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 develops and disseminates innovative interactive crossmedia formats, that propose scientific information on energy-related topics for young people (age 12-18) with a constructive, agency-oriented attitude. Science communication is geared towards stimulating knowledge, openness and agency, exploiting original and entertaining crossmedia formats including videos, memes, interactive data visualizations and instructional materials, aiming to connect formal and informal learning contexts. The produced media items will be 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).

The project is currently completing its first year. So far, EnergiaFuturo has
- Developed a concept for agency-oriented cross-media format, blending internet video, meme, interactive data visualization, inteactive 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

In the upcoming months, EnergiaFuturo will
- Develop additional 10 cross-media kits
- Implement 5 more youth participatory events
- Implement more dissemination events, including teacher training events
- Evaluate the impact on teachers and on students