Launched by the European Commission in July 2008, they are one of the 5 initiatives implementing the European Research Area (ERA).

JPIs aim to increase the value of national and European funding through joint planning, implementation and evaluation of national research programmes.

In joint programming, Member States coordinate both national research activities and resource pools and benefit from complementarities, thus enabling the development of a joint research agenda that makes it possible to address major societal challenges. JPIs target challenges that cannot be addressed at national level, and allow Member States to participate in initiatives that are useful to them.

More information:

•     Joint Programming
•     Alzheimer and other Neurodegenerative Diseases (JPND)
•     Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE)
•     A Healthy Diet for a Healthy Life (JPI HDHL)
•     Cultural Heritage and Global Change: A New Challenge for Europe (JPICH)
•     Urban Europe - Global Urban Challenges, Joint European Solutions (JPI UE)
•     Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe (JPI CLIMATE)
•     More Years, Better Lives - The Potential and Challenges of Demographic Change (JPI MYBL)
•     Antimicrobial Resistance- The Microbial Challenge - An Emerging Threat to Human Health (JPIAMR)
•     Water Challenges for a Changing World (JPI WATER)
•     Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI OCEANS)