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As the EU’s next long-term budget is takes shape, Thomas Jørgensen writes for Research Europe that we must not lose sight of the major political and cultural changes needed for the EU to make full use of its financial resources.
The principles behind the proposed multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028-34 are largely inspired by Mario Draghi’s proposals for structural reform combined with large, focused public investments. Moreover, part of that vision is identifying strategic sectors and technologies and boosting them with public money.
In this piece, Thomas asks – does Europe have the funding and foresight capacity to make this strategy work in practice?
To do so, he examines two solutions that are coming to the fore in Brussels. The first is better coordination of funding between the European Commission and EU member states, which features prominently in the debate about the upcoming European Research Area Act. The second is technology foresight, which is a much-touted factor in China’s ability to lead in a range of strategic technologies.
The full article is available on Research Professional News:
The EU’s competitiveness drive will require collective action in research
