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The negative impact on innovation ecosystems in former East Germany of nearly half a century of the command economy, followed by the rushed integration with West Germany, cannot be solved simply by investment and subsidies, new academic research suggests.

Regions should be placed at the heart of the EU’s industrial policy and the next Framework  Research programme, FP10, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) s

A multi-drone system to enhance divers' safety at sea has been developed by a collaboration led by the Institute for Aerospace Technologies at the University of Malta and Divers Code. The project was made possible through an investment of €200,000 in funds from the Malta Council for Science and T

In the recently published EU Regional Competitiveness Index, ranking how attractive an area is for people and businesses, Romania ended up with six regions in the bottom 10.

Horizon Europe is well underway, but the world of European R&D policy goes well beyond the confines of the €95.5 billion R&D programme. EU climate, digital, agriculture and regional policies all have significant research and innovation components. National governments often come up with new R&D policies, decide to fund new research avenues, and set up international cooperation deals. This blog aims to keep you informed on all of that and more. If you have any tips, please email the...

Romania and Bulgaria rank bottom and second bottom respectively in terms of innovation in the newly updated version of the EU’s Regional Competitiveness Index (RCI) published on Monday.

ARway Corporation (CSE:ARWY, OTC:ARWYF) has announced a digital transformation pilot project for an Interactive Augmented Reality (AR) experience with...

TORONTO, ON / ACCESSWIRE / March 2, 2023 / ARway Corporation ("ARway" or the "Company") (CSE:ARWY)(OTC PINK:ARWYF)(FSE:E65) is an AI-powered Augmented Reality Navigation platform with a disruptive no-code

Longford is one of eight counties in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands and Ireland’s Ancient East set to benefit from a regenerative tourism scheme.&...

After a hesitant start, the EU’s Interregional Innovation Investment (I3) scheme is finally gathering speed. The first project to receive support has been announced and the first call for proposals under a capacity-building strand is due to be published in December. While broadly welcoming the scheme, interested groups want to see improvements in the work programme for 2023 - 24, which is expected to be published shortly.