European Commission
EUROPEAN RESEARCH ERA

The issue and context:
The world is facing global societal challenges such as coping with climate change, ensuring energy security and safeguarding the environment, which require answers from science and technology. The complexity of these challenges requires the involvement of the best expertise from various disciplines from all over the world.
In its Communication on a Strategic Framework for International S&T Cooperation of September 2008 (COM(2008)588) the Commission pointed out that in view of increased globalisation, economic interdependence and common challenges international cooperation becomes ever more important to improve Europe’s position as an attractive place to perform S&T.
Increased international cooperation by research …