ERA: EC Conference ‘Fostering Greater Integration. Advancing Competitiveness.’

The European Commission is organising a high-level conference about the European Research Area (ERA) on 18-19 September 2024. The title of the conference is: ‘Fostering Greater Integration. Advancing Competitiveness.’

The conference will feature panel discussions and thematic sessions which aim to take stock of ERA’s achievements, but also look ahead to the future of the ERA. Topics that will be discussed include:

• Scientific freedom, research security, citizen science, and AI in science;
• Research assessment, gender equality, research and technology infrastructures, and developing skilled researchers and innovators (attracting talents in Europe);
• Improving visibility of intergovernmental and national funding opportunities on the Commission’s Funding & Tenders Portal;
• Competitive sustainability, the EIC, and boosting R&I investments to secure Europe’s long-term competitiveness.

For the full programme of the ERA stakeholder conference, please click here.

Source: https://european-research-area.ec.europa.eu/european-research-area-stakeholder-conference-2024