Open Science – INESC Brussels HUB

23/06/2023 – Commission’s STEP Platform, R&I G6 Meeting, Lund Declaration on research data, EU Budget Review, INESC TEC Project Shape European Innovation Landscape.

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
The European Commission opens call to pilot European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk
MSCA and Citizens call opens: €15.4 million to bring research closer to education and society
European prize for women innovators launched
The ‘Guide to EU Funding – 2023’ edition is now available
Research & Innovation
Circular economy: New rules to make phones and tablets more durable, energy efficient and easier to repair, enabling sustainable choices by consumers
EU budget: Commission proposes Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) to support European leadership on critical technologies
The future of European research: G6 calls on the EU to embrace research as the top priority to tackle today’s and tomorrow’s grand challenges
Lund Declaration on Maximising the Benefits of Research Data
ESFRI Policy Brief on Impact Assessment of Research Infrastructures (RIs) Approved: Enhancing Decision-Making and Stakeholder Engagement
Political shakeups could further disrupt EU R&D leadership
National consultations to inform next ERA priorities
European Innovation Council in line for an extra €2.6B in EU budget review
Artificial Intelligence Act restrictions mean make or break for Europe’s emotion AI start-ups
Auditors warn EU risks being an also-ran in the global electric vehicle battery race
Sanofi Consumer Healthcare launches new portal to unlock science and solve key challenges in self-care
The view from UCL: Recommendations on proposed European Health Data Space regulation
European Groups Pile On Pressure For Greater Regulation Of Generative AI
News from INESC institutes
INESC TEC-Led Project Secures One Million Euros to Fund Up to 10 Technological Solutions in the European Electrical Sector
INESC TEC Collaborates with the Technical University of the Atlantic to Promote Smart Grid Training
INESC TEC Showcases Technological Solutions at International Event on Healthcare Digitalization
INESC MN Contributes to Breakthrough Development of Ultra-Compact Flowmeter for Organ-on-Chip Platforms
INOV Projects
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

23/06/2023

16/06/2023 – Driving European Research and Innovation: Insights from Horizon Europe Event and the budget for 2024, AI Regulation, Privacy Protection in 6G Networks & much more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
Next MSCA and Citizens call opening soon: 6 steps to prepare your application
The European Commission opens call to pilot European fellowship scheme for researchers at risk
Commission puts forward €13.6B research budget for 2024, with €12.8B for Horizon Europe
UK forced to extend Horizon Europe safety net by another three months
Research & Innovation
Developing and strengthening Europe’s bioeconomy
Algae is a low-carbon source of protein but the EU is lagging in production
Launch of the European Blue Forum to shape the future of our ocean and marine resources
EU AI act: first regulation on artificial intelligence
COST announces 70 new Actions are now open for applications
“Public Administration and Governance in the EU”: the most recent overview on evidence-informed policymaking (EIPM)
ESFRI ASSESSMENT OF IMPACT OF RIs – Policy Brief
EARTO Raises Concerns Over European Commission’s Transparency in Who’s Who Directory
CNRS: The G6 is preparing the future of European research
Vinnova partners with Swedish companies to fund digitalisation projects
New Network “RIMA” Unites Research and Innovation with Cohesion Policy Actors
ENISA Publishes Good Practices for Supply Chain Cybersecurity
News from INESC institutes
INESC TEC Launches Summer Internships to Bridge the Gap between Students and Research
INESC TEC Joins European Project to Address Privacy Challenges in 6G Networks
INESC TEC Crafts Strategic and Technological Plan for Advanced Production Systems in the Douro e Vouga Region
Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

15/06/2023

09/06/2023: Horizon Europe Strategic Plan for 2025-2027, the EIC Scale Up 100 initiative, AI, data sharing & more

In today’s Morning Brief:
Horizon Europe
– Marc Lemaître´s viewpoint on how to strengthen impact of research and innovation during the next phase of Horizon Europe
– Horizon Europe was €34B short in first two years according to Commission’s new analysis
– EIC Accelerator – change in the application submission platform
– Portfolio analysis, EU mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030”
– Showcase your research at the Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions Science-Policy pitch competition – now open
Research & Innovation:
– Open data initiative to plough on with global agenda amid geopolitical tensions
– When artificial is beneficial
– Conference on deep tech and entrepreneurship held in Stockholm, on 1-2 June
– EU and US hatch transatlantic plan to rein in ChatGPT
– Call to encourage academic engagement with deep tech entrepreneurship
– Universities call for an Africa-EU science fund
– EU’s lower rate of private sector R&D investment driven by structure of its economy
– Open Science: Stakeholders welcome European efforts towards publicly owned and not-for-profit scholarly communication
– Commission and industry players commit to make the textile sector greener, more digital and competitive
Europe seeks flourishing forests through restoration
– The innovative EU research projects fighting plastic pollution
– Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Research – report by ENISA – European Union Agency for Cybersecurity
– New Agenda to strengthen EU’s partnership with Latin America and the Caribbean
News from INESC institutes:
– EBRAINS announces that INESC TEC has joined the EBRAINS AISBL as an associate member
– Immersive learning: it’s not fiction, it’s the future
– From 1985 to 2023: How to account for 38 years of INESC TEC
– INESC-ID researchers and IST Professors Arlindo Oliveira and Isabel Trancoso on AI
– INOV: APPRAISE project team meet in Brussels
– INESC TEC attends OCEANS23 in Limerick
– Job Opportunities
Events & Training workshops

09/06/2023

14/02/2022: “The Insider” – new episode with Inês de Vega on Quantum, Open Science, Blockchain and Digital Identity, Big Data & HPC, One Ocean Summit, and more.

In today’s Morning Brief:
– “The Insider” – new episode featuring Inês de Vega (IQM) on quantum;
– Making Sure Open Science Stays Open: 10 Years of Advocating Open Science Policy;
– How to make (radical) innovation agencies work;
– Blockchain and the future of Digital Identity;
– Strategy, Policy and Action for the Biden-Harris Administration;
– Towards a New Generation of Big Data & HPC Applications – new Webinar series;
– The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is Hiring!;
– EU Non-Communicable Diseases Initiative – Submit your best practice;
– One Ocean Summit: new steps to strengthen EU leadership in protecting the ocean;
– Manifesto for EU COVID-19 Research – extended until 2023;
– 10th Anniversary of the EU Bioeconomy Strategy.

14/02/2022

20/8/2021: Resources for better dissemination and exploitation plans in HEurope, call for experts in the Defence Sector, biodiversity, clean energy, open science, encryption, IPCC, science advice for governments and more summer reading suggestions

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Horizon Europe – Resources on dissemination and exploitation
– Defence sector – call for experts
– Seeking biodiversity winners and losers
– Emissions down as Europe’s electricity comes back cleaner
– An Open Science (OS) Index to complement the H Index
– Digitalisation in Europe 2020-2021
– I confess I’ve got things to hide – an opinion article on the importance of encryption
– The IPCC report
– New Horizon, new ERA, new international rules for R&D: A vacation reader
– International conference on science advice for governments 2021

20/08/2021

14/7/2021: JRC calls for nuclear research infrastructures, Agri-Food survey, financing for tech start-ups, Open Science Cloud, EU digital sovereignty, and EuroHPC approved

In today’s Morning Brief:
– JRC research infrastructures – 4 calls to access nuclear research infrastructures
– Agri-Food TEF survey and workshop material
– Venture capital fund to finance tech start-ups
– Public private partnership for the EU Open Science Cloud
– Software industry needs more EU digital sovereignty
– Supercomputing partnership EuroHPC gets final approval

14/07/2021

12/7/2021: Knowledge valorisation consultation, evaluators wanted for Open Science Cloud, HE associations, EIT evaluation criteria, low-carbon hydrogen, and a new chip

In today’s Morning Brief:
– Stakeholders consultation on knowledge valorisation
– European Open Science Cloud Future: call for evaluators
– Horizon Europe: first round of association negotiations
– EIT evaluation criteria for new KIC call
– New report on the advantages of low-carbon hydrogen
– ETH Zurich pioneer computer chips for the future of telecommunications

12/07/2021

26/05/2021: HUB Deep Tech & Forestry events, AI, Horizon Europe calls, Portugal for the digital agenda, cancer week, mobility days, and issues with open access

In today’s Morning Brief: A few more days to register to Deep Tech and Forestry events (1 June 2021) | Trust and Artificial Intelligence | Horizon Europe calls delayed transversally across all Clusters | Portugal’s contribution to the European Digital Agenda | European Week Against Cancer 2021 | Mobility and Transport Days | Research institutes clash with science publishers over open access

26/05/2021

19/04/2021: Health technologies podcast, new rules for AI high-risk systems, EOSC, PCIs on gas and electricity, Chemicals strategy, and research data skills

In today’s Morning Brief: Health Technologies podcast on AI and Machine Learning in Healthcare | Commission considering new rules on the use of AI in applications | European Open Science Cloud enters new phase | 4th meetings of TEN-E Regional Groups on gas and electricity | Roundtable to implement the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability | Workshop on national policy and support actions for research data skills

19/04/2021