Integration of the Western Balkans to the European Research Area – ongoing projects WBC-INCO.NETand SEE-ERA.NET
Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation
March 6-7, 2009
Bucharest (Romania)
SEE-ERA.NET (PLUS)
… provides funding for research
cooperation in South East Europe
Joint SEE-ERA.NET funding activities
SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call for RTD Proposals (PJC):– Pilot phase– moderate financial contributions– joint funding strategy (White Paper)– joint project application reviewing system– deadline for project proposals: end of March 2007– continuous monitoring– booklet with project results to be presented in the next
months
Launching the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS Call
• National contributions of €2.675.000,- to the call budget show the national commitment of the consortium members to the SEE-ERA.NET PLUS project
• Together with the contribution of the EC, the call budget amounts to 3.5 Million Euros.
• Topics: ICT and Agro food (subgroups to be defined)• Provisional launch date: September 1, 2009• 2-stage procedure• Contact: National Contact Points,
coordinator: ZSI, Marion Haberfellner• www.see-era.net
Partners in SEE-ERA.NET plus
ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator MOES (Albania) MZOS (Croatia)
MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia) MPIN (Montenegro) MSCI (Serbia)
GSRT (Greece) MHEST (Slovenia) BMWF (Austria)
BMBF (Germany) PT-DLR (Germany) MES-CRA (Bulgaria)
TUBITAK (Turkey) MVP (BiH) ANCS (Romania)
MESR (France) MAE (France)
Summary and Objectives
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET
1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)
4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)
5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSTD (Serbia)
7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)
10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)
13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)
16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)
19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)
22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)
25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET
1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)
4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)
5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSTD (Serbia)
7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)
10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)
13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)
16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)
19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)
22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)
25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WBC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET
1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)
4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)
5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSTD (Serbia)
7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)
10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)
13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)
16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)
19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)
22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)
25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WBC-Ministries EU-MS/AC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET
1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)
4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)
5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSTD (Serbia)
7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)
10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)
13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)
16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)
19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)
22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)
25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WBC-Ministries WBC- Support InstitutesEU-MS/AC-Ministries
Partners in WBC-INCO.NET
1. ZSI (Austria)- Coordinator 2. MOES (Albania) 3. MZOS (Croatia)
4. MON-MK (FYR of Macedonia)
5. MPIN (Montenegro) 6. MSTD (Serbia)
7. SUS BiH (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
8. MPI (Serbia) 9. Ivo Pilar (Croatia)
10. KEC (Kosovo/UNMIK) 11. CIVET (Albania) 12. SBRA (Slovenia)
13. SEERC (Greece) 14. UNU-MERIT (Netherlands) 15. JRC (Belgium/Spain)
16. PT-DLR (Germany) 17. FFG (Austria) 18. TÜBITAK (Turkey)
19. GSRT (Greece) 20. MHEST (Slovenia) 21. BMWF (Austria)
22. BMBF (Germany) 23. MES-CRA (Bulgaria) 24. TURBO (Belgium/Turkey)
25. APRE (Italy) 26. MCA (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
WBC-Ministries WBC- Support Institutes EU-MS/AC Support Inst.EU-MS/AC-Ministries
Dialogue activities
WBC-INCO.NET supports the bi-regional
dialogue on Science and Technology
Steering Platform on Research
• Regular meetings conveyed by
– European Commission
– Council Presidency
– Western Balkan countries
Current co-chairs are EC, Czech Republic, Albania
• Members: EC + EU27 + AC with responsibility for S&T
• Launched during Austrian presidency in May 2006
• Adopted Guidelines during the SP meeting in Thessaloniki October 2007
• Meets regularly during each presidency
ResultsPlatform Conclusions
Other dialogue activities
• Supporting regional dialogue (e.g. on IPA and Research, Regional Research Strategy)
• Dialogue with EC Cooperation DGs (on priorities)• Coordination of activities with other policies in the European
Commission: DG Enlargement, DG Enterprise, DG Education
• Close cooperation with SEE-ERA.NET (PLUS)• Established contacts with several thematic ERA-NETs• Cooperation with other INCO-NETs e.g. in the field of
research to tackle global issues • Contacts with COST, RCC, etc. established • Dialogue with OECD, EUROSTAT, UNESCO
Priority setting activities
WBC-INCO.NET identifies RTD potentials and priorities
Priority setting activities
Objectives:• Input to the workprogrammes of FP7 in selected themes• Organisational learning, identifying suitable processes for
stakeholder involvement• SEE-ERA.NET PLUS call to be launched in autumn 2009• Regional Research Strategy: Generic activities to be
implemented at regional level
Organisation of consultation process
• ICT in Serbia on December 10, 2008cooperation:
• Agriculture, Food, Biotechnology in Montenegro on January 15-16, 2009cooperation:
• Health in Albania on May 12 and 13, 2009 (confirmed)
• Transport in Bosnia-Herzegovina on May 19 and 20, 2009 (confirmed)
• Environment in the FYR of Macedonia on June 16 and 17, 2009 (confirmed)
First
phase
Second
phase
Capacity buildingand networking activities
WBC-INCO.NET enhances participationof researchers from the region in European projects
Outlook support activities
• Benchmarking and supporting NCPs
• Supporting statistical offices to gather reliable S&T statistics
• Study barriers to cooperation
• Evaluate access to infrastructure
• Survey cooperation patterns
• Training for research managers on FP7 and financial issues
• Brokerage events
• Representation of WBC at major research conferences
Dissemination Activities
WBC-INCO.NET website: news, documents,event calendar, organisation database,who-is-who, regular newsletters
Information exchange
www.wbc-inco.net
Thank you for your attention!
Elke Dall
Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI)
Linke Wienzeile 246
A-1150 Wien
+43-1-4950442-62
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