23 Nov 2023
ERA Monitoring Report 2023 shows progress with ERA Policy Agenda Actions
On 23 November 2023, the European Commission published its first 18-month review of the progress made towards the priority areas for joint action in the European Research Area (ERA), as laid down in the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe, and of the implementation of the ERA Policy Agenda. The report is part of the new ERA Monitoring Mechanism (EMM), which also includes the ERA Policy Platform with the ERA Dashboard and Scoreboard, as well as country-level reports. In the context of the renewal of the ERA governance since 2021, this monitoring mechanism will allow for evidence-informed policy-making. The present report serves as a baseline against which future progress at EU-level can be assessed.
The report provides an overview of quantitative information identifying the trends towards achieving the priorities set out in the Pact for Research and Innovation in Europe , and presents an overview of qualitative information outlining the state of play of each ERA action defined in the ERA Policy Agenda 2022-2024.
The assessment shows that the EU, together with the Member States, Associated Countries and R&I stakeholders, has already made significant progress within the different ERA Policy Agenda Actions. Examples of such achievements include:
- the establishment of the Coalition for Advancing Research Assessment (CoARA)(ERA Action 3);
- the preparation of a Council Recommendation on a ‘European framework to attract and retain research, innovation and entrepreneurial talents in Europe’ in 2023 (ERA Action 4);
- the adoption of a Council Recommendation on the guiding principles for knowledge valorisation in 2022 (ERA Action 7);
- the adoption of Industrial Technology Roadmaps (ERA Action 12);
- the development of a new ERA monitoring and evaluation framework (ERA Action 19).
The report can be downloaded here: