Open AccessSOCIETAL CHALLENGES AT HORIZON 2020
Author(s) -
Graziela Ferrero Zucoloto,
Larissa de Souza Pereira,
Leonardo de Mello Szigethy de Jesus
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
radar : tecnologia, produção e comércio exterior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2177-1855
DOI - 10.38116/radar61/societal
Subject(s) - pillar , horizon , order (exchange) , political science , european community , regional science , business , sociology , international trade , engineering , finance , structural engineering , physics , astronomy
This note aims to contribute to the debate about the relationship between technology, innovation and societal challenges (SCs). It analyzes how research and innovation (R&I) is related to societal needs in the European Community. In order to do so, this note reviews the SCs, pillar 3 of Horizon 2020 (H2020), the largest European R&I support program. Based on SC programs and projects, it analyzes which problems of European society areactually being prioritized by R&I funding, and how their challenges are defined and supported.