Research and innovation (R&I) are among the key areas of cooperation between the EU and Japan. At the 7th JSTCC meeting, the co-chairs highlighted the importance of research and innovation (R&I) in the overall EU-Japan relations and emphasised mutual benefits stemming from enhancing it. Collaboration in R&I has a huge potential to promote excellence of research and talent development, to stimulate international talent mobility and circulation and innovations, to strengthen the capacity to tackle global societal challenges, and to secure supply chains.
Both sides presented the recent developments of their respective Science, Technology and Innovation policies. They underlined that in the very worrying geopolitical context, a comprehensive strategic approach to an open and evolutional research ecosystem based on trust is important, taking into account economic security.