- Build a Strategic and Integrated Innovation Ecosystem
- Foster deep collaboration between science, industry, public administration, and civil society.
- Promote holistic approaches to eco-innovation and sustainability that avoid shifting dependencies.
- Support cross-border cooperation and knowledge exchange to unlock Europe’s full innovation potential.
- Reform and Modernize Innovation Funding
- Treat EU funding as a catalyst for systemic change, not just a transactional tool.
- Combine short-term project grants with long-term core funding to ensure sustainable growth.
- Tailor funding instruments to different stages of the R&D&I chain, especially in advanced materials and clean tech.
- Enable Circular and Sustainable Industrial Transformation
- Develop enabling ecosystems for scaling sustainable innovations, including infrastructure, data systems, and logistics.
- Introduce smart, harmonized regulations that reduce friction and support circularity.
- Create market demand for circular and low-carbon solutions through public procurement and incentives.
- Invest in People and Skills for the Triple Transition
- Address the skills gap in digital, energy, and social transitions by investing in education and reskilling.
- Promote diversity and inclusion, especially by attracting and retaining women in industry.
- Support human-centered workplaces that prioritize well-being, adaptability, and lifelong learning.
- Remove Barriers and Unify the European Investment Market
- Eliminate regulatory fragmentation that discourages cross-border investment, especially in Central and Eastern Europe.
- Introduce a unified legal framework like “EU Inc.” to facilitate startup growth and investment mobility.
- Reduce bureaucratic burdens and increase the risk tolerance of public innovation support systems.
- Mobilizing private capital to achieve the goals of the triple transformation – ecological, energy, and artificial intelligence.
The conclusions and opinions expressed in this document are those of the individual panellists and do not necessarily reflect the views of the entire panel nor that of the European Commission.
