2014
1. Introduction to the Connect4Action project
2. Communication in innovation and NPD processes
3. Supporting dialogue for successful food innovation
4. Connect4Action tool: Early Signalling Guide
You can also find the presentations summarizing main results of the RECAPT project here.
April 30 - May 1: The coordinator, Karin Zimmermann, was invited by the Nestlé Research Centre in Lausanne to talk about the project. She introduced the objectives of Connect4Action, followed by a more detailed explanation of the toolbox and trainings that have been developed throughout this project.
Click here to find more about the toolbox.
April 22-23: Connect4Action held an Academic Pilot Trainingin Bologna targeted at young academics (PhD students) with a background in food science and technology or consumer science. The theme of the training was "Improving communication between food technologists and consumer scientists during the food innovation process".
The agenda can be found here.
March 13:Connect4Action held an Industry Pilot Training in Brussels targeted to food technologists, consumer scientists, and market researchers working in the industrial sector. The theme of the training was "Improved communication among key actors in the food chain".
The agenda can be found here.
2013
6-7 June: Maddalena Ragona, Research Fellow at the University of Bologna, presented the preliminary results from the Delphi study carried out with Marian Raley and Lynn Frewer (University of Newcastle), and Siet Sijtsema (LEI Wageningen) at the AIEAA Conference "Between Crisis and Development: Which Role for the Bio-Economy" in Parma, Italy. The Delphi survey was helpful to identify the major barriers to, and the possible strategies for, an effective communication among key actors involved in food technology development.
Click here to have a look at the Connect4Action presentation.
Click here to read the conference paper.