EU-IoT will act as an accelerator for the whole European IoT ecosystem towards transforming the current IoT community of researchers and innovators in Europe into an increasingly cohesive, dynamic, participatory and sustainable ecosystem, as an essential part of the Next Generation Internet initiative. It will intervene to assist stakeholders to engage and create value, as well as set up a self-sustaining European IoT community. This requires tackling a number of challenges related to the complex interplay among stakeholders and the many relevant initiatives. The overarching need is the consolidation of fragmented IoT verticals and the still disconnected research and technology domains. To this purpose, EU-IoT set up a strong consortium and plan of action for the establishment of an open and inclusive ecosystem facilitating interactions of all players, know-how exchange, creation of strategic partnerships and durable liaisons. Agility of planning and action is paramount to meet the demand and needs of an ecosystem that is in continuous transformation. EU-IoT will a) help to create a common strategy aligned with the NGI vision to achieve the H2020 goals, while supporting the transition to Horizon Europe; b) foster synergies, liaisons and exchange among all key players in the European landscape; c) support and coordinate outreach and impact creation activities of upcoming ICT-56 projects and Large Scale Pilots; d) pave the way for the development of business models, innovation activities and skills building that lower adoption and deployment barriers for IoT solutions; e) provide a collaborative framework, including content, tools and processes, to engage all EU researchers, developers, integrators and users, thus overcoming fragmentation and assisting further development of a strong European IoT-empowered economy as core building block of the Digital Single Market and Digital Europe altogether.

MEDVIEW builds on the growing recognition that achieving good health in a community requires much more than medical and technical solutions available only in selected places and circumstances. Citizens’ health priorities stem from their everyday experiences and needs and differ from professionals’ priorities. There is a growing demand for a more "human-centric" approach to tackle the complexity of achieving overall human well-being. It is widely accepted that involving citizens in the design of products, services, and policies that impact their health, lives, and communities is thought to improve their overall quality and effectiveness. Citizens’ voices can act as a mechanism for change ensuring that the created solutions are more integrated around communities’ needs instead of centered on organisations’ traditional remits. MEDVIEW aims to create an enabling environment for innovation, collaboration, and effective co-creation between industry partners, citizens (patients, community members), health practitioners, doctors, researchers, academia, and policymakers to address the complex issue of human health & well-being. To succeed so, we have carefully selected partners from three WIDENING countries [LT, GR, SLO] and two of non WIDENING countries [LUX, BE] addressing the following selection criteria: - Wide geographical reach, representing a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and healthcare/wellbeing systems - Specialized expertise and a solid track record of all partners in coordination and support activities both at the national as well as in an international level - Representation of all target groups as defined by the Call The project will ultimately deliver the MEDVIEW Knowledge Valorisation Implementation Guide, a complete practical guide, and the relevant tools comprised of methods, practices, and procedures for the deployment of an open innovation space for effective knowledge valorisation in the field of well-being.