Emerging needs of the ERA Policy Agenda

The new ERA governance, together with the ERA Forum, and the ERA Policy agenda and its 20 actions, provide an important part of the policy framework that Destination 3 of the WIDERA work programme will deliver. While many ERA Policy Agenda actions are supported with topics and other actions included in the Horizon Europe Work Programme, further support at European level will be identified by the countries and stakeholder representatives participating in the ERA Forum, and their constituencies. Furthermore, a number of issues related to specific ERA Policy Agenda actions have already been anticipated to be potentially addressed under this call topic, such as the support to Universities and public research organisations, and their researchers and students in view of better IP management and valorisation towards e.g. spin-offs and start-ups.

Applicants are invited to address emerging needs and identify gaps to implement the ERA Policy Agenda actions in order to maximise the contribution to achieving the objectives of the new ERA[[The topic is likely to be updated in the light of future discussions in the WIDERA Programme Committee and the ERA Forum in order to narrow down the scope of the topic.]]. They should demonstrate that the scope of their proposal does not duplicate any ongoing action, or call topic or other action proposed in the Work Programme 2024.

The actions should envisage a duration appropriate to the ambition and complexity of the proposed topic, but not exceed 36 months.