To boost research and innovation investments in digital, the Commission has launched new European Partnerships together with industry and academia, under the Horizon Europe programme.
The Partnerships will pursue innovative solutions on a large scale, pooling in efforts, resources and investments which will generate long-term positive impact, boost European competitiveness and technological sovereignty, as well as create jobs and growth.

Standards are crucial. Often considered a side and boring activity by scientists, the can make the difference. To this aim, a workshop was organized by the European Commission to gather the various actors (researchers, clinicians/end users, companies, associations, standardization bodies, EC) and discuss the experience achieved and methodologies pursued.

Electronic and Photonic components, and the Software that defines how they work, are Key Digital Technologies underpinning all digital systems, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things.

The last year of the Horizon 2020 programme offers a plethora of opportunities to photonics projects, encompassing several actions to tackle environmental and health issues while boosting European competitiveness. Join the ICT Proposers' Day in Helsinki on 20th September 2019, you will get all the details!

As a result of the 2018 calls, 14 new projects for a total budget of over € 71 million have just started.

The Infoday on Photonics calls 2019 was a major success, with over 80 participants in the room and several connecting from home via webstreaming. Commission officials presented the various call topics, together with the evaluation process and “lessons learnt”.

A remarkable line up of speakers and an engaged audience led to an inspiring session. Here is a report of that session.