Among the nineteen projects approved last November, GLEAM NSR particularly stood out under the Better Governance priority of the Interreg North Sea programme. In January 2024, our kick-off meeting, hosted by the University of Groningen, provided an opportunity for all partners to convene and outline the workload for the forthcoming months.
Over the course of two dynamic days, participants engaged in hands-on sessions and vibrant discussions. Throughout the meeting, we clarified the work process on pivotal themes of the project:
- Digitalizing Urban Logistics: Identifying data acquisition and utilization to inform policy decisions.
- Policy Development & Evaluation: Exploring the initiatives undertaken by EU cities to promote sustainable urban logistics and evaluating their impact, especially on SMEs in the logistics sector.
- Logistics SME Landscape: Investigating the presence of SMEs in various markets, examining how cities involve them in policy formulation, and exploring avenues for improvement.
- Upscaling, Replication, Harmonization: Identifying stakeholders capable of scaling up initiatives, discerning the necessary conditions for success, and exploring avenues for harmonization across diverse contexts.
Through interactive sessions, we shed light on these critical areas, laying the groundwork for our collaborative efforts in the coming months.
Keep an eye out for information regarding the scheduling of a webinar in spring 2024.