The leading universities of science & technology united within CESAER published today a position on ‘Competitiveness, reindustrialisation and strategic autonomy through leadership in science & technology’.
In this position, we advocate focusing on strategies to advance leadership in science & technology by:
- Playing to our strengths through excellence and leadership in science & technology: emphasising excellence and leadership in science and technology to reinforce Europe’s position as a global powerhouse.
- Nurturing research & innovation talent for sustainable science & technology leadership in Europe: prioritising the development of high-quality jobs and diverse career pathways to attract and retain top research and innovation talent.
- Enhancing Europe’s competitive position in science & technology through supportive framework conditions: strengthening supportive framework conditions for research and innovation to bolster Europe’s competitive position.
- Realising the fifth freedom to enable Europe to assume a globally leading role in science & technology thus reinforcing strategic autonomy: advocating for the free circulation of researchers, scientific knowledge, and technology to enable Europe’s strategic autonomy.
- Exploring a European Competitiveness Research Council focused on the accelerated development of new technologies and associated talent: identifying and implementing specific funding instruments for fostering transformative research that will support the accelerated development of new technologies and associated talent in science and technology, thereby bolstering Europe’s global competitiveness.