As part of the G3 project ‘Governing the digital and ecological transition of territories: Innovation, exnovation and sustainability in Geneva, Brussels and Montreal’, in which SONYA and ULB are collaborating with prof. Shin Koseki, Université de Montréal, and prof. Nicolas Baya-Laffite, University of Geneva.

As part of this workshop, two seminars are being organised:

Wednesday 11/12, 2-5pm, U.A.1.23: The digital transition

• ‘AI, data and robotics in the city: what is the role of universities?’ by Prof. Carl Mörch, FARI ULB

• ‘Twinned transitions through the prism of the territory: from sectoral transformations to cross-cutting issues’ by Prof. Nicolas Baya-Laffite, Geneva

• ‘Putting a figure on transitions: indicators and environmental governance of data centres in Switzerland’ by Léo Girard, Geneva

Thursday 12/12, 2-5pm, U.A.1.23: Exnovation

• ‘Lessons from a research on the governance of exnovation in the Brussels region based on 3 cases: Low Emission Zone, Circular Economy and Retail ‘ by Dr. Solène Sureau, CEESE, ULB

• ‘Exnover... et innover pour substituer : dynamiques conflictuelles autour du papier sans chlore (1980-2010) ‘ by Nicolas Baya-Laffite

• ‘Aiming for density: redirections and abandonments in urban production' by Luca Piddiu, University of Geneva

• ‘Rethinking work beyond productivism based on labour law and its uses: a proposed methodology’ by Prof. Elise Dermine, Centre for Public and Social Law, ULB

Further information: here