1. EUCARINET: an opportunity for boosting EU-Caribbean Research and Innovation Collaborations EUCARINET: an opportunity for boosting EU-Caribbean Research and Innovation Collaborations Seventh framework programme CAPACITIES specific programme Activities of international cooperation Grant Agreement for: Coordination Support Action Grant Agreement no.: 244510

2. [WHAT IS APRE?] APRE is a non profit research organization. Its objective, set by Article 3 of its Statute, is to promote Italian participation to the Research and Innovation Programmes financed by the European Commission. First of its kind in Italy, APRE was created in 1989 as a “Task Force” of Universities and Research In 1990 Confindustria, ENEA, FAST and Mondimpresa established APRE 2

3. The Project The targeted area Coordinator and Partners What Eucarinet Key Players Opportunities Further opportunities for researchers in FP7 Web Site Agenda

4. Full titleFostering the European Union-Caribbean Research and Innovation Networks Theme International Cooperation / FP7 Capacities Call topicFP7-INCO-2009-7.1.2 Area: Caribbean Region TypeCSA – Coordination Action Start date1 st of April 2010 Duration48 Months Partners11 partners (5 EU, 6 CA) Coordinator APRE – Agenzia per la PromozionedellaRicercaEuropea EC Scientific OfficerMr Paul Vossen DG Research, Directorate International Cooperation The project

5. Target area

6. Caribbean Countries Anguilla JamaicaCuracao Antigua & Barbuda MontserratSt Eustatius The Bahamas St Kitts & NevisSaba Barbados St LuciaSuriname Belize St VincentSt Martin Bermuda Trinidad & TobagoMartinique British Virgin Islands Turks & Caicos IslandsGuadeloupe Cayman Islands CubaFrench Guyana DominicaDominican RepublicHaiti GrenadaAruba GuyanaBonaire

7. APRE (Italy) MENON (Belgium) CIRAD (France) NL Agentschap (Netherlands) UAB (Spain) CARICOM (Guyana) UWI (Trinidad & Tobago) UAG (Guadeloupe) UNIBE (Dominican Republic) CITMA (Cuba) UNA (Netherlands Antilles) Coordinator and Partners

8. Create the conditions of the sustainable multi- stakeholders policy dialogue on S&T between the EU, its member states, its associated states and the Caribbean Region, leading to a joint definition of S&T co-operation policies Stimulate and support the participation of the Caribbean research stakeholders in FP7, with a first emphasis on the “People Programme” Foster interregional (EU-CARIBBEAN) and intra-regional cooperation in leading to the identification and prioritization of common research areas of mutual interest and benefit Dissemination of the results of the project and related benefits for Caribbean and EU stakeholders What

9. Active role in supporting the NCP establishment Travel grants to EC Trainings Staff exchanges Inclusion in to the priority dialogue Elaboration of a private sector position paper Active participation in priority setting workshops Validation of research priorities and position papers on EU- Caribbean S&T cooperation … priorities Mapping of researcher activities in the Caribbean (database visibility) Thematic workshops Visit to EU-Caribbean research centers Trainings on FP7 Researchers Policy makers “Research officers” “Private sector” EUCARINET Key players…become one of them!

10. OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION

11. The results of the workshop: “Science and Technology expert dialogues between UE and Central America ” “Caribbean Regional Position Paper on EU-Caribbean S&T cooperation priorities” JOIN OUR PRIORITY SETTING WORKSHOP

12. Renewable Energy Priority Setting for EU & Caribbean in R & I The Priorities Dialogue Workshop:“Renewable energy priority setting for EU & Caribbean in research and innovation” will take place in Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe at the University of Antilles and Guyane on July 6th and 7th and 2011 Aim : to bring together high-level experts from the Caribbean in the field of energy to identify, with the input of European Commission officers and European research leaders in the field, research lines and scientific priorities of common interest and benefit and to discuss challenges for EU Caribbean cooperation that can guide the work of EUCARINET in the next years.

13. Join our Priority Setting workshops Renewable energy Priority setting workshop for EU & Caribbean in Research and Innovation Renewable Energy expert report soon available on our website

15. Participation of partners from third countries is open and welcome in FP7 (all themes) www.cordis.europa.eu Further opportunities for researchers in FP7

16. www.eucarinet.eu News and highlights Updated info on FP7 Caribbean S&T Database Info on Caribbean S&T Links and resources WebSite

17. Thank you APRE Via Cavour 71, 00184 (Rome) Italy Tel. +39 06 489 399 93 www.apre.it Contact Point Diassina Di Maggio @ dimaggio@apre.itdimaggio@apre.it Caterina Buonocore @ buonocore@apre.itbuonocore@apre.it Contact