Projects Lab COPE

Co-creating Urban Living Labs for Circular Regenerative Neighbourhoods -

Abstract: The project aims to accelerate the application of circular solutions in regenerative urban renewal projects at the neighbourhood level, supporting the transition towards a carbon-neutral and circular building stock by 2050 as promoted by the European (EU) Renovation Wave strategy and Circular Economy Action Plan. The project adopts a multilayer approach to frame the availability of environmental resources (e.g. energy, materials, water, etc.) and socio-economic resources (e.g. cultural heritage, local employment, etc.) that characterize a neighbourhood, in turn developing appropriate solutions to increase the recirculation of such resources for urban regeneration. A decision-making instrument will be developed to help municipalities and developers tackle circularity in urban renewal projects, from the analysis of the urban context to the design and implementation of environmental and socio-economic solutions. A multi-stakeholder co-creation approach will be integrated into the decision-making instrument and urban living labs (ULL) will be organized to ensure the participation of key stakeholders. The decision-making instrument will be tested and validated through case studies provided by the consortium focusing on social housing and public spaces. The ULL will take advantage of the diversity of case studies provided by the consortium in terms of geographical locations, urban context, and stakeholder ecosystems.

Valorificarea rezultatelor cercetării și creșterea impactului publicațiilor științifice din SNSPA

Abstract: O1. Dezvoltarea, până la 15 decembrie 2023, a infrastructurii logistice aferente evaluării și publicării rezultatelor cercetărilor în științe sociale prin actualizarea și configurarea platformei Open Journal Systems (OJS) care găzduiește website-ul revistei Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations (RJCPR), www.journalofcommunication.ro, în vederea automatizării fluxului de primire a lucrărilor, de evaluare (peer-review) a articolelor, de gestionare a feedback-ului către autori și de arhivare a conținutului publicat. O2. Creșterea gradului de conștientizare, până la 1 octombrie 2023, a min. 30 de cercetători din SNSPA cu privire la scrierea, evaluarea și publicarea articolelor științifice, creșterea vizibilității articolelor și a numărului de citări, etica cercetării. O3. Creșterea gradului de conștientizare, până la 1 decembrie 2023, a min. 10 membri ai echipelor de redacție ale celor 10 reviste științifice din SNSPA cu privire la importanța managementului articolelor primite și publicate pentru creșterea vizibilității și a impactului revistelor științifice din universitate, în vederea indexării acestora în baza de date ISI Web of Science (Wos). O4. Sprijinirea redacției Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations prin asigurarea bazei materiale necesare pentru derularea cu succes a activității editoriale. O5. Elaborarea unui raport, adresat Școlii Doctorale și Comisiei de Etică din SNSPA, care să conțină recomandări privind importanta valorificării rezultatelor cercetării prin publicații în reviste de prestigiu indexate ISI, precum și recomandări privind contribuția revistelor științifice la excelența cercetării în SNSPA.

Older Adults Co-Creating a Sustainable Age-friendly City

Abstract: Populations of cities are ageing.To facilitate this shift, over 1100 cities joined the Global Network for Age Friendly Cities and Communities of the World Health Organization, which follow a 5-year cycle of planning, implementation and evaluation. Outdoor spaces and buildings, transportation and social environments are domains of the holistic age-friendly agenda. To improve the quality of these domains, cities in The Netherlands, Poland and Romania want to be capable to plan and implement adequate age-friendly strategies and to involve the views and experiences of their citizens. Hence, there is a need for participatory approaches for older people and policymakers, which combine quantitative, sustainable and community-based elements. City&Co aims to co-create an innovative spatial tool for a community-based assessment of the age-friendliness of cities, that can be used in multiple countries. This geoportal supports cities in the 5-year cycle of age-friendliness using direct input from participating older citizens. The tool and input for decision making and implementation will be developed with the direct engagement of older people and city workers. The creation and maintenance of local ecosystems of relevant stakeholders further supports the sustainability of age-friendly strategies and implementation and provides capacity building at city- and neighborhood level.

Excelență în cercetarea științifică. Dezvoltarea infrastructurii de cercetare interdisciplinară din SNSPA

Abstract: O1. Dezvoltarea infrastructurii logistice aferente cercetării științifice în domeniul Științelor Comunicării, până la 16 decembrie 2022, prin crearea unui website profesionist al Centrului de Cercetare în Comunicare (CCC) și a unei baze digitale care să permită diseminarea rezultatelor cercetării și să contribuie la creșterea vizibilității activității de cercetare din SNSPA. O2. Creșterea gradului de conștientizare a min. 30 de cercetători SNSPA, în domeniul Științelor Comunicării și domenii conexe, până la 1 octombrie 2022, cu privire la necesitatea dezvoltării și menținerii unor profiluri publice active pe principalele platforme de prezentare a rezultatelor cercetării. O3. Identificarea a min. 10 tineri cercetători (cu potențial de excelență), în Științele Comunicării și domenii conexe, neafiliați unui laborator de cercetare din SNSPA, până la 1 decembrie 2022, și dezvoltarea aptitudinilor de cercetare ale acestora, prin includerea acestora în laboratoarele de cercetare. O4. Sprijinirea activităților de cercetare și publicare pentru membrii CCC sau Center for EU Communication Studies (CECS), până la 16 decembrie 2022, prin asigurarea bazei materiale aferente acestor activități. O5. Crearea unui raport care să ofere recomandări în vederea dezvoltării unei structuri centrale la nivel de SNSPA, care să se ocupe de toate activitățile de raportare a cercetării la nivel instituțional.

New instruments for the national strategy regarding lifelong-learning process among adults in Romania

Accelerating Low carboN Industrial Growth through CCUS

Abstract: The ALIGN-CCUS (ALIGN) project is a joint industry-led research initiative to accelerate the demonstration and implementation of the next-phase of European CCUS (Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage) projects by addressing specific R&D gaps across the CCUS chain. The mission of ALIGN is to overcome hurdles for initial projects and to prepare for large scale, cost effective, implementation of CCUS. The proposal is structured to meet the immediate R&D needs of industry, combined with foresight to overcome challenges linked to the wider commercialization of the technology through capture at integrated industrial and power clusters. The ALIGN consortium offers pilot plants
 and other state of the art test facilities such as the Technology Centre Mongstad (TCM, Norway), RWE (Niederaussem, Germany), UNIPER (Wilhelmshaven, Germany) and the CO2 Corrosion Test Facility offered by IFE Venture (Norway) to test key components of the process with underpinning modelling and analysis. In addition to testing at existing pilot plants, a pilot installation for the conversion of CO2 to transport fuels (DME/Methanol) will be installed and tested. In addition to the other five work packages which cover the main phases in the CCUS chain, the Work Package 6 has as main objective to find the most effective strategies and messages to communicate the technical and economic feasibility. Presenting evidence-based information on the environmental impact assessment to decision-makers and to the wider society is crucial for the acceptance of CCUS, and an important element of ALIGN.

Ageing and technology: understanding computer anxiety later in life

Abstract: This project goal is to reveal particularities of using technologies later in life, by assessing the role of computer anxiety, employing an integrative methodology. Computer anxiety is defined as an individual’s fear or apprehension of working directly with a computer or the anticipation of having to work with computers (Powell, 2013). The project takes a critical  approach in reaction to the current literature: 1) Older individuals are not an homogeneous group; 2) Computer anxiety has not always a linear negative effect on performance and a certain level of anxiety could be functional in the process of technology appropriation; 3) Studies should go deeper in their everyday practices, to understand more about the role, meanings and utilities attributed to different computer activities We aim to create robust models of explaining computer anxiety at elderly, using both individual and social predictors. We reveal also the value of social pressure and the meanings elderly invest in different type of technologies, by using a questionnaire based survey and semi-structured interviews. In addition, we set up a program of research that involves communities in the development of participatory action studies, advancing deep knowledge about computer anxiety and innovative methodological framework. Also, by using netnography (Kozinets, 2010), we investigate the role of online communities in increasing or decreasing computer anxiety and the social influence factors in real interactions.

Ageing Communication Technologies (ACT)

Abstract: ACT is a research project that addresses the transformation of the experiences of ageing with the proliferation of new forms of mediated communications in networked societies. We consider how ‘digital ageism’ – the individual and systemic biases that create forms of inclusion and exclusion that are age-related – operates in subtle ways Through our work we are creating intergenerational connections, rethinking new media from the perspective of old age and confronting digital ageism