Global Governance, Sustainable Development and Smart Cities
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Julie Bryhn is a Researcher in the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit. Previously, Julie…
Christian Egenhofer is a Senior Research Fellow within the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit…
Moritz Laurer is a Researcher in the Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation, Digital Economy (GRID) unit…
Jorge Núñez Ferrer is a Senior Research Fellow at CEPS. He specialises in public finance,…
Andrea Renda is a Senior Research Fellow and Head of Global Governance, Regulation, Innovation and…
Vasileios Rizos is a Research Fellow and Head of Sustainable Resources and Circular Economy at…
Cristian Stroia is a Researcher in the Energy, Resources and Climate Change Unit. His current…
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This Report, a joint effort between Donald Kalff and a group of CEPS researchers led by Andrea Renda, aims at…
This Study presents an evaluation of the implementation of the innovation principle, limited to two of its three components, i.e.…
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The H2020 MAKERS project aimed at bringing together leaders from business, academia and policy to study issues related to the…
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Shaping Egypt’s association to the European Research Area and Cooperation Action Plus
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POLIMP explored knowledge gaps about implications of possible directions of international climate policies for different policy and decision-making levels. It…
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