mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net inTransport How theCzech organisations may participate Mindfuel at the heart of transport research

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +European Research Area Network +EC instrument for research & innovation +Improving quality and outcome of research in EU oTuning research programmes in member states oStimulating collaboration national/ regional research councils and research budget owners oPooling resources +Exclusively for programme owners & managers What is Era-net?

mindfuel at the heart of transport research Benefits of being part of Era-net Transport +Collaborate with equivalent organisations with the same interests. +Increase knowledge and cooperation with funding agencies across Europe. +Create a forum to discuss about R&D Policy and priorities in the field of transport +Create a critical mass at European level to carry out transnational R&D activities +Establish supportive tools and database +Identify and share best practices to develop and implement transnational collaborations

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +Geographical expansion +Number of joint research calls +Many transnational research projects +Tuning and gearing national/regional programmes to transnational collaborations +Connecting topics and people within countries/regions to international dimension +Using supportive tools and database +Acquired know-how and experience transnational collaborations How ENT contributes to shape ERA in Transport

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +Service platform for CEDR – Conference of European Directors of Roads working since CEDR is a nonprofit foundation based in Paris, comprises 27 European directors +Main objectives: o strengthen and accelerate transnational collaborations in road research o Identify research needs at the European level o To professionalize the approach for selecting research projects for funding ERA-NET ROAD 1 lasted from June 2005 to March 2009, financed by the EC in 6FP, 11 members Era-net Road

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +ENR 2 also financed by the EC, continued on after ENR 1, lasted from March 2009 to December countries +Budget 5,13 mil.EUR +3 subprogrammes (mobility, design and energy), delivered 53 proposals, 15 funded projects +Part of FP7 Sustainable Transport Surface Era-net Road 2

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +ERA-NET Plus on Infrastructure Innovation (INFRAVATION) +EN Infravation launched in European countries + FEHRL + FHWA/USA +First call closed on June Budget 9 mil. EUR + EC contribution +Funded by the EC in FP7 Era-net Plus Infravation

mindfuel at the heart of transport research Service platform for national/regional research programme owners and research programme managers working since 2004 Main objective o Further strengthen and accelerate transnational collaborations in transport research area First Era-net Transport in the period , 9 countries represented mostly by ministries of transport Era-net Transport

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +ERA-NET TRANSPORT 2 continued on after EN TRANSPORT +Funded by the EC, lasted from May 2005 to April countries, +Budget for all funded projects 47,6 mil.EUR, +Several action groups that prepared a number of calls Era-net Transport 2

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +ERA-NET TRANSPORT 2 action groups and their budget ENT 2 Action groups

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +ERA-NET Plus electromobilty is a project of FP7, Green Cars, topic GC.SST Funded by the EC, started December 2010 and will end December involved countries, +5 subprogrammes, 40 submitted proposals, 18 projects funded +Budget 20 mil.EUR + EC contribution +Final conference in Berlin, May 2015 Era-net Plus Electromobi lity +.

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +Main objectives: -Wider geographical coverage -New funding possibilities + enlarged budget volumes -Extended support for national/regional programme managers and owner -Increase visibility + dissemination +Funded by EC (FP7 Sustainable Transport Surface): November 2012 – April 2016 Era-net Transport 3

mindfuel at the heart of transport research ENT III members - Austria - Basque Country (ES) - Belarus - Bulgaria - Catalonia (ES) - Czech Republic - Denmark - Finland - Flanders - France - Germany - Greece - Israel - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Sweden - Turkey - United Kingdom EU project ENTIII 24 partners 19 countries/regions

mindfuel at the heart of transport research Joint initiatives under ENT III +2 Flagship Calls o Future Travelling (2013) -10 countries/regions involved -10 million € pooled -8 projects funded o Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (2015) -11 countries/regions involved -10 million € pooled -Call open until 2nd October 2015

mindfuel at the heart of transport research ENT platform is… +Web-based cooperation platform to o Stimulate interaction and cooperation for joint activities of PO/PMs o Enable easy understanding of different governance systems for PO/PMs o Support PO/PM in preparation and execution of transnational funding activities +Based on comprehensive and accurate information +Improve transparency on national funding architectures ENT III web-based platform

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +End of ENTIII: April 2016, several options how to go on +Cooperation without EC support – not feasible for most countries +Support of running Flagships – NL is willing to support Flagship 2015 Call Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains +New ERA -NET Co-fund Transport project – not sooner than in the WP H2020 Future of ERA –NET Transport

mindfuel at the heart of transport research +New topic in WP H2020 Smart, green and integrated transport ERA-NET co-fund on electromobility +Opening the call: October 2015, single stage, deadline January, 26, Call volume of 30 mil. EUR including a contribution from the EU of up to 10 mil. EUR +Scoping workshop of interested countries on the 23rd and 24th of September in Oslo +Will Czech Republic take part??? ERA-NET Co-fund on electromobility GV WP

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