MOAI LABS project (Sudoe 2014-2020), focused on the fight against unwanted loneliness in the elderly, has been selected as a finalist in the 2024 REGIOSTARS awards, in the category of “A Social and Inclusive Europe”. The news was recently announced by the organisers of the competition, organised every year by the Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO).
REGIOSTARS is a competition organised by the DG REGIO since 2008, which has become a benchmark for projects funded by the European Union, showing their impact and importance in regional development.
In the current edition, the competing projects participate in five categories:
- A competitive and smart Europe
- A green Europe
- A connected Europe
- A social and inclusive Europe
- A Europe closer to its citizens
Next steps
Public vote from 2 September: we count on your vote!
In addition, and as it has happened in previous years, the “Public Choice Award” will be awarded to one of the participating projects. Voting, open to all citizens, will begin on September 2 on the official website of REGIOSTARS. We’ll let you know how to vote!
Final round
The finalists will attend the “final round” for the jury’s evaluation during the #EURegionsWeek in Brussels. They will present their projects in front of the audience and the jury.
Ceremony
The winners will be announced at the final ceremony of the REGIOSTARS, on October 9, in an event organized within the framework of the #EURegionsWeek.
MOAI LABS, a pioneering Sudoe project on the loneliness of the elderly
MOAI LABS is the name of the first transnational laboratory dedicated to open research and innovation in the field of social isolation and loneliness of the elderly.
The project, which had an ERDF budget of 1.1 M €, began on November 1, 2020 and lasted 27 months.
MOAI LABS was launched with partners from Spain, France and Portugal, who worked towards the adoption of solutions aimed at reducing loneliness among the elderly and increasing their autonomy. The solutions developed by the project combined scientific and technical knowledge with the real life experience of older people, who were fully involved in the co-creation of methodologies.
All the solutions proposed by the project can be consulted on its website.
Stay tuned to our website and social networks for the updates of MOAI LABS at 2024 REGIOSTARS !