Research infrastructure

ERA vs Corona action plan adopted

The ERAvsCorona action plan, adopted yesterday, is another step towards coordinated R&I actions in the EU and among the member states. The overarching goal is to to coordinate, share and jointly increase support for research & innovation, and enhance better synergies between national and regional level. Ministers responsible for research and innovation supported the first ERAvsCorona Action Plan which resulted from dialogues between the Commission services and the national ministries.

The short-term coordinated response sets out 10 priority actions, among which there are some focusing specifically on R&I:

- coordination of research and innovation funding against Coronavirus

- new funding for innovative and rapid health-related approaches to respond to Coronavirus and deliver quick results

- increasing support to innovative companies

- access to research infrastructures

- establishing an ad-hoc High Level R&I Task Force on the Coronavirus

- establishing European data exchange platform for SARS-CoV-2

 

The action plan is available here.