The Commission takes further steps in the Digital Decade agenda to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty, as announced by President Ursula von der Leyen in her State of the Union on Wednesday. The Commission has proposed a new Regulation for the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking to maintain and advance Europe’s leading role in supercomputing and quantum computing. It […]
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Commission starts testing interoperability gateway service for national contact tracing and warning apps
To exploit fully the potential of mobile proximity contact tracing and warning apps to break the chain of coronavirus infections and save lives, the Commission is setting up an interoperability gateway service linking national apps across the EU. Today, an important milestone has been reached as a group of Member States starts testing the infrastructure. The […]
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Prestigious European research on floods has a physicist from the University of Almeria
Fernando Sánchez keeps the University of Almería in the international vanguard of scientific contribution by participating in a major project carried out by 34 research groups from all over the continent. This reseach has been published in the prestigious magazine Nature. The last 500 years have been analysed and one of the main conclusions […]
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European Research and Innovation Days. 22-24 September
European Research and Innovation Days European Research and Innovation Days is the European Commission’s annual flagship Research and Innovation event, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovation in Europe and beyond. This year, it is a fully virtual event. You’ll be able to participate in […]
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Artificial Intelligence: Joint quest for future defence applications
The Artificial Intelligence has significantly growth due to deep-learning techniques with insight implications in the defence world. The European Defence Agency aims to develop a Research & Development program alongside its Member States in this sector in important ways, from creating a common set of AI references and terminology to delimit logical areas for their […]
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A European project that will create the Google Earth of the brain
The objective of the EU-funded project HBP SGA3 is developing a 3D atlas of the human brain, the most complex organ in the body, and ultimately simulating it to help improve research on and treatment of conditions like epilepsy and cancer. The scientists have recently presented the most comprehensive digital map of the brain’s cellular […]
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Horizon Europe: views on priorities for the next four years
To design the ambitious EU research and innovation programme that supports the green and digital transitions for a sustainable coronavirus recovery the DIRECTORATE-GENERAL for Research and Innovation (European Commission) ask for your your say on Horizon Europe’s first Strategic Plan. Horizon Europe Horizon Europe, the next EU research and innovation programme, will launch in 2021. […]
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Over 4000 researchers to take part in 74 new Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges
More than 4000 researchers from 137 countries will take part in 74 new staff exchanges through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Research and Innovation Staff Exchanges (MSCA-RISE) action. The €80 million budget available this year will fund 823 organisations (including 117 SMEs) involved in research and innovation activities. The full list of 74 newly funded projects is available here. Aims […]
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EU and Airbus Member States take action to ensure full compliance in the WTO aircraft dispute
The governments of France and Spain agreed with Airbus SE to modify the terms of the Repayable Launch Investment granted by them for development of the A350 aircraft to reflect market conditions. This means that the European Union and the Member States concerned – France, Spain and Germany, also known as the “Airbus Member States” […]
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