ESIR in 2022-2023
ESIR is a high-level group of experts established in 2017. The new composition and mandate started in 2022 and ended in 2023.
Its 16 experts provided independent advice on how EU research and innovation policy can best support the transformation of our economy and society throughout the social, green and digital transitions.
As Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth Mariya Gabriel said:
“These experts will address the most pressing societal challenges we face today and reach out to key players in their field. I am confident that they will consistently support EU R&I and will inspire us on how Europe can best develop and implement a forward-looking R&I policy.”
The group addressed society's needs and most pressing challenges through:
- policy briefs to provide European and national policy-makers with strategic advice on how research and innovation policy can lead and support our societies in the transitions towards the 2030 goals
- proposals for solution-oriented policy initiatives that address current grand challenges
- fostering policy innovation and experimentation to find new and more impactful public policies
- outreach activities to fully engage with relevant stakeholders
ESIR reflected about the role of R&I to provide solutions to our most pressing societal challenges. The group covered areas related to the twin digital and sustainability transitions, mission-oriented policies and the societal and economic impacts of R&I policy.
ESIR 2020-2021: Main achievements
ESIR members and community
ESIR is composed of 16 internationally recognised experts who cover sustainability issues from a variety of angles and involve their respective networks.
The experts come from diverse backgrounds like academia, business, think-tanks, public and private sectors, and cover a wide range of areas of expertise, such as energy, equality, AI & digitalisation, innovation ecosystems, economics, youth, health and sustainability.
The group emphasises co-creation in producing its outputs and activities. It actively engages with relevant stakeholders and reaches out to different communities to disseminate the group’s outputs.
The group was chaired by Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome, who was supported by Andrea Renda as a Vice-Chair.
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In this publication ESIR recognises the unique opportunity that the poly-crisis has provided, and seize this moment to instigate strategic, institutional renewal. It provides for comprehensive transformation of values culture, organization, decision-making processes, and the way education institutions interact with society by breaking down disciplinary silos, reconnecting research and teaching, and re-evaluating incentive structures and systems.
In this publication, the ESIR group explores the research, innovation, and technology policy through the lens of geopolitical competition. This focus paper emphasizes the importance of a European technology policy that supports sustainability, democracy, and responsible innovation.
Making Europe the centre of gravity for future good-quality jobs.
The ESIR group has on several occasions supported the aim to promote a systemic industrial transformation that goes beyond the deepening of digital technology in industry, in order to embrace a human-centric, resilient sustainable paradigm.
This ESIR policy brief explores how Europe's research and innovation (R&I) policy can make a decisive contribution to Europe’s ‘earthshot’, i.e. creating a Europe where citizens live well, at peace and within planetary boundaries.
In this publication, the ESIR group advocates for the EU to embark on a deep transformation by seizing the opportunities offered by the current state of emergency.
Latest
In its latest publication, the expert group on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) focuses on the future of education.
The Commission Expert Group on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) explores the intricacies of geo-political tensions, unravelling the roadmap for Europe's technological future, policies, and risk-taking.
The Commission Expert Group on the Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) looks at the intersection between industrial transformation and the need to ensure a human-centric, resilient, and sustainable future, in terms of job creation, employment and wellbeing at work.
Today, the Expert Group on the Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) presents key recommendations on how to address the poly-crisis, how the EU can foster positive peace and what future-proof Research & Innovation (R&I) can contribute to these objectives
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