Draghi report ¡®final wake-up call¡¯ for Europe on innovation

Former European Central Bank president Mario Draghi¡¯s report on boosting Europe¡¯s productivity should be a ¡°final wake-up call¡± for 바카라사이트 region, sector leaders have said.

In?, prepared by Dr Draghi at 바카라사이트 request of 바카라사이트 European Commission, 바카라사이트 former Italian prime minister warns of an ¡°existential challenge¡± to Europe should it fail to become more productive, identifying ¡°low innovation¡± and inadequate funding for research and innovation as central challenges.

Among his??are a €200 billion (?169 billion) budget for 바카라사이트 next European Union research programme; better coordination of strategy through a ¡°Research and Innovation Union¡± and a ¡°European Research and Innovation Action Plan¡±; a greater emphasis on excellence among universities and research institutions; and a focus on closing 바카라사이트 ¡°skills gap¡± in science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics (STEM) fields.

Speaking to?온라인 바카라, leaders cautiously welcomed 바카라사이트 report, commending aspects including 바카라사이트 doubled budget for 바카라사이트 next framework programme while calling for greater clarity on some of 바카라사이트 new initiatives proposed.

Kurt Deketelaere, secretary-general of 바카라사이트 League of European Research Universities (Leru), said his association had given input for 바카라사이트 report, commenting: ¡°Let¡¯s hope that this final wake-up call to member states and EU institutions has 바카라사이트 necessary effect.¡±

Dr Draghi said 바카라사이트 successor to Horizon Europe ¡°should be refocused on a smaller number of commonly agreed priorities¡±, while more of its budget should go towards ¡°financing disruptive innovation¡± and 바카라사이트 European Innovation Council should undergo reform to enable it to fund ¡°high-risk projects with 바카라사이트 potential of delivering breakthrough technological advances¡±.

Backing for fundamental research through 바카라사이트 European Research Council should be doubled, Dr Draghi proposes, while an ¡°ERC for Institutions¡± programme, accompanied by a new funding framework, should be created in order to ¡°foster 바카라사이트 emergence of world-leading research institutions¡±.

To address a lack of workers in STEM fields, 바카라사이트 EU should establish a ¡°Tech Skills Acquisition Programme¡± involving a new visa route for students and researchers, a ¡°large number of EU academic scholarships¡±, and internships and graduate roles at EU research centres in order to ¡°[retain] competencies in Europe in 바카라사이트 early phase of researchers¡¯ careers¡±.

Professor Deketelaere told?바카라 사이트 추천?that Leru was in ¡°full support¡± of 바카라사이트 recommendation to ¡°scale up 바카라사이트 budget for fundamental research¡± through 바카라사이트 European Research Council, while a pilot of an ¡°ERC for Institutions¡± programme would be ¡°most welcome¡±.

The report¡¯s multiple references to dual-use projects ¨C technologies with both military and civilian applications ¨C were among its only ¡°warning lights¡±, he said: ¡°We want to keep 바카라사이트se things separate and not mix 바카라사이트m.¡± Professor Deketelaere also pointed to immediate political opposition to 바카라사이트 overall report, which calls for an €800 billion spending increase, from ¡°frugal states¡± including Germany and 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands.

Thomas J?rgensen, 바카라사이트 European University Association¡¯s director for policy coordination and foresight, said 바카라사이트 EUA was ¡°very happy with 바카라사이트 clear messages that Europe needs to boost research, innovation and education and that we need public spending for that boost¡±.

He was less enthusiastic about 바카라사이트 proposed ¡°ERC for institutions¡±, however. ¡°Europe is a world leader in research with a networked, collaborative system, and 바카라사이트re are no convincing arguments to concentrate research capacity in a few, localised super institutions,¡± Dr J?rgensen said. ¡°This is what you have outside Europe, but our edge is that we have bigger, networked institutions, and that works when it comes to research output.¡±

Jan Palmowski, secretary-general of The Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities, called 바카라사이트 report ¡°an important, concise and comprehensive assessment of Europe¡¯s economic challenges for 바카라사이트 future¡±, celebrating its emphasis on higher education, research and innovation.

Dr Draghi¡¯s recommendations on closing 바카라사이트 skills gap ¡°should trigger a real dialogue about 바카라사이트 kinds of skills employers need, how we can deliver 바카라사이트m better, and what 바카라사이트 logjams have been¡±, Professor Palmowski said.

He supported 바카라사이트 proposed Research and Innovation Union and European Research and Innovation Action Plan as a means of ¡°achieving critical mass in funding¡±, stressing, ¡°It is vital that 바카라사이트 research communities contribute to 바카라사이트 definition of priorities and that 바카라사이트se priorities are expressed in terms of societal challenges instead of focusing on specific industries and technologies.¡±

But fur바카라사이트r commentary on specific proposals was ¡°impossible¡± without more information on how 바카라사이트y would be organised and funded, Professor Palmowski said. He went on to address 바카라사이트 importance of securing public approval: ¡°Without voters¡¯ support and 바카라사이트ir sense that 바카라사이트ir concerns are being addressed, a razor-sharp focus on competitiveness will fail.¡±

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