1. ERAC ad-hoc working group on the European Semester and on Monitoring ERA
Ward ZIARKO
June 2013

2. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on European Semester
NRP is not (and can not) be a detailed reporting on all R&I activities
No state of play; bias towards new activities
Role of other instruments (databases, surveys,…) to get a complete overview on R&I landscape (e.g. R&IO)
NRP : “guidance” note to ensure common understanding on what and how to report

3. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on European Semester (2)
Interest for exploring an OECD-type survey (possibly with OECD) on the R&I landscape in order to be able to produce R&I trend reports
Need to carefully synchronise ERA monitoring with European semester
27th of june : first draft on guidance note could be produced (?)

4. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on ERA progress report (1)
State of play :
Group was informed on the process
Milestones, data output and structure of the report were clarified
Stakeholder survey :
Open discussion on scope of results, strengths and weaknesses
partial vision (first step)
Concerns about representativeness and use for policy conclusions (at European council)

5. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on ERA progress report (2)
Stakeholder survey (2) :
Concerns on insufficient time to comment on results and data
Agreed on the invitation to collaborate and work together to improve the whole exercise
Indicators :
First discussion : concrete proposals on limited number is needed
Discussion on the need to test the indicators
Caution ! High quality standards !

6. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on ERA progress report (3)
Expert group : discussed the role of the group in the prioritisation of the ERA actions
Most urgent homework :
Look at the country fiches (countries individually, not the group)
Take a look at the list of indicators

7. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on ERA progress report (3)
Elements to reflect on (Homework part 2) :
Identify how to steer the policy process
Reflect on possible links between the European semester and the ERA progress reports
How do we cope with the lack of time to evaluate the results ?
Possible link with R&IO

8. Conclusions of the ad-hoc working group on ERA progress report (4)
Next meeting : 27 june
Mandate : written procedure