| Author (Corporate) | European Commission: DG Communication |
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| Series Title | Press Release |
| Series Details | IP/11/1475 (30.11.11) |
| Publication Date | 30/11/2011 |
| Content Type | News |
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The European Commission presented Horizon 2020 on the 30 November 2011, a package of measures to boost research, innovation and competitiveness in Europe for the period 2014 - 2020. It will take over and replace the 7th Framework Programme. Horizon 2020 is an €80 billion programme for investment in research and innovation. As part of this the Commission has put forward a Strategic Innovation Agenda for the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), which will receive €2.8 billion of funding under Horizon 2020. In parallel the Commission announced a complementary new programme to boost competitiveness and innovation in SMEs, with an additional budget of €2.5 billion. The funding programmes run from 2014 to 2020. |
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| Source Link | Link to Main Source http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/11/1475&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |
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| Subject Categories | Culture, Education and Research |
| Countries / Regions | Europe |
