Research

The EC announced the board members for the five R&I missions. These include the Swiss, Bertrand Piccard, for the climate-neutral and smart cities mission.

Artificial intelligence receives special attention in the last year of H2020. AI excellence centres and AI for cancer will get a dedicated financial boost.

The Commission announced the chairs of the European R&I Mission boards under Horizon Europe together with the publication of a report on Mission governance.

The EC released its budget for the final year of H2020. This largest annual tranche will aim at more impact, but also generously cover fundamental research.

The Finnish Presidency is looking at a busy 6 months; they will cover the strategic planning of Horizon Europe in an era of change in Parliament and Commission.

After intense feedback, cOAlition S published revised Plan S guidelines. As a major change, the start date for full implementation is postponed by one year.

As Plan S moves ahead, stakeholders ask for careful implementation and good coherence with the Open Access policy of Horizon Europe.

EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas discussed a deepening of cooperation in Horizon Europe, moonshot projects and AI with Japan’s Science Minister Takuya Hirai.

Innovation is key to tackle global challenges and Europe needs to change its model of economic growth, policy papers say.

After the adoption of Horizon Europe, stakeholders call for a budget increase and third country association and welcome co-creation and wide SSH integration.