Our economic system needs a creative redesign

Finland now has a significant opportunity to set an example in using the hidden potential of art and the creative sectors, write CEO of EIT Culture & Creativity Bernd Fesel and rector of Uniarts Helsinki Kaarlo Hildén. Expectations for the ability of the Culture and Creative Sectors and Industries (CCSI) to generate sustainable economic growth have increased strongly in …

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Scaling up with the European Innovation Council: launch of the new initiative to support Europe’s future deep tech champions

The Commission launched the EIC Scale Up 100 initiative. Its goal is to identify, promote, and support the growth of 100 promising Europe’s deep tech companies with the potential to become ‘unicorns’ (exceeding €1 billion valuation). Those future deep tech champions will be selected among the top performing awardees of EIC financial schemes, other national …

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EIC Accelerator – change in the application submission platform

The EIC is migrating to the Electronic Submission System hosted on the Funding and tender oppportunities portal. The Portal is available with immediate effect for future and on-going applications to the EIC Accelerator. The current EIC Artificial Intelligence (AI) Platform for applying to the EIC Accelerator is not accessible anymore as of today, due to …

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Applications for ERC Advanced Grants 2023: Facts and figures

The ERC Advanced Grants 2023 call closed for applications on 23 May 2023. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 1,829 proposals. This marks an increase of 11% compared to the 2022 call, when 1,647 applications were submitted. The highest number of applications was submitted in the domain of Physical Sciences and Engineering (792), followed …

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Exploring data literacy initiatives to foster public sector innovation

To kickstart the European Year of Skills, the European Commission Innovation Lab (iLab) is offering throughout the months of June and July a series of iTalks with ten data literacy experts to understand how different stakeholders aim to address the lack of digital skills, more specifically, data skills. European Commission This series of talks is …

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MSCA awards €77.5 million for international research cooperation projects

The European Commission will support 73 Staff Exchanges projects to boost knowledge transfer and innovation. The European Commission has announced the results of the 2022 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) call for Staff Exchanges. The Commission will fund with €77.5 million a total of 73 projects promoting cooperation between academic and non-academic organisations in the EU and around the globe …

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Showcase your research at the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Science-Policy pitch competition – now open!

MSCA fellows and alumni will have an opportunity to present to the scientific community their innovative ideas and projects bringing science closer to policy-making. The deadline for applications is 30 June. The Science-Policy pitch competition under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) is now accepting applications which showcase the quality, diversity and passion of the most …

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MSCA opens €434.8 million call for Doctoral Networks

Doctoral Networks implement doctoral programmes to train highly skilled doctoral candidates and boost their employability. The deadline to apply is 28 November 2023. The 2023 call for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks is open as of today. This call will dedicate € 434.8 million to fund over 130 projects in all scientific fields and the training and skills …

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One year on, the New European Innovation Agenda is advancing, and Commission launches new innovation initiatives

The 1st of June, the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU, in collaboration with the Commission, is organising a conference on deep tech entrepreneurship, in Stockholm, Sweden. Executive Vice-President for a Europe Fit for the Digital Age, Margrethe Vestager, delivered a keynote speech setting out the progress made since the adoption of the New European Innovation Agenda in …

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2 new EU4Health Prior Information Notices on MyHealth@EU Infrastructure and the European Health Data Space

HaDEA has published Prior Information Notices (PINs) for two calls for tenders to be funded under the EU4Health 2023 Annual Work Programme. Interested parties are invited to consult TED and e-Tendering for the possible publication of the contract notice and tender documents. HADEA/2023/OP/0025 – PIN MyHealth@EU Infrastructure: Organisation and implementation of training activities on the legal framework, deployment, …

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