The Research and Innovation Week (R&I Week) will take place between 18 and 21 March 2024 both, online and physically in Tour & Taxis (Brussels, Belgium). The Research and Innovation Week is a series of events organised by the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Celebrating the 40-year journey through the Research and Innovation …
The EU Council adopted two recommendations aiming to guide and support EU countries in providing high-quality, inclusive and accessible digital education and training, and in developing the digital skills of all European citizens. The two recommendations are a step towards achieving the targets of Europe’s Digital Decade – a vision for a human-centric, sustainable digital …
The concept of “Regional Innovation Valleys for Bioeconomy and Food Systems” was launched in an event in Plovdiv (Bulgaria) on 13 October 2023, which brought together around 150 bioeconomy stakeholders and other interested actors in person, and more than 500 people following online. The participants represented existing and potential emerging bioeconomy and food system valleys, …
Since 2015, the European Commission has been awarding the annual Innovation Radar Prize to innovators receiving EU funding, putting a spotlight on the promising innovations they are trying to get ‘out of the lab and into the market’. This year, the European Commission and Dealflow.eu are co-organising the Innovation Radar Summit in Lisbon, in partnership with Eura AG, …
The European Commission has officially announced the three winners of the European Social Innovation Competition 2023 : this year’s challenge was “fighting energy poverty”. The announcement took place in the context of the European Conference “Social Economy: People, Planet, Action”, organised by the Spanish Presidency in San Sebastian within the framework of the Spanish Presidency of the Council …
Cancer survival rates have significantly increased thanks to advances in early detection, diagnosis and treatment. The number of people with a history of cancer in the EU is growing annually and is now estimated at over 12 million. Despite these encouraging developments, patients and their families can experience significant challenges when it comes to living long, …
With the help of EU funding, Dutch researchers and fishing industry have developed an AI-based tool for the Fully Documented Fisheries (FDF) project. The problem of unwanted catches has always been present in fisheries. In the EU, fishers must register all catches and bring them to shore (land), which takes up time, space and is …
On 15 November, the Commission adopted the proposal for a Council Recommendation ‘Europe on the Move’ – learning mobility opportunities for everyone as part of the Talent Mobility package. This proposal is a key building block of the European Education Area (EEA) aiming to make learning mobility an integral part of all education and training pathways, to …
On 21 November, the European Commission opens the 5th round of DIGITAL Europe Programme call for proposals on Advanced Digital Skills. A total budget of €42 million is allocated to design and support: Specialised education programmes in key capacity areasand Advanced Digital Skills Analysis: these two calls will build on the experience of the first calls for Master’s in the …
A new set of calls has been launched worth over € 290 million from the 2023-2024 Horizon Europe Digital, Industry, and Space work programme. The European Union has announced a substantial funding of € 85 million to drive research in data and computing technologies, catalysing innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). One topic funds innovation in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered data operations resulting …