On 18 October 2019, 33 private and public sector experts of the European Commission's expert group on clusters met in Brussels. They had initial discussions on how to better use clusters as a strategic industrial policy tool.
On 24 October, 3 winning projects from the 2019 'challenging plastic waste' competition each received €50,000 for demonstrated potential to reduce plastic waste and improve re-use and recycling at a systemic level.
Find out about Europe’s top social innovations challenging plastic waste at the European Social Innovation Competition awards ceremony.
The European week of regions and cities is an annual four-day event. Here, cities and regions can show their capacity to create growth and jobs, implement EU cohesion policy, and highlight why the local and regional level matter for good European governance.
The Commission will help kick-start the EU industry to achieve the EU climate goals. On 9 October 2019, a conference will take place in Brussels to unite businesses and national and regional policymakers to launch a climate policy breakthrough.
The final report of the study on monitoring of innovation strengths, regional specialisation and business trends in industrial modernisation is now complete.
Today, the signatories of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on online advertising and intellectual property rights decided to continue the MoU, and welcomed the company Havas Media Group as a new signatory.
On 20 September 2019, the Circular Plastics Alliance presented and adopted its declaration in Brussels. Over 100 stakeholders representing the full plastics value chains signed the declaration.
The European Commission and the Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME) organised the second round of workshops related to the 2 pilots on the study Big Data and B2B platforms: the next big opportunity for Europe, on 17 September 2019.
The Circular Plastics Alliance will present its declaration at its high-level event on 20 September 2019.
The skills for industry conference underlined the need for Europe to prioritise game-changing initiatives and support industry up- and re-skilling strategies.
We're looking for feedback from stakeholders on the guidance document that will be issued on the practical aspects of implementing the standards regulation.
The objective of the call is to promote the development of powerful high-tech innovation ecosystems in European cities to fuel industrial transformation and smart, sustainable growth. The action will help European cities develop an ambitious vision and create modern ecosystems with all stakeholders of the economy. This will catalyse SMEs access to advanced technologies and big data, help create talents, boost innovation and new business models and create the smart products and services of the future.
On 14 March 2019, 15 representatives of 13 EU countries were updated on recent developments in cluster policies. Participants met to discuss the role of clusters and cluster policy in promoting internationalisation and skill development. There, they could share where they see a need for policy action, including at EU level.
The 'Industry 2030 Roundtable' has presented the European Commission with its final report on the future of EU industry by 2030, outlining a vision for a European industry which leads on the global stage for the benefit of society, the environment and the economy alike.
Europe needs to deepen its innovation capability to compete on global markets and maintain and improve the European way of life, as called for by the European Council as recently as June 2018 and March 2019. That is why the Juncker Commission has set a new level of ambition for the EU and its Eu countries and regions, and proposed horizon Europe, the most ambitious research and innovation programme ever. This will keep the EU at the forefront of global research and innovation.
On 13 June, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Development (METI) and the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Industry and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) are hosting a seminar on the implementation of international expectations on responsible business conduct (RBC) and corporate social responsibility (CSR).
