Project description
Industries steering Europe’s green transition
Amidst the pressing need for environmental sustainability, the EU confronts the challenge of transitioning its industries towards greener practices. The threats of climate change and environmental degradation underscore the urgency for decisive action. However, achieving this shift requires concerted efforts in research, innovation, and policy alignment. In this context, the EU-funded INDTECH2024BE project aims to bolster industrial leadership through research and innovation (R&I) policies. It fosters collaboration among stakeholders to tackle R&I challenges in innovative materials, aligning with the European Green Deal. By integrating research and development (R&D) policies with European initiatives, it ensures industry resilience and growth. Through discussions on bridging funding instruments and supporting small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) innovation, the project seeks to streamline investments. Ultimately, its recommendations will shape policies for Member States.
Objective
The European Union (EU) is actively pursuing a rapid shift towards environmentally sustainable lifestyles and economies. This green transition is designed to promote sustainability, address climate change, and combat environmental degradation. European industry plays a pivotal role in this twin digital and green transition.
The main objective of this proposal is to contribute to R&I policies that will strengthen European industrial leadership and economic security. Our proposal aims to make Indtech24 a forum bringing together all stakeholders to exchange around specific R&I and policy challenges and stimulate networking. An overarching question we would like to address is how R&D policies could be better integrated to recent ambitious European initiatives to make sure the future of our industry is made in Europe.
Innovative materials are key to achieve the ambitious policy objectives of the European Green Deal. Taking place following the release of the coordinated action plan with member on Advanced materials, Indtech24 will fall within a context of intense reflection on the R&I priorities and specific objectives. We will address R&I challenges and opportunities in innovative materials. Showcasing best practices will be done by involving stakeholders from various kind to gather good examples and shed light on success stories. Following the objectives of the STEP initiative, we aim to engage discussion on the ways we could build more bridges between different instruments (Horizon Europe cluster calls and partnerships, ERDF, IPCEIs) to avoid the duplication of investments and contribute to reducing the fragmentation of the R&I landscape in the EU. We will also discuss policies that could unlock the innovation potential of European SMEs, notably from lessons learned from the implementation of OITB for material science. The final outcome of these sessions will feed into a R&I and policy recommendations for EU member states and the European Commission.
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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5100 Namur
Belgium
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