Through the development of digital tools and engagement of stakeholders, Interreg Central Europe JETforCE project aims to provide decision-makers with a comprehensive framework for diverse challenges in the energy transition. A goal of the JETforCE project is to offer resources for stakeholder engagement and capacity-building, promoting understanding of green energy transition benefits, including the "JETforCE Joint Strategy for Stakeholder Engagement in Just Energy Transition" (Output 1.2). The aim of the strategy and accompanying digital tools is to support in stakeholder engagement/capacity building activities across partner countries and beyond. Specifically, the strategies highlights methodologies for addressing vulnerable demographics and affected regions in the transition towards sustainable energy, encouraging open communication, promoting transparency, and offering insights for adapting strategies to local needs and contexts. Capacity enhancing refers to improving the ability of project partners / associated partners – not just project managers, but across the partners’ organisations – as well as Just Energy Transition Alliance (JETA) members to apply and successful implement JETforCE tools into their daily activities.

A goal of the JETforCE project is to offer resources for stakeholder engagement and capacity-building, promoting understanding of green energy transition benefits. Engaging especially marginalised citizens is key in order to enable a just energy transition for all. This is where the JETforCE Challenge Mapping Tool comes into play. The web-based app and connected database, which integrates blockchain technology, allows citizens across Central Europe to report "challenges" related to the just energy transition and assess climate transition initiatives in a given region, with the ultimate goal of identifying potentially adverse effects on vulnerable communities. Tested first amongst partners and the members of the Transnational Just Energy Transition Alliance (T-JETA), the groundbreaking nature of this initiative was highlighted backgrounds — underlining its potential to transform the way citizens, policy makers, and higher authorities collaborate in addressing climate change. The innovative app serves as a bridge, facilitating a closer and more meaningful connection between citizens and decision-makers. In essence, the JETforCE Challenge Mapping Tool stands as a testament to the power of inclusive citizen engagement in fostering a brighter and more sustainable future, where collaborative efforts are at the heart of effective climate action and energy transition.

The JETforCE Technology Evaluation Tool is an online application designed to support in select the best technologies and investments for a fair and sustainable energy transition. It is especially useful for decision-makers at local, regional, or national levels, but anyone interested in energy solutions can use it. The tool helps to assess different technologies used in energy systems, such as: Renewable energy production and distribution; Smart devices (like smart meters and thermostats); Digital technologies (such as IoT solutions, big data applications, and automated control systems). It looks at both costs (how much a technology requires to implement and maintain) and benefits (including energy efficiency and social impact). The tool guides you step by step through a series of simple questions, covering: fairness and social impact (who benefits and who might be affected); energy performance; costs. How to use it? First, create an account with your email and a password. Next, select the country you are working in: the tool will evaluate the solution according to specific country-based parameters. Click on “next” after checking the basic country facts provided by the tool. You will be guided through each section, required to answer questions and supply data related to the investment you want to assess: the most information you have, the most complete feedback you will receive. Based on your answers, the tool calculates a score that helps you understand how well a technology supports a “just transition”—meaning a transition that is not only green, but also fair for people and communities. If you want to learn how to use it in detail, you can follow the step-by-step instructions in the JETforCE Technology Evaluation Tool – User Manual (D1.4.1).

The "Capacity Enhancing Toolkit for JETforCE Digital Solutions" is an online repository and manual containing JETforCE capacity enhancing resources and guidelines for application of both digital tools (i.e., the Digital Challenge Mapping Tool & the Technology Evaluation Tool). It includes compiled lessons learned from the JETforCE project on how to ensure access of all citizens, including vulnerable ones.

The JETforCE Strategy and Action Plans (O3.1) provide a jointly developed framework to support a Just Energy Transition in Central Europe, combining strategic guidance with concrete regional implementation. This output brings together the JETforCE Strategy and Toolkit (D.3.2.2) and the Catalogue of Action Plans (D.3.3.1). The strategy defines the conditions, approaches and skills needed to support an inclusive and digitally enabled energy transition, with a focus on citizen engagement and the evaluation and roll-out of energy technologies. It is supported by an online toolkit integrating the JETforCE solutions, including the Challenge Mapping Tool and the Technology Evaluation Tool, as well as capacity-building materials to support their practical use by public authorities and stakeholders. The Catalogue of Action Plans translates this strategic framework into implementation. It includes nine regional Action Plans developed by project partners, validated with citizens through Just Energy Transition Labs and jointly peer-reviewed at transnational level. Each Action Plan sets out concrete measures for the uptake of JETforCE solutions, including actions already initiated during the project and commitments for their continuation beyond its duration. Together, the strategy and Action Plans form a coherent and operational output that supports long-term uptake and transferability across Central Europe. The output has been endorsed by project partners, who have confirmed their intention to continue cooperation and implementation after the end of the project.