Two ministers in the new Polish government tell Science|Business how theyintend to improve research and innovation and discuss plans for the national funding agency, which is currently operating under the cloud of a corruption investigation
A project that built links between accelerators, incubators and start-ups in Europe and Africa shows the potential for benefit on both sides. A centre in Cape Town will now continue its work.
Academic bodies say disarmament and understanding the risks of nuclear war are now top global scientific priorities, alongside issues such as artificial intelligence, health and social inequality
Expert panel wants the European Commission to give academics more computing power and data to lead AI innovations. But critics say the proposal is too narrow, spread out across Europe, and lacks a concrete budget
Science|Business sits down with two ministers from Poland’s Ministry of Science and Higher Education to discuss the future of European research and the necessity of dual-use technologies
There’s concern the military technology alliance could exclude the EU from cutting-edge science. AUKUS is now looking to involve Canada, New Zealand and South Korea, potentially forming an alternative joint defence R&D initiative to the EU’s own framework programmes
MEPs voted to adopt their negotiating position on the controversial reform, but it will not be finalised until after the European elections in June. Despite concessions, the pharma industry is not happy
A position paper from the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research aims to combine academic freedom and national security. The Alliance of Science Organisations in Germany reacts cautiously, while the response from the defence industry is much more positive.
The UK joined the EU research programme on January 1st, but winners of prestigious ERC grants announced today must decide whether to decamp to the continent or settle for a UK backup
For too long the EU has been chasing – too late – after US Big Tech. With the next Framework Programme, Europe should get ahead of the game and harness its own creativity
Tensions with China have made scientific cooperation with the West more fraught. But in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East, collaboration is largely unaffected by geopolitics
It is time for Europe to “show its teeth”, said French finance minister Bruno Le Maire as he hosted his counterparts for a third tripartite meeting on European industrial policy on Monday
More collaboration on AI safety, 6G research and semiconductors were among the announcements made following the sixth EU-US Trade and Technology Council
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