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Otmar Wiestler wants the next framework programme to include EU-wide efforts to take industrial leadership in new technologies. He’s also not in “fundamental opposition” to military dual use research calls in Horizon Europe’s successor

COVID-19 put technology-assisted learning at the centre of education. Now AI is driving the revolution further. This promises significant benefits, but it is essential to take a nuanced approach to the risks and benefits of the use of these new tools 

The prohibitive cost of computing is a big barrier for AI SMEs trying to enter the market. A new Commission proposal aims to ease the way, but questions over access, budget and an ethics requirement remain

As planning for next R&D programme gets underway, leaked document suggests Copenhagen is calling for radical changes in the way it’s all structured

European companies collaborate with Chinese partners to develop innovations and jointly apply for patents, despite the ongoing de-risking debate. A new study examined the data, which was no easy task

There is a long way to go to fill the funding gap, research commissioner Iiliana Ivanova told MEPs earlier this week. The details are in a soon-to-be published review of Horizon 2020, which will also look forward to the interim evaluation of Horizon Europe

With the Ariane 6 rocket four years late and Russia’s Soyuz off-limits, Europe has no guaranteed access to space. Competition commissioner Thierry Breton pledges to change that in the next EU space programme

Competition commissioner Margrethe Vestager takes aim at thousands of joint research projects with Chinese military universities. But Brussels’ plans are still only recommendations, and it will be left to academics and member states to implement them

The Commission has set out proposals to fund more research with military as well as civil applications in Framework Programme 10, but universities want to see safeguards put in place

The three governments are joining forces to push for EU-wide coordination of a common strategy for AI made in Europe

The foreign affairs committee has joined in criticism of the Commission, with MEPs saying they are being locked out of politically sensitive association talks with countries outside Europe

The proposed directive on Transparency of Interest Representation, designed to prevent malign foreign lobbying, could force universities to register any foreign-funded research, observers fear

In response to feedback, the EIC has loosened the ties between grant and equity investment in its Accelerator programme. Companies that win grants can now bid for EIC equity funding when the time is right

Europe will see the switch-on of Jupiter, one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world, later this year

Data centers make a notoriously large contribution to greenhouse gas emissions. But a call to slow down research in a bid to reduce their environmental impact makes no sense - sustainability can go hand-in-hand with increased processing power