S+T+ARTS = STARTS The European Commission has launched the STARTS initiative - Innovation at the nexus of Science, Technology, and the ARTS. STARTS -Science +Technology +Arts -is about thinking out-of-the-box and building bridges between these three fields. With disruptive methods of exploration and an accurate critical eye on the use of technology, artists decisively raise awareness of the societal challenges and global concerns we are facing. STARTS is driven by the conviction that science and technology combined with an artistic viewpoint also open valuable perspectives for research and business, through a holistic and human-centered approach. Co-creation processes between dancers, visual artists, painters, designers, and engineers, developers, sociologists, physicists, or machine learning specialists lead to ground-breaking explorations on our current social and economic challenges. They bring attention to climate change, cyber-security, human and robots interactions, artificial intelligence. Through their projects, STARTS teams work on new concepts and novel products that have the power to shape open-minded, sustainable and ethical technologies for a more inclusive society. STARTS is sustained by the STARTS Pillars that represent all the dimensions STARTS works with. Different funded projects offer complementary opportunities and services. Actors from all over Europe support STARTS collaborations, using their dynamism and experience to add the + that makes S T ARTS alive. RESIDENCIES PRIZE LIGHTHOUSES ACADEMIES REGIONAL CENTRES Know more on starts.eu and register to join our vibrant community!