EU unveils giant research funding programme

The European Commission presented Horizon 2020 on the 30 November 2011, a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe for the period 2014 - 2020. It will take over and replace the 7th Framework Programme.

Horizon 2020 is an €80 billion programme for investment in research and innovation. As part of this the Commission has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive €2.8 billion of funding under Horizon 2020. In parallel the Commission announced a complementary new programme to boost competitiveness and innovation in SMEs, with an additional budget of €2.5 billion.

The funding programmes run from 2014 to 2020.

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EurActiv, 30.11.11: EU unveils giant research funding programme http://www.euractiv.com/innovation-enterprise/eu-unveils-giant-research-funding-programme-news-509332

ESO: Background information: Turf war looms over boosted research budget http://www.europeansources.info/record/turf-war-looms-over-boosted-research-budget/

European Commission: RAPID: Press Release, IP/11/1475: Horizon 2020: Commission proposes €80 billion investment in research and innovation, to boost growth and jobs http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1475&format=PDF&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en

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EUObserver, 2.12.11: EU set for massive increase in research spending http://euobserver.com/19/114481

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