[ie-announce] Open Letter: Calling for Software Recognition in the EIC Work Programme 2025

[Informatics Europe Office]

Dear colleagues,

Informatics Europe, alongside our member National Informatics 
Associations 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/policy/national-associations.html>, 
has issued an Open Letter urging the European Innovation Council (EIC) 
to recognise software as a key enabling technology in its Work Programme.

Despite being the foundation of modern innovation, software research is 
missing from the current priorities, risking Europe’s competitiveness, 
digital autonomy, and ability to tackle key challenges like 
cybersecurity and environmental sustainability.

With our open letter, we urge the EIC to reconsider its Work Programme 
by allocating dedicated funding and enhancing public-private 
collaborations, recognising software as a key enabling technology for 
innovation and progress in Europe.

Read our full open letter on the IE Recommendations page 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/services/publications/recommendations.html> 
or download it directly here 
<https://www.informatics-europe.org/component/phocadownload/category/27-recommendations.html?download=275:critical-omission-of-software-technology-in-the-eic-work-programme>. 


Your engagement is key — please share this message and help drive change.

Best regards,
Informatics Europe

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