The G6 network made up of the six main European research organisations - CNR (Italy), CNRS (France), CSIC (Spain), Helmholtz Association, Leibniz Association and Max Planck Society (Germany) – and representing 135,000 employees, has published a statement calling for a shared vision for the upcoming Framework Programme, FP10.
This declaration by the G6 for Science calls for the European research and innovation policy to be strategically reoriented. Its members consider this essential for Europe to maintain its global leadership in research and innovation. It also stresses the importance of the synergies between fundamental research and industrial innovation and of investing in a competitive European ecosystem. According to the G6, this ecosystem needs to be supported by a dedicated and autonomous fund that would be complementary to the regional competitiveness fund and cover the early stages of technological preparation while promoting interdisciplinary collaboration projects.
This dedicated European research fund should be based on the following seven key priorities - to make excellence the central funding criterion; to support fundamental research; to guarantee an autonomous and ambitious budget; to simplify administrative procedures; to promote international cooperation despite geopolitical issues and challenges; to link collaborative research addressing sustainable societal issues; and to bolster Europe's position in artificial intelligence research and development through long-term investments.
With this declaration, the G6 calls for an autonomous, robust and ambitious research and innovation programme that is capable of responding to the world's scientific and technological challenges. The G6 has thus also reaffirmed its leading role in working to define European research policy and also its commitment to contributing to an ecosystem that drives and promotes innovation, sustainability and the scientific influence of a more internationally competitive Europe in research and innovation.
Download the G6 declaration on the European future of research and innovation (223.59
This article was first published on 18 December by CNRS.
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