La comunidad científico-técnica ha demandado en múltiples ocasiones un calendario estable de las convocatorias futuras de la AEI. El ejercicio de planificación que ahora se publica aportará certidumbre y previsibilidad a la comunidad científica a la hora de preparar sus solicitudes y planificar su investigación. Esta planificación deriva de la vocación de servicio y del compromiso de la AEI con la máxima transparencia en los procedimientos de gestión y financiación de la ciencia, cubriendo el periodo que va desde las convocatorias que actualmente se están tramitando hasta las de 2020.

The ALLEA e-Humanities working group has written draft recommendations tailored to the Humanities to address new challenges in research data management and the adoption of FAIR principles in the wider Open Science context. A public consultation on these Recommendations was launched to gather broad feedback from Humanities researchers and practitioners and research performing organisations in the field.

Informe encarregat pels Vicerectors de recerca que formen la Comissió Funcional de l'Àrea de Ciència Oberta del CSUC per a determinar els requeriments funcionals raonables que ha de terni un repositori de dades per a que compleixi amb els principis FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable i Reusable). A més dels requeriments, també s'inclouen unes bones pràctiques i unes recomanacions finals.

Wind, sun, hydro, tidal, geothermal and biomass are all renewable energy sources (RESs). By using renewable resources to meet energy needs, the EU can reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels while increasing energy production sustainability. Accelerating the uptake of renewable energies represents a key solution to decarbonisation and climate change mitigation. This CORDIS results pack features 10 EU-funded projects that have been working to promote market uptake of renewable energies and reduce barriers and resistance to use of more sustainable energy sources.

This booklet collects best practices of urban innovation from all corners of Europe and beyond. It shows that mayors and municipalities are key players when it comes to shaping the innovation of tomorrow. Every year we award €1.5 million to ensure the continuity and upscaling of such best practices. Let’s keep innovating in our cities so they remain places that bring ideas to life and drive Europe forward. Funded under Horizon 2020, the EU’s research and innovation programme, and chosen by an independent expert jury, the Awards reward inspiring innovation approaches that address every aspect of city life – from technology, business and mobility through to social cohesion, the environment and sustainability. This booklet provides an overview of some of the unique solutions from the 2016-2018 Award winners and runners-up. It also shows how some have used their prize money to take innovation to new levels, as part of a Europe-wide network of iCapital cities.

More and more people are travelling by air. In 2017, 1 043 million people in the EU travelled by air, an increase of 7.3 % compared with 2016, according to Eurostat. Almost half of those flights were from one EU Member State to another. Given this rising trend of consumer preference towards air travel, safety remains a key consideration. This second edition of the Results Pack on aviation safety, introduces six new projects that are developing and pioneering innovative approaches and technologies to ensure that Europe’s skies remain amongst the safest in the world.

As the world continues to be remodelled by the digital revolution, we are seeing digital technologies embed themselves firmly into all aspects of our lives, including into the mainstream of neurosciences research to help unravel the complexity of brain disorders. In this cross-cutting CORDIS results pack, we highlight innovative projects from across the full spectrum of EU-funded research programmes that are helping science make sense of arguably the most complex and mysterious machine in existence – the human brain.

The declaration by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA) and the European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Eurodoc) offers concrete recommendations to empower researchers and secure a globally competitive European Research Area and Higher Education sector.

L’informe GEM (Global Entrepreneurship Monitor) relatiu a Catalunya 2018-2019 permet analitzar l’activitat emprenedora a Catalunya durant el 2018 i la seva evolució en els darrers exercicis. S’estudien, en primer lloc, els valors i percepcions del conjunt de la població catalana susceptibles d’influir en una part de la mateixa en la seva intenció i decisió de crear una empresa pròpia. Es quantifica, a continuació, la intensitat emprenedora per mitjà de l’anàlisi de la proporció de persones que en els darrers anys han creat una empresa. S’analitzen les motivacions que els han impulsat a fer-ho, el perfil de les persones involucrades en el procés emprenedor i les característiques de les empreses creades. Finalment, s’identifiquen les variables de l’entorn que influeixen positivament o negativament en la intensitat i la qualitat de l’emprenedoria a Catalunya.

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The 2019 PREDICT Key Facts Report provides a detailed analysis of the state of ICT R&D activities in the EU. This is the twelfth edition of a series that is published annually. As the previous editions, an online version is available at: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/predict. The report covers the period between 1995 and 2016, providing a long-term analysis of the European Union (EU) ICT sector and its R&D, covering a whole cycle from the initial expansion years, to the double recession that began in early 2008, and the most recent evolution up to 2016. Whenever possible, the report includes nowcasted data for 2017 and 2018. The statistical information provided by the figures allows the comparison between: the ICT sector and the total economy; the ICT manufacturing sector and the ICT services sector; the four ICT manufacturing sectors, two ICT services sectors, and MC and RS sectors; EU countries; the EU and the international context (including the most relevant countries in the world economy). The report is focused especially on the ICT R&D macroeconomic dynamics.

This paper introduces a new set of indicators aimed at benchmarking how OECD countries fare in attracting talented migrants. Three different profiles of talent are considered: workers with graduate (master or doctorate) degrees, entrepreneurs, and university students. After providing a definition of the notion of talent attractiveness, this paper develops a conceptual framework for the study of the phenomenon, and discusses the variables used to construct the composite indicators. Sensitivity analysis is performed in order to make sure the indicators are robust to several statistical checks. Finally, the paper documents the attractiveness of OECD countries to the different profiles of talented migrants.

Talented and skilled individuals have a key role to play in countries’ future prosperity. They hold jobs that are key for innovation and technological progress and ultimately contribute to stronger economic growth with other employment opportunities and better living conditions for all. OECD countries increasingly compete to attract and retain talented workers notably by adopting more favourable migration policies for the best and the brightest. This competition has led to a convergence of policy frameworks but significant differences in policies and practices remain. Beyond conditions for migration, many other factors contribute to shape countries’ attractiveness for foreign talent. The OECD Indicators of Talent Attractiveness is the first comprehensive tool to capture the strengths and weaknesses of OECD countries regarding their capacity to attract and retain three specific categories of talented migrants: highly educated workers (those with master and doctoral degrees), foreign entrepreneurs and university students.