JULY 2012 The European Commission: its support role in Science Communication Begoña Arano DG Research & Innovation © Source: Fotolia.com
European Commission as funder: science communication projects & related initiatives Research & Innovation projects © Source: Fotolia.com
Science communication (projects) Science in Society Programme FP7: ~ 20 projects Networks Science Museums, science events organisers & cities Bridging the gap between media & scientific community Science and the Arts © Source: Fotolia.com
Science communication (initiatives) Mobilisation and Mutual Learning New ways to do research on societal challenges: Key actors bring different perspectives Incorporate collective responses in research Innovation encompassing societal needs and concerns © Source: Shutterstock.com
Science communication (initiatives) EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) Since 1989 (>2200 participants; 564 prizes; 41 countries) EUCYS 2012: Bratislava
Science communication (initiatives) Researchers' Night countries 2133 cities attendees budget 3M4M
Research & Innovation projects FP7:> projects with results Challenge: Harvest the results and communicate about them
Promoting the results of EU-funded projects Top priority as this encourages Openness Capitalising on Europes creative potential will have an essential impact on the public and policy makers New and strong output and impact-oriented focus vs. previous input-oriented logic
Promotion of research results: Commission's objectives disseminating the results, communicating the research results, ensuring the exploitation of the research results © Source: Fotolia.com
Promoting the results: The projects Produce excellent quality results data, Plan and perform outreach activities, Project's publications in open access, Communicate the project's results © Source: Fotolia.com
Promoting the results: The Commission Systematic collection and preservation of research results, Making results publicly available/ accessible
Showcase projects Success stories Events Audiovisual Media Coverage Publications Web/tablet apps
Political communication: initiatives Horizon 2020