Welcome to the new African Union (AU) - European Union (EU) Innovation Interface, part of the Innovation Talent Platform! The AU-EU Innovation Interface will bring information on initiatives, resources and opportunities addressed to innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers and investors, generated as part of the implementation of the joint AU-EU Innovation Agenda. By doing so, the Interface aims to connect Research and Innovator Stakeholders and ecosystems at the interface between Africa and Europe and therefore bring value to the impact of the Innovation Agenda.
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The Dashboard of Initiatives of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda is now available!
The Dashboard of Initiatives represents a "living inventory” of projects, programmes, partnerships and scholarships officially recognised as contributing to the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda. Adopted by EU and AU Ministers of Research and Innovation (R&I) in July 2023, the AU-EU Innovation Agenda aims to foster the translation of R&I into tangible socio-economic development, namely products, services, businesses and jobs, in Africa and Europe.
Do you want to actively contribute? Click on the button below to discover all information related to the Dashboard!
Virtual Workshop Series of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda
The Workshop series dedicated to the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda has officially kicked off! The objective is to provide AU-EU innovators and the whole stakeholder community participating in the implementation of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda with a practical opportunity for training, growth, networking and collaboration.
The series will comprise seven virtual workshops that will focus on topics related to the priority areas of the AU-EU cooperation in Research and Innovation: Public Health, Green Transition, Innovation & Technology and Capacities for Science and will offer working and interactive sessions, including AU-EU Deep Tech training modules.
The first edition took place on 28 November 2023 and focused on intellectual property rights and how the future AU-EU IPR collaboration could be shaped in the context of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.
The next Workshop will take place on 29 May 2024 (10.00-15:00 CEST) and will focus on Access to finance for innovators.
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Story map on the Projects pertaining to the AU-EU Research & Innovation partnership on Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture (FNSSA)
Find out how geographical analyses, based on the use of the “Africa Knowledge Platform”, bolster efforts to unlock tangible impact through the AU-EU Innovation Agenda.
If you are an investor, find out how you can engage in supporting the scale up of most promising and innovative projects!
Join the ENRICH in Africa virtual Community Platform!
Funded under the EU Framework Programme Horizon 2020, Enrich in Africa (EiA) brings together key stakeholders from the European and African innovation ecosystem to upgrade the capacity of incubators and accelerators and benefit entrepreneurs in both regions. It supports knowledge exchange, provides co-creation opportunities, and enables the delivery of quality services for European and African innovators. Join this community to learn more about what ENRICH in Africa has to offer, expand your network, and find partners and investors!
AU-EU Deep Tech Transformation Training Scheme
The AU-EU Deep Tech Transformation Training Scheme will consist of seven modules to be given within the online workshops to take place during the implementation phase of the short-term actions of the AU-EU Innovation Agenda (see above).
All modules will focus on case studies relevant to the AU-EU cooperation in R&I and will cover the following topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI) (big data included), quantum computing, blockchain and biotech.
The full recording of the first training module from the first Virtual Workshop focusing on Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) of 28 November 2023 can be accessed by clicking on the button below.
EURAXESS Africa
EURAXESS Africa is an initiative of the European Commission established with the aim to provide free access to information about research in Europe, opportunities for research funding, international collaboration and trans-national mobility. It links researchers in Africa to Europe. Furthermore, the network is open to all nationalities and research fields.
Global Gateway Africa - Europe Investment Package – Flagships on Science, Technology and Innovation
In the context of the 6th EU - AU Summit, the EU committed to step up cooperation with African partner countries to improve capacities in Science, Technology and Innovation, strengthen innovation ecosystems, increase research collaboration and upgrade research and innovation facilities. Accordingly, the Global Gateway Africa - Europe Investment Package foresees three flagship initiatives with a specific focus on Science, Technology and Innovation, one of which is indeed (i) the AU-EU Innovation Agenda, together with those on (ii) Earth Observation and Space Technologies and (iii) Regional Centres of Excellence.