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Welcome to the weekly Science|Business roundup of the most significant news in R&D policy and funding, tailored for our LinkedIn audience.?

In this week’s policy news, the UK has voted to end 14 years of Conservative Party-led government, putting in power a centre-left Labour party with a huge parliamentary majority that is expected to seek far more cordial relations with the EU.?

Also, Canada has officially associated to Horizon Europe, the EU’s €95 billion research programme, becoming the latest non-European country to join, while two global AI initiatives have merged with the aim to involve more developing countries in AI policy debate.?

In the EU, Some 110 associations representing research and innovation stakeholders are calling on the EU to “significantly increase” the budget for the next framework research programme FP10, and to focus on supporting industry participation.?

In funding news, we find out about joint EU-India funding for start-up matchmaking and imminent Horizon Europe calls that will support joint basic research projects, as Brussels tries to strengthen its links with New Delhi and weaken Russian influence.?

Elsewhere, we have news from the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, which has begun a search for organisations that are interested in helping to build its tenth innovation network, which is focussed on water, marine and maritime sectors and ecosystems.??

As NATO launches this year’s DIANA accelerator challenges, Eleonora Francica looks at joint EU and NATO cooperation on defence innovation.?

In the Ecosystem, we hear from senior advisers to the European Commission, who say the EU’s ambition of levelling up innovation in every region of Europe is misguided.??

In the Data Corner, Raffaele Guerini charts the rise in international research collaboration in Europe since 2002, showing how it’s become increasingly concentrated in a handful of centres of excellence.?

Rounding up the newsletter, in Insider’s View, we ask how AI tools can help Europe better translate research into innovation.?

Policy Bulletin

UK universities in crisis as centre-left takes power

Labour is victorious after 14 years of Conservative rule. But it’s not clear how problems facing higher education will be fixed. Click here to read more

Two global AI initiatives merge, aim to involve more developing countries in AI policy debate

Franco-Canadian GPAI and OECD announce ‘integrated partnership’. But news highlights difficulties in reaching global consensus on AI. Click here to read more

FP10 should boost industrial competitiveness, European associations argue

There should be more industry participation in the next EU research programme, 110 associations say in a joint statement. Click here to read more

Canada officially joins Horizon Europe

Sign off allows Canadian researchers to apply on an equal footing to researchers based in Europe. Click here to read more

Funding Newswire

Joint calls with India expected as Brussels seeks deeper tech ties

The EU-India Trade and Technology Council is beginning to yield opportunities in joint basic research and start-up matchmaking. Click here to read more

New EIT water innovation community gets EU go ahead

The European Institute of Innovation and Technology is about to launch a call for organisations to build its tenth innovation network. Click here to read more

Joint report highlights EU-NATO collaboration on defence research

Over the last years, the two have worked together on emerging and disruptive technologies and defence innovation. Click here to read more

The Ecosystem: learn to live with the east-west innovation gap, Commission is told

Instead of boosting innovation across all of eastern Europe, the EU should selectively support new innovation hubs. Click here to read more

European research collaboration has seen a huge rise – and deepening concentration

Regions collaborate more than ever, but excellence is becoming concentrated, which may be an issue in the long run. Click here to read more

Can we use artificial intelligence to improve tech transfer?

Commission looks to employ AI to improve and optimise the journey from research to innovation. Click here to read more

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