This year, the survey included specific questions to gather targeted and actionable insights from respondents on the European Commission's strategy. One area of focus was the upcoming Research and Innovation Framework (Horizon Europe). This programme is meant to deliver up to €100B of spending on Research and Innovation in the European Union and set to launch in 2021. Despite its scale and potential impact, almost two-thirds (65%) of survey respondents are unaware of its existence. Amongst founder respondents to the survey, only one in three (37%) said they were aware of the programme, though they are one of the most important intended recipient groups of the huge-scale spending plan.