The security and defence research working group of the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO) has published a series of recommendations in response to the draft Horizon Europe strategic plan 2025-2027.
EARTO welcomed “the more prominent role of citizens in research projects” and “the aim to include an increasing number of open topics” in the upcoming work programme.
Suggestions include to keep ‘civil security for society’ as the focus of Horizon Europe Cluster 3, and to allow lower technology readiness level research in this cluster.
The draft strategic plan, which will guide the final three years of Horizon Europe, is not yet publicly available.
EARTO-Comments-on-Civil-Security-for-Society-Draft-HE-Strategic-Plan-2025-27_final.pdf