With limited means but a broad vision, the International Visegrad fund is working to overcome some of the barriers that hold back research and innovation in central and eastern Europe, including development of start-up ecosystems. “We consider our support to be the first step, so we can help institutions start with start-ups,” said Petr Mareš, executive director of the fund.
A new skills programme launched by the European Commission on 11 October, has the broad ambition to train one million people in deep tech fields over the next three years. The scheme is open to anyone from school children up to post-docs and company employees, and the definition of deep tech covers everything from advanced materials and biotechnology, to artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Innovation ecosystems have long been the meeting point between the EU regional and R&I agendas. Defined as pockets of excellence by some, engines of development by others, innovation ecosystems seem to crystallise everything the EU needs to become more competitive globally and less dependent on foreign technologies.
Innovation excellence in Europe continues to be geographically concentrated, the European Commission concludes in the annual innovation scoreboard report published today.
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