This looks like the sort of initiative that would be useful to have members of this List involved - and which might help some of our members get a bit more traction on impact and input to Euro level discussions?
Go for it!
Mark
Mark R D Johnson
Emeritus Professor of Diversity in Health & Social Care
Mary Seacole Research Centre / CEEHD
De Montfort University Leicester LE1 9BH
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Sent: 24 November 2017 17:56
To: Mark Johnson
Subject: EU Stakeholder Portal on civil society involvement in Public Health Projects - Invitation from the EU Project ASSET
Dear Colleague,
We are contacting you on behalf of the European project ASSET (Action plan on Science in Society related issues in Epidemics and Total pandemics), which aims to improve the preparedness to the threat posed by pandemics (and epidemics) of infectious diseases, by fostering better cooperation between science and civil society and by improving communication channels (http://www.asset-scienceinsociety.eu).
Two increasingly important concepts in Public Health are the “Responsible Research and Innovation” (RRI) and the “Public engagement”. Their common aim is that all PH Professionals and Civil Society work actively together during the whole research & innovation process and in practical PH actions “in order to better align both the process and its outcomes with the values, needs and expectations of society”. This requires not only open debates, but also the active participation of Civil Society in research and practical PH projects.
https://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/h2020-section/responsible-research-innovation
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/data/ref/h2020/wp/2018-2020/main/h2020-wp1820-swfs_en.pdf
The ASSET project has decided to build a Stakeholder Portal where stakeholders, such as yourself, can discuss on these themes and report (if appropriate) their experiences.
We are writing you to invite you to participate (free of charge, of course) in our Stakeholder Portal.
The Stakeholder Portal exists in two versions: as a LinkedIn group and as a Facebook group, for a larger visibility:
· The LinkedIn group, the “Stakeholder Portal – ASSET Project”, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8607721
A LinkedIn account is required, and membership to the group is gained by asking to join the group.
· The Facebook group, the “Stakeholder Portal – ASSET Project”, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/466433323748530/
A Facebook account is required. Anyone can view the discussion threads. In order to start a new discussion or comment on an existing one, membership to the group is required. Membership to the group is gained by asking to join the group.
To give an example, we are interested in fostering discussions among Stakeholders on how to reach best practices in the involvement of Civil Society in these types of projects. Some current good practices are described in the ASSET website in its “Best Practices Platform”: http://www.asset-scienceinsociety.eu/outputs/best-practice-platform.
Should any of your colleagues be potentially interested in registering to the Portal, do not hesitate to share with them this email.
Kind Regards,
Alberto d’Onofrio (International Prevention Research Institute, France)
Miruna Dragomir (International Prevention Research Institute, France)
Alina Macacu (International Prevention Research Institute, France)
International Prevention Research Institute - IPRI
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