JRC publishes policy brief on open strategic autonomy

The European Commission's Joint Research Centre has published a policy brief on ' A resilient, competitive, fair and sustainable EU: Industrial Innovation for Open Strategic Autonomy'.

Industrial innovation, integration of social and territorial cohesion, increased institutional capacity and more cooperation between researchers and practitioners are the keys to open strategic autonomy while leaving no one and no place behind. The paper underlines that it is essential to focus industrial innovation on EU-wide capacities in critical sectors and technologies, while strengthening EU’s internal market and maintaining a responsible openness. 

It also highlights the need to integrate social and territorial cohesion perspectives to address digital and green gaps, upskill the workforce and engage all relevant stakeholders to identify areas for investment. The third pillar is improving the collaboration between policy areas, public and private actors and government levels. Such institutional capacity and good governance are prerequisites for truly transformative innovation policies. Finally, further cooperation between researchers and practitioners is necessary to monitor and evaluate progress, anticipate emerging difficulties and provide evidence to underpin policy decisions.

The brief sums up the main outcomes of CONCORDi Conference, the European Conference on Corporate R&D and Innovation that took place from 24-26 October 2023 in Seville, Spain, and had been organised in association with the OECD and the Spanish Council Presidency.

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