You are what you read

You are what you read - April 2021

Published: Mon, 04/26/21

The EPN Consulting Newsletter No. 128 | April 2021

Editorial

Dear Colleague,

Last 22 April 2021 the world celebrated the “Earth Day”, launched by the USA in 1970, to make governments and people sensitive about the health of our planet and how a joint effort of everyone to protect it is absolutely necessary for the continuation of life (human, animal and vegetal) in the next decades/centuries.

Especially in the last decades we have noticed dramatic effects of the anthropic pollution that have been classified as...Read more

EC EASME has become EISMEA on 1st April 2021

Established on 1 April 2021, European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency (EISMEA) has been set up to create strong synergies to support the recovery of the European economy, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, notably through innovation (previously managed by the EASME. Read more

Technology focus on IoT

Advanced Technologies for Industry (ATI) lie at the very heart of Europe’s ongoing process of digital transformation. Indeed, these technologies enable process, product and service innovation throughout the economy, thus fostering and supporting industrial modernisation across a wide range of organisations and industry sectors. Read more

Deployment of EU Electric Vehicle charging stations too slow, auditors say

The European Court of Auditors (ECA) looked at how the European Commission supports member states in expanding electrical charging infrastructure as well as how it manages EU funding. It found that availability of public charging stations varies significantly between member states and.... Read more

European cities and regions act for a fairer, climate-neutral Europe

The Covenant of Mayors has reached a new milestone in 2021. Signatories were invited to step up their climate ambition and commit to a new common vision for achieving decarbonisation and resilience by 2050, with affordable, secure and sustainable energy. The new vision... Read more

EU launches European Capital of Smart Tourism 2022 competition

The European Capital of Smart Tourism is an EU initiative, currently financed under the COSME Programme. It is built on the successful experience of the Preparatory Action proposed by the European Parliament and implemented by the European Commission in 2019 and 2020. The competition...Read more

The Website of the Month: The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance (ECH2A) was announced as part of the New Industrial Strategy for Europe and it was launched on 8 July 2020 in the context of the hydrogen strategy for a climate-neutral Europe.
The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance aims at an ambitious deployment of hydrogen technologies by 2030, bringing together renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production, demand in industry, mobility and other sectors, and hydrogen transmission and distribution. With the alliance, the EU wants to build its global leadership in this domain, to support the EU’s commitment to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Read more

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Upcoming Professional Events

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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)

11 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to Erasmus+ KA1 (Mobility of individuals in the field of higher education; Mobility of individuals in VET, school education and adult education fields; Mobility of individuals in the field of youth)

19 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to the Horizon Europe [HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01)] call (EIC Pathfinder Open 2021)

20 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to Erasmus+ KA2 (Cooperation partnerships in the fields of education, training and youth; Cooperation partnerships in the field of sport; Small-scale partnerships in the fields of education and training and youth; Small-scale partnerships in the field of sport; Non-for-profit Sport Events)

26 May 2021 – Deadline to submit proposals to Erasmus+ KA2 (Erasmus Mundus Action)

N.B. Deadlines of the Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ 2021-2027 calls for proposals will be available soon in our Events section

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

11-12 May 2021 – Brussels (BE) – Road User Charging (RUC) Conference 2021

17-28 May 2021 – Online – International Transport Forum (ITF) 2021 (Virtual Summit)

19-20 May 2021 – Online – AUTONOMY Digital 2.0

20-21 May 2021 – Frankfurt (DE) – World Class Corporate Climate-Neutral Strategies 2021

20-21 May 2021 – Online – Clean Energy for EU Islands Forum 2021

26-27 May 2021 – Rotterdam (NL) – 9th Ship Recycling Congress 2021

26-27 May 2021 – Online – eBRIDGES 2021

26-27 May 2021 – Helsinki (FI) – LIGNOFUELS 2021

31 May-04 June 2021 – Europe – EU GREEN WEEK 2021

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