1. “Enhancing transnational research & innovation cooperation in the Danube Region: Joint EUREKA – Danube-INCO.NET workshop” 11-12 December 2014, Vienna, Austria Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economics Freyung 3, 1010 Vienna, Austria

2. Workshop objectives #1/2  introducing the  EU Strategy for the Danube Region (EUSDR) and its related R&I activities as well as the EUSDR supporting Danube-INCO.NET project to the EUREKA network and its representatives from the Danube Region Countries  EUREKA network and its funding opportunities for multilateral (cooperative) research & innovation projects to the Danube-INCO.NET project partners  stimulating/enhancing networking between EUSDR, project and EUREKA representatives with the view for common/joint STI funding activities  finalization of details for the EUREKA Danube Region multilateral call in 2015

3. Workshop objectives #2/2 Learning:  how EUREKA is organized in the Danube Region Countries  who are the relevant institutions (NPC, Ministries, etc.)  what are the most relevant funding agencies & programmes  priority areas for Danube Region cooperation and funding  (best-practice) multilateral project (within the Danube Region) examples (if any)  existing experiences with bi-/multilateral, transnational calls (if any)  experience with the utilization of ESIF (structural funds) for R&D&I-projects (if any)

4. Next steps „E!DI“-Multilateral Call 2015 Call promotion: – announcement via the EUREKA communication channels (website, EUREKA news, eZine, LinkedIn, …) – similar at national EUREKA level – via Danube-INCO.NET and EUSDR PA7 – national channels, networks and social media – check for relevant events in the first half of 2015 to initiate/support, organize a matchmaking/brokerage and promotion of the call – inform national event organizers about E!DI call in 2015 – keep/establish close contacts with each other and the E!DI funding agencies

5. Contact 5 Dr. Ulrike Kunze Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR) Berlin, Germany Phone:+49 (0)30 / 67055 - 7981 ulrike.kunze@dlr.de Dipl.-Phys. Ralf König Austrian Research and Promotion Agency (FFG) Vienna, Austria Phone:+43 (0)57755 - 4601 ralf.koenig@ffg.at