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10/12/2021

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October 6, 2021

The U.S. National Science Foundation’s merit review process helps the agency identify high-quality proposals that merit NSF funding. This winter, the NSF Division of Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) is expanding a pilot that trains experts who participate in NSF merit...

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NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science
10/12/2021


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NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science
10/12/2021 09:00 AM EDT


This past week, the Nobel Assembly and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. Among the prize recipients in physiology or medicine, physics, and economic sciences are researchers who have been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

"We extend our congratulations to all the recipients of this year's Nobel Prizes for their bold thinking and transformative discoveries," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "For 70 years, NSF's investments in exploratory research have expanded the frontiers of knowledge and technology and supported both foundational, curiosity-driven, discovery-oriented research and use-inspired, solutions-oriented work. The impact of our support is reflected by the 253 NSF-funded Nobel Prize winners. As we adapt to the nation's changing needs, NSF will always remain dedicated to our core mission of investing in the whole range of fundamental science and engineering and STEM education. As stewards of the public trust, we can help secure that future by supporting tomorrow's Nobel laureates today."

Below are this year's winners and a summary of their achievements as well as a description of the research NSF helped to support.

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

David Julius, University of California, San Francisco, and Ardem Patapoutian, Scripps Research of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, "for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch."

Understanding how organisms sense and respond to stimuli – specifically heat – is critical in harnessing these responses and mitigating them when needed, such as in the case of chronic pain. Gaining this knowledge requires fundamental research across different organisms that can lead to translational impacts in biotechnology and biomedicine. NSF is proud to have recognized the importance and potential power of David Julius' research with a Presidential Young Investigators award in 1990.

The 2021 Nobel Prize in Physics

Syukuro Manabe, Princeton University, and Klaus Hasselmann, Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, Hamburg, Germany, "for the physical modelling of Earth's climate, quantifying variability and reliably predicting global warming," and Giorgio Parisi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, "for the discovery of the interplay of disorder and fluctuations in physical systems from atomic to planetary scales."

Making sense of systems that function from randomness and disorder is not only a challenge, but also essential for understanding some of the most important phenomena of the world. Manabe developed the first-of-its-kind general circulation climate model that combined both oceanic and atmospheric processes that paved the way for the critical work of limiting the impact of human-caused climate change. NSF is proud to have supported Manabe's research on large-scale atmospheric circulation in the early 1980s through awards at Princeton University.

The 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

David Card, University of California, Berkeley, “for his empirical contributions to labor economics;” and Joshua D. Angrist, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Guido W. Imbens, Stanford University “for their methodological contributions to the analysis of causal relationships”

Understanding the complex — and oftentimes counterintuitive — cause and effect relationships between changing aspects of our society and economy is a critical need for policy makers and other leaders. The collective discoveries of Card, Angrist and Imbens, along with contributions by Card’s colleague Alan Krueger who died in 2019, showed how cause and effect can be accurately determined when it is not feasible or ethical to conduct a controlled experiment. They used “natural experiments” — large-scale situations arising in real life — to precisely understand how one thing causes another, such as how income affects health, how wages affect unemployment and how investments in schools affect the future earnings of students. Their methods have been widely adopted and applied by researchers studying a range of important social and economic issues. NSF is proud to have supported all three winners and their groundbreaking work
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NSF Merit Review Survey 2021
10/12/2021
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Dear colleagues,

Next week, recent NSF applicants and reviewers will be emailed a survey link to provide feedback on their experience with the merit review process. Eligible individuals will be those who have submitted and/or reviewed proposals between October 1, 2018 and September 30, 2020. Results from this survey will help NSF understand critical elements of the merit review process, including perceptions of fairness, quality, satisfaction, and burden for individual directorates and NSF as a whole. In the past, survey findings led to improvements, such as revisions to reviewer training to enhance the quality of reviews used to make funding decisions.

If you have submitted or reviewed a proposal within the past two years, check your inbox on October 19 for your personal link to the survey. Your feedback is a crucial to the ongoing improvement of the merit review process. If you do not see the email in your inbox, check you spam folder. Please reach out to MeritReviewSurvey@nsf.gov with questions.

This survey is sponsored by the Office of Integrative Activities, and survey invitations will come from Insight Policy Research, an independent contractor conducting the survey. PI and reviewer participation is voluntary and confidential. This survey should take no more than 20 minutes.

Thank you!
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What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Oct 07, 2021
10/12/2021


Thu, 07 Oct 2021
Are there disinfection byproducts in that cup of tea?
Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide
Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide. When boiled tap water is used to brew tea, residual chlorine in the water can react with tea compounds to form disinfection byproducts, or DBPs.

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Thu, 07 Oct 2021
Climate change may erode frogs' ability to withstand salt pollution

Spring in the Northeast US is now earlier
Climate change may erode frogs' ability to withstand road salt pollution, according to U.S. National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Binghamton University.
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NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science
10/12/2021
NSF Statement on 2021 Nobel Laureates in Science
10/12/2021 09:00 AM EDT

This past week, the Nobel Assembly and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2021 Nobel Prize recipients. Among the prize recipients in physiology or medicine, physics, and economic sciences are researchers who have been supported by the U.S. National Science Foundation.

"We extend our congratulations to all the recipients of this year's Nobel Prizes for their bold thinking and transformative discoveries," said NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan. "For 70 years, NSF's ...More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303657&WT.mc_id=USNSF_58&WT.mc_ev=click

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Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES)
10/12/2021
Macrosystems Biology and NEON-Enabled Science (MSB-NES)
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NSF Invests in Designing Materials for the Future
10/12/2021
NSF Invests in Designing Materials for the Future
10/12/2021 11:51 AM EDT



The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program is the primary means by which NSF actively contributes to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) for Global Competitiveness. Since MGI’s inception in 2011, NSF and numerous other federal agencies have worked together through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee for MGI to galvanize and support the diverse relevant research communities towards the goal of building a ...More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303655&WT.mc_id=USNSF_61&WT.mc_ev=click

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National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Accelerating: Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce
10/13/2021
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes Accelerating: Research, Transforming Society, and Growing the American Workforce
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program
10/13/2021
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program
Solicitation: NSF 20-559
Due Date: November 12, 2021
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:

HBCU-UP Proposals:
An eligible institution can submit only one Implementation Project or ACE Implementation Project proposal per year. An institution may have only one active Implementation Project or ACE Implementation Project award. However, a new proposal can be submitted by an institution with an active project if that project is due to expire before new awards will be made. Also, an institution can be awarded, at most, three Implementation Projects and one ACE Implementation Project over time.
An eligible institution can submit only one Broadening Participation Research Center proposal and can have only one active center. The lead institution of the center proposal must have been awarded three rounds of an Implementation or ACE Implementation Project and must demonstrate the capacity to conduct broadening participation research.
An eligible institution can submit no more than two Broadening Participation Research proposals per year.
An eligible institution can submit no more than two Targeted Infusion Project proposals per year and can only have one active Targeted Infusion Project for any given department or unit.
An eligible institution can submit no more than two Research Initiation Award proposals per year.


Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
10/13/2021
Mathematical and Physical Sciences Ascending Postdoctoral Research Fellowships
Solicitation: NSF 22-501
Due Date: January 06, 2022
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:
Only individuals may submit proposals.
National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Research Institutes
10/13/2021
Solicitation: NSF 22-502
Due Date: January 14, 2022
Institutional Limit: 2
Limit Summary:
An organization may submit no more than two preliminary proposals to this solicitation as lead institution. An organization may submit up to two full proposals that correspond to preliminary proposals reviewed under this solicitation. In the event that an organization exceeds these limits, preliminary proposals will be accepted based on earliest date and time of preliminary proposal submission, i.e., the first two preliminary proposals will be accepted, and the remainder will be returned without review. A full proposal that does not correspond to a preliminary proposal reviewed in this program will be returned without review.
ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions
10/13/2021
ADVANCE: Organizational Change for Gender Equity in STEM Academic Professions

Solicitation: NSF 20-554
Due Date: November 03, 2021
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:
Eligible IHEs can submit one proposal to IT-Preliminary, Adaptation, OR Catalyst. IHEs can also be a partner on one or more Partnership proposals.
Eligible Non-profit, non-academic organizations can submit one proposal to the Adaptation competition and be a partner on one or more Partnership proposals.
IHEs and non-profit, non-academic organizations may be partners on multiple ADVANCE Partnership proposals in the same competition but can be the lead organization only on one Partnership proposal in the same competition.
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
10/13/2021
Launching Early-Career Academic Pathways in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Solicitation: NSF 22-503
Due Date: January 07, 2022
Institutional Limit: See Limit Summary
Limit Summary:
There are no restrictions or limits.
Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards
10/13/2021
Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards

Solicitation: NSF 21-628
Due Date: November 30, 2021
Institutional Limit: 2
Limit Summary:
No more than two proposals across both tracks may be submitted by any Lead institution.
What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Oct. 12, 2021
10/13/2021
Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.


Tue, 12 Oct 2021
Study finds increasing potential for toxic algal blooms in a warming Alaskan Arctic

Warming Arctic presents potential new threats to humans and marine wildlife

Changes in the northern Alaskan Arctic Ocean have reached a point at which a previously rare phenomenon -- widespread blooms of toxic algae -- could become more commonplace, potentially threatening a wide range of marine wildlife and the people who rely on local marine ...
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Tue, 12 Oct 2021
Scientists develop collagen scaffold materials for craniofacial bone and tissue repair
Researchers study the efficacy of bioengineered bone reconstruction materials
Repairing bone fractures and tissue injuries of the face and skull is challenging due to cell structure and bone shape. As a result, treating craniomaxillofacial trauma often involves biomaterials. ...
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Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP)
10/13/2021
Research and Mentoring for Postbaccalaureates in Biological Sciences (RaMP)
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Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards
10/13/2021

Centers for Innovation and Community Engagement in Solid Earth Geohazards

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Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
10/13/2021
Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)
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Check out the latest from NSF’s Science Matters blog
10/14/2021

SCIENCE MATTERS
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Thursday, Oct. 14, 2021
3 things learned from IceCube's first 10 years

Neutrinos are tiny, nearly massless elementary particles that rarely interact with normal matter. Billions pass through a square centimeter of Earth every second, but they are difficult to detect and study. The IceCube Neutrino Observatory was built to study cosmic neutrinos and use them as an astronomical messenger: to tell researchers about the violent, chaotic environments in which they were created.

The ice-encased detector has given researchers new ways of looking at the cosmos. Here are three things scientists have learned from IceCube's first decade of science and a peek at what physicists hope to learn in the future.

What’s hot in science? Check out NSF research news for the day of Oct. 13, 2021
10/14/2021

Keep up with today’s research news from the U.S. National Science Foundation. This is a daily look at noteworthy scientific findings from researchers around the country.


Wed, 13 Oct 2021
Machine learning uncovers 'genes of importance' in agriculture

Approach using evolutionary principles identifies genes that enable plants to grow with less fertilize
Machine learning, a type of artificial intelligence used to detect patterns in data, can pinpoint "genes of importance" that help crops grow with less fertilizer, according to a U.S. ...
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Wed, 13 Oct 2021
The red planet's small size complicates its habitability

Mars' mass may explain its lack of water
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Principles and Practice of Scalable Systems (PPoSS)
10/14/2021
Principles and Practice of Scalable Systems (PPoSS
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CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI)
10/14/2021
CISE Community Research Infrastructure (CCRI)

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NSF Invests in Designing Materials for the Future
10/14/2021
NSF Invests in Designing Materials for the Future
10/13/2021 03:32 AM EDT



The Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) program is the primary means by which NSF actively contributes to the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) for Global Competitiveness. Since MGI’s inception in 2011, NSF and numerous other federal agencies have worked together through the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Subcommittee for MGI to galvanize and support the diverse relevant research communities towards the goal of building a ...More at https://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=303675&WT.mc_id=USNSF_61&WT.mc_ev=click
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NSF CISE Newsletter: October 2021
10/14/2021

COMPUTER & INFORMATION
SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Fast Links and Funding Opportunities

Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

Deadline: October 18-22, 2021
Reviewer signups also welcome.
Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE): Core Programs.

Deadlines:
Small projects - Anytime
Medium projects and OAC Core Projects - December 01-22, 2021
Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI)

Deadline: December 8, 2021
A Message from CISE Leadership
Dear CISE community,

First, I want to congratulate the winners of the 2021 Golden Goose Award for their work on automotive security! In 2010 and 2011, NSF-funded faculty members, Tadayoshi “Yoshi” Kohno and Stefan Savage worked with lead senior Ph.D. students, Stephen Checkoway and Karl Koscher and other researchers from the University of California San Diego and University of Washington to publish papers in which they demonstrated that internet-connected vehicles could have critical engine and braking functions overridden by a remote attacker using different wireless and digital techniques. Ten years later, this work is being recognized for its impact in how automakers and regulators are approaching automotive security. If you’re not familiar with it, the Golden Goose Award was created to recognize the impacts and benefits of federally-funded scientific research.

Next, I would like to congratulate the recent awardees of our NSF-funded projects, Harnessing the Data Revolution Institutes (HDRI) and CIVIC Innovation Challenge.

Last month, NSF announced a $75 million investment to establish five new HDRIs that bring together researchers from different fields to advance solutions in areas like medicine, autonomous driving, remote sensing -- just to name a few. We are excited to see how these investments continue to contribute to our Nation’s leadership in cutting-edge science and engineering.

Also last month, NSF, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, announced the Civic Innovation Challenge Stage 2 awardees. Seventeen teams are receiving up to $1 million to implement research-based pilot projects that address their community challenges over a one-year period. We are very proud of the winning teams and everyone who participated in this program. If you are interested in contributing your ideas, please visit the CIVIC Ideas Festival.

Before ending this letter, I want to share a good opportunity for all proposers and reviewers to provide feedback on our merit review process. In mid-October, NSF will be sending the 2021 Merit Review Survey to proposers and reviewers who have submitted and/or reviewed proposals between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2020. I encourage you to participate -- your feedback is vital to our ongoing efforts to assess the merit review process.

Best,

Margaret Martonosi
NSF Assistant Director for CISE

Career Opportunities
CISE is looking to fill the following vacancies:
Division Director in the Computing and Communication Foundations Division. Deadline: October 20, 2021
Division Director in the Information and Intelligence Systems Division. Deadline: October 20, 2021
Interdisciplinary Program Director in the Computer and Network Systems Division – NeTS cluster. Deadline: October 25, 2021
Interdisciplinary Program Director in the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure Deadline: November 5, 2021
Deputy Office Director in the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure. Deadline: December 4, 2021
Program Director in the Computing and Communication Foundations Division. Deadline: Open until filled
Multiple Program Director positions in the Information and Intelligent Systems Division. Deadline: Open until filled
Interdisciplinary Program Director in the Computer and Network Systems Division – all clusters. Deadline: Open until filled

News & Announcements

Data Science Corps Awards aim to develop workforce-ready data scientists
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NSF strives to engage the research community in the pursuit of fundamental research in data science and engineering, development of a cohesive, federated, national-scale approach to research data infrastructure, and the development of a 21st-century data-capable workforce.


Release of a blueprint for a National Strategic Computing Reserve that would mobilize computing resources in times of national crisis.

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This paper articulates a blueprint for a National Strategic Computing Reserve (NSCR) that could be accessed during any emergency.



For unvaccinated, reinfection by SARS-CoV-2 is likely, study finds

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Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been much uncertainty about how long immunity lasts after an unvaccinated person is infected with SARS-CoV-2. Now a team of scientists led by faculty at the Yale School of Public Health and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte have an answer: Strong protection following natural infection is short-lived.


Christopher Kanan earns NSF CAREER Award to develop brain-inspired artificial intelligence systems
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The National Science Foundation is giving a Rochester Institute of Technology professor an esteemed award to help him expand the capabilities of artificial intelligence systems using new brain-inspired methods.

CISE-funded project entitled, “2021: The Fast and the Curious,” awarded Golden Goose Award

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Led by Tadayoshi “Yoshi” Kohno and Stefan Savage along with lead senior PhD students Stephen Checkoway and Karl Koscher, a team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego and the University of Washington proved that internet-connected vehicles could have their critical functions (including the engine, lights, and brakes) overridden by a remote attacker via a range of digital pathways. Their trailblazing work, published in a pair of landmark papers in 2010 and 2011, led to a revolution in how automakers, the federal government, and other stakeholders approached automotive security.
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Events
October 15, 2021
Cyberinfrastructure for Sustained Scientific Innovation (CSSI) Program Webinar
November 8, 2021
Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) in Engineering and Computer Science Virtual Office Hours
Program Spotlight
Harnessing the Data Revolution

In 2016, NSF unveiled a set of “Big Ideas,” 10 bold, long-term research and process ideas that identify areas for future investment at the frontiers of science and engineering. The Big Ideas represent unique opportunities to position our Nation at the cutting edge of global science and engineering leadership by bringing together diverse disciplinary perspectives to support convergence research.

The Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) Big Idea includes a $75 million investment to establish five new institutes to support convergence between science and engineering research communities, bringing together expertise in data science foundations, systems, applications and cyberinfrastructure. Together, these institutes will enable breakthroughs through collaborative, co-designed programs to formulate innovative data-intensive approaches for addressing critical national challenges.

A summary of each HDR institute award is provided below:

NSF Institute for a New Frontier of Biological Information Powered by Knowledge-Guided Machine Learning — Led by The Ohio State University, the institute will establish a new field of Imageomics, in which biologists utilize machine learning algorithms to analyze vast stores of existing image data, such as publicly funded digital collections from national centers, field stations, museums and individual laboratories.

NSF Institute for Accelerated AI Algorithms for Data-Driven Discovery — Led by the University of Washington, the institute aims to construct the knowledge essential for real-time applications of artificial intelligence in three fields of science: high energy physics, multi-messenger astrophysics and systems neuroscience.

NSF Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions — Led by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, the institute will serve as a research hub where experts in data science, Arctic and Antarctic science and cyberinfrastructure — from academia, government and private sectors — come together to address national priorities and challenges related to climate change, sea level rise and the rapidly changing Arctic.

NSF Institute for Data Driven Dynamical Design — Led by Colorado School of Mines, the institute aims to address the challenge of predicting dynamical processes in materials, including ion and molecular transport, catalytic pathways, and phase transformations in metamaterials, with a focus on discovering fundamentally new mechanisms and pathways.

NSF Institute for Geospatial Understanding through an Integrative Discovery Environment, I-GUIDE — Led by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the institute will create an integrative geospatial discovery environment that harnesses geospatial data to understand interconnected interactions across diverse socioeconomic-environmental systems — with a goal of enhancing community resilience and environmental sustainability.

For more information, view the Harnessing Data Revolution webpage here.
SciComm Corner: How CISE is Impacting Your Community
NSF Civic Innovation Challenge

For this month's SciComm Corner, we have decided to highlight three awardees of the Civic Innovation Challenge. The Civic Innovation Challenge is a multi-agency, federal government research and action competition that aims to fund ready-to-implement, research-based pilot projects that have the potential for scalable, sustainable, and transferable impact on community-identified priorities.



Privacy Enhanced Data-Driven Health Monitoring for Smart and Connected Senior Communities
Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This project led by Emory University aims to build a multidisciplinary team, including academic researchers with complementary expertise (big data, privacy and security, machine learning, human-computer interaction, sociology, and mobile health) and community stakeholders (seniors, community service providers, healthcare providers, and government agencies), to develop and deploying a health monitoring system for senior communities.

In addition, the project includes a set of community engagement activities in order to develop a research agenda that can empower the senior communities to improve their health and well-being, and enable data-driven medical research that improves population health at large.


Improving Service Delivery for the Homeless with Analytics and Process Modeling

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A team of researchers at Bentley University is laying the groundwork for developing predictive models to improve social agencies work processes that benefit underserved populations – in particular the homeless population in Boston, Massachusetts. The planned integrative research of this project includes predictive modeling to assess the needs of the homeless guests to improve their match to the right services, and process modeling to improve triage work at homeless shelters. The project aims to improve data quality and completeness, and work processes at a homeless shelter.



Building Safe and Secure Communities through Real-Time Edge Video Analytics

Source: Adrian Levesque, Martins Innus and Adam Koniak, Center for Computational Research IBC Digital

With the new wave of growth in urban areas, ensuring public safety is an essential precursor toward “smart” cities and communities. This project, conducted by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is developing a novel “intelligent” policing technology as a transformative solution to efficiently enhance law enforcement, while minimizing unnecessary interactions and maintaining resident privacy. This technology offers a network of smart cameras that do not require continuous monitoring, but instead are trained to generate alerts on the spot in real-time. Additionally, because these cameras are designed to identify behaviors and not identities, they can reduce biases, minimize false alarms, and protect personal privacy. By demonstrating the use of powerful emerging edge computing technologies, this project will highlight the applicability and adaptability of such technologies to tackle many community challenges and broader smart cities and cyber-physical systems (CPS) applications, including smart transportation and pedestrian safety.
Faces of CISE: Dr. Vishal Patel

Dr. Vishal Patel
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Johns Hopkins University

Vishal M. Patel is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at Johns Hopkins University, and recipient of NSF’s Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award, which recognizes early stage scholars with high levels of promise and excellence. Through the CAREER award, Dr. Patel and his team plan to develop data-driven, learning-based approaches for restoration and understanding of images degraded by atmospheric turbulence.

Leading to his CAREER award, Dr. Patel received multiple CISE awards including a 2016 Communication and Information Foundations grant for a project on visual recognition methods and techniques, a 2019 Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace award for research on biometrics systems and attacks, and a 2019 Robust Intelligence grant for work on domain shifts in machine learning – among several others. His awards trajectory is one of many examples of how CISE invests in scientist development pathways to build a strong and diverse computing and information science and engineering workforce.

“The NSF funds have allowed me to work on some exciting projects involving real-world applications and support graduate students. My research accomplishments would not have been possible without the NSF's support,” Patel said.

Prior to joining Hopkins, he was an A. Walter Tyson Assistant Professor in the Department of ECE at Rutgers University and a member of the research faculty at the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (UMIACS). He completed his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2010.

Dr. Patel is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Journal, Pattern Recognition Journal, and serves on the Machine Learning for Signal Processing (MLSP) Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. He served on the Information Forensics and Security (IFS) TC from January 2017 to December 2019. He also serves as the vice president of conferences for the IEEE Biometrics Council.


CISE Units

Division of Computer and Network Systems (CNS)
CNS invents new computing and networking technologies, while ensuring their security and privacy, and finds new ways to make use of current technologies.

Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF)
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COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION:Forward look: 18 - 31 October 2021

 

Friday 15 October 2021

● General Secretariat   15/10/2021 17:41 | Press release | Forward look: 18 - 31 October 2021   Overview of the main topics and events at the Council of EU and European Council for the coming fortnight Foreign Affairs Council, 18 October The Foreign Affairs Council will exchange views on the Gulf, the Eastern Partnership, Ethiopia and Nicaragua. It will also be informed about developments in Afghanistan, Tunisia, Western Balkans, climate diplomacy, and the situation in Varosha. The Council is expected to adopt conclusions on Bosnia and Herzegovina/Operation EUFOR Althea. General Affairs Council, 19 October Preparations of the European Council on 21-22 October, annual rule of law dialogue and Conference on the Future of Europe will be on the agenda of the General Affairs Council on 19 October in Luxembourg. European Council, 21-22 October EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss COVID-19, digital, energy prices, migration and external relations. Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (energy issues), 26 October EU energy ministers will meet to discuss the spike in energy prices and exchange analysis and possible actions outlined in the Commission Communication on energy prices. Informal video conference of economy and finance ministers, 28 October Ministers will exchange views on the decisions approving the assessment of the national recovery and resilience plans for Estonia, Finland and Romania with a view of their subsequent adoption by written procedure.

COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council

 

Meetings Friday 15 October 2021   ● Council of the EU   15/10/2021 18:00 | MEETING | Main results - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment and social policy), 15 October 2021   Employment and social affairs ministers discussed the future of the European Semester and had a debate on health and safety in the context of the future of work. They adopted a Council decision on guidelines for employment policies and conclusions on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget. Council of the EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment and social policy), 15 October 2021 Main results Ministers discussed the future of the European Semester - a yearly process whereby member states coordinate their economic, labour, fiscal and social policy within the EU - and adopted key messages from two advisory committees. They also exchanged views on safety and health at work in view of important changes to the world of work such as the ageing of our societies. Minister also approved conclusions on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget. European Semester COVID-19 led to a number of changes to the 2021 European Semester process as it focused on the national (post-pandemic) Recovery and Resilience Plans. As ministers for employment and social affairs are keen for a return to a Semester process which includes a strong social dimension they discussed how the European Pillar of Social Rights' Action Plan, and in particular the three EU headline targets on employment, skills and poverty reduction, can best be reflected in the future European Semester. At their policy debate they highlighted that fairness and social cohesion should be among the core objectives of the economic recovery post-COVID. The ministers emphasised the need for a strong role of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs (EPSCO) Council and its preparatory bodies in the Semester process. In addition, they made a strong call to return to the Semester process as soon as possible with country reports and recommendations for member states, which may also be multiannual, as well as by ensuring proper monitoring in the future and by including realistic and feasible headline targets. This should guarantee the inclusion of the social and employment dimension in the 2022 Semester process. As a follow-up to the debate in the EPSCO Council, the Presidency of the Council (EPSCO) will send a letter to the chair of the ECOFIN Council with key messages from the debate. Today's discussion with my fellow ministers has inspired us all in our efforts to implement the principles laid down in the European Pillar of Social Rights. I am hopeful that we can soon come back to a Semester which includes a strong social and employment dimension.Janez Cigler Kralj, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Ministers endorsed key messages from the Employment and the Social Protection Committees which are based on their respective Performance Monitors and Annual Review and feed into the forthcoming Semester process. The Council also adopted a Council decision on Guidelines for the employment policies of member states. Key Messages Employment Committee Key Messages Social Protection Committee Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan (European Commission) Safety and health at work The world of work is facing a number of significant challenges, not the least demographic changes which cause a shrinking of the working-age population. This threatens the stability of the EU's labour markets and social protection systems. Working conditions that make work sustainable for all because they assist people in their job and support them to remain in work are vital to address these issues. A key way of doing so is through ensuring a high level of occupational health and safety. Ministers addressed the role of occupational health and safety to make work more sustainable during a policy debate. Ministers, among other things, highlighted that the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work 2021-2027 will help to ensure that occupational safety and health standards meet the requirements of the changing world of work. (As workers are getting older it is necessary to adapt the working environment and tasks to their specific needs and to minimise risks. New technologies but also remote work can be relevant in this respect.) The ageing of our societies risks our workforce to shrink. But fewer people in job means fewer people to contribute to our social security systems. That's why we are focussing on making working conditions safe and healthy to ensure that people feel supported in their job and remain at work.Janez Cigler Kralj, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 (European Agency for Safety and Health at Work) Gender mainstreaming The Council approved conclusions on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget. The conclusions are the Council's reaction to a report by the European Court of Auditors which assessed whether gender mainstreaming had been applied in the EU budget to promote equality between women and men. Gender mainstreaming is about actively promoting equality between women and men at all stages and in all areas of policy-making and implementation. Ministers for instance highlighted that it is an immediate priority that the Recovery and Resilience Plans - which member states have drawn up to benefit from EU funding to recover from the crisis - contribute to the promotion of gender equality in order to ensure that the recovery is fair and inclusive. Conclusions on Gender Mainstreaming in the EU Budget Other business The Commission presented its long-term vision for rural areas and both the Presidency and the Commission informed ministers about the Tripartite Social Summit which will take place on 20 October 2021. The Commission also gave a presentation on the state of play of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) instrument and on the European Social Protection Pass (ESS Pass). Tripartite Social Summit, 20 October 2021 Meeting information Meeting n°3818 Luxembourg 15 October 2021 10:00 Preparatory documents Provisional agenda Background brief Provisional list of A items Provisional list of A items, addition 1 List of A items, non-legislative activities List of A items, legislative deliberations Outcome documents Outcome of the Council meeting List of participants

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Agenda - The Week Ahead 18 – 24 October 2021

15/10/2021

Plenary Session, Strasbourg

Latest news - Next AIDA Committee Meetings - Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age

15/10/2021
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.
Next AIDA meetings:
Monday, 8 November (13:45-16:00) Interparliamentary meeting with the national parliaments (ICM)
Monday, 8 November (16:30-18:45) ordinary meeting

Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age mandate

Latest news - Latest news - Committee of Inquiry on the Protection of Animals during Transport

15/10/2021

In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities.
The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions.
The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.
The next meeting will take place on 25 October, 13.45-16.15 and 16.45-18.45 and 26 October, 9.00-12.00.
Further meetings are scheduled on 18 November, 13.45-16.15, 1 December, 13.45-16.15 and 16.45-18.45 and on 2 December, 9.00-12.00.
EP Meeti

Latest news - Next AFCO Committee Meeting on 18 October 2021 (updated time and draft agenda) - Committee on Constitutional Affairs

14/10/2021



In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the European Parliament has established a number of measures to contain the spread of the virus and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are maintained to ensure the smooth running of the institution's legislative, budgetary, and scrutiny functions. The meetings allow for remote participation in a virtual environment.
The next AFCO committee meeting is scheduled for 18 October 2021 from 19:00 till 21:00.
The meeting will be held in Brussels and via video-conference, allowing Members to view and listen to proceedings, ask for the floor, and intervene. Othe
Highlights - Exchange of views on ‘Gender Equality in Fisheries’ - Committee on Fisheries

15/10/2021


In the context of the second edition of the European Gender Equality Week, on Thursday 28 October 2021, from 14h45-16h15, the PECH Committee will hold an exchange of views on ‘Gender Equality in Fisheries’.

Topical Digest 'Women in fisheries'
Blogpost 'Women in fisheries'
Short EPRS video
AMENDMENTS 011-016 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(011-016)

15/10/2021

AMENDMENTS 011-016
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)

AMENDMENTS 001-001 - REPORT on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU - A9-0283/2021(001-001)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-001
REPORT
on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU
(2020/2261(INI))
Committee on Culture and Education
Rapporteur: Monica Semedo
AMENDMENTS 037-037 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(037-037)/REV1

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 037-037
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
AMENDMENTS 005-010 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(005-010)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 005-010
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
AMENDMENTS 038-041 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(038-041)

15/10/2021

AMENDMENTS 038-041
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
AMENDMENTS 034-034 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(034-034)/REV1

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 034-034
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
AMENDMENTS 036-036 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(036-036)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 036-036
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-001 - ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τα ευρωπαϊκά μέσα ενημέρωσης κατά την ψηφιακή δεκαετία: σχέδιο δράσης για τη στήριξη της ανάκαμψης και του μετασχηματισμού - A9-0278/2021(001-001)

15/10/2021
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-001
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ
σχετικά με τα ευρωπαϊκά μέσα ενημέρωσης κατά την ψηφιακή δεκαετία: σχέδιο δράσης για τη στήριξη της ανάκαμψης και του μετασχηματισμού
(2021/2017(INI))
Επιτροπή Πολιτισμού και Παιδείας
Εισηγήτρια: Dace Melbārde
AMENDMENTS 001-004 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(001-004)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 001-004
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 061-061 - Εκθεση σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της οδηγίας 2009/103/ΕΚ του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, της 16ης Σεπτεμβρίου 2009, σχετικά με την ασφάλιση της αστικής ευθύνης που προκύπτει από την κυκλοφορία αυτοκινήτων οχημάτων και τον έλεγχο της υποχρεώσεως προς ασφάλιση της ευθύνης αυτής - A8-0035/2019(061-061)

15/10/2021
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 061-061
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ
σχετικά με την πρόταση οδηγίας του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για την τροποποίηση της οδηγίας 2009/103/ΕΚ του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου, της 16ης Σεπτεμβρίου 2009, σχετικά με την ασφάλιση της αστικής ευθύνης που προκύπτει από την κυκλοφορία αυτοκινήτων οχημάτων και τον έλεγχο της υποχρεώσεως προς ασφάλιση της ευθύνης αυτής
(COM(2018)0336 - C8-0211/2018 - 2018/0168(COD))
Επιτροπή Εσωτερικής Αγοράς και Προστασίας των Καταναλωτών
Εισηγήτρια: Dita Charanzová
AMENDMENTS 043-045 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(043-045)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 043-045
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-456 - ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Συμβουλίου για τη σύσταση των κοινών επιχειρήσεων στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «Ορίζων Ευρώπη» - A9-0246/2021(001-456)

15/10/2021ΤΡΟΠΟΛΟΓΙΕΣ 001-456
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ
σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Συμβουλίου για τη σύσταση των κοινών επιχειρήσεων στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος «Ορίζων Ευρώπη»
(COM(2021)0087 - C9-0166/2021 - 2021/0048(NLE))
Επιτροπή Βιομηχανίας, Έρευνας και Ενέργειας
Εισηγήτρια: Maria da Graça Carvalho
AMENDMENTS 035-035 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(035-035)

15/10/2021
AMENDMENTS 035-035
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
AMENDMENTS 027-033 - REPORT on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022 - A9-0281/2021(027-033)

15/10/2021

AMENDMENTS 027-033
REPORT
on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2022
(11352/2021 - C9-0353/2021 - 2021/0227(BUD))
Part 1: Motion for a resolution
Committee on Budgets
Rapporteurs: Karlo Ressler (Section III - Commission)
Latest news - Upcoming INTA meetings - Committee on International Trade

15/10/2021


The next INTA Committee meeting is scheduled to take place on 25 October 2021, 13.45 - 15.45 and 26 October 2021, 9.00 - 12.00 and 13.45 - 15.45 (ANTALL 6Q2).
The meeting will take place in Brussels and with remote participation. The meetings will be web-streamed.
In the context of the exponential growth of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament has announced a number of measures to contain the spread of epidemic and to safeguard Parliament's core activities. The current precautionary measures do not affect work on legislative priorities. Core activities are reduced, but maintained to ensure that the institution's legislative, bud
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τη στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη μείωση των εκπομπών μεθανίου - A9-0277/2021

15/10/2021
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τη στρατηγική της ΕΕ για τη μείωση των εκπομπών μεθανίου
Επιτροπή Περιβάλλοντος, Δημόσιας Υγείας και Ασφάλειας των Τροφίμων
Μαρία Σπυράκη
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τη στρατηγική «Από το αγρόκτημα στο πιάτο» για ένα δίκαιο, υγιές και φιλικό προς το περιβάλλον σύστημα τροφίμων - A9-0271/2021

15/10/2021
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τη στρατηγική «Από το αγρόκτημα στο πιάτο» για ένα δίκαιο, υγιές και φιλικό προς το περιβάλλον σύστημα τροφίμων
Επιτροπή Γεωργίας και Ανάπτυξης της Υπαίθρου
Επιτροπή Περιβάλλοντος, Δημόσιας Υγείας και Ασφάλειας των Τροφίμων
Anja Hazekamp, Herbert Dorfmann
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση περιβάλλοντος ενιαίας θυρίδας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για τα τελωνεία και για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 952/2013 - A9-0279/2021

15/10/2021
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την πρόταση κανονισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Κοινοβουλίου και του Συμβουλίου για τη θέσπιση περιβάλλοντος ενιαίας θυρίδας της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για τα τελωνεία και για την τροποποίηση του κανονισμού (ΕΕ) αριθ. 952/2013
Επιτροπή Εσωτερικής Αγοράς και Προστασίας των Καταναλωτών
Ivan Štefanec
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Council Directive 96/16/EC - A9-0285/2021

15/10/2021
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics on agricultural input and output and repealing Regulations (EC) No 1165/2008, (EC) No 543/2009, (EC) No 1185/2009 and Council Directive 96/16/EC
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Petros Kokkalis
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast) - A9-0286/2021

15/10/2021
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (recast)
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Angelika Winzigμε το πόσο αποτελεσματικά χρησιμοποίησαν τα κράτη μέλη τα χρήματα από την ΕΕ μέσω του Ταμείου Αλληλεγγύης σε περιπτώσεις φυσικών καταστροφών - A9-0273/2021

15/10/2021
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά 

με το πόσο αποτελεσματικά χρησιμοποίησαν τα κράτη μέλη τα χρήματα από την ΕΕ μέσω του Ταμείου Αλληλεγγύης σε περιπτώσεις φυσικών καταστροφών
Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού
Corina Crețu
ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του προϋπολογισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Συνοριοφυλακής και Ακτοφυλακής για το οικονομικό έτος 2019 - A9-0270/2021

15/10/2021
ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του προϋπολογισμού του Ευρωπαϊκού Οργανισμού Συνοριοφυλακής και Ακτοφυλακής για το οικονομικό έτος 2019
Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού
Ryszard Czarnecki
ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του γενικού προϋπολογισμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για το οικονομικό έτος 2019, τμήμα II – Ευρωπαϊκό Συμβούλιο και Συμβούλιο - A9-0276/2021

15/10/2021
ΔΕΥΤΕΡΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με την απαλλαγή όσον αφορά την εκτέλεση του γενικού προϋπολογισμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για το οικονομικό έτος 2019, τμήμα II – Ευρωπαϊκό Συμβούλιο και Συμβούλιο
Επιτροπή Ελέγχου του Προϋπολογισμού
Pascal Durand
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τα ευρωπαϊκά μέσα ενημέρωσης κατά την ψηφιακή δεκαετία: σχέδιο δράσης για τη στήριξη της ανάκαμψης και του μετασχηματισμού - A9-0278/2021

15/10/2021
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ σχετικά με τα ευρωπαϊκά μέσα ενημέρωσης κατά την ψηφιακή δεκαετία: σχέδιο δράσης για τη στήριξη της ανάκαμψης και του μετασχηματισμού
Επιτροπή Πολιτισμού και Παιδείας
Dace Melbārde
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture - A9-0282/2021

15/10/2021
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 138/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards regional economic accounts for agriculture
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development
Petros Kokkalis
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a computerised system for communication in cross-border civil and criminal proceedings (e-CODEX system), and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726 - A9-0288/2021

15/10/2021
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a computerised system for communication in cross-border civil and criminal proceedings (e-CODEX system), and amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1726
Committee on Legal Affairs
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Nuno Melo, Emil Radev
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities - A9-0289/2021

15/10/2021
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the resilience of critical entities
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Michal Šimečka
ΕΚΘΕΣΗ που περιέχει συστάσεις προς την Επιτροπή σχετικά με την προστασία των εργαζομένων από τον αμίαντο - A9-0275/2021

15/10/2021
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Τάσος Γαϊτάνης: «Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ κάνει αντιπολίτευση ανάλογα την ευκαιρία»

Αθήνα, 17 Οκτωβρίου 2021
Σημεία συνέντευξης του Εκπροσώπου Τύπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας
κ. Τάσου Γαϊτάνη στο ραδιόφωνο του Alpha 9,89

Τάσος Γαϊτάνης: «Ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ κάνει αντιπολίτευση ανάλογα την ευκαιρία»



Στο ραδιόφωνο του ALPHA 98,9 και στους δημοσιογράφους Β. Γιακουμή και Ε. Σπυροπούλου φιλοξενήθηκε ο Εκπρόσωπος Τύπου της ΝΔ, κ. Τάσος Γαϊτάνης, ο οποίος απάντησε σε ερωτήματα για την αντίδραση του κρατικού μηχανισμού στην πρόσφατη κακοκαιρία, την αύξηση των τιμών καθώς και για την πορεία της οικονομίας.

Σε σχέση με την πρόσφατη κακοκαιρία, ο κ. Γαϊτάνης τόνισε ότι η χώρα μέσα σε 48 ώρες αντιμετώπισε ένα ακραίο και επικίνδυνο καιρικό φαινόμενο, με τις εμπλεκόμενες υπηρεσίες του κράτους και της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης να είναι σε πλήρη εγρήγορση. Αναφέρθηκε συγκεκριμένα στην ενεργοποίηση των συντονιστικών κέντρων ανά Περιφερειακή Ενότητα, την επιτυχή λειτουργία του 112 και τα μέτρα που πάρθηκαν για τον περιορισμό της κυκλοφορίας την Παρασκευή. «Όλα αυτά συνέβησαν γιατί ο κρατικός μηχανισμός ήταν σε πλήρη εγρήγορση», σχολίασε χαρακτηριστικά. Όμως τόνισε ότι υπήρξαν και προβλήματα και για αυτό το λόγο ζητούμενο είναι πάντα η βελτίωση του κρατικού μηχανισμού.

Για την κριτική που ασκείται από το ΣΥΡΙΖΑ αναφορικά με την έλλειψη συντονισμού στην διαχείριση έκτακτων φαινομένων, ο κ. Γαϊτάνης υποστήριξε ότι η αντιπολίτευση δεν έχει δική της θέση, μηδενίζει τα πάντα και συμπλήρωσε ότι ο τρόπος που κάνει αντιπολίτευση ο ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, είναι αντιπολίτευση της ευκαιρίας. «Η αντιπολίτευση πρέπει να βρει μια σταθερά, γιατί κινείται σαν το εκκρεμές», τόνισε και πρόσθεσε ότι «ας κρίνουν οι πολίτες τη σοβαρότητα αυτής της συμπεριφοράς».

Ακολούθως, ο κ. Γαϊτάνης απάντησε σε ερωτήσεις για την αύξηση την αύξηση των τιμών και υποστήριξε ότι η ενεργειακή κρίση είναι παγκόσμιο φαινόμενο και δεν αφορά μόνο τη χώρα μας. Υπενθύμισε ότι η κυβέρνηση έχει εξαγγείλει μέτρα που αφορούν την επιδότηση του ηλεκτρικού ρεύματος για τους πιο ευάλωτους, την αύξηση του επιδόματος θέρμανσης με διεύρυνση των κριτηρίων, την έκπτωση στους λογαριασμών του φυσικού αερίου, ενώ μίλησε και για την εργαλειοθήκη και τα μέτρα στήριξης που ανακοινώθηκαν σε επίπεδο ΕΕ.

Τέλος, υπογράμμισε ότι το πιο βασικό για τους συμπολίτες μας είναι να έχουν εισόδημα, υπενθυμίζοντας ότι αυτή η κυβέρνηση μέσα σε δύο χρόνια έχει δημιουργήσει 70 χιλιάδες νέες θέσεις εργασίας, ότι μέσα σε ένα χρόνο έχει μειωθεί η ανεργία κατά τρείς ποσοστιαίες μονάδες και πως, σύμφωνα με την ΕΛΣΤΑΤ, έχει αυξηθεί το εισόδημα των πολιτών μέσα στο πρώτο τρίμηνο του έτους. Κατέληξε λέγοντας ότι προγραμματισμός υπάρχει, εφαρμόζονται πολιτικές που έχουν σχεδιαστεί εδώ και πολύ καιρό και οι πολιτικές αυτές έχουν αποτέλεσμα το οποίο βλέπουν οι πολίτες.

Özlem Türeci-Uğur Şahin: AYTOI ΣΤΟΥΣ ΟΠΟΙΟΥΣ Η ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΤΗΤΑ ΧΡΩΣΤΑΕΙ ΕΥΓΝΩΜΟΣΥΝΗ:

Η Εζλέμ Τουρετσί (αγγλ. Özlem Türeci, τουρκικά: [ˈœzlæm ˈtyredʒi], γεννημένη στις 6 Μαρτίου 1967) είναι Γερμανίδα ιατρός, επιστήμονας και επιχειρηματίας.[12] Είναι σύζυγος και συνεργάτης του ογκολόγου Ουγούρ Σαχίν, η ερευνητική ομάδα των οποίων συνεργάστηκε με τη φαρμακευτική πολυεθνική εταιρεία Pfizer για το πρώτο εμβόλιο έναντι της COVID-19.

Ο Ουγούρ Σαχίν είναι Τουρκογερμανός ογκολόγος ο οποίος γεννήθηκε στην Τουρκία και μεγάλωσε στη Γερμανία, και διακρίθηκε στην έρευνα για την ανακάλυψη εμβολίου κατά του κορωνοϊού, COVID-19.

VLADIMIR PUTIN,PRESIDENT OF RUSSIA: Interview with CNBC

Interview with CNBC

After the plenary session of the Russian Energy Week forum, Vladimir Putin gave an interview to Hadley Gamble, Anchor at CNBC, an American television network.

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October 14, 2021

02:00

Moscow

Hadley Gamble: Mr President, thank you again for having us at the Russian Energy Week.

President of Russia Vladimir Putin: The same to you.

Hadley Gamble: Mr President, I want to ask you a little bit more specifically about your succession plans. Every good CEO has one. When you think about this with regard to Russia, do you really want to be president when you are 84 years old?

Vladimir Putin: No, I prefer not to answer questions of this kind. This is what I usually say in response. There is quite some time left before the next election, and discussing this topic has a destabilising effect. We need calm and stability so that all government agencies and structures work in all confidence, and do not worry about the future. It is true that under the Constitution I can do this, and run for another term, but there has been no decision to this effect so far.

Hadley Gamble: Mr President, I want to ask you specifically about the Middle East. You mentioned several times your relationship with Saudi Arabia, of course, via OPEC+. How do you see the region today? Are you worried about what is happening there with the departure of the United States

Vladimir Putin: I think that the Middle East is a very promising region of the world. What I currently see both in the United Arab Emirates and in Saudi Arabia is that the leaders of these countries are proactive in their efforts to diversify their economies. They are thinking about the future, and I am certain that they will achieve results because they are steadfast in their commitment.

As for our efforts to stabilise the global energy market, it is true that we have debates that can get quite heated, and each of us defends their positions, but in the end, we always arrive at balanced decisions that are acceptable to all the sides, at least this has been the case so far. Our partners, despite the fact that they are leaders in oil production and sales, are still making plans on green energy. At first glance, this may seem strange, but this is what is really happening. We are discussing with them opportunities for investing heavily in new technologies and energy sources. I think that this is a very promising sphere for future cooperation.

Hadley Gamble: So, Mr Novak, a few months ago, suggested that we were going to see oil contracts denominated in something other than US dollars. Possibly, in crypto. When do you think that we will see that happen?

Vladimir Putin: Contracts in crypto? This seems premature. Of course, cryptocurrency can be used in settlements, but it is very unstable. It is fine for transferring funds from one place to another, but I think it would be premature to use it in trading, especially when dealing with energy resources. So far cryptocurrency has lacked any backing. It is legitimate and can be used in settlements, no doubt about that, but it is too early to use it for trading in oil or other raw materials and energy sources.

However, things change, and everything has the right to exist. We will see how this will go from here. Maybe crypto will one day be used to store value. But we see how the market fluctuates, so it seems too early for that now.

Hadley Gamble: Does that mean, though, in your view with regards to crypto, people like Elon Musk, the value of what they hold is worthless?

Vladimir Putin: This is not what I said. Of course, there is value there. However, can it be used in settlements when buying and selling oil? This is what I am talking about.

In order to mine crypto, you need a lot of energy, and for that people have to use traditional sources of energy, primarily hydrocarbons.

Hadley Gamble: I know via your Central Bank Governor, our conversation this summer, she essentially said to me that you are moving away from US dollar-denominated assets when it comes to trying to diversify away from the US dollar. Is that so sanctions have less of a bite to the Russian economy?

Vladimir Putin: I think that the United States is making a big mistake when it uses dollars as a sanctions tool. This is what they are actually doing because they make it impossible to pay for products under sanctions with US dollars. Our clients simply cannot pay us in dollars for the products we deliver to them. What happens next? We have no choice other than to switch to other currencies in our settlements. This is the first point I wanted to make.

The second is, when other countries that rely on the dollar as their reserve currency or in settlements see what is going on, they start worrying that the dollar may be used against them in a similar fashion. They also start scaling down their dollar assets and do not use the dollar in their settlements as actively as they used to. As a result, even the closest US partners and allies are reducing the share of the dollar in their reserves, which is a statistical fact.

Of course, we are doing this, by reducing the share of the US dollar in our reserves, as well as in settlements. This is not always possible, but we try to switch to national currencies. In this regard we can say that the United States is cutting the branch it is sitting on, because the status of an international reserve currency is a major competitive advantage, but through their actions they are undermining it, undermining their strategic economic interests for the sake of momentary political gain.

Hadley Gamble: Do you see the US dollar devolving into a currency that is not the world’s reserve currency? Do you believe that could happen?

Vladimir Putin: It is undermining its standing as a global reserve currency. The volume of dollar-denominated settlements is declining, and countries are scaling down their dollar reserves. That said, we are not interested in giving up on dollar settlements altogether. So far, we were quite satisfied with using dollars in settlements for energy resources, primarily oil. However, if the US authorities persist in their policy as I have described it, we will have no other choice. The US will have undermined confidence in the dollar by its own actions.

Besides, the US sovereign debt is growing. Congress has once again increased the sovereign debt ceiling. What does this mean? Money printing. What would be the result? Higher inflation. This is probably the first time inflation in the United States is growing at a speed that has not been seen for quite a while. These are economic reasons that undermine confidence in a currency. Everyone is asking themselves: what next? What will the US economic authorities do with this huge debt? What will they do? Manipulate the dollar and depreciate its value? What will they do with the debt?

These are, of course, fundamental issues, and they do not have anything to do with us. It is up to the Federal Reserve and the US Administration with its economic policy. The United States is the world’s biggest economy, a high-technology one, setting the tone for the global economy in its entirety, and it is our objective interest to avoid any turmoil and major fluctuations, but this does not depend on us.

We are keeping a close eye on these developments, analysing them and taking the necessary steps to ensure our long-term interests.

Hadley Gamble: A question for you on China. President Xi says you are his best friend. Does it concern you what you are seeing from the United States with regards to the AUKUS agreement? Do you think that that is heightening tension with China creating the potential for a new Cold War?

Vladimir Putin: I also believe that President Xi Jinping is my friend. We have worked together for many years and have achieved good results on both the political and economic tracks. I believe that this benefits the people of China and Russia, and gives more balance and a sense of stability in international affairs.

Creating blocks like the one you have mentioned, formed by the United States, Great Britain and Australia, undermines regional stability. I believe that being friends with someone is a good thing, but being friends against someone is bad. This undermines the stability we have been discussing and that matters so much to us.

What has happened has happened, but I do hope that the situation will not follow some unpredictable scenario and would not create additional tension in the region.

Hadley Gamble: Before we let you go: in terms of your greatest concerns, you mentioned inflation; we now have a prospect of stagflation. We talked about AUKUS, we talked about tension in the South China Sea, and what has happened in Afghanistan. Now we have the gas crisis. A cornucopia of issues facing the world. What is your greatest concern today?

Vladimir Putin: Our greatest concern and the main task is to increase people’s incomes. This is our priority, our number one task, and we are not going to resolve it by simple linear methods. To do this, we must ensure the growth of the economy and a change of its infrastructure. This is a long-term goal. We are not going to use populist methods. It is based on qualitative economic growth that we intend to resolve major social tasks, including an increase in the incomes of the Russian people and the demographic problem, which is our second most important task. It implies a package of social issues: healthcare, education and support for families with children. To resolve all these tasks, we have mapped out certain national development goals. This is a big issue. Therefore, we should resolve the two main problems ‒ improve demography and increase people’s incomes, raise their quality of life on this serious economic foundation I have just mentioned.

This is what we are going to do in the near future.

Hadley Gamble: What about Mr Navalny? Are you interested in improving his quality of life?

Vladimir Putin: The person you mentioned is in a detention facility.

Hadley Gamble: Not great quality of life.

Vladimir Putin: Not the best conditions on earth but he is not alone. Apart from him, other people have also violated Russian laws. We are not going to put anyone in some exclusive conditions, including those that are covering up their dealings with political activities.

I think this answers your question.

Hadley Gamble: Mr President, thank you.

Vladimir Putin: Thank you.