THE STATE OF THE ART OF THE HORIZON 2020 PROGRAM TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE 2030 AGENDA. A GOAL OF THE MULTISTAKEHOLDER NETWORK

The paper aims to analyze the impact of the Horizon 2020 Programme, which promoted smart, sustainable, and inclusive growth strengthened by the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals -SDGs. The ended program took place in 2014-2020. The research observes the results of the projects focused on SDGs. The data analyzed are published by the European Union. The SDGs want to promote an urgent call for action by all countries to operate in a global partnership. Therefore, multi-stakeholder collaboration is essential for suitable programming. For this reason, after providing an overview of the achievement of the SDGs and their investment, the research focuses on the analysis of the network composition of the winners' project. The objectives are: a) Theoretical framework on Sustainable strategic planning; b) Study the Dataset to understand the achievement of the 17 Goals of the Agenda 2030; c) Study the Composition of the Network of the Project. The research answers the following research questions: How much does the Horizon 2020 program contribute to the implementation of the Agenda2030 into the European Union policy? Which of the seventeen Sustainable Development goals has been reached the most thanks to the European projects? What is the activity of the main participants?