Draft Horizon Europe partnership proposal indicates R&D will be tightly tied to cities’ needs
Joint funding opportunities from local government and private investors have long formed the backbone of the EU’s city-focused research initiatives. But a draft European Commission proposal for an upcoming public-private R&D partnership suggests a more comprehensive approach to city-level experimentation and transformation is in the works.
For the EU’s 2021-27 EU R&D programme, Horizon Europe, the Commission is trying to rationalise the myriad tie-ups backed by its predecessor programme, Horizon 2020.