European Commission 30 September 2020, COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, THE COUNCIL, THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMITTEE AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS A new ERA for Research and Innovation

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This Commission Communication outlines a strategic framework to revitalize the European Research Area (ERA) by aligning national and EU research and innovation (R&I) policies with the green and digital transitions. It proposes four strategic objectives: prioritizing investments and reforms, improving access to excellence, translating R&I results into the economy, and deepening the ERA through a unified European Framework for Research Careers and Open Science initiatives. The document establishes a roadmap of fourteen key actions, including a proposed Pact for Research and Innovation and a target for Member States to increase public R&D expenditure to 1.25% of GDP by 2030.AI