Innovation

The call for applications for funding research projects under Intervention I “Research and Development by Enterprises” of the Strategic Priority Action “Research – Innovate” of the Competitiveness Program, which is co-funded by the European EU Regional Development Fund under the NSRF 2021-2027, has been closed.

Cyprus has maintained its position as a Strong Innovator on the European Innovation Scoreboard for a third consecutive year, the island's Deputy Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digital Policy said on Monday. It stated that Cyprus has secured 10th place among the European Union member-states, achieving 106.3% of the European average and recording the highest […]

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A revival of industrial policies is under way around the world, the United Nations said Thursday, with countries going for technological innovation to diversify their economies.

The U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization said greater productivity levels could be reached through specialising in existing strengths.

It concerns targeted interventions for the enhancement of infrastructure & technical equipment, integration of new technologies & innovation in the field of civil protection

Marking the first step toward establishing the framework necessary to enable the creation of a "smart" army, the cabinet on Thursday approved the Defense Ministry's bill on defense innovation. It essentially seeks to rectify a long-standing distortion in recent years that has kept the Hellenic Armed Forces from effectively accessing defensive innovation created in the country.

The government is committed to innovation and research, Development Minister Kostas Skrekas said on the occasion of the signing on Friday of a European Investment Bank (EIB) loan to the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation, amounting to 143 million euros. 

Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov delivered a notable address at an information day focused on financing high-tech scientific research and innovation, jointly organized by the European Innovation Council (EIC) and the Ministry of Innovation and Growth.

In a world of rapid technological change and the demand for new expertise to compete in the international economy, Greece has long been constrained by its university system. For years, it has constituted a structural weakness of the economy. At the same time, thousands of students have voted with their feet and gone abroad to study and research, to realize their aspirations.

A forthcoming business delegation from India specializing in high technologies and innovation is scheduled to tour Bulgaria and Romania in mid-March 2024, as reported by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).