{"id":21675,"date":"2021-07-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidaeuroprogettazione.eu\/horizon-europe-research-and-beyond-info-day-2021-2022-program-and-new-initiatives\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T17:19:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T17:19:53","slug":"horizon-europe-research-and-beyond-info-day-2021-2022-program-and-new-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/euknow.it\/en\/horizon-europe-research-and-beyond-info-day-2021-2022-program-and-new-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon Europe, research and beyond: Info Day, 2021-2022 program and new initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All the news about the Horizon Europe program, with dedicated days and info days. For those involved in research, but not only. Let&#8217;s find out together<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><b>Science and Technology Days<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Held on June 23-24 were the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/research-and-innovation\/en\/events\/upcoming-events\/research-innovation-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Days of Research and Innovation<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: a much-anticipated annual event, particularly popular in this year that marks the start of Horizon Europe, the EU&#8217;s most ambitious research and innovation program ever. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The event, which gathered thousands of researchers, innovators, policymakers and citizens, addressed the future of European research and innovation the features of the new Horizon Europe program. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/sites\/default\/files\/research_and_innovation\/events\/documents\/ec_rtd_research-innovation-days-2021-programme.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was organized<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> over several parallel sessions, some dedicated to research and innovation policies and others, seminars, devoted to thematic insights. <\/span> <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lots of topics covered: green and digital transition, talent for innovation, innovation ecosystems, smart investment, resilience and recovery post-COVID-19, the New European Bauhaus initiative, the role of regions and local authorities, the European strategy for universities, bioeconomy, sustainability and clean energy, digital infrastructure, cloud and open science, research and winning new markets-just to name a few.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equally interesting were the contributions of the seminar sessions specifically dedicated to Horizon Europe: tips and tricks for writing a Horizon Europe proposal, the grant agreement in Horizon Europe, the use of the Funding &amp; Tenders portal-and many more.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All sessions and workshops are fully accessible through the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/events\/upcoming-events\/research-innovation-days\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">event platform<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The platform is accessible by following a quick registration process, but it is worth it! It allows you to review all sessions and seminars, visit the &#8220;Horizon Village,&#8221; dedicated to the different parts and innovations of Horizon Europe, with interactive materials organized into 15 thematic &#8220;cases,&#8221; connect with other organizations and participants through a networking section, and visit a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/projects.research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/en\/projects\/exhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">interactive exhibition<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dedicated to the best projects in the field, divided into thematic areas.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Horizon Europe Info Days<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horizon Europe info days were held to follow in early July: a huge event spread over 10 days and divided into as many as 10 thematic sub-events:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture, creativity and inclusive society<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil security and society<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital, industry and space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate, energy and mobility<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European Research Area<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ERA) and enlargement<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research infrastructure<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (excellence in research and support for researchers)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Euratom<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Information about these Info Days has been archived. <a href=\"https:\/\/research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/events\/horizon-europe-info-days_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<h2><b>An opportunity for innovators of all kinds<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The breadth of topics covered as part of Horizon Europe&#8217;s Science and Technology Days and Info Days in seemingly very cross-cutting areas from the central theme of research confirms the multidisciplinary nature of the new Horizon Europe program, which is dedicated to innovation in the broadest sense and represents an important opportunity not only for researchers &#8211; but indeed, for &#8220;innovators&#8221; of all kinds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is very interesting, for example, Cluster 2, <\/span><b>Culture, creativity and inclusive society<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which covers topics such as democratic governance, cultural heritage, creative economy, and social and economic transformation. These are the main moments dedicated to the cluster as part of the info day:  <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">introduction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">democracy and governance<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cultural heritage, culture and creative industries<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> | <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">social and economic transformations<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Information about these Info Days has been archived. <a href=\"https:\/\/research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/events\/horizon-europe-info-days_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a> for updates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another cross-cutting area of particular interest even for those not working strictly in the research sector is the <\/span><b>European Ecosystems of Innovation.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which approaches the topic in a &#8220;holistic&#8221; way by considering the contribution of each component of society (academia, industry, public bodies, civil society, and citizens) to the topic of innovation and the contribution of innovation in responding to societal challenges.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>S+T+ARTS and the &#8220;New European Bauhaus&#8221;<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Significant in this regard is the example of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starts.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <b>S+T+ARTS initiative<\/b>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, aimed at promoting alliances between science, technology and the arts to implement an effective European approach to technological innovation focused on human needs and values. S+T+ARTS, an acronym for &#8220;Science+Technology+Arts,&#8221; starts from the perspective that combining science and technology with an artistic point of view and a holistic, human-centered approach opens up valuable perspectives for research and business. A vision that is summarized in  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Dtst9KfeDXY&amp;t=1s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">this video<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and which was discussed on June 29 and 30 at the OGR in Turin at an <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ogrtorino.it\/events\/starts-urban-fest-il-futuro-delle-citta-tra-arte-e-tecnologia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">event sponsored by Nesta Italia together with the CRT Foundation.<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is not a theoretical reflection: as part of S+T+ARTS, there are launched <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starts.eu\/calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calls<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, organized <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starts.eu\/agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">events<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and promoted many <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starts.eu\/what-we-do\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">other initiatives<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This is just one very significant example of Horizon Europe&#8217;s versatility.  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This basic idea is echoed in another major initiative of the European Commission, known as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/new-european-bauhaus\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <b>New European Bauhaus<\/b>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> e <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/new-european-bauhaus\/about\/about-initiative_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">defined as follows.<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The New European Bauhaus initiative connects the European Green Deal to our living spaces. It invites all Europeans to imagine and build together a sustainable and inclusive future that is beautiful to the eyes, minds and souls. The New European Bauhaus is a creative and interdisciplinary movement in the making that everyone can be a part of.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We will try to elaborate more on the New European Bauhaus in our future posts. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/europa.eu\/new-european-bauhaus\/system\/files\/2021-01\/New-European-Bauhaus-Explained.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This paper<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> proposes a summary of this concept and a first operational declination of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>An opportunity to be explored with the 2021-2022 work program.<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Horion Euorope, the largest of the European programs, is therefore an opportunity for a wide range of actors in our local organisations to consider. The  <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/portal\/screen\/how-to-participate\/reference-documents;programCode=HORIZON\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n  <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">comprehensive work program<\/span>\n<\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Horizon Europe for the period 2021-2022, the components of which reflect (of course) the sessions of the Info Days in early July:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-1-general-introduction_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">General Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-2-msca-actions_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marie Sk\u0142odowska-Curie Actions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-3-research-infrastructures_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Research infrastructure<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-4-health_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-5-culture-creativity-and-inclusive-society_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture, creativity and inclusive society<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-6-civil-security-for-society_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Civil security for society<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-7-digital-industry-and-space_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Digital, Industry and Space<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-8-climate-energy-and-mobility_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Climate, Energy and Mobility<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-9-food-bioeconomy-natural-resources-agriculture-and-environment_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Food, bioeconomy, natural resources, agriculture and environment<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-10-european-innovation-ecosystems_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">European innovation ecosystems<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-11-widening-participation-and-strengthening-the-european-research-area_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Broadening participation and strengthening the European Research Area<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ec.europa.eu\/info\/funding-tenders\/opportunities\/docs\/2021-2027\/horizon\/wp-call\/2021-2022\/wp-12-missions_horizon-2021-2022_en.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Missions<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All the news about the Horizon Europe program, with dedicated days and info days. For those involved in research, but not only. 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