Innovation

The EU is falling short of reaching its 2030 targets in the areas of digital transformation of businesses and the development of digital skills.

The surge in patent filings for additive manufacturing is an early indication of its future importance – Switzerland contributes a remarkable share.

The latest legislative efforts as part of the Commission’s European Digital Strategy regulate the influence of algorithms on citizens and ensure transparency.

The European Commission’s latest innovation rankings highlight bright spots and problematic areas for individual regions, countries and the EU as a whole. 

With a new €10 billion budget, the EU takes its first steps towards a European Sovereignty fund supporting European leadership in strategic technologies.

The European Commission has approved a large transnational initiative funding industrial technology research, dedicating over € 8 billion to microelectronics.

The European Commission has published a set of legislative proposals to ensure and support uptake of research results to the market, but they face scepticism.  

The European Commission’s evaluation of the Eurostars 2 programme assesses how successfully the instrument supported collaborative research activities of SMEs.

As the European Innovation Council appoints a new President, its activities in 2023 ramp up with a focus on women-led companies and social innovation.

The European Commission announced the grantees of the second edition of the WomenTechEU call. 134 female led deep-tech companies get supported.