Guidelines for Translating Frameworks, Methods, Tools and Principles of Local Innovations for Marginalised and Vulnerable Communities – 2023

Abstract

The Guidelines for Translating Methods, Tools and Principles of Local Innovations for Marginalised and Vulnerable Communities aim to reflect on the ongoing experiences and lessons learned based on the first piloting round in the cities of Amsterdam, Helsinki and Porto inside the framework of CommuniCity Horizon Europe project and propose solutions for ethical and inclusive engagement with communities aimed to translate, in its metaphorical but oftentimes also literal meaning, the aims, definitions, points of reference of the project and its pilots. The overall goal to bring together representatives of the world of technology and vulnerable and marginalised communities implies the need for translation being a starting point for the mutually rewarding engagement and co-creation of technological solutions targeted to the specific needs of cities and communities. The reflective points outlined in this work add value to the next rounds of open calls and consequent piloting processes as well as to the practices exercised by the so-called replicator cities, keeping in mind the overall project goal of proposing scalable solutions to be further taken up by the European cities and communities.