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

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

The European Union is dealing with an increasing number of complex, overlapping cross-border crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. According to the scientific and ethical recommendations given to the Commission today in Strasbourg, the Union has to improve how it prepares for and responds to crises.

The online Spin-off Learning Platform of KU Leuven guides the university’s researchers through the different steps in the process of creating a spin-off, with introduction videos, background information and tips for each of the steps. The information is public, so you can read it too.

This virtual session of the Research and Innovation Days on cancer screening programmes in Europe is now on YouTube. You can follow the debate between scientists and experts on policy recommendations of the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors informed by SAPEA Evidence Review Report in the view of the Commission proposal for updating cancer screening guidelines, submitted on 20 September 2022 to the Council of the European Union.

The Directorate-General for Research and Innovation has introduced enhanced dialogues with Member States. So far, four high-level meetings have taken place with Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Lithuania and Poland to kick-start the conversation. The participants included not just ministries, but also municipalities and private stakeholders. The topics covered R&I policy reforms, ERA policy actions, the New European Innovation Agenda, synergies between Horizon Europe and Cohesion Policy programmes, and Horizon Europe Missions and Partnerships. These talks led to the definition of new PSF exercises, as well as increased commitment to policy actions in the European Research Area. The end goal is to start engaging in dialogue with all EU Member States.

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

Find out about national events on the EU guidelines on knowledge valorisation. What strategies and initiatives work best in different countries? Find the event closest to you.

September 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.

Welcome to the new edition of the Policy Support Facility Newsletter.

Welcome to the new edition of the Policy Support Facility Newsletter.

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Looking for quantitative evidence on EU Research and Innovation funding? Then the Horizon Dashboard and its newsletter are exactly what you are looking for.

In 2020, there were 1.89 million researchers (in FTE) working in the EU, 546 thousand more compared with 2010.In 2021, there were more than 17 million scientists and engineers in the EU, an increase of 6.9% in comparison with 2020.

In 2021, 54% of people in the EU aged 16 to 74 had “at least basic overall digital skills”, and 27% reported that they did an online course or used online learning material in the last three months prior to the survey.

According to the latest results, private investment in AI in 2021 totaled around $93.5 billion—more than double the total private investment in 2020.