EULANESTEuropean – Latin American Network

for Science and TechnologyBringing together international scientific co-operation

for development

EULANEST EULANEST

Luis Delgado. MEC-Spain

Workshop ERA-NET as a tool for facilitating Cooperation between Ministries managing RTD programmes

Brussels, 23 May 2006

Objectives

• to bring together the key EU MS funding international scientific co-operation (ISC) with LA.

• to create a network for ICS with third development countries, orienting S&T towards development

• to contribute to increase participation of LA countries in the future FP

ERA-NET FOR LATIN AMERICA

Ambition:At least one Joint Call

announced at a European Conference on intenational scientific cooperation for

development, to beorganised during the third year

of the project

Consortium• MEC, Spain. Co-ordinator• GRICES. Portugal• MAE, MENESR, IRD. France• BMBF, IB-BMBF. Germany• Research Council of Norway• Observers: Holland, UK, FIN,..• EULANEST Board: ARG, CHILE,

MEXICO, BRAZIL, URUGUAY

M0 M1:12m Progress report M2: Mid-term M3: 24m Progress report M4 Final 12 24 36 48

WP 1 Mapping and benchmarking of EU member states' bilateral and multilateral S&T programmes with LAC

WP 2. Strategic activities between programmes. Preparing the ground for trans-national activities

WP 3. Building trans-national joint activities between partners

WP 4. Transnational research activities

WP 5. Management & dissemination of the ERA-NET activities and coordination of the technical packages

Tasks• Mapping bilateral EU-LAC S&T programmes.

Interactive Directory • Programme Benchmarking• Information Exchange on the Target Region and

Needs Analysis

• Identification of barriers and options • Programme design management and evaluation

protocol• Joint DB of Experts and Facilities • Joint Action Plan.Pilot Demonstrator • Launch a Joint Call

Project Co-ordination WP5 Network management

WPL: MEC. Spain

WP1.Mapping & benchmarking WPL: IRD. France

Extended Management Committee All the partners

National Policy makers

WP2. Strategic activities WPL: BMBF. Germany

Website Joint Database

WP3. Building Joint transnational activities

WPL: GRICES. Portugal

WP4. Transnational research activities

WPL: MEC. Spain

EULANEST Board EU policy makers

LAC Policy makers EULANEST partners

Deliverables • Overview of bilateral S&T •Benchmarking Report (Best Practice)•Report on legal/administrative/cultural barriers•Workshops•Joint call documents

Work Programme

•Contract negotiation finished•Starting date: 1st of July of 2006•Kick-off meeting in September •Previous results from SSA INCONET:

•Survey of bilateral ISC of EU Member States •Website•Expanded Consortium

•Agreements with LAC members of the General Assembly of CYTED to join the EULANEST Board•Contacts with the CSO of COST to use EULANEST as a bridge towards LAC •Links with INCO part of the FP

State of playCYTED

•Programme from the Iberoamerican Summit. Cooperation & Technology for Development. ES, PT + 19 LAC

•From basic research to RTD & TT, reducing the gap in S&T.

•More than 10.000 researchers

COSTCOST•European European COCOoperation in the field of operation in the field of SScientific and cientific and TTechnical researchechnical research

–9 Scientific & Technical Domains9 Scientific & Technical Domains

–2006: 34 COST Member States + 1 2006: 34 COST Member States + 1 cooperating state (Israel)cooperating state (Israel)

–IO & RI from non-COST countriesIO & RI from non-COST countries

–The EC through the FPThe EC through the FP

•Concerted Actions (Networks) of nationally Concerted Actions (Networks) of nationally funded R&D projectsfunded R&D projects

Lessons learnedEU-LAC dialogue in S&T, but..

•Rio Summit. June 1999.

•ALCUE´s Brasilia Action Plan for S&T Co-operation. A shared vision

•Declaration of Guadalajara. EU-LAC Knowledge Area.

•16 bi-regional EU-LAC Group at Senior Official Level

•Communications from the Commission,..

•Viena Summit. May 2006

Ok, but.... so far limited impact•No specific INCO Programme FP6/FP7 •No specific target area but included in a large DEV area (17 LAC out of 114)•Limited participation of LAC entities in FP6•Lack of information and awareness on both sides on the new opportunities of IC under FPs•Difficulties to drive a process that is bottom-up, driven by scientists & to understand the administrative procedures for LAC researchers

•INCO Specific Measures should be revised offering specific menus to specific groups of countries.

Need to further promote co-ordination and co-operation activities at all levels: policy level, programme level and project level

•Policy level: Strategy to achieve sustained S&T Cooperation Agreements, supporting other EU policies: Foreing and Development Aid

•Programme level:Further coordination of national activities (ERA-NET)•Project level: Further awareness on research funding opportunities,

need of further support & assistance to proposers and participants

• Give substance (resources, targets, follow-up) to EU – LAC S&T MoU

• Set up further fora for dialogue: Platforms to iclude all stakeholders

• EU-LAC Knowledge Area through specific instruments in FP7 and CIP

• Focus in areas that lead themselves to IC (i.e. global warming, natural disasters,..)

• Distinguish areas/regions/groups where participation may be of “mutual interest” (SP Co-operation, Ideas) from those where the requirements are “needs driven” (SP of Capacities)

• Take advantage of the location of EU regions (RUP´s) in the area

• Consider specific mechanisms: allocate funds, establish targets for LAC participation, specific calls,..

ways forwardTrans-national Networks

IRCs, EICs, BICs,.

EU MS R&D&I System

ECLAC´sCPs SMEs

Universities

R&D Centres

….

MS NCPs

LAC´s CPs in close contactwith LAC´s proposers and participants

ES

Summary & Conclusions• EULANEST will co-ordinate the

national programmes of ISC with LA of the participants EU MS

• The ambition is to launch joint calls with specific activities targeted to satisfy S&T users (at both sites) needs and offers.

• EULANEST envisages to co-ordinate with EU INCO activities with LA

• EULANEST can become a valuable tool to build up the EU-LAC Knowledge Area

• Recover the momentum. The creation of the EU-LAC Knowledge Area must be in the Agenda of the 2006´ Viena Summit.

• Need to single out LAC from the group of Developing Countries within the INCO target countries

• Realistic actions and targets specific for each country or research group (“mutual interest” or “needs driven”)

• Promote S&T EU-LAC dialogue at policy level (Platforms, OMC) and programme level (ERA-NET)

• Adopt specific measures within FP7 and CIP to increase awareness and promote joint participation of EU MS and LAC entities