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The event took place today, 11th February, in the auditorium at Endesa’s headquarters, with the closing ceremony presided over by His Majesty the King. Professor Garcés Ferrer is celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Institute for Research on Social Welfare Policies (Polibienestar) that he directs at the University of Valencia. A professor at the University of Valencia, he held the Prince Felipe Chair at Georgetown University in Washington DC (USA) during the 2014, 2015 and

Jorge Garcés took part today, 5 February, in the presentation of the Digital Rights Observatory. The event was chaired by Óscar López, Minister for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, and Luisa Alli, Secretary General of the Hermes Foundation. The Digital Rights Observatory is a public-private initiative financed with European NextGeneration funds, born with the purpose of promoting and defending the rights of citizens in the digital environment, as well as the implementation of the

We are pleased to announce the release of the official video for CO-SECUR: Co-creating Urban Security Solutions in Europe! CO-SECUR is a Horizon Europe project (2023-2026) focused on making public spaces safer by involving citizens in creating new security solutions. The project, led by Kveloce, brings together 10 partners from 9 EU countries with multidisciplinary expertise. CO-SECUR will combine existing knowledge, provide tools and capacity-building, and deliver evidence-based results to support policy decisions. Its key

CO-SECUR (Co-creating urban security solutions in Europe) is a 3-year Horizon Europe project (2023-26) that aims to improve citizens’ security perception and behavior in public spaces, especially at large events and crowded areas, by actively engaging them to co-create innovative security solutions The consortium, participated by Polinienestar, brings together 10 partners from 9 EU countries with multidisciplinary expertise. What are we doing? ℹ️ Through developing tools and a Societal Development Plan (SDP), we aim to promote

Today’s open research session focused on the results of the Metaverse Academy Project, which will last for 3 years and has already been running for almost 1 year. The presentation was given by Javier Sánchez García and Luis Callarisa Fiol from UJI and colleagues from Polibienestar, who shared fascinating findings on the adoption of XR technologies in educational and industrial settings, based on an extensive study covering 10 countries. Some highlights include: – Perceptions and