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Accelerating the green and digital transition of Europe is set amongst the highest priorities in the EU and the national level, and Metropolia is highly engaged in promoting this priority through its RDI work. Industrial ecosystems can provide exceptional solutions by bringing together all actors operating in a value chain from the SME’s to the largest companies, from higher education to RDI, service providers to suppliers.

The proposed consultation process on R&I-related needs of industries, including skilling/upskilling needs, digitalisation, R&I driven standardisation, common technology roadmaps, and research and technology infrastructures would serve well the higher education sector in answering to the needs of the industry. Providing needs-based lifelong learning and training solutions is a key priority for Metropolia, so meeting the skilling and upskilling needs of industries is at the core of our operations. Also, the proposed activities related to identifying common action areas to enable faster advancements along research stages, from basic research to deployment, make it easier for different actors and ecosystems to bring together the expertise they have. In connection with these activities, it is important to recognise the significance of all research stages as well as the contribution of different research approaches, including both basic and applied research.