Growth and jobs are the ultimate goal of all economic policies. But meaningful growth should be smart, sustainable and inclusive. This means that effective investments need to be made in education, research and innovation, and social infrastructure. They need to make sense as a whole and go hand in hand with the decisive move towards a low-carbon economy described above. This is the reason why JASPERS is keen to work on cross-sector projects in cities, killing several birds with one stone, often under the umbrella of the EU Urban Agenda.
With this in mind, JASPERS can help you prepare projects to:
- build or refurbish schools and universities
making the best use of knowledge and technologies and promoting excellence teaching
- build or extend research facilities
to promote innovation
- build science and technology parks or open innovation infrastructures
to support new industries and promote competitiveness
- develop data platforms
to support e-services such as e-Health, e-Government, and e-Procurement
- upgrade and extend broadband networks
to increase speed and to reach rural areas
- upgrade and extend healthcare facilities
promoting high standards in healthcare and extending coverage
- define and implement urban regeneration programmes
integrating all dimensions of urban life, from sustainable mobility to economic attractiveness and social housing, including health and education infrastructure, parks, sports facilities and cultural life
- support the development of smart cities
leveraging knowledge and technology to enable sustainable urban change
