At its meeting on 11 April in Namur (Belgium), the European Research Area and Innovation Committee (ERAC) held a strategic debate in view of preparing its Opinion on the next ERA Policy Agenda 2025-27.

The New European Innovation Agenda (NEIA) is an action plan launched by the European Commission in July 2022, with the objectives of boosting innovation in Europe, especially in deep-tech sectors. It addresses areas such as access to finance, talent development, experimentation spaces and innovation ecosystems.

The ERA Scoreboard 2023 provides an EU-level assessment on the progress made towards achieving the ERA priorities as defined in the Pact for Research and Innovation.

This report presents the methodological challenges of the indicator framework used for the 2023 ERA monitoring cycle and suggests potential improvements to the ERA Scoreboard and Dashboard for 2024.

The Commission published two Recommendation on a Code of Practice on industry-academia co-creation and on citizen engagement for know

The ERA Scoreboard will provide an EU-level assessment on the progress made towards achieving the ERA priorities as defined in the Pact for Research and Innovation.

On 16 February, the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted an international conference which endorsed the Ministerial Statement on principles and values for international cooperation in research and innovation (‘Brussels Statement’).