EU RESEARCH, SCIENCE AND INNOVATION POLICY COMMITMENTS 2014-2019

EU Research, Science and Innovation Policy Commitments 2014-2019

• Pay particular attention to the issue of ‘gender balance’, to ensure that talent is not wasted.
• Encourage and provide incentives to the private sector to invest more in research and development, to achieve the 3% R&D expenditure target
• Defend science, research and innovation, including from funding cuts by Member States
• Ensure that Europe is a leader in ‘green growth’
• Horizon 2020: address on the problem of financial continuity for research programmes, ensure a particularly strong focus on participation of small and medium-size enterprises, and pay special attention to societal challenges faced by citizens
• Horizon 2020: respect the target of investing 85% of funding allocated to energy in ‘climate-friendly’ research and development.