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Circular Spaces – Circular Economy makerspaces
No. C024Implementation period 2023-01-01 – 2025-03-31 |
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Makers' communities are bodies of collaborative learning and collective knowledge where different barriers can be overtaken. Maker groups have a high potential of being activated as sustainability advocates using circular economy principles. They can take on the role of early adopters of techniques for environmentally friendly product development. For that, easy access to information, practices, methods, and sustainable materials is necessary. Supporting makers with an intrinsic or extrinsic motivation to take on the role of sustainability frontiersperson in the community by providing knowledge and guiding methods and tools is essential to decreasing the attitude-behaviour gap. The aim of the project – to create a network of makerspaces in the Baltic Sea Region focused on enhancing circular economy cooperation. Main project objectives: - Create a network of makerspaces in the Baltic Sea Region, based on cooperation on eco-design and reuse of materials. - Develop and pilot instruments, strengthening the knowledge and competencies in the circular economy, promoting more sustainable use of resources, and increasing motivation to develop new environmentally friendly solutions. - Develop and pilot digital tools, helping makers to track the virtual movement of components and materials, the use of products and recycled materials, and to discover new partners. Project coordinator: Valmiera County council, Latvia Project partners: Lithuanian Innovation Centre, Lithuania Project activities (achievements): 14 - 15 August 2023 – kick-off meeting & 1st Steering Committee Meeting in Ventspils, Latvia. The meeting involved 2 workshops: “Circular makerspace education programme” and “Digital circular collaboration tool” Survey for the makerspace communities. To understand the needs for the application of circular economy principles in their work. The survey was open until October 31st, 2023. Highlights of autumn 2023 – focus group meetings in makerspaces, 27 November 2023. 11th December 2023 - Informative webinar about Interreg Baltic Sea Region Program 2021‒2027 project “Circular Economy makerspace”. In autumn 2023 the Survey was conducted about the digital tool for circular economy makerspaces. A meeting of the project partners took place in Luckenwald, Germany on 21-22 February 2024. The first newsletter No. 1 on the application of circular economy principles in maker spaces in the BSR was launched in March 2024. The Circular Economy Education Program was launched in April 2024. A partners' meeting was held in Stavanger, Norway, 28-30 May 2024. Newsletter No. 2 was published in June 2024. A guide Transformation into Circular Makerspaces: A Practical Step-by-Step Guide for Makerspaces was published in August 2024. A digital online collaboration tool Maker Tech was introduced in August 2024. A meeting of the project partners took place in Kaunas and Vilnius, Lithuania on 2-4 September 2024. Newsletter No. 3 was published in September 2024. Newsletter No. 4 was published in December 2024. The updated version of the Circular Makerspaces Training Program was published in February 2025. The final conference, "Circular Makerspaces," and the meeting with project partners was organized in Valmiera, Latvia, on March 5-6, 2025. The project's wrap-up video was published in March 2025. Newsletter No. 5 was published in March 2025. Follow our news: Website: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/circular-spaces-interreg-baltic-sea-region/ News and Events: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/circular-spaces-interreg-baltic-sea-region/ Explore the main results: The Circular Makerspaces Training Program, which comprises nine essential topics covering various aspects of circularity. The Guidelines "Transformation Into Circular Makerspaces" serve as a comprehensive roadmap for makerspaces looking to adopt circular practices. The digital collaboration tool at makertech.com. Contact person: Zivile PauzaiteEmail: zivile.pauzaite@techpark.lt |
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