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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 821479

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General presentation Pop-Machina

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What is Pop-Machina?

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Pop-Machina is a 4-year project funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 R&I programme andfocuses on demonstrating the potential of collaborative production for the EU circular economy through thecreation of makerspaces and the empowerment of maker communities

Underused urban areas & buildings

End-of-life & waste materials

Skills development

Underrepresented social groups

Collaborative technologies &

tools

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Pop-Machina aims to…

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1 Mobilise citizens under the banner of circulareconomy and collaborative production.

2 Analyse the social and spatial urbanenvironments and re-activate underused orabandoned spaces.

3 Empower maker communities giving them theright tools, skills and business supportservices to design, manufacture and sharecircular solutions.

4 Enhance the capabilities of collaborativeproduction, blending Industry 4.0technologies with FoF, blockchain,cryptography and behavioural insights.

5 Contribute to the development of anintegrated monitoring and assessmentframework regarding the impacts of urbanmaker ecosystems.

6 Use the evidence generated through seven pilotsto foster a frank policy dialogue on collaborativeproduction.

7 Support the implementation of EU CircularEconomy Action Plan by contributing to thegrowth of maker ecosystems and the productionof circular innovations in European cities.

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Pop-Machina’s approach

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Where does Pop-Machina take place?

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Kaunas

Istanbul

Thessaloniki

Piraeus

Pop-Machina unfolds in 7locations across Europe…

Venlo

Leuven

Santander

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In these pilot areas, Pop-Machina will…

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1 Create circular maker communities 2 Set up circular makerspaces 3 Provide manufacturing equipment

4 Empower citizens’ creativity & skills 5 Co-design circular innovations 6 Facilitate an open policy dialogue

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Who can participate?

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Makers Cities & regions Industry Circular entrepreneurs

Policy makers End-users Academic community

Civil society General public

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What’s more? Inclusive communities

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Pop-Machina enhances the integration of ‘vulnerable’ groups in its maker communities….

Women

People with disabilities

Youth

Migrants

Elderly

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Curious to know more or eager to join?

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WRITE USpop-machina@kuleuven.be

@Pop_Machina

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CoordinatorHIVA - Research Institute for Work and Society Behavioral Engineering Research GroupKU Leuven (BE)

PartnersCity of Leuven (BE)

CREVIS (BE)

Municipality of Thessaloniki (GR)

Municipality of Piraeus (GR)

Q-PLAN INTERNATIONAL (GR)

University of Macedonia (GR)

Ayuntamiento de Santander (ES)

Universidad de Cantabria (ES)

Gemeente Venlo, KanDoen (NL)

TU Delft (NL)

Istanbul Metropolitan University (TR)

İSTAÇ AŞ (TR)

Planet Turkey (TR)

Koç University (TR)

Municipality of Kaunas (LT)

ISM University of Management and Economics (LT)

University of Cambridge (UK)

CERTH (GR)

White Research (BE)

CommonLawgic (GR)

INTRASOFT International (LU)

Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (ES)