Open to the world: la cooperazione internazionale in Horizon 2020 | Aster innovazione attiva

[Form Google Translate] Open to the world: international cooperation in Horizon 2020

On 14 September 2012, the European Commission adopted a communication entitled "Strengthening and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: a strategic approach" (COM (2012) 497). The document defined a new strategy for international cooperation in research and innovation, with particular attention to the implementation of what would be the future new Horizon 2020 European Framework Program. In line with this strategy, in 2016 the booklet "Open innovation, Open science, Open to the world" is published, which outlines the three objectives for European research and innovation, to be increasingly competitive in a global scenario. . Here, Commissioner Moedas himself points out that this is not so much a new political initiative or a new funding program as an approach to reinforcing existing programs such as Horizon 2020 and reinvigorating existing policies, such as the European Research Area. International cooperation therefore plays an increasingly important role in the European research and innovation program. But what does the "Open to the world" objective for Horizon 2020 projects concretely mean? For the Commission it means engaging in order to ensure that EU research and innovation can help meet international challenges, in collaboration with other important players.