{"id":5,"date":"2020-07-19T16:19:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T16:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2023-11-14T07:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T07:54:41","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5\" class=\"elementor elementor-5\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-uael-partstyle=\"default\" data-uael-partcolor=\"#C6AF53\" data-uael-partopacity=\"0.5\" data-uael-partdirection=\"bottom\" data-uael-partnum=\"87\" data-uael-partsize=\"13\" data-uael-partspeed=\"2\" data-uael-interactive=\"no\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce01560 elementor-section-height-min-height uael-particle-yes uael-particle-adv-yes elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ce01560\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-749ca98\" data-id=\"749ca98\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffb856 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ffb856\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Materials Network<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a3275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3a3275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>turning waste streams into revenue streams<br \/>for cross-sector supply-chain transformation<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-004f21b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"004f21b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1524692\" data-id=\"1524692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8702fd elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f8702fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sync-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigned for cycles\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\ta platform built for material streams &amp; their multitudes of forms\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e022d97\" data-id=\"e022d97\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b090d3c elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"b090d3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-users-cog\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSupporting an eco-system\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\twhere one organization\u2019s waste becomes another organization\u2019s resource\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b9d0a4\" data-id=\"9b9d0a4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7edcfa elementor-view-default elementor-position-block-start elementor-mobile-position-block-start elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-box\" data-id=\"f7edcfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-wrapper\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<span  class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-unlock-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-box-content\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-icon-box-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUnlocking Collaboration\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-icon-box-description\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tgenerating new business opportunities for experimentation and job creation\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9cb6f9e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9cb6f9e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cca0edd\" data-id=\"cca0edd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9d6a33 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c9d6a33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tABOUT THE NETWORK\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b395b19 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b395b19\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a062e61\" data-id=\"3a062e61\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27506bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-hotspot\" data-id=\"27506bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;trigger&quot;:&quot;hover&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-hotspot.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-hotspot  uael-hotspot-tooltip-yes \">\n\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"621\" src=\"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screenshot-2021-11-21-at-15.03.11-1024x621.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-210\" alt=\"\" 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data-hotspotviewport=\"90\" data-tooltip-maxwidth=\"250\" data-tooltip-minwidth=\"0\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-e2dd7c3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-1\" data-uaeltour=\"1\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-e2dd7c3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-e2dd7c3\"><p>North America<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">1 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"1\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"1\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-01bdeec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-2\" data-uaeltour=\"2\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-01bdeec\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-01bdeec\"><p>The Nordic Region<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">2 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"2\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"2\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-5d92f7a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-3\" data-uaeltour=\"3\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-5d92f7a\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-5d92f7a\"><p>India<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">3 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"3\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"3\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-a3d8a22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-4\" data-uaeltour=\"4\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-a3d8a22\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-a3d8a22\"><p>Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">4 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"4\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"4\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-f9f8952\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-5\" data-uaeltour=\"5\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-f9f8952\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-dot-circle\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-f9f8952\"><p>South America<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">5 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"5\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"5\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip elementor-repeater-item-59ba77b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-hotspot-main-27506bc3 uael-hotspot-content uael-hotspot-anim \" id=\"uael-tooltip-id-27506bc3-6\" data-uaeltour=\"6\" data-tooltip-content=\"#uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-59ba77b\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-dot-circle-o\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tooltip-text uael-tour-inactive\" id=\"uael-tooltip-content-27506bc3-59ba77b\"><p>Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-tour\"><span class=\"uael-actual-step\">6 of 6<\/span><ul><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-prev-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"6\">&#171; Previous<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#0\" class=\"uael-next-27506bc3\" data-tooltipid=\"6\">Next &#187;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14fb944f\" data-id=\"14fb944f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74302669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74302669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connecting a global network of regional nodes supporting cross-sector, multi-stakeholder solutions for secondary materials and by-products.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66da6c46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66da6c46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">Putting organisations at the forefront of the transition to a circular economy with new opportunities for sustainable growth, innovation, increased entrepreneurship and access to new markets.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-offset-key=\"f37b8391c3d84499a9e51d7bfe642907:0\">Promoting a green transition <\/span><em>not only for industry but society at large<\/em>,<span data-offset-key=\"f37b8391c3d84499a9e51d7bfe642907:2\" 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supporting carbon neutrality and a circular bio-based economy with digitalisation. <\/span><span data-slate-fragment=\"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\">Enabling resilience to become less reliant on foreign supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a818741 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a818741\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bbb583\" data-id=\"7bbb583\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5778a10\" data-id=\"5778a10\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e6b734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e6b734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fill out the <a href=\"#form\">form at the bottom of this<\/a> <a href=\"#form\">page<\/a> <br \/>to let us know how you would like to be involved<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-29c3a60\" data-id=\"29c3a60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2a660a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2a660a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-37699b1\" data-id=\"37699b1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19bd02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d19bd02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tWHY THE NETWORK?\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3816731 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3816731\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c7fc60\" data-id=\"7c7fc60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adf8837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adf8837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Problem<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Material waste streams lack visibility<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Marketplaces are sector specific<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Quality secondary materials are hard to source<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Limited cross-sector value chains<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Multiple certification systems<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Waste comes in many forms<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Availability is not consistent<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Materials are not yet available (ie in buildings)<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">Local &amp; Regional supply may not meet the demand<\/span><\/h4><p>\u00a0<\/p><div><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-affea1d\" data-id=\"affea1d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766c69b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766c69b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Solution<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Visualise the ecosystem<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Support ALL sectors<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Make sourcing and identification easy<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0New business opportunities &amp; supply chains<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Certification Filter<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Support unit variations<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Custom and recurring order cycles<\/span><\/h4><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Advance ordering (ie prior to deconstruction)<\/span><\/h4><div><h4 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 300;\">-&gt;\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Connect a network of nodes for a new global supply chain<\/span><\/h4><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9dc2df2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9dc2df2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f196a0f\" data-id=\"f196a0f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4483865 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4483865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tJOIN THE NETWORK\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1b4831 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1b4831\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ac296e\" data-id=\"0ac296e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f11830c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f11830c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2 style=\"font-style: normal;white-space: normal\">How will being a network member work?<\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c598d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42c598d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b><u>Profile<\/u><\/b>: Registering your enterprise and setting up a <b>profile<\/b> on the Materials Network.<\/li><li>As a member you can offer your materials through multiple Materials Network marketplaces via new partnerships and collaboration using our enterprise permissions features.<\/li><li>Ability to <b>trade materials in cycles<\/b> based on the<b>\u00a0frequency and schedule of your supply cycle.<\/b><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><u>Access<\/u><\/span>\u00a0to the Member Newsletter, webinars and support documentation<\/li><li><u><b>Support Getting Started:<\/b><\/u>\u00a0While you are getting started you might need extra\u00a0<b>support and training<\/b>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><li><u><b>Custom Support<\/b><\/u>: As you progress, you may like a little extra help with some of our custom features.\u00a0<i> We offer additional support, as well as software integration assistance and more.<\/i><\/li><li>Active members get a say in which <b><u>new features<\/u><\/b> get prioritised in line with our Network Governance (in development)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c8d33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c8d33\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-92bde0e\" data-id=\"92bde0e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407021a elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"407021a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tCONVERTING ACTION INTO TRANSACTIONS\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ed7b37 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ed7b37\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9b510db\" data-id=\"9b510db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-935d4c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"935d4c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"888\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-888x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-193\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-888x1024.png 888w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-260x300.png 260w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-768x885.png 768w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-1332x1536.png 1332w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/CR-SUBLOGOSAsset-38@2x-1777x2048.png 1777w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 888px) 100vw, 888px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3586bf1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3586bf1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5fa665\" data-id=\"b5fa665\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-009a2b0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"009a2b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tBENEFITS OF THE NETWORK\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b0a635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b0a635\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c80867e\" data-id=\"c80867e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab76c01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ab76c01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"776\" height=\"744\" src=\"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-20-at-21.28.57.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-129\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-20-at-21.28.57.png 776w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-20-at-21.28.57-300x288.png 300w, https:\/\/about.materials.network\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screenshot-2020-07-20-at-21.28.57-768x736.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 776px) 100vw, 776px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-467b5fa\" data-id=\"467b5fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d72ee61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d72ee61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Members gain access to core features including:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc2db35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc2db35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Personalised marketplace<\/b> with custom images and social media links.<\/li><li><b>B2B<\/b> as well as <b>B2C transactions<\/b><\/li><li>Enterprise <b>visualised on the eco-system map<\/b><\/li><li><b>Public or private marketplaces<\/b> based on your preferences<\/li><li>Unlimited listing of <b>materials and certifications<\/b><\/li><li><strong>Inventory management<\/strong><\/li><li>The ability to <b>connect with partners for collaboration<\/b><\/li><li>Potential to <b>develop service hubs<\/b> such as logistics, transport, repair, disassembly services and more<\/li><li>Ability to <b>add your own enterprise fees<\/b> for transport, packing, sales, administration or even fundraising for a good cause<\/li><li>Enterprise fees are <b>flexible<\/b> based on your unique needs (flat rates, flat percentage, per order, per item, by weight and more)<\/li><li><b>Matchmaking<\/b> opportunities and services<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-df8ec78 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"df8ec78\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cd62e7d\" data-id=\"cd62e7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd63c5 uael-timeline--center uael-timeline-responsive-tablet uael-timeline-arrow-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-timeline\" data-id=\"3bd63c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-timeline.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-wrapper uael-timeline-node\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-main\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-days\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-a24c62a uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >Q1 2024<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Pre-Project<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>Aligning project partners and networks in strategic regions internationally and identifying potential funding opportunities alongside research institutions.<\/p><p>If you are interested in collaborating as a <strong>key partner<\/strong> connecting your regional\/national ecosystem including\u00a0 industrial parks, member networks, sector networks, research partners, or other regional partners.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/smartuse.typeform.com\/to\/TA8fHDn1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact us by filling in this form.<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >Q1 2024<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-24da88c uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >Q2 2024<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Learning Network<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>Supporting the co-creation of a shared mission, values, business model &amp; network governance. Including workshops to introduce the methodology to identify the roles and stakeholders in regional eco-systems<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-arrow\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-date-new\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><div >Q2 2024<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-repeater-item-4a6094d uael-timeline-field animate-border out-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-widget uael-timeline-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-marker\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"timeline-icon-new out-view-timeline-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fa fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-day-new uael-day-right\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-events-inner-new\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-date-hide uael-date-inner\"><div class=\"inner-date-new\"><p >Q3 2024<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-heading-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"uael-timeline-heading\">Documentation<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-timeline-desc-content\"> <p>Development and publication of the 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