On Thursday 17 October, a team of 10 experts commissioned by the European Commission unveiled recommendations aimed at using the European Union’s research and innovation programmes to boost economic competitiveness.
Chaired by the former Portuguese Minister for Science and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, the group is recommending that a ‘transformative agenda’ be integrated into the Horizon Europe programme, with specific actions for the period 2025-2027, and that this agenda be...