Consultation: draft proposal New Horizon Europe Partnership on Social Transformations and Resilience
ERA action for Green Transformation: Future4Work
Since 2022, ERRIN's SEFS Working Group has been monitoring the preparation of new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) for the Future4work, which started as part of the ERA Action 11 dedicated to an ERA for Green Transformation. In 2023–2024, DG R&I and DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion organised several stakeholder workshops to prepare this initiative.
New Horizon Europe Partnership on Social Transformations and Resilience
The SRIA Future4Work is feeding into the SRIA of the new Horizon Europe Partnership on Social Transformations and Resilience (STR), one out of ten candidate partnership the Commission proposed in July 2023.
This Partnership will create a transformative R&I programme with, but not limited to, the social sciences and humanities (SSH) to explore and make use of their potential to strengthen resilience, fairness, inclusiveness and social cohesion in the light of changes in climate and environment, technology, demography and unexpected shocks. It will contribute to policy solutions at European, national, and regional level by developing knowledge, tools and innovative solutions to address contemporary social challenges in a collaborative, inter- and trans-disciplinary and systematic way.
Four impact areas have been defined:
- Social protection and essentials services
- Future of Work
- Education and Skills
- Fair transition to climate neutrality
Now published: Draft proposal for the Social Transformations and Resilience Partnership
The partnership is expected to be launched in 2027 and will be coordinated by the National Science Centre in Poland. The draft proposal for the STR Partnership has now been published. One of the key impact areas is the future of work – how evolving trends will shape employment, skills, and workforce dynamics in the coming years.
Timeline
- Q1 2025: Finalisation of the Partnership Draft Guidance Proposal, request for financial commitments of Member States and Associated Countries
- Q1 2025 – Q1 2026: Development of the Partnership Strategic and Research Agenda and Roadmap of Activities
- Q1 2026: Expected opening of the call in the Cluster 2 Work Programme
- Q3 2026: Deadline for submitting the Partnership proposal
- 2027: Partnership start
Consultation open until 17 March
A stakeholder consultation for collecting stakeholders' inputs is now open until 17 March. Stakeholders are invited to contribute their insights on the Future of Work by
- analysing and validating trends identified through research,
- assessing their impact on the future of work and
- identifying any missing trends or overlooked developments.
The survey takes 5–20 minutes, depending on the level of detail you wish to provide. Your responses are anonymous and will directly inform the development of the SRIA.
More information
You can find the details in the documents attached. Questions can be addressed directly to the National Science Centre in Poland by mailing to STR@ncn.gov.pl