CIMULACT. Taking science to society
CIMULACT (Citizen and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020) is a project funded by the European Commission (Coordination and Support Action) which sees the collaboration of 29 partners, 10 of them lead partners, and the coordination of the Danish Board of Technology Foundation.
The project is developing consultation with citizens and experts (scientists, companies, civic organisations, third-sector organisations and policy-makers) in thirty countries in order to establish the funding priorities for research and development which the Commission will adopt over the coming years.
Citizens in particular are involved in the creation of visions for a sustainable, desirable future, which will serve to foster dialogue with experts regarding the most important themes upon which the European Union will need to focus its next research programme.
This dialogue will give rise to a series of recommendations for future innovation policies.
CIMULACT, therefore, makes building a shared future more accessible by sharing visions and wishes and understanding how research and innovation can lead us to achieve them.
The project thus springs from the need to make research more consistent with the expectations of citizens regarding their future. Hence society in a broad sense will itself produce indications to guide research. The first beneficiaries are the experts of the European Commission who are responsible for the H2020 research programme.
