni on EU cultural heritage research goals Plenary discussion about the scope of EU cultural heritage research Presentation of Cristina Sabbioni on EU cultural heritage research outcomes Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, answering to three questions in the field of cultural heritage: What would I like to say to the European Commission DG Research What would I like to say to my Mayor What would I like to say to my Member of the European Parliament Afternoon session Citizens work on the Declaration: how to frame it? How to elaborate the content? Presentation of the homework findings of the Declaration group of citizens Plenary discussion Sub-groups work to elaborate further on how to draft the declaration Presentation of Clara Benocci, Responsible of Villa Pamphili preservation Final round of questions to each citizen: Is there something you are uncomfortable with? Since your involvement in the process, did something in your life change and if yes what? Can you just say something about this week-end in Rome?

Agenda of the Rome Citizens' Workshop

Friday 30 September

Morning session

Presentation by Eric Ponthieu, European Commission, DG Research, on the goals and organisation of EU Research Frameworks
Questions by the citizens and answers by Eric Ponthieu
Continuation of the presentation of Eric Ponthieu, answers to the eight questions that have been raised by the participants in Vienna:
- Question 1: It was mentioned that urban research serves to become more competitive towards the US and Japan, what is the role of local governance in this regards? Can local results be used to formulate policies for a global context?
- Plenary discussion of question 1
- Question 2: What makes the EU decide on research topics (in the sense of how is this justified, how it is legitimized, why does the EU have these competences ?)
- Plenary discussion of question 2
- Question 3: What is the practical output of EU research ? Does research recommend actions?
- Plenary discussion of question 3
Intervention of Walter Tocci, former Rome Municipality Vice-Mayor and Councillor for transport policy
Questions by the citizens and answers by Walter Tocci
Question to each citizen: After having heard the presentation and the responses of this former representative of the City of Rome, what reactions to this presentation and what aspects would you like to include in the declaration ? (answers by individual post-it comments)
Intervention of Dario Esposito, Rome Councillor for environmental policies
Questions by the citizens and answers by Dario Esposito
Question to each citizen: After having heard the presentation and the responses of this representative of the City of Rome, what reactions to this presentation and what aspects would you like to include in the declaration ? (answers by individual post-it comments).

Afternoon session

Continuation of the presentation of Eric Ponthieu, answers to the eight questions that have been raised by the participants in Vienna:
- Question 4: EU projects and their results have to be published in order to achieve dissemination. Does this dissemination really work ? Is there a satisfactory success rate of other people taking up the results and recommendations in order to implement them ? Do these people achieve good results ?
- Sub-groups work to elaborate additional questions on the topic of EU research dissemination.
- Plenary discussion on question 4 and additional questions
- Question 5: What is our role in the process as well as in relation to the research projects we are talking about ? What exactly are we asked to do ? On what shall we give our feedback ?
- Question 6: What is going to happen with the results of our work? Who is really interested in the results of our work? What kind of impact will our work have?
- Question 7: Is there going to be a feedback or reaction to the RAISE declaration. If yes, who will react to it and what will the respective institution do after the declaration has been issued?
- Question 8: What about the promotion of the declaration, will you try to attract the media or involve the media?
- Sub-groups work to elaborate about the commitment of the citizens with the European Commission-
- Plenary discussion on questions 5 to 8.
Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Eric Ponthieu on European research
Presentation of Vito Maria Contursi of the City of Genoa, Mobility Department: first part on city transport policy goals
Sub-groups work to elaborate on the first part of the Contursi’s presentation

Plenary discussion

Presentation of Vito Maria Contursi of the City of Genova, Mobility Department: second part on the implementation City of Tomorrow projects about sustainable mobility in the city of Genoa
Citizens questions concerning the second part of the Contursi’s presentation.

Saturday 1 October

Morning session

How the citizens feel this morning in general and about the process and progress of RAISE?
Presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, Coordinator of the EU project “Sustainable Housing in Europe”: first part on research goals
Sub-groups work to elaborate two questions about the sustainable housing research goals
Plenary discussion
Presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, Coordinator of the EU project “Sustainable Housing in Europe”: second part on research outcomes
Plenary discussion
Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, answering to three questions in the field of housing policies:
- What would I like to say to the European Commission DG Research
- What would I like to say to my Mayor
- What would I like to say to my Member of the European Parliament
Cultural Heritage research: findings of the homework done by the Cultural Heritage group of citizens
Reaction of Cristina Sabbioni, Coordinator of an EU project on climate change and cultural heritage protection
Presentation of Cristina Sabbioni on EU cultural heritage research goals
Plenary discussion about the scope of EU cultural heritage research
Presentation of Cristina Sabbioni on EU cultural heritage research outcomes
Post-it comments of citizens on the presentation of Roberto Ballarotto, answering to three questions in the field of cultural heritage:
- What would I like to say to the European Commission DG Research
- What would I like to say to my Mayor
- What would I like to say to my Member of the European Parliament

Afternoon session

Citizens work on the Declaration: how to frame it? How to elaborate the content? Presentation of the homework findings of the Declaration group of citizens
Plenary discussion
Sub-groups work to elaborate further on how to draft the declaration
Presentation of Clara Benocci, Responsible of Villa Pamphili preservation
Final round of questions to each citizen:
- Is there something you are uncomfortable with?
- Since your involvement in the process, did something in your life change and if yes what?
- Can you just say something about this week-end in Rome?