Workshop: Empowering Communities through Social Wellness Innovation
ARC Managing Director Davinia Galea recently took part in a workshop that brought together 16 local practitioners from the ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ sectors, each contributing unique perspectives to the theme โ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.โ
Focused on Malta 2050, the workshop explored how to accelerate innovation-led economic growth by identifying the key drivers and barriers to innovation across industries, and by discussing ways to enhance enablers and address challenges.
Hosted at BUSINESSLABS Serviced Office & Coworking Space with Hatch, the session was organised by ๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ข, EIT Community Officer for Malta, together with ๐๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข and ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐จ๐ง ๐๐ก๐๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐, to connect local innovators with European opportunities and strengthen cross-sector collaboration.
๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐:
โขโ โ The need for greater collaboration across disciplines and communities
โขโ โ Building trust through transparency and honesty
โขโ โ Driving a cultural and mindset shift towards innovation in Malta
These insights will contribute to a ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง on 14 November 2025, continuing the dialogue on empowering communities through innovation.
๐ท Barbara V. Fogden
