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Canada plans big rise in R&D and education funding18.dubna Parliament Hill, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Photo credits: jiawangkun / BigStock After years of complaints about under-funding, the Canadian government announced plans for a big rise in spending on research and education – including new investments in artificial intelligence, research infrastructure and student grants. The plans, announced 16 April as part of the just-begun Canadian budget year, in… We need actions not words, defence industry tells EU leaders18.dubna European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen speaking at the European Defence & Security Summit 2024, on April 17, 2024. Photo credits: Aurore Martignoni / European Union Following the shock of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, defence spending and R&D has jumped up the EU’s list of priorities, with calls from some quarters for a ‘war economy’. Now member states need ensure these efforts to enh… TalTech announces maritime cybersecurity collaboration with Singapore research institutions18.dubna TalTech Estonian Maritime Academy has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) , Singapore Maritime Institute (SMI) , Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) and Estonian Foundation CR14 to collaborate on maritime cybersecurity research and development activities. This collaboration marks the beginning of a promising partnership with the prestigious institutions in Singapore. The parties involved are eager to work together in mutu… Polytechnique Montréal, Alstom and Atkinsréalis enter into new partnership to develop Québec’s expertise in sustainable rail tr18.dubna Alstom, a global leader in sustainable and smart mobility, and AtkinsRéalis, a global leader in professional services and project management, dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people, signed an agreement with Polytechnique Montréal to develop a training program that will enhance Québec expertise in sustainable rail mobility. By combining their strengths and expertise, the partners intend to explore ways to develop specialized training courses in the field of railwa… Innovate UK and British Business Bank sign MoU18.dubna The heightened collaboration aims to help create new pathways for business investment and promote growth through innovation. Innovate UK and the British Business Bank have further strengthened their collaboration by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). As partners dedicated to fostering innovation and growth of UK businesses across the country, this new collaboration will see the two organisations working even more closely. Together they will co-create new opportunities to promote inves… Two INESC researchers take on roles in new Portuguese government18.dubna On April 5, distinguished INESC researchers Ana Paiva (INESC-ID) and Alberto Rodrigues da Silva (INOV and INESC-ID) were officially appointed as Secretaries of State in a ceremony at Ajuda Palace in Lisbon, presided over by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa. Ana Paiva is the new Secretary of State for Science, serving under the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation, while Alberto Silva has taken the role of Secretary of State for Modernisation and Digital… Hydrogen set to be the next booming sector for Chinese cleantech18.dubna On the morning of April 16, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) met with President Xi Jinping at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing. Photo credits: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Kingdom of Cambodia Science|Business - Table.Media partnership Science|Business has partnered with Table.Media, a leading source of news about higher education and research in Germany. Each week… Commission adds extra €1.4B to EU research spending this year18.dubna Berlaymont building, headquarter of the European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. Photo credits: Bogdan Hoyaux / European Union The European Commission is adding €1.4 billion to the Horizon Europe research programme this year, in latest amendment to 2023 and 2024 spending plans. The money will be handed out to researchers through the controversial Horizon Europe Missions, and in four new bottom-up … High-profile report urges EU to create a ‘fifth freedom’ of research and innovation17.dubna Former Italian prime minister Enrico Letta (left) and the European Council president Charles Michel attending the press conference on the Report on the future of the Single Market on April 17, 2024. Photo credits: European Union The European Union needs a revamped single market that includes a “fifth freedom” dedicated to the free movement of research, innovation, knowledge and education, accordi… ECRD 202417.dubna The ECRD is recognised globally as the largest, patient-led rare disease policy event in which collaborative dialogue, learning and conversation takes place, forming the groundwork to shape goal-driven rare disease policies and allow for important and innovative discussions on a national and an international level to take place. Economists call for European Innovation Council reform to support more breakthrough research16.dubna Michiel Scheffer, president of the European Innovation Council, during day two of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo credits: Oliver Hardt / Flickr European investment in research and innovation is “insufficient, in both quantity and quality”, and should focus more on high-tech industries, according to a report by economists from France, Germany and Italy. They recomme… Shifting tides in R&D policy? Here’s a list of MEPs who will run again in the June elections16.dubna Empty European Parliament hemicycle in Strasbourg. Photo credits: Mathieu Cugnot / European Union The European Parliament elections are drawing nea r and as Brussels prepares for a new class of MEPs, the research and innovation community is looking to see who will be returning to shape the tenth EU Framework Programme , FP10 and the next five years of EU policymaking in the field. While a few MEP… EU science advisers back call for a ‘CERN for AI’ to aid research16.dubna Nicole Grobert (left), chair of the scientific advice group SAM, Margrethe Vestager (second from left), Commission executive vice-president, and research commissioner Iliana Ivanova (center) on April 15, 2024. Photo credits: Iliana Ivanova / Linkedin Scientific advisors to the European Commission have recommended that the EU set up a “CERN for AI” to help scientists develop artificial intelligenc… Poland backs embattled science funding agency but warns of need for ‘transparency’16.dubna Maria Mrówczyńska, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Photo credits: Service of the Republic of Poland Poland’s government maintains a strong backing for its main innovation funding agency, the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), following a turbulent period for the agency which is being investigated for corruption and was threatened with clo… Israel Innovation Authority launches new fund to establish three deep tech incubators16.dubna The Israel Innovation Authority today unveiled a new Deep Tech “Incubator Fund” as part its “Boost for the Israeli High-Tech” initiative, with an emphasis on nurturing new startups while diversifying the tech landscape and strengthening Israel’s innovation competitiveness against global innovation hubs,. The new fund invites both Israeli and international corporations, along with venture capital funds, to submit proposals to secure grants of up to 40 million NIS for the operation of three new t… |
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