Integration of the Western Balkans to the European Research Area – ongoing projects WBC-INCO.NET and SEE-ERA.NET Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation March 6-7, 2009 Bucharest (Romania)
SEE-ERA.NET (PLUS) … provides funding for research cooperation in South East Europe
Joint SEE-ERA.NET funding activities SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call for RTD Proposals (PJC): –Pilot phase –moderate financial contributions –joint funding strategy (White Paper) –joint project application reviewing system –deadline for project proposals: end of March 2007 –continuous monitoring –booklet with project results to be presented in the next months
Launching the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS Call National contributions of € ,- to the call budget show the national commitment of the consortium members to the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project Together with the contribution of the EC, the call budget amounts to 3.5 Million Euros. Topics: ICT and Agro food (subgroups to be defined) Provisional launch date: September 1, stage procedure Contact: National Contact Points, coordinator: ZSI, Marion Haberfellner
Partners in SEE-ERA.NET plus ZSI (Austria)- CoordinatorMOES (Albania)MZOS (Croatia) MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)MPIN (Montenegro)MSCI (Serbia) GSRT (Greece)MHEST (Slovenia)BMWF (Austria) BMBF (Germany)PT-DLR (Germany)MES-CRA (Bulgaria) TUBITAK (Turkey)MVP (BiH)ANCS (Romania) MESR (France)MAE (France)
Summary and Objectives
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET 1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator2. MOES (Albania)3. MZOS (Croatia) 4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) 5. MPIN (Montenegro)6. MSTD (Serbia) 7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 8. MPI (Serbia)9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia) 10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK)11. CIVET (Albania)12. SBRA (Slovenia) 13. SEERC (Greece)14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands)15. JRC (Belgium/Spain) 16. PT-DLR (Germany)17. FFG (Austria)18. TÜBITAK (Turkey) 19. GSRT (Greece)20. MHEST (Slovenia)21. BMWF (Austria) 22. BMBF (Germany)23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria)24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey) 25. APRE (Italy)26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET 1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator2. MOES (Albania)3. MZOS (Croatia) 4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) 5. MPIN (Montenegro)6. MSTD (Serbia) 7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 8. MPI (Serbia)9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia) 10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK)11. CIVET (Albania)12. SBRA (Slovenia) 13. SEERC (Greece)14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands)15. JRC (Belgium/Spain) 16. PT-DLR (Germany)17. FFG (Austria)18. TÜBITAK (Turkey) 19. GSRT (Greece)20. MHEST (Slovenia)21. BMWF (Austria) 22. BMBF (Germany)23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria)24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey) 25. APRE (Italy)26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) WBC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET 1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator2. MOES (Albania)3. MZOS (Croatia) 4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) 5. MPIN (Montenegro)6. MSTD (Serbia) 7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 8. MPI (Serbia)9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia) 10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK)11. CIVET (Albania)12. SBRA (Slovenia) 13. SEERC (Greece)14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands)15. JRC (Belgium/Spain) 16. PT-DLR (Germany)17. FFG (Austria)18. TÜBITAK (Turkey) 19. GSRT (Greece)20. MHEST (Slovenia)21. BMWF (Austria) 22. BMBF (Germany)23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria)24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey) 25. APRE (Italy)26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) WBC-MinistriesEU-MS/AC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET 1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator2. MOES (Albania)3. MZOS (Croatia) 4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) 5. MPIN (Montenegro)6. MSTD (Serbia) 7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 8. MPI (Serbia)9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia) 10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK)11. CIVET (Albania)12. SBRA (Slovenia) 13. SEERC (Greece)14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands)15. JRC (Belgium/Spain) 16. PT-DLR (Germany)17. FFG (Austria)18. TÜBITAK (Turkey) 19. GSRT (Greece)20. MHEST (Slovenia)21. BMWF (Austria) 22. BMBF (Germany)23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria)24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey) 25. APRE (Italy)26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) WBC-MinistriesWBC- Support InstitutesEU-MS/AC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET 1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator2. MOES (Albania)3. MZOS (Croatia) 4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) 5. MPIN (Montenegro)6. MSTD (Serbia) 7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 8. MPI (Serbia)9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia) 10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK)11. CIVET (Albania)12. SBRA (Slovenia) 13. SEERC (Greece)14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands)15. JRC (Belgium/Spain) 16. PT-DLR (Germany)17. FFG (Austria)18. TÜBITAK (Turkey) 19. GSRT (Greece)20. MHEST (Slovenia)21. BMWF (Austria) 22. BMBF (Germany)23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria)24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey) 25. APRE (Italy)26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina) WBC-MinistriesWBC- Support InstitutesEU-MS/AC Support Inst.EU-MS/AC-Ministries
Dialogue activities WBC-INCO.NET supports the bi-regional dialogue on Science and Technology
Steering Platform on Research Regular meetings conveyed by –European Commission –Council Presidency –Western Balkan countries Current co-chairs are EC, Czech Republic, Albania Members: EC + EU27 + AC with responsibility for S&T Launched during Austrian presidency in May 2006 Adopted Guidelines during the SP meeting in Thessaloniki October 2007 Meets regularly during each presidency
Results Platform Conclusions
Other dialogue activities Supporting regional dialogue (e.g. on IPA and Research, Regional Research Strategy) Dialogue with EC Cooperation DGs (on priorities) Coordination of activities with other policies in the European Commission: DG Enlargement, DG Enterprise, DG Education Close cooperation with SEE-ERA.NET (PLUS) Established contacts with several thematic ERA-NETs Cooperation with other INCO-NETs e.g. in the field of research to tackle global issues Contacts with COST, RCC, etc. established Dialogue with OECD, EUROSTAT, UNESCO
Priority setting activities WBC-INCO.NET identifies RTD potentials and priorities
Priority setting activities Objectives: Input to the workprogrammes of FP7 in selected themes Organisational learning, identifying suitable processes for stakeholder involvement SEE-ERA.NET PLUS call to be launched in autumn 2009 Regional Research Strategy: Generic activities to be implemented at regional level
Organisation of consultation process ICT in Serbia on December 10, 2008 cooperation: Agriculture, Food, Biotechnology in Montenegro on January 15-16, 2009 cooperation: Health in Albania on May 12 and 13, 2009 (confirmed) Transport in Bosnia-Herzegovina on May 19 and 20, 2009 (confirmed) Environment in the FYR of Macedonia on June 16 and 17, 2009 (confirmed) First phase Second phase
Capacity building and networking activities WBC-INCO.NET enhances participation of researchers from the region in European projects
Outlook support activities Benchmarking and supporting NCPs Supporting statistical offices to gather reliable S&T statistics Study barriers to cooperation Evaluate access to infrastructure Survey cooperation patterns Training for research managers on FP7 and financial issues Brokerage events Representation of WBC at major research conferences
Dissemination Activities WBC-INCO.NET website: news, documents, event calendar, organisation database, who-is-who, regular newsletters
Information exchange
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