FILL

Food for Iasi
Living Lab

Deliverables & Results

Food for Iasi Living Lab represents a knowledge and action living & policy lab oriented on innovation and strategies conceptualization and implementation.

Results

⦾ Scientific papers
⦾ Scientific presentations
⦾ Workshops
⦾ Books
⦾ Models & Methodologies
⦾ Knowledge Communities
⦾ Synergies
⦾ Urban fairs with local producers 
⦾ Scientific Research Laboratories
⦾ Research Projects 
⦾ Experiments
⦾ Reports 

RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem

Knowledge Communities

Poster A2
3 Knowledge Communities
  • FILL is building strong food systems for strong communities. One of the two main epistemic dimensions of FILL is the knowledge development on a scientific basis. 
  • At the same time, the knowledge ecosystem is developed with communities for communities. 
  • FILL Knowledge Communities include large groups of stakeholders and beneficiaries. However, the stakeholders are links in the epistemic chains for knowledge production, management, and implementation. 

Food for Iasi Living Lab has a knowledge and action philosophy oriented on participatory activities, community awareness, innovation, and strategic action plans. The epistemic chain of knowledge management is based on knowledge communities that are built with stakeholders, partners, collaborators, and beneficiaries. 

Iasul in Bucate local producers and urban consumers community
  • Iasul in Bucate represents local consumers & local producers community. 
  • Iasul in Bucate is about building a community of trust based on local food traditions and healthy food values. 
  • Iasul in Bucate is also a community of action. One of the most important events of this community is the Iasul in Bucate Local Producers Fair. 
  • Group of stakeholders: over 150 stakeholders.
  • Group of beneficiaries: over 80 000 beneficiaries. 
  • Number of Fairs: 8 fairs in 2022 and 2023. The next editions will be held in the summer of 2024. 
Gust de Iasi
  • Gust de Iasi is a website-based platform financed by the Municipality of Iasi between 2020 and 2022. It is a platform for the important local producers in Iasi, selected on scientific criteria.
  • FILL developed the post-implementation actions for this platform in synergy with the Cities2030 project actions. 
  • At this time, Gust de Iasi is fully integrated into the FILL ecosystem and is functioning in synergy with the other FILL activities. 
  • Group of stakeholders: over 100 stakeholders.
  • Group of beneficiaries: over 20 000 beneficiaries. 
RDRP Research Hub Knowledge Community
  • Food for Iasi Living Lab developed the knowledge community for RDRP Research Hub.
  • Rural Development Research Platform is the main core of the RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem and it represents a collaborative and innovative hub dedicated to scientific research and knowledge transfer.
  • The main research fields of the RDRP hub are those scientific domains related to rural and urban systems and their development within the contemporary European Union.
  • At this time, RDRP is supporting 4 research laboratories: Rural and Urban Systems, Living and Policy Labs, Systems Thinking, and Participatory Governance. FILL is working to extend the support for other 3 research laboratories in synergy with its activity: Anthrozoology, Toponymy, and European Projects Ethical Frames. 
  • Group of stakeholders: over 50 stakeholders.

Scientific Research Laboratories

3 FILL Research Laboratories

Food for Iasi Living Lab developed and supports 3 research laboratories. 

4 RDRP Research Laboratories

Food for iasi Living Lab supports developed and supports 4 research laboratories on the RDRP Research Platform.

Synergies with RoRuralia Laboratories

At the same time, FILL is supporting the development of the laboratories in RoRuralia Living and Policy Lab, within the RURALITIES project, as a synergy action between urban and rural research activities. 

Scientific Research is the main component of knowledge management as a support for the intelligent development of urban systems.

At the same time, participatory knowledge leads to increased social cohesion and community inclusion. Innovation actions within FILL are based on the principles of participatory knowledge.

FILL knowledge transfer activities are integrated in dynamic epistemic chains according to the identified problems and needs. 

Urban & CRF Systems Laboratory
  • Urban and regional food systems represent the main framework for knowledge and action in urban, rural, and regional systems for FILL. 
  • The scientific research of this laboratory is in dynamic integration with the Rural & Urban Systems Laboratory within the RDRP Research Platform. LEARN MORE >>
Systems Thinking Laboratory

  • This is the FILL research laboratory to explore, learn, debate, and understand the philosophy, ethics, and epistemology behind the Systems Thinking Theories. 

  • The scientific research of this laboratory is in dynamic integration with the Systems Thinking Laboratory within the RDRP Research Platform. LEARN MORE >> 

Knowledge Management Laboratory

  • This is the FILL research laboratory to explore the theories and methodologies for innovative and integrated knowledge management.

  • The scientific research of this laboratory is in dynamic integration with the Living & Policy Labs Laboratory, within the RDRP Research Platform. LEARN MORE >> 

Research Projects

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  • Urban and regional food systems 

Scientific Workshops

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  • Urban and regional food systems 

Stakeholders Workshops

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  • Urban and regional food systems 

Reports, presentations, Scientific Papers & Books

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Reports, Papers, and Books represent the main results to be disseminated within scientific communities as a basis for knowledge development, innovation, and strategic actions. 

All the deliverable are published under open access licence and in respect with scientific research ethics and deontology. 

Scientific studies and articles
Public presentations in academic conferences
Books
  • Non‐human Animals in Open Societies, Coordinated by Irina Frasin, George Bodi, Sonia, Bulei, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, The papers published in the current issue are based on the scientific papers presented at the International Anthrozoology Symposium, held in 2022, as synergy with Cities2030 project, related to the issue of urban socioeconomic systems, within the innovative hub FILL.
Reports
D3.3 Systems Thinking Methodology 

Abstract
Deliverable D3.3 describes the process and results that embrace a methodological and logical framework for Cities and Regions Food Systems to apply Systems Thinking. The provision responds to the following questions:

  • What are the issues in Cities and Regions Food Systems?
  • Why is it important to find solutions to these issues?
  • How to make sense of urban food systems’ interconnections?
  • What are the scenarios and best solutions?

The evolution of the D3.3 includes participatory activities, an application of pre-existing models, and the pioneer exploitation of novel ICT tools. The results are leverageable in nearly all work packages of CITIES2030.

Deliverable leader and key authors: P14 SLEAN, Tuula Löytty, P29 ARFI, Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, P29 ARFI, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, P29 ARFI, Lucian Tanasă,

Contributors and authors: P33 IVM, Mark Koetse, P22 MATIS, Justine Vanhalst, P07 UNRF, Kyriakos E. Georgiou, P07 UNRF, Edna Yamasaki, P14 SLEAN, Demet Osmancelebioglu, P05 IAAD, Bruno da Silva
P29 ARFI, Sebastian Doboș, P14 SLEAN, Kalle Karlsson

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D7.4 Innovation and Intellectual Property Management Plan and Reporting

Abstract
Deliverable D7.4 describes the concepts and philosophy lying at the heart of Intellectual Property Management in the Cities2030 project. Deliverable D7.4 provides support for actions of dissemination and exploitation related to intellectual property and also addresses all the partners within the Cities2030 project.

Deliverable leader and key authors: Codrin Dinu Vasiliu, P29 ARFI, Lavinia Codrea, P29 ARFI.

Contributors and authors: P29 ARFI, Ioan Sebastian Brumă, P29 ARFI, Lucian Tanasă.

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Models, Methodologies, Replications

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Black-White Game Method
FILL Mapping Method
Systemic Dices Brain Storming Game
Hermeneutic Decision Strategy
FILL Model for Systems Thinking

Knowledge management and decision-making models are used in systems thinking methodologies to structure the knowledge within urban, rural, and regional food systems.

Stakeholders Facilitator Toolkit

Integrated (digital and non-digital) set of tools to support facilitators in European projects to build and manage stakeholders’ communities.

Ecosystem Thinking Game

Monopoly-type game for brainstorming in stakeholders workshop, as a part of the systems thinking methodology for knowledge management in living & policy labs.

Systems Thinking Vocabulary

Developing a vocabulary with concepts in systems thinking theories, as a chapter of the Systems Thinking Encyclopedia, to be developed in 2024. 

Access to the food market toolkit

Knowledge management Toolkit for local producers on their actions in short food supply chains.

Replication of Systems Thinking Methodology (from D3.3) 
  • SHERPA European project
  • RURALITIES European project

Experiments

Food for Iasi Living Lab developed 12 experiments in the Cities2030 project. 

RDRP Knowledge Ecosystem >>
 
Access to the food market. Knowledge management on short food supply chains >>
 
Iasul in Bucate. Local producers fair >>
 
Heuristic workshops for kids >>
 
Ecosystems Thinking Game >>
 
Healthy food workshops in schools >>
 
Participatory governance experiment >>
 
Stakeholders Facilitator Toolkit >>
 
FILL Model for Systems Thinking >>
 
White-Black Model for Knowledge Management >>
 
Systems Thinking Vocabulary

Symposiums

Food for Iasi Living Lab developed 2 symposiums to support the scientific research dissemination.

At the same time, FILL co-organized other 3 symposiums. 

FILL Symposiums
Co-organized Symposiums

Websites and website based platforms

  • Food for Iasi Living Lab developed and is maintaining 7 websites and 1 ecosystem platform.
  • Food for Iasi living Lab is building the website for a new living lab, RoRuralia, in synergy with RURALITIES European project. 
  • Food for Iasi Living Lab is supporting the post-implementation activities for the local producers website, Gust de Iasi Platform.
Developed Websites in Cities2030 project
Synergies and post-implementation web support

Urban Fairs

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Iasul in Bucate Fairs

First Edition
Second Edition 
Third Edition
Fourth Edition
Fifth Edition
Sixth Edition
Seventh Edition
Eighth Edition

Stakeholders & beneficiaries

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  • Urban and regional food systems 

Synergies and post-implementation actions

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  • Integration of local producers with cycling tourism networks: integration actions of urban food consumers with local producers through the development of local cycling tourism networks of gastronomic inspiration from and around Iași city.

Cities2030 Project actively promotes citizen engagement by establishing a reliable Food System,
transitioning consumers from passive recipients into motivated agents of change.

Food for Iasi Living Lab

As part of the Cities2030 project, the Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, and the Iasi City Hall launched the Food for Iași Living Iasi.

Food for Iasi Living Lab represents an innovative hub, which supports the collaboration between the main actors in the North-East Region of Romania, for the sustainable and sustainable development of urban and rural food systems.

FILL is built in the quadruple helix model and has the following collaborators:

  • Romanian Academy, Iași Branch (ARFI), as representative of the academic community,
  • Municipality of Iași (PMI), as representative of the public administration,
  • Rural Development Research Platform, and Made in Iași Association, as representatives of the civil society,
  • Local producers as representatives of the entrepreneurship. 

Ecosystem

Contact

  • Codrin Dinu Vasiliu
  • codrindinuvasiliu(a)gmail.com
  • Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch

Social Media

Facebook

Web Development

  • Codrin Dinu Vasiliu