Our office represents the Free State of Thuringia to EU-Institutions and European regions. Among other activities, we support our regional research and innovation stakeholders by informing about activities of the European Commission and European networks in the field of research and innovation and by supporting them in their involvement in the European research and innovation landscape.
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The Thuringian Innovation Strategy concentrates on five fields that are characterized by significant dynamism as far as their innovative potential is concerned.
The European Week of Regions and Cities, taking place in Brussels from 12–14 October 2026, will once again serve as a leading platform for dialogue on regional and urban policy in Europe. This year the motto is 'Strong regions, strong Europe'. ERRIN is pleased to announce that its members will be strongly represented in this year’s programme, with sessions addressing a wide range of topics relevant to Europe’s regions and cities.
ERRIN has published its response to the Committee of the Regions’ consultation on the AI Continent Action Plan, consolidating input from members on the role of local authorities in driving AI uptake. The document highlights regional best practices, calls for federated data models, harmonised legal frameworks and reinforced investment to build a citizen-centred and sustainable AI ecosystem across Europe.
The European Week of Regions and Cities will once again serve as a leading platform for dialogue on regional and urban policy in Europe. ERRIN is pleased to announce that its members will be strongly represented in this year’s programme, with sessions addressing a wide range of topics.
The Medways cluster, a medtech and biotech network from Thuringia/Germany, is looking for a consortium to join for the upcoming IHI (innovation health initiative) call 10: Safeguarding innovation in secondary use of health data in the European Health Data Space (EHDS).
After the 2024 Living-in.EU Digital Assembly and the networking reception 'Connect people for the Twin transition', a look back from ERRIN on this key milestone in our digital work.
Due to recent changes in leadership, the ICT Working Group leaders are looking for a new co-leader to join them. The new leader would participate in the planning and organisation of these meetings and any potential project development activities (including moderation), as well as follow policy developments around the topic. Express interest by 4 October.