The JSCM meeting was opened and closed by Marc Lemaître, Director-General for Research and Innovation at the European Commission, together with Cristian Cuevas Vega, Vice-Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile. Chile’s priorities in science and technologyChile presented an overview of its national strategies and policy initiatives in science, technology, and innovation. These priorities show Chile’s ambition to strengthen its position as a regional leader in advanced research areas while deepening international cooperation with trusted partners. European Union policy initiatives and programmesThe European Union outlined several major initiatives shaping its current and future research and innovation agenda. Additional focus was placed on the Life Sciences Strategy, the European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures, the Choose Europe for Science initiative, and the forthcoming European Innovation Act.