Dear Colleague,
On 20th March 2021 we officially entered Spring 2021 but, unfortunately, we still have to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. Hopefully, in the next months things will improve and we can resume some aspects of our previous lifestyle like enjoying a cold beer with friends and starting travelling again which, for frequent travellers like myself, this long period spent at home is becoming really "too" long. However, Spring
always brings some fresh air and for EPN Consulting brought the...Read more
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Volvo plans to sell only Electric Cars by 2030
Volvo Cars one-upped larger rivals like General Motors and added momentum to the movement toward electric vehicles by saying it would convert its entire lineup to battery power by 2030, no longer selling cars with internal combustion
engines. The declaration by the Swedish carmaker is the latest attempt by a traditional auto company to break with its fossil fuels past... Read more
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The European Pillar of Social Rights: turning principles into actionst
The EC set out its ambition for a strong Social Europe that focuses on jobs and skills for the future and paves the way for a fair, inclusive and resilient socio-economic recovery. The European Pillar of Social Rights Action
Plan outlines concrete actions to further implement the principles of the European Pillar of Social Rights as a joint effort by the Members States and the EU, with an active involvement of social partners and civil society. It also proposes employment, skills and social protection headline targets for the EU to be achieved by 2030. Read more
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What Full Autonomy Means for the Waymo Driver
In Jan 2021 Waymo posted a tweet breaking down what “autonomy” means for the Waymo Driver, which is how the company refers to its autonomous driving system. The video in the Tweet points out that Level 1, 2, and 3 autonomy are
not “fully autonomous” because a human driver might be needed. Sounds good. The Waymo Driver operates at Level 4 autonomy, meaning, Waymo says, that “no human driver is needed in our defined operational conditions”. Read more
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EU Commission clashes with Parliament over ‘net’ 2030 climate target
Lawmakers denounced a “loophole” in the European Commission’s proposed climate target for 2030 and pointed the finger at the EU executive for its hard negotiation style over the EU climate law. MEPs from across the political spectrum
turned up the heat on Frans Timmermans (pictured), the executive vice-president of the European Commission, during a heated exchange of... Read more
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Horizon Europe's first strategic plan 2021-2024: the EC sets Research & Innovation priorities for a sustainable future
On 15 Mar 2021 the European Commission adopted the first strategic plan for Horizon Europe, the new EU research and innovation programme worth €95.5bn in current prices. The strategic plan sets the strategic orientations for
the targeting of investments in the programme's first four years. Read more
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EC INEA becomes CINEA on 1st April 2021
INEA (innovation and Networks Executive Agency) will be officially replaced by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) on 01 Apr 2021. The new Agency will have a key role in
supporting the European Green Deal, with a focus on creating synergies to support a sustainable, connected, and decarbonised Europe. CINEA will continue to manage existing projects, and start implementing new 2021-2027 programmes...Read more
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EPN Consulting kicked off the new Erasmus+ project to Fight Climate Change
On 24-25 March 2021 EPN Consulting kicked off the "Collective Innovation to Fight Climate Change" project, funded by the Erasmus+ scheme, together with the other six partners from Belgium, Bulgaria, Greece, Spain and the UK. The project’s aim is to fight climate change through collective innovation and efforts and more specifically with all our objectives through the prism of educators, entrepreneurs,
SMEs. Read more
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The Website of the Month: The FAIR Principles
In 2016 the "FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship" were published in Scientific Data. The authors intended to provide guidelines to improve the Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reuse (FAIR) of digital assets. The principles emphasise machine-actionability (i.e. the capacity of computational systems to find, access, interoperate,
and reuse data with none or minimal human intervention) because humans increasingly rely on computational support to deal with data as a result of the increase in volume, complexity, and creation speed of data. Read more
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Join the EPN Consulting Network
EPN Consulting Members receive a number of exclusive and bespoke services including -but not limited to- a repository of selected professional news, articles and papers, and priority invitations to join European projects consortia. Choose among BRONZE, SILVER and GOLD Membership packages. Read more
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Upcoming Professional Events
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01 Apr 2021 – Deadline to submit pre-proposals to the ERA-MIN3 Joint call 2021 (Raw materials for the sustainable development and the circular economy)
08 Apr 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the Horizon Europe [ERC-2021-STG] call – (European Research Council Starting Grants)
14 Apr 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the 2nd call of the European Light Industries Innovation and Technology (ELIIT) project
03 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the 2022 EIT Raw Materials call (draft)
05 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the H2020 [Sunfuel-EICPrize-2021] call (IPr Inducement Prize – EIC Horizon Prize for ‘Fuel from the Sun: Artificial Photosynthesis’)
11 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to No.18 [AGRIP-MULTI-2021-IM] calls (Promotion of Agricultural Products)
N.B. Deadlines of the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ 2021-2027 calls for proposals will be available soon in our Events section
| 20-21 Apr 2021 – Online – Festival of Circular Economy
20-22 Apr 2021 – Online – EUCAD 2021 – 3rd European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving
26 Apr 2021 – Online – FT Event – HYDROGEN SUMMIT – The Clean Fuel of the Future
26-29 Apr 2021 – Online – EUBCE 2021 – 29th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition
05-06 May 2021 – Lyon (FR) – 9th Annual Gasification Summit
05-06 May 2021 – Online – Transit Ticketing & Fare Collection Europe 2021
05-07 May 2021 – Antwerp/Web – SigA2 2021 Conference “Maritime and Ports”: Key Developments and Challenges
10-13 May 2021 – Online – IEEE INFOCOM 2021 – International Conference on Computer Communications
Please note that many conferences are being cancelled, postponed or converted in Virtual events due to the Covid-19 outbreak.
Visit our Events section for updated information.
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