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<p>In ERUA our joint efforts are dedicated to building bridges with our societies. We com-mit to create meaningful connections, foster open innovation, and contribute to re-sponsible research and social innovation across diverse communities. Our objectives include:</p>
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<li>Bringing ERUA Universities closer to citizens and multiplying outreach to local communities</li>
<li>Showcasing ongoing ERUA research and innovation projects and highlighting their impact within the ERUA creative and interregional partnerships.</li>
<li>Giving the opportunity to regional and local actors to discuss challenges and prob-lems within their cities, islands, and local communities. </li>
<li>Engaging in consultation and dialogue with ERUA European regions, cities, and is-lands on matters related to responsible research and social innovation. </li>
<li>Fostering the exchange of knowledge from the ERUA Communities to the ERUA Eu-ropean regions and its members </li>
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<p><strong>Science Shop:</strong> The ERUA Science Shop operates through a web-based application in-tegrated into the digital infrastructure of the ERUA Collaboration Open Space (ECOs). Specifically, within the ECOS a specialized module titled 'Science and Society' has been established to provide a dedicated space for facilitating collaboration with socie-tal actors. The ERUA science shop serves as a platform for "community based participa-tory research" that empowers ERUA communities and societal actors to actively influ-ence scientific and technological developments impacting ERUA communities and regions. It adopts a blended model, combining the e-Science Shop with local contact persons in ERUA, ensuring both online and physical engagement. The ERUA science shop leverages innovative tools for interaction, as ERUAiDeathons, ERUAHackaThons competitions, which are focused on challenging community and regional problems and encouraging the active participation of citizens, policymakers, and community-based organizations.</p>

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<p><strong>Science Café events:</strong> The ERUA Alliance hosts e-Science Café events, facilitating engaging discussions among diverse participants, including students, citizens, sci-entists, community leaders, activists, policymakers, and science enthusiasts. These events serve as platforms for exploring potential solutions to challenges related to sustainable campuses and resilient communities and regions.</p>

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<p><strong>ERUAHackathons:</strong> The #ERUAHackaThons, have a unique focus and structure com-pared to traditional hackathons These events focused on addressing needs in ERUA regions, specifically targeting insular, rural, and urban challenges faced by ERUA Re-gions, local communities and neighborhoods. They aim to foster creative dialogues and leverage the expertise and experiences of diverse groups of participants to ad-dress interdisciplinary themes based on the needs of regional and local communi-ties. The ERUA concepts for the hackathon challenges were developed during #ERUAiDeaThon to align with the three flagships of WP5: Digital Reform for Digitali-zation, Aeiforia for Sustainability, and ERUAHaus for Creativity</p>

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<p><strong>Sharing opportunities and resources:</strong> Sharing tools have been developed within ERUA creative and interregional partnerships: funding opportunities, job offerings, best practices, and ERUA knowledge.</p>
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<h3>ERUAideathons &amp; ERUAHackathons</h3>
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