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Promoting gender equality is a core activity for the EU. The European Commission is committed to promoting gender equality in research and innovation. It is part of the European Commission ... read more
Gender equality and women’s empowerment are fundamental to sustainable development. Gender equality underpins the prosperity and well-being of economies and societies. Half of the world’s available human... read more
Adopted in the context of the Communication on “A renewed European Agenda for Research and Innovation –Europe’s chance to shape its technological leadership” and the input to the Leaders’ informal dinner... read more
This brochure provides an overview of projects that are focusing on innovation procurement in the ICT domain funded by the EU's research and innovation funding programs FP7, CIP and Horizon 2020. This... read more
The objective of this study is to provide the background for the ProcurCompEU competency framework. Itgivesan overview of the state of play in public procurement professionalisation in the EU and internationally... read more
This study draws on evaluation data to investigate the success of collaborative R&D project proposals submitted to Horizon 2020, the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation... read more
The book presents tools for measuring, monitoring, and reporting upon the Responsible Innovation process and the social, environmental, scientific, and economic impacts of innovations. This book aligns... read more
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIFs) and Horizon Europe, when operating individually, provide significant support for research, development, and innovation. read more
The Western Balkans region has clear aspirations to improve its economic competitiveness and integrate further into Europe read more
This Communication of the European Commission presents a public procurement strategy which sets out the overall policy framework and defines clear priorities to improve procurement in practice and support... read more
Smart specialisation is conceptualised as research and innovation policymaking encompassed in a holistic place-based view of development. read more
The Western Balkan Six pledged to increase their support for research, innovation, education, training and culture at the Ministerial Meeting of the Western Balkans Platforms on Education and Training... read more
Building on the Joint Declaration “A Western Balkans Agenda on Innovation, Research, Education, Culture, Youth and Sport” this document presents the specific objectives, priorities and a tentative roadmap... read more
Useful graphical representation of the gender dimension within H2020. Find the document here read more
This case study, developed by the European Commission’s H2020 Expert Group to update and expand "Gendered Innovations/ Innovation through Gender", examines the impact of sex and gender in the current ... read more
This factsheet concerns the study " The sex and gender impact of the COVID-19 pandemic” which helps better understand disease-specific mechanisms, thus benefitting all citizens. Find the factsheet ... read more
The present Briefing Paper by GENDERACTION highlights key gender issues for international STI cooperation and presents a set of recommendations for better promotion of gender equality in policy design... read more
The Gender Equality Index is an important policy-making tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU over time. Each year, it gives the EU and the Member States a score from 1 to 100. A score... read more
The She Figures 2018 publication is a testimony to the progress achieved over the past years through a wide range of actions and policies. The publication provides a range of indicators on gender equality... read more
A Union of Equality is one of the major priorities of President Ursula von der Leyen's Commission, based on the principle of equality for all and equality in all of its senses. Gender equality is a founding... read more
Western Balkans Info Hub - powered by "Policy Answers" - is funded by the European Commission through the Horizon Europe project "R&I policy making, implementation and support in the Western Balkans", grant agreement: 10105887. The portal builds upon previous initiatives, such as for instance WBC-RTI.INFO and WBC-INCO.NET, which were funded under different Framework Programmes (FP) for Research and Technological Development (RTD) of the European Commission and other contracts.
