In order to promote the growth, consolidation and international projection of European entities, the European Union offers a large innovation and research ecosystem. The bases of this ecosystem are training, the exchange of knowledge, the arrival on the market of new products and/or services and the collaborations that facilitate development. For all this, the main tool available to the European Union are the European networks and partnerships.
In order to promote the active presence of Navarrese entities in European Union initiatives and networks, this agreement between the Directorate General for External Action of the Department of Citizen Relations and the ADItech Corporation has been created. This initiative focuses on three of the strategic areas of the region: Sustainable Mobility, Artificial Intelligence and Circular Economy. To this end, it has the participation of the main agents of the Navarra Innovation System (SINAI) that are leaders in these areas.
On this occasion, we focus on the "European Research & Innovation Days" event held on 23 and 24 June and on some of the most important aspects that took place in the presentation of Horizon Europe partnerships.
European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission's annual event dedicated to Research and Innovation. It brings together policy makers, researchers, entrepreneurs and attendees to discuss and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe.
This year is marked by the launch of the new Horizon Europe programme, the EU's most ambitious research and innovation programme. Questions about funding opportunities will be answered at the Horizon Europe Info Days 2021.
The agenda of the event and the recorded sessions can be found here.
This was the launch event for the 11 new European partnerships, or co-programmed partnerships, which will run for 7 years under Horizon Europe (2021-2027). These partnerships, among a long list of private industry and EU partners, will address the most pressing societal challenges in each chosen area of activity, ranging from digitalisation to mobility and energy challenges. These new partnerships, which in many cases emerge from their Horizon 2020 predecessors, will be more significant than ever before, accounting for approximately up to 50% of the budget dedicated to Horizon Europe's Pillar II, i.e. the largest budgeted pillar of the entire programme. For this reason, the importance and benefits of participating in these partnerships is more remarkable than ever before.
The eleven European Partnerships funded by the European Commission, and which will therefore have their own calls within the Horizon Europe programme, are the following:
The networks on which this agreement focuses are those specialised in the topics of Artificial Intelligence, Sustainable Mobility and Circular Economy with interest for Navarra. These are:
If you need more information regarding the above mentioned networks or how to participate in them, please contact:
mikel.apesteguia@aditechcorp.com