1. Lars Klüver, Director of Danish Board of Technology Foundation
Broad societal engagement in definition of the future research agenda of the EU
Lars Klüver, Director of Danish Board of Technology Foundation
Oslo, March 2, 2017

2. The presentation The aims of CIMULACT The history up to the project
CIMULACT process
Lessons for future citizen-based research agenda-setting

3. CIMULACT ‘Citizen and Multi-Actor Consultation on Horizon 2020’.
Engages more than 1500 citizens in 30 countries in Europe,
along with a variety of other actors, up to 1000
3-year project funded by the European Commission, started June 2015.

4. Engaging all of Europe in shaping a desirable and sustainable future
Producing citizen-based visions for the future(s)
Extracting societal needs from the visions
Making research scenarios – as input to “Scoping Papers”
Producing research topics for Horizon

5. A multi-actor approach
CIMULACT bases its work on citizens’ visions
It involves a large number of actors in the shaping of the future research agenda – the ‘multi-actors’
These include policy makers, scientists, research communities, NGO’s, and “challengers” such as designers, futurists, science journalists and developers
Input to research agendas is created with all of them in a highly participatory process
Besides those involved in making visions, research scenarios and topics, the project includes a close collaboration with the EU Commission

6. History: The fourth try
CIVISTI (FP6) a method, which CIMULACT partly is based on
9 countries produced a high quality topic catalogue
It is surely feasible and it makes sense
Citizens and experts prioritise topics differently
Frustrating, when there is no research funder to take up the results
VOICES (FP7) used Focus Groups to get ideas for research from citizens – in 27 countries – delimited to topics on Waste
Again - feasible – but Focus Groups maybe not the best method
Direct collaboration with EU PO’s, resulted in real impact on H2020
CASI (FP7) included citizen visions on sustainable innovation
Used the CIVISTI method
Clearly demonstrated the difference between citizens’ and experts’ priorities
Problems with getting impact – less collaboration with Commission than CIMULACT

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14. Impact made through direct interaction with Commission:
Vision Seminar with 20 PO’s
Scoping Paper Seminar with 13 PO’s
Pan-EU Working Conference with 21 PO’s
Internal Commission workshop on the produced topics with 50 PO’s

15. Lessons for citizen-based and multi-actor research agenda setting
CIVISTI, VOICES, CASI & CIMULACT clearly show
Feasibility
Relevance
VOICES & CIMULACT show the importance for impact of
Direct and active collaboration with the research funders
A clear commitment to make use of the results

16. THX! CIMULACT.EU tekno.dk lk@tekno.dk