2025 GIGA Annual Report | 11 SPW EER wishes to respond to the comments* made in the 2023 report by Professor Michel GEORGES. The full right of reply has been added to the 2023 report. It addresses inaccuracies in an interview with Professor Michel Georges, highlights the financial support GIGA has received from the Walloon Region, including over €61 million from ERDF funds between 2004 and 2024. The response refutes claims about the inefficiency of SPW-Research, emphasising the transparency and regularity of its funding calls. It also clarifies that the ERDF funds are not meant for structural financing but for funding projects with a positive cost-benefit ratio for the socio-economic development of Wallonia. The right of reply also clarifies SPW-Research’s procedures and the importance of economic valorisation in research funding. Finally, it takes stock of recent constructive discussions between the new heads of GIGA and SPW-EER. *Editor’s note : personal comments
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