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Fulfilment of enabling condition

Enabling condition

Specific objective

Fulfilment of criteria

Reference to relevant documents

Fund

Criteria

Justification

strengthened financial support to enterprises to reduce their carbon

Draft territorial Just Transition plan for €84.5 million from the EU Just Transition Fund over the programme period of 2021-2027. New Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024 Chapters 4.5 and 4.6 of the National Smart Specialisation Strategy for Research and Innovation 2022-2027 reflect Ireland’s policy and developments on international collaboration on RD&I and improving the national enterprise research and innovation system. Impact 2030: Ireland’s Research and Innovation Strategy New Regional Enterprise Plans to 2024

emissions and develop skilled workers to work within green industries, as well as embracing and adjusting to digitalisation. Regional sectors particularly affected include manufacturing, agri-food, renewable energy, and the blue economy. The IG’s ToR will include the identification of collaborative RD&I opportunities with other regions in S3 priority areas by employing the forthcoming S3 Platform’s R&I TEDv. Ireland’s main mechanism for international engagement is Horizon with 14,000 collaborations with main partner Germany, alone. Ireland is committed to deepen this engagement by increasing research capacity through ERDF, informed and supported by S3, leveraging our NCPs, KTI, and our international networks. Impact 2030 has many actions to support international engagement, which will be informed by S3. Impact 2030 commits to a joined-up approach on horizon-scanning building on EI and IDA megatrends mapping, to inform Ireland’s R&D investment priorities, including international engagement activities. The IG will engage with programme leads to assist with international engagement on ERDF schemes. Using existing international

7. Measures for enhancing cooperation with partners outside a given Member State in priority areas supported by the smart specialisation strategy.

Yes

Research Priority Areas 2018-2023

Ireland’s European Research Area Roadmap

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