Final year of H2020: more funding for more impact
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.
Research
Research and innovation policy in the Finnish era
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.
A longer road to Open Access
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.
Open voices on Open Access
As Plan S moves ahead, stakeholders ask for careful implementation and good coherence with the Open Access policy of Horizon Europe.
Japan – a new partner on the horizon?
EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas discussed a deepening of cooperation in Horizon Europe, moonshot projects and AI with Japan’s Science Minister Takuya Hirai.
Call for Europe to act towards achieving the SDGs
Innovation is key to tackle global challenges and Europe needs to change its model of economic growth, policy papers say.
Horizon Europe – Stakeholders voice their opinions
After the adoption of Horizon Europe, stakeholders call for a budget increase and third country association and welcome co-creation and wide SSH integration.
Human-Centric Artificial Intelligence for Europe
Several key documents on the future of artificial intelligence (AI) in Europe were published ahead of the Digital Day in Brussels.
ERC reports on 2018 activities and achievements
The European Research Council published its annual report 2018 and highlighted ‘excellence’ as a sole criterion for the selection of proposals.
Towards gender equality in research and innovation
The European Commission published the latest edition of ‘She Figures’. Progress is limited, considering the 20 years of EU engagement in the field.