The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF) has been set up by the Directorate-General for Research & Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the EU Framework Programme for Research & Innovation 'Horizon 2020'. It supports Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 in...

The Horizon 2020 Policy Support Facility (PSF), set up by the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD) of the European Commission under the EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, supports Member States and countries associated to Horizon 2020 in reforming their...

This working document outlines development perspectives for cooperation in research, technology and innovation (RTI) between the EU, its Member States (MS), countries associated to the EU's FP7 (AC), and Russia. The working document has been prepared in the framework of the ERA.Net RUS project...

A foresight exercise is one of the central elements of the EU FP7 funded ERA.Net RUS project. The foresight exercise prepares structural and thematic scenarios for R&D and innovation cooperation between EU Member States (MS), Associated Countries (AC) to FP7 and Russia. The term structural...

Over the last ten years, innovation vouchers have become a frequently used instrument of the innovation policy mix of EU countries. Vouchers help stimulate collaborative research and innovation activities among small and medium sized enterprises and research organizations. This article analyses...

Research and innovation are instrumental to achieve the EU's energy and climate objectives. In November 2016 the EU strategy for Accelerating Clean Energy Innovation was adopted by the European Commission to boost the energy transition. Since the adoption of the strategy, progress has been made...

Horizon Europe, the 9th framework programme, is the EU's main instrument for investments in research and innovation for the period 2021-2027. This book presents the results of the impact assessment that underpinned the legislative proposal for the programme, in line with the Commission's better...

The 'Transport research and innovation (R&I) achievements report' provides a comprehensive analysis of transport R&I results and their contribution towards the fulfilment of major European policy goals. The analysis of the 2017 transport R&I achievements report covers the European transport R&I...