PORTEFEUILLE

Energy is a key domain today and for our future. The green shift to sustainable energy sources plays a central role in combating the climate change and in supporting economic development, both in developed and in developing countries. Understanding energy means becoming familiar with scientific concepts and technical applications, and it takes data literacy skills to understand complex phenomena. Developing a positive attitude is fundamental for young people to move from the doomsday perspective of scarcity to a constructive action-oriented view.
Through its brand WattAbout, EnergiaFuturo developed and disseminated 6 innovative interactive crossmedia kits, that propose scientific information on energy-related topics for young people (age 12-18) with a constructive, agency-oriented attitude. Blending videos, memes, interactive data visualizations and instructional materials, suitable for connecting formal and informal learning contexts. The crossmedia kits were used as sparkle to engage young people in science-related media production events.
Strengthened by a regional network of academic, educational, industry and media partners, EnergiaFuturo contributes to the dissemination of the objectives of the new Energy Strategy 2050 of the Swiss Confederation and the Goal 7 Clean and Affordable Energy of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and also to the dissemination of the important topics of the Cantonal Energy Plan (PEC).

So far, EnergiaFuturo has
- Developed a concept for agency-oriented cross-media format, blending internet video, meme, interactive data visualization, interactive quiz, dossier and print-based instructional materials.
- Produced six transmedia kits on energy-related topics
- Implement a demo youth participatory event and several dissemination events, and collected initial impact data.
- Designed the WattAbout brand.
- Developed the wattabout.ch website
- Opened dissemination channels on Instagram and YouTube