High specialists of the ESIR group will proceed offering the Fee with evidence-based coverage recommendation to help the event of EU analysis and innovation (R&I) coverage. Following the renewal of its mandate, the group held its inaugural plenary assembly on 6 February in Brussels.
ESIR brings collectively 21 famend specialists in economics, innovation coverage, sustainability and know-how. Coming from throughout Europe, some members have been reappointed from the earlier mandate, whereas others are newly appointed.
On the inaugural assembly, members underlined the EU’s dedication to evidence-based policymaking and multidisciplinary collaboration in addressing main technological and geopolitical challenges. Interconnected crises and shifting international dynamics are creating new uncertainties for Europe’s financial and social growth.
These challenges will form ESIR’s work programme for 2026-27. The group agreed to focus particularly on strengthening Europe’s analysis and innovation capability, boosting productiveness and competitiveness, assessing the impacts of rising applied sciences, supporting sustainable and inclusive transitions, and the rising want for cooperation in safety and defence. The group will contribute analyses, insights and proposals to tell analysis and innovation insurance policies that help the EU’s prime priorities.
Katherine Richardson, Professor on the College of Copenhagen was appointed Chair for the 2026-27 mandate. She additionally served as Chair throughout the earlier 2024-25 mandate.
In its work, ESIR will deal with sustainability from a number of views, together with social and ecological transitions, citizen engagement, measurement of sustainable growth, increased training and youth, digitalisation, the round economic system and governance. The group will interact with stakeholders to construct an “ESIR Group” and produce coverage briefs, organise outreach actions, disseminate its work by occasions and conferences, foster coverage experimentation and suggest solution-oriented coverage initiatives based mostly on a demand-driven method.
Background
Throughout its earlier, third mandate (2024-25), ESIR examined dual-use applied sciences, systemic R&I methods for long-term sustainability and the EU innovation divide. The group highlighted anticipatory governance to strengthen EU competitiveness whereas fostering inclusive and sustainable development.
Extra data
Professional group on the financial and societal influence of analysis and innovation (ESIR)
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