Digital Europe – INESC Brussels HUB

22/03/2024 – Revamping the Brief, Green & Digital Transitions, Biotech, AI & Ethics, HE Strategic Plan, and Global Impact & much more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Policies
Commission´s priority with the FP 10 preparation
Figuring out the role of AI in Science
Research Security: more important than ever
Horizon international expansion: the access to more excellent science
The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU
Highlights in the European Research and Innovation landscape for 2024
Funding
Funding areas and grants for the beginning of the year
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
United Nations releases interim report: shaping global AI governance for humanity
Energy
Wind farms as seafood hubs: innovative research explores offshore cultivation
Securing rare earths for Europe’s high-tech industries
Research & Innovation
Horizon Europe cuts would cause “serious damage”, science organisations warn
Innovative Implementation of the Partnership Principle in EU Cohesion Policy
Jacques Delors, architect of a united Europe, is dead at 98
INESC News
INESC TEC contributes to ERA FABRIC’s milestone: first joint policy brief published
INESC TEC leads a project that developed tools for managing the electrical grid of the future
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

22/03/2024

15/03/2024 – Microelectronics and the Chips Act, the FP10, Knowledge Valorisation, Data Spaces & much more

15/03/2024

01/03/2024 – Momentum builds for advancing defence and dual-use technologies, the Commission’s public-private partnership plan to develop advanced materials & much more

01/03/2024

14/03/2022: “The Insider” new episode, InvestEU: support for investment projects, EC seeks candidates for ERC Scientific Council, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider” – new episode with Marta Agostinho from EU-Life!;
– Commission seeks candidates for the ERC Scientific Council;
– InvestEU: €19.65 billion to support investment projects across Europe;
– The Joint Research Centre and the European Training Foundation publish new report on impact investment for skills creation;
– Transport Research Arena 2022;
– Ukraine demands journal publishers and university ranking agencies stop working with Russia;
– EU-initiated impact fund oversubscribed with €300 million;
– Commission advises Member States how to improve national marine strategies;
– Canada hits science ties with Russia, creates fund for Ukrainian students;
– The EU and International Responses to People Fleeing War from Ukraine – Webinar;
– The EU can stop the import of Russian gas;
– Digital Europe Programme Info Day : Second wave of calls for proposals.

14/03/2022

22/02/2022: The Insider podcast with Susana Cardoso Freitas (INESC MN), OECD on classifying AI systems, Innovation Factory 2022, FORCE Research Challenge, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Deep Tech: Driving the Digital Transition – Microsystems and Nanotech with Susana Cardoso Freitas (INESC MN);
– OECD Framework for the Classification of AI systems;
– FORCE Research Challenge;
– Innovation Factory 2022: for a strong digital Europe;
– Workshop on the extended generic risk management approach under REACH;
– Horizon Europe €1.2 billion industrial partnership for rail R&I officially kicks off;
– Digital for Development Prize 2022;
– UK Horizon winners can now apply for safety net funding;
– LEAK: Energy prices will remain ‘high and volatile until at least 2023’, EU Commission says;
– EU-funded research reveals new life in the Arctic Ocean;
– Open position for a Researcher in Drought Modelling and Risk Assessment.

22/02/2022

18/11/2021: Commission wants to appoint first EIC Board President, ScienceBusiness COP26 Event, First Digital Europe calls, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Launch of the exchange programme for coal, and oil shale regions in the EU;
– Commission adopts new proposals for deforestation;
– Commission presents 3rd Materials Scoreboard at the 2021 Raw Materials Week;
– Commission is looking to appoint first EIC Board President;
– Beyond Glasgow: What impact will COP26 have on Europe’s green R&D dreams?;
– First Digital Europe calls worth €458 million open;
– EU plans single database to certify carbon content of hydrogen, low-carbon fuels;
– Soils to receive same legal status as air, water.

18/11/2021

12/11/2021: Digital Europe, Innovation ecosystems, IP and market uptake, Metrology, COP26 R&I conclusions, academic freedom as law?

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Five EU countries form an anti-nuclear alliance at COP26;
– Digital Europe programmes adopted by the Commission;
– Innovation ecosystems and the open-access checklist;
– MEPs push to include academic freedom in EU treaties;
– Intellectual Property support to Market uptake;
– Horizon 2020 suggest the need for training researchers in ethics;
– Metrology partnership approved by the Parliament;
– COP26: The most important research and innovation announcements.

12/11/2021

01/10/2021: EIT, G20, Energy efficiency, Circular Plastics, Soil farming & carbon capture, EU Unitary Patent, Data Act, and some WE readings

In today’s Morning Brief:
– EIT Governing Board call
– G20 Research Ministers adopt declaration on research, higher education and digitisation
– Commission publishes recommendation and guidelines on the energy efficiency first principle
– Circular Plastics Alliance: a new step towards 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics
– Soil, farming and carbon capture
– EU closer to a long-awaited Unitary Patent Court
– The Netherlands publishes non-paper on upcoming Data Act
– Another increase in research budget in a EU country: Austria
– Starting in science: the real story
– EU Council Think Tank September Review

01/10/2021

22/6/2021: Health Technology Assessment, Industry and technology, HE Science Business guide, coop EU-Canada, raw materials, forest fires, EU energy infrastructures and Renewable Energy Directive, a new hackathon, and the Twin Transition

In today’s Morning Brief: Political agreement on the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Regulation
|| Impact of technology on industry: New issue of Science&Society
|| Horizon Europe: the Science Business guide || Developments in international cooperation in R&I || Raw materials strategic partnership with Canada || Forest fires: European Commission is stepping up its preparations for the forest fire season 2021 || EU’s plan for optimising European energy infrastructures || [Opinion] “Not all renewables are created equal” – How the EU’s Renewable Energy Directive risks destroying Europe’s forests || Hackathon to identify and develop tools to serve the transplant patient community || [Video] The Twin Transition: How can Green Growth and Digital Transformation go hand in hand to drive Europe’s recovery?

22/06/2021