"Horizon Europe Policy Support Facility" Newsletter Issues

Welcome to the Policy Support Facility (PSF) February Newsletter! (13/02/2024)

Enhanced dialogues (13/02/2024)

A new Mutual Learning Exercise to engage the public in research and innovation (12/02/2024)

Empowering researchers, intermediaries and multi-stakeholder networks: MLE’s outlook to boost knowledge valorisation (12/02/2024)

Subscribe PSF (13/02/2024)

Moving forward with industrial technology roadmaps in the green transition: the Whole of Government Approach (12/02/2024)

Moving forward with industrial technology roadmaps in the green transition: the Whole of Government Approach

How to decarbonise the European industry: Recommendations for the industrial transformation and how to involve SMEs and industry associations (12/02/2024)

How can countries design national governance structures for the implementation of the EU missions? MLE’s recommendations for overcoming governance resistance to the EU missions (12/02/2024)

European Innovation Agenda: Commission presents progress on supporting home-grown innovation (15/11/2023)

Find out what has been achieved in less than two years after the adoption of the New European Innovation Agenda.

Welcome to the Policy Support Facility (PSF) November Newsletter! (15/11/2023)

Mutual Learning Exercise looks at the future of R&I Foresight (14/11/2023)

New PSF Insights: From brain drain to brain circulation (15/11/2023)

PSF Open Greece helps to boost research infrastructures and open science (14/11/2023)

Independent experts from PSF Open Greece have come up with 19 actions to boost Greece's research infrastructures and open science.

How Codes of Practice are making a difference? (14/11/2023)

How are organisations using the first two codes of practice on the management of intellectual assets and on standardisation published last year? Listen to the testimonials one year after the adoption.

How to make industrial decarbonisation happen? Key lessons from past roadmapping exercises (14/11/2023)

What you think of the EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform (14/11/2023)

The best practice repository is the most appreciated feature of the EU Knowledge Valorisation Platform. Learn more about results and the ideas and topics suggested by respondents. Thanks a lot for your contribution.

Become a PSF insider! (14/11/2023)

Two new PSF Mutual Learning Exercises are helping to achieve net-zero and implement EU Missions (06/07/2023)

PSF wraps up the MLE on Citizen Science (06/07/2023)

PSF Open’s expert advice on measures to level-up Romania’s R&I system (06/07/2023)

New PSF MLE on EU Missions, developing solutions to Europe’s greatest challenges (06/07/2023)

MLE to support industrial decarbonisation begins (06/07/2023)

PSF Open continues to build on PSF Country Greece recommendations (06/07/2023)

MLE Foresight thematic report shows the potential of citizen engagement in R&I foresight (06/07/2023)

Are you using generative AI in research? (06/07/2023)

Discover a set of guidelines supporting the EU research community in the responsible use of generative artificial intelligence – developed by the European Commission with the European Research Area countries and stakeholders. We need your input to improve it!

Enhanced dialogues (06/07/2023)

Become a PSF insider! (06/07/2023)

Two PSF Country reviews and one Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Citizen Science concluded and a new PSF Open service launched (17/05/2023)

Become a Knowledge Valorisation insider! (10/05/2023)

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MLE on R&I Foresight (10/05/2023)

European standardisation panel survey (10/05/2023)

To further support the uptake of R&I results through standardisation, the European Commission has signed a contract to create a European standardisation panel survey. It will help identify industry’s demand for standards as potential results of R&I projects.

Final report of the MLE on Citizen Science (04/05/2023)

Enhanced dialogues (10/05/2023)

Experts acknowledge Croatia’s RDI progress and help to fix bias in its Smart Specialisation Strategy (10/05/2023)

Three policy messages and 14 recommendations to help achieve Moldova’s ambitions for R&I transformation (10/05/2023)

PSF Open Romania launched to support Romania with the implementation of PSF Country recommendations (10/05/2023)

How to manage intellectual assets in research and innovation? (10/05/2023)

Developing our skills as researchers and innovators in managing intellectual assets is key. Follow our free training sessions and learn about outstanding European stakeholders’ training programmes.

Re-Subscribe to the PSF Newsletter (02/02/2023)

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PSF Newsletter is back (23/11/2022)

Like the activities of the Policy Support Facility (PSF) themselves, the PSF newsletter has been interrupted for some time in the context of the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe, as well as the COVID-19 crisis. Now, we are glad to announce that the newsletter is back, and that the first two country reviews under the Horizon Europe PSF have delivered their final policy recommendations.

30 recommendations to help improve Romania’s R&I performance (09/09/2022)

As the Romanian PSF Country Review (June 2021−June 2022) concluded, the expert panel presented a set of 10 key policy messages to Romania.

Experts praise Greece for significant impact of national research infrastructure and make recommendations on sustainability (23/11/2022)

The PSF expert panel praised the Greek national research infrastructures (NRIs) for creating an attractive environment for (young) skilled scientists and engineers, but highlighted that the infrastructures’ ability to hire and retain qualified staff is undermined by the salary levels and recruitment procedures in the Greek R&I system.

PSF MLE on Citizen Science (23/11/2022)

An increasing number of citizen science projects and initiatives are being implemented across Europe.

Support to Croatia with the early stages of innovation and science−business links (23/11/2022)

The PSF Country project assists Croatia with support to applied research, knowledge and technology transfer.

Boosting reforms in the Moldovan public research and development sector (29/09/2022)

The PSF Country review for Moldova addresses the following action areas:

MLE on R&I Foresight (23/11/2022)

The MLE on Foresight will promote improvements in R&I foresight across participating countries through identification, development and dissemination of good practices in institutionalising foresight capability, carrying out foresight projects, and using foresight for R&I policy purposes.

Enhanced dialogues (23/11/2022)

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) has introduced enhanced dialogues with Member States. The goal of these dialogues is to create a country-tailored approach to foster research and innovation in the participating Member States. So far, five high-level meetings have taken place with Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Poland and Estonia to kick-start the conversation.

PSF exercise helps boost Malta’s research and innovation strategy (23/11/2022)

In line with recommendations from the PSF exercise of Malta’s 2018−2019 Peer Review, the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) has created a new research excellence programme and pathways for research graduates.

Become a PSF insider! (23/11/2022)

You received this e-mail because you signed up to the previous version of the PSF newsletter.

PSF Newsletter is back (23/11/2022)

Like the activities of the Policy Support Facility (PSF) themselves, the PSF newsletter has been interrupted for some time in the context of the transition from Horizon 2020 to Horizon Europe, as well as the COVID-19 crisis. Now, we are glad to announce that the newsletter is back, and that the first two country reviews under the Horizon Europe PSF have delivered their final policy recommendations.

30 recommendations to help improve Romania’s R&I performance (09/09/2022)

As the Romanian PSF Country Review (June 2021−June 2022) concluded, the expert panel presented a set of 10 key policy messages to Romania.

Experts praise Greece for significant impact of national research infrastructure and make recommendations on sustainability (23/11/2022)

The PSF expert panel praised the Greek national research infrastructures (NRIs) for creating an attractive environment for (young) skilled scientists and engineers, but highlighted that the infrastructures’ ability to hire and retain qualified staff is undermined by the salary levels and recruitment procedures in the Greek R&I system.

PSF MLE on Citizen Science (23/11/2022)

An increasing number of citizen science projects and initiatives are being implemented across Europe.

Support to Croatia with the early stages of innovation and science−business links (23/11/2022)

The PSF Country project assists Croatia with support to applied research, knowledge and technology transfer.

Boosting reforms in the Moldovan public research and development sector (29/09/2022)

The PSF Country review for Moldova addresses the following action areas:

MLE on R&I Foresight (23/11/2022)

The MLE on Foresight will promote improvements in R&I foresight across participating countries through identification, development and dissemination of good practices in institutionalising foresight capability, carrying out foresight projects, and using foresight for R&I policy purposes.

Enhanced dialogues (23/11/2022)

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG R&I) has introduced enhanced dialogues with Member States. The goal of these dialogues is to create a country-tailored approach to foster research and innovation in the participating Member States. So far, five high-level meetings have taken place with Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania, Poland and Estonia to kick-start the conversation.

PSF exercise helps boost Malta’s research and innovation strategy (23/11/2022)

In line with recommendations from the PSF exercise of Malta’s 2018−2019 Peer Review, the Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) has created a new research excellence programme and pathways for research graduates.

Become a PSF insider! (23/11/2022)

You received this e-mail because you signed up to the previous version of the PSF newsletter.

Setting R&I priorities in Transition Countries: experiences from the PSF (09/03/2020)

Countries in transition and with weak research and innovation (R&I) systems face the problem of how to prioritise and concentrate their limited R&I resources. The very low levels of both public and private funding of R&I, the lack of critical mass in universities and research organisations and the limited pockets of R&I strengths, form a barrier for reform and change. So where to start when there are multiple issues and bottlenecks to tackle in these transition countries?

Armenia, a land of contrasts … and untapped potential! (31/03/2020)

At the crossroads of Europe and Asia, Armenia’s rich history and traditions overshadow a vibrant (yet untapped) youth culture and tech scene, Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) experts discovered during a year-long investigation. Their findings point to concrete actions and a timetable for reforming the country’s research and higher education ecosystem.

Open Access: an opportunity for Malta (03/04/2020)

In this PSF report, commissioned by the Maltese government, a group of independent experts provide recommendations on transitioning the science system in Malta to an “open by default” setting. The experts recommend a “phase-in” approach, with a timeline to 2025, to arrive at: providing open access to scientific publications, making open and FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable and re-usable) data “as open as possible, as closed as necessary” and implementing related actions on awareness raising, skills, training and support, and career assessment.

PSF action plan to help boost Latvia’s S&T ‘human capital’ (07/04/2020)

Despite evidence of progress and strong political will, Latvia’s research, innovation and higher education system remains wedded to EU funding cycles, making longer-term planning difficult, according to the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF). To boost overall investment and career prospects, as well as innovation capacity in the private sector, PSF experts recommended strategic yet practical courses of action.

International R&I cooperation to keep up with new challenges (07/04/2020)

Global exchange in research and innovation (R&I) is becoming increasingly important, affecting multinational companies, academia and politics. But policies to support R&I internationalisation sometimes lag behind global dynamics, seen only as an appendix to national R&I policies and programmes. At the same time, global challenges – such as climate change, reduction in biodiversity and the overuse of our planet’s resources – do not stop at the EU border. International R&I policy will be measured in terms of its contribution to solving these global challenges.

How to address fragmentation of the science base - especially in Central and Eastern Europe (08/04/2020)

Success in the knowledge economy and society depends on a vibrant and robust science base and higher education system. Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) reviews have found organisational and functional fragmentation to be underlying problems in science and education systems in some countries such as Poland, Bulgaria, Armenia and Georgia. A new article by PSF expert Maria Nedeva, of the Manchester Institute of Innovation Research at the University of Manchester, puts this in context and sets out some of the key recommendations from PSF reviews to address these issues.

Cyprus: boosting engagement between universities and research institutes with businesses (14/04/2020)

A PSF expert panel has made recommendations on how Cyprus’s publicly funded universities and research institutes can increase their engagement with the business community. The main reason for the current low level of engagement is a shortage of firms with sufficient “absorptive capacity” to benefit from the research, laboratory and consulting services that universities and research institutes offer. Measures to boost engagement with the enterprise sector need to go hand-in-hand with policy action to raise business demand for knowledge-based services.

Doing research right: how to ensure integrity in science (05/11/2019)

Research integrity (RI) is essential both for excellent science and for society to have trust in researchers and research institutions. Experts and stakeholders from all over Europe took part in a Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Research Integrity in order to share experiences and identify good practices to promote and ensure integrity in scientific research. They presented their recommendations at a recent research ethics and integrity conference in Brussels.

Estonia: putting research and innovation at the heart of future growth strategy (07/11/2019)

The most important driver of economic growth and productivity is innovation, especially innovation based on research and development (R&D). An expert panel from the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) recently presented the Estonian government with their recommendations to improve the country’s research and innovation system and policy.

Path to a research and innovation ecosystem, Tunisia’s story (10/09/2019)

Tunisia is looking to develop a more robust research and innovation (R&I) system with clear priorities to promote greater private-sector participation. Experts from the European Commission’s Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) answered the government’s request for support. Their final report, Research priorities and private participation in R&D, contributes to Tunisia’s turnaround story.

Experts urge Malta to invest in R&I, today! (09/07/2019)

Malta, the smallest EU Member State, has a booming economy with full employment and a solid budget surplus. Tourism, gaming as well as financial and business services are spearheading impressive growth, but how sustainable is all this? This is what the Maltese government had in mind when it asked a panel of Policy Support Facility (PSF) experts for advice on how to boost the fundamentals of its research and innovation (R&I) system, in order for it to be a driver of a sustainable future.

PSF support to boost Latvia’s research talent pool (10/07/2019)

Retaining and nurturing skilled researchers is key to building a dynamic knowledge-intensive economy. Aware of this, Latvia has called on the services of Policy Support Facility experts to explore ways of further boosting its human capital for research and innovation (R&I).

Opening up Maltese science (19/08/2019)

'Open access’, which makes the findings of scientific research available free of charge for readers, is part of a growing trend. It improves knowledge circulation, leading to better science, and boosts innovation. The government of Malta has therefore asked for the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) to help in developing a tailor-made Open Access policy for the country.

Bringing research performance to a peak: designing reforms for Armenia (13/05/2019)

Armenia is a land of great heights. The country is more mountainous than Switzerland, with peaks that could challenge the Alps. And when it comes to research it has ambitions to match. Having joined Horizon 2020 as an associated country in 2016, the Armenian government has asked the PSF for specific support in designing reforms to boost its research performance. The study kicked off in Brussels on 16 April.

Denmark: how even innovation leaders can step up their game (11/12/2019)

Denmark is a recognised innovation pioneer and yet there is a sense that it could still do better to become a world leader. How can an innovation leader up its game? Experts from the Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) answered the government’s request for a review to help answer this question. Their final report, Ten steps and a leap forward: taking Danish innovation to the next level, recommends a two-pronged approach: ten concrete actions to improve the current system and stronger strategic ambition.

Denmark’s mission to build a world-leading innovation system (07/02/2019)

Denmark is a trendsetter: from furniture design, to urban cycling and the growing international popularity of ‘hygge’. The country is an ‘innovation leader’ according to the European Innovation Scoreboard, and has an admirable track record in research and innovation (R&I). The Danish government is now keen to see its knowledge-based innovation system rank among the global elite.

Stimulating science-business links: lessons from the Policy Support Facility (10/04/2019)

Science-business links (SBL) are an important element of research and innovation (R&I) policies in many countries and are high on the policy agenda of those trying to catch up with the EU’s innovation leaders. A new article brings together evidence and experience from EU countries and beyond about how and when science-business links (SBL) can be used to support policy development.

Bringing business to the lab: science-business links in Cyprus (21/03/2019)

Helping scientists and entrepreneurs to work together is a key way of encouraging innovation. Many countries try to facilitate this and Cyprus is no exception – in fact the country is looking to boost such efforts. A new Policy Support Facility panel of experts is exploring ways of optimising the use of public research infrastructures in Cyprus by businesses.

Montenegro is keen to grow its entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem (22/03/2019)

Over a period of 15 years, Montenegro has established democratic institutions, built good relations with its neighbours and embarked on a process of accession to the European Union. The government is now developing regulations, policies and funding schemes to foster and internationalise the country’s nascent entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. Montenegro called on the Policy Support Facility (PSF) for support in this – and the PSF panel presented their policy messages and recommendations on 25 March in Podgorica.

Mutual learning at the heart of R&I international cooperation (09/04/2019)

National experts from 15 countries met in Brussels to kick off a wide-reaching mutual learning exercise (MLE) aimed at developing national strategies and roadmaps for future international cooperation in research and innovation (R&I). The meeting sets the scope and lays down an initial programme of topics to be addressed in the course of the one-year project which involves a series of country visits.

What is the H2020 Policy Support Facility? Watch our new video (15/04/2019)

Find out in this video how the H2020 PSF helps EU Member States and countries associated to H2020 with practical advice on how to enhance the quality of their research and innovation investments, policies and systems.