• Posted 12-Jun-2020

High-level expert group advises on a powerful transformative European research and innovation policy in support of the coronavirus recovery

The coronavirus outbreak has been the latest example of the unprecedented challenges and transformations that affect our planet and our people. In their first Policy Brief “Protect, prepare, and transform Europe: Recovery and resilience post Covid-19”, the independent expert group on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) provides advice on the transformative research and innovation policy needed to support a more resilient and sustainable Europe.

In the Policy Brief ESIR postulates that in the post COVID-19 reconstruction phase, research and innovation is critical to “make or break” our future. The group expresses strong backing for the European Green Deal orientation of the recovery and an integrated “people, planet and prosperity” policy agenda.

They advocate that creating greater resilience “by design, not by disaster” should be at the core of a coordinated European COVID-19 recovery response. To help deliver on these ambitions, their recommendations explore how to prepare and transform our economic and societal systems to become more resilient to future crises.

Source: European Commission, Research and Innovation News (https://bit.ly/3d29jsY)