Joint European Disruptive Initiative (J.E.D.I) — a Franco-German project bringing together companies and institutions with the aim of financing disruptive innovations in Europe. The idea is to create a “European DARPA” (the US agency responsible for the development of defense advanced research projects), dedicated to breakthrough innovations.
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http://www.kooperation-international.de/aktuelles/nachrichten/detail/info/vorschlag-fuer-eine-deutsch-franzoesische-innovationsagentur/
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/les-présidents-de-régions-simpliquent-pour-jedi-loesekrug-pietri/