Synergies BS-ERA.Net/ ERA.Net RUS Franziska Müller Bonn 23 July 2009 International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Why a coordinated approach? Same instruments Projects have started at the same time Many similar tasks, especially in the analytical phase (work package 1) Aim: Learning lessons on existing bilateral cooperation (programmes) Preparing the ground for coordination of EU MS/AC S&T programmes with the BS region/ with Russia (multilateral cooperation) Often same groups addressed (programme owners in EU MS/ AC) Many countries (and partners) involved in both projects (on EU MS/AC side) International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Overview of activities to be coordinated What to coordinate? Next Steps Timing Task lead List of programme owners in EU MS/AC, BS countries and Russia Continuous update of the list Ongoing BS: GSRT RUS: DLR Online survey Contacting programme owners again in order to finalize survey At latest until end of July RUS: GSRT Evaluation of online survey Who will do it? In what form? Until end of August? BS: DLR Guidelines for personal interviews with programme owners following the online survey Find a common approach Asap International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks [1] Project-independent activities are measures (committee meetings, delegation visits, etc.) with no reference to specific fields. [2] The "Other" category includes IB measures that - unlike the "project-independent activities" - can be classified as belonging to a certain specialist field, but not one included in the table.

Overview of activities to be coordinated What to coordinate? Next Steps Timing Task lead Implementation of interviews Distribution of work Asap Until end of September? BS: DLR/ ENEA RUS: GSRT Fact Sheets in order to gather information about programmes ERA.Net RUS: will be addressed to Russian programme owners/ BS: EU MS/AC and BS BS: DLR/ENEA RUS: DLR Database of programmes to be implemented at IncrEAST platform (ERA.Net RUS) Joint approach?? Autumn 09 BS: ? International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Examples: 1. List of programme owners International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

2. Online questionnaire International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

3. Interview guideline International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

4. Programme Fact Sheet International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Comparative Analysis International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Vision for optimum use of synergies between projects and EU-COM policy Inco Net: Thematical priority setting by means of brokerage events ERA.Net: Pilot Joint Call in one of the thematical priority areas identified in the IncoNet EU-COM: Launches SICA or thematical ERA.Net in the same theme Consortia which participated in the PJC of the ERA.Nets as potential applicants International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Discussion: proposed joint next steps Agree on finalizing survey implementation: which countries are dealt with by BS-ERA.Net and which by ERA.Net RUS. E.g.: ERA.Net RUS: AT, GER, Nordic countries, HU, F, ESP, UK, NL, PL, Italy, Greece, TR, Cyprus, Serbia BS ERA.Net: RO, BG, MT 2. Agree on evaluation (who? In what form?) 3. Agree on interview guideline (available at DLR) 4. Agree on interview implementation ERA.Net RUS: AT, GER, Nordic countries, NL, SUI, UK, H, PL BS ERA.Net: IT, GR, TR, ROM, BG, RO 5. Joint Database of S&T programmes (to be stored at IncrEAST platform)? International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks

Thank you very much for your attention. Franziska Müller International Bureau of the BMBF c/o German Aerospace Center Heinrich-Konen-Str. 1 53227 Bonn Phone: +49 (0)228 3821-447 Fax: 0228 / 3821-444 E-mail: franziska.mueller@dlr.de www.internationales-buero.de www.kooperation-international.de International Bureau of the BMBF - Creating international research and education networks