VITO Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek

VITO Response to the Call for Evidence on the EU Innovation Act attached in pdf format. VITO welcomes the European Commissions plans to adopt the European Innovation Act and strongly supports its ambition to close the EU innovation gap, strengthen Europes competitiveness, and anchor innovation in both industrial and societal transformation.

VITO response to the Commission call for evidence on a European strategy on research and technology infrastructures VITO as an EU Research and Technology Organisation endorses the broad outlines of the context, identified main problems and needs as described in the current Commission call for evidence on a European strategy on research and technology infrastructures, and draws on its own expertise and experience to…

VITO Response to the Call for Evidence on the ERA Act VITO Vision on the European Research Area VITO welcomes the European Commissions initiative to establish a legislative framework for the European Research Area (ERA).

This technical contribution highlights the importance of digital water management and water quality data for strengthening Europes water resilience. It argues that Europe needs to move from fragmented and reactive water management towards integrated, predictive and data-driven approaches.

The COM survey is basically about whether or not to adapt the successor Horizon R&I programme for dual use: The EC White paper offers three options for further consideration under current or future EU funding programmes as follows: - Option 1: Going further based on the current set-up, - Option 2: Remove the exclusive focus on civil applications in selected parts of the successor programme to Horizon Europe, -…