The Commission and New Zealand Government have successfully concluded the negotiations for association of New Zealand to the Horizon Europe programme in December 2022. The signing of the Association Agreement is expected to take place in 2023, pending the completion of all necessary validations on both sides. Under the transitional arrangement, researchers and organisations in …
More than 200 entrepreneurs supported, and 124 startups launched, several of which have quickly raised investment and signed outstanding clients. Launched six years ago, the EIT Digital Venture Programme, designed to support early-stage entrepreneurial teams from the Baltics, Eastern and Southern Europe in their journey to market, boasts a valuable track record. And the program keeps …
During the next three years, EIT Digital and its project partners will deliver short-term training programmes for Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises with a focus on three digital technology areas of strategic importance for Europe: Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and Cybersecurity. Europe needs to enhance digital skills of its workforce The EU has a significant and systemic …
This call will fund doctoral and postdoctoral programmes promoting MSCA’s best practices and excellent working conditions for researchers. The second call of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions-funded COFUND scheme closed on 16 February 2023. The European Research Executive Agency received 107 proposals. By comparison, 116 proposals were submitted in 2021 and 27 were eventually selected for funding. …
It is important to ensure that the COST Actions’ scientific and technology related results, outcomes, and impacts are shared widely with the Research and Innovation community. To further support this, COST Actions were recently invited to start submitting their networks’ research to Open Research Europe (ORE), the European Commission’s Open Access publishing platform for research. The latest COST …
The Commission welcomes Germany’s deposition of instrument on the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement triggering the final step required for the system to start operating on 1 June 2023. The unitary patent system will provide businesses with a one-stop-shop for obtaining patent protection and enforcing it in Europe. It will make both obtaining …
20 multinational projects will receive over €117 million to contribute to the objectives of the EU Mission ‘Restore our Ocean and waters’: protect and restore biodiversity, cut pollution, support a sustainable blue economy. The projects gather 297 partners from 39 countries, including most of the EU Member States. A full overview of the projects can be …
On 17 February was the deadline set in the Digital Services Act (DSA) for all online platforms and online search engines (except micro and small enterprises) to publish their user numbers in the EU for the first time. They will have to do so at least once every six months from now onwards. The Commission …
The Sustainable Blue Economy Partnership, co-funded by the European Union, has launched the first joint call for a thriving sustainable blue economy. The total estimated budget is about € 50 million. With financial support from the European Commission, the first co-funded call of the Partnership pools national and regional financial resources through the participation of …
The Work Programme will focus on the following: Interregional cooperation in shared or complementary smart specialisation areas; Promoting innovation and smart economic transformation for addressing societal challenges in the EU; Supporting innovation and development of value chains in less developed regions; Next Steps – New I3 Instrument grants New calls will be launched in second …