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European Commission to invest €11 billion in new solutions for societal challenges and drive innovation-led sustainable growth

On July 2, 2019, the Commission announced the budget plan for the final year of the programme Horizon 2020, which has also the biggest annual tranche - €11 billion - out of the total budget of €77 billion allocated to the programme for the period 2014-2020. Aiming at achieving greater impact of its...
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Final federal budget 2018 increases funds for innovation and research and development

In February, the proposed Federal budget for 2018 was released and revealed important cuts in the field of research and development and innovation. The budget was debated in Congress. Unlike what was proposed by the Office of Budget, the new FY 2018 supports regional innovation, with the help of...
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US administration cuts innovation & entrepreneurship budget

Early February 2018, the Office of Management and Budget from the US White House released the 2019 Federal Budget. The budget aims primarily at reducing the deficit by USD 3.6 trillion. To reach this aim, several cuts affect programmes by either reducing or eliminating them. Analysts from State...
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Canadian budget focuses on innovation, new economy skills, superclusters

Our colleagues from SSTI (State Science & Technology Institute – www.ssti.org ) inform in their weekly digest about the Canadian budget that focuses on innovation, new economy skills and superclusters: Industry clusters The budget calls for nearly $950 million CAD ($709.8 million USD) over five...