During its final three years , Horizon 2020 will provide further investments of around €30 billion in research and innovation. This is the last work programme for Horizon 2020.

Horizon 2020 began in January 2014 and therefore has reached its half-way point.

Helping to reinforce this is the commitment given in this work programme to promote the policy goals of open innovation, open science and open to the world (three O's).

What are the challenges for H2020 Work Programme 2018-2020 ?

1. Giving special attention to market-creating innovation.

2. There has been attention to the way important cross-cutting priorities like climate action and sustainable development, gender equality, and the social sciences and humanities (SSH) are embedded in calls .

3. Ensuring further openness of the programme by attracting newcomers, especially SMEs, is an area where major progress has been made.

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