Event date:2011-12-12
An event entitled ‘EU research and innovation: What role for regions and cities after 2013?’ will take place from 12 to 13 December 2011 in Brussels, Belgium.
Research and innovation have a central place in not only the Europe 2020 Strategy, but also in the long-term policy programmes of regional and local authorities. The EU is currently putting this priority into an ambitious ‘Common Strategic Framework’ and its budget for 2014-2020. By December 2011, the European Commission will have adopted its legal proposals for the future EU funding of research and innovation, namely through the structural funds, and Horizon 2020.
The event will be an opportunity for stakeholders from local, regional and national administrations, institutions, universities and development agencies to discuss the consequences these proposals will have for facilitating better coordination of research and innovation support at local level post-2013. The conference will also present good practice of regional innovation programmes and projects operating under the current funding structures, showcasing how to match EU priorities and programmes with specific territorial challenges.
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