Horizon – Tantalising, daunting for ‘third countries’

By Charmaine Williamson. South Africa qualifies as a so-called ‘third country’ to be an eligible recipient of Horizon 2020 funding and attendant programmes. In ‘piggy-back’ pursuit of its own renditions of industrial leadership, excellent science and responses to societal challenges, South Africa finds itself both tantalised and daunted by this ground-breaking and wealthy instrument. Read more...