Align, act, accelerate. Research, technology and innovation to boost European competitiveness

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Publication Date 2024
ISBN 978-92-68-20719-2
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This independent expert report provides strategic recommendations on maximising the impact of EU Research and Innovation programmes in the future. It is based on the preliminary findings and data on Horizon Europe and findings and conclusions stemming from the ex-post evaluation of the Horizon 2020 programme, and on other sources. It advocates that Europe should pursue a transformative agenda to address four critical and interdependent core spheres of action. This transformative agenda should be implemented in the short term, through specific actions in the last three years of Horizon Europe, 2025-2027, and embedded in future EU support to research and innovation.

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This High-Level Group on the Interim Evaluation of Horizon Europe brought together a group of experts with a wide range of backgrounds. It was tasked in December 2023 to provide recommendation to the European Commission on how to enhance the European Union's (EU) research and innovation (R&I) programme in short and longer term. The recommendations build on stakeholder consultations and a body of evidence and analysis, including external studies. The group was chaired by Manuel Heitor.

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European Commission: Press Release, 16/10/2024: Independent experts call for increased investment to strengthen Europe's research and innovation leadership https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_24_5305
European Commission: European Innovation Council & SMEs Executive Agency: News, 29/10/2024: EC Publishes: Align, Act, Accelerate - Research, Technology and Innovation to Boost European Competitiveness https://intellectual-property-helpdesk.ec.europa.eu/news-events/news/ec-publishes-align-act-accelerate-research-technology-and-innovation-boost-european-competitiveness-2024-10-29_en

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Science Business, 16/10/2024: Time for a major shakeup of how the EU funds research, expert group says https://sciencebusiness.net/news/fp10/time-major-shakeup-how-eu-funds-research-expert-group-says
Politico, 16/10/2024: Boost EU research spending to €220B or lose against US, China, experts warn https://www.politico.eu/article/double-eu-research-budget-or-loose-against-us-china-experts-warn-report-horizon-europe/
Science Business, 17/10/2024: EU research community reacts to the Heitor report https://sciencebusiness.net/news/eu-research-community-reacts-heitor-report
Science Business, 23/10/2024: Widening should become ‘Advancing Europe’, Heitor report says https://sciencebusiness.net/news/research-and-innovation-gap/widening-should-become-advancing-europe-heitor-report-says

Commentary and Analysis
Russell Group (UK): News, 18/10/2024: Russell Group response to Heitor report on EU research and innovation programmes https://russellgroup.ac.uk/news/russell-group-response-to-heitor-report-on-eu-research-and-innovation-programmes/
The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities: Blog, 28/10/2024: Heitor report is most compelling vision yet for EU’s post-Horizon future https://www.the-guild.eu/blog/Heitor%20report%20is%20most%20compelling%20vision%20yet%20for%20EU%E2%80%99s%20post-Horizon%20future.htlm

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