bs-era.net project- state of the art dr. Şerban panaitescu project coordinator international...

BS-ERA.NET project- state of the art

Dr. Şerban PANAITESCUProject Coordinator

International Learning Network (ILN) meeting on the implementation of International Cooperation ERA-NET

calls

Brussels, September 24th, 2009

CNMP 21-25 Mendeleev Str., 3rd floor, room 321, 1st district, 010362, Bucharest- Romania Tel./Fax.: +40 21 311.59.92 Website: www.cnmp.ro/int

Networking on Science and Technology in the Black Sea Region

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BS-ERA.NET key dataBS-ERA.NET key data• Duration: Jan. 2009-Sept 2011= 36 months• Our partners:14 countries and 17 institutions• Co-ordinator: National Centre for Programme Management

(Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation), Romaniahttp://www.bs-era.net

France

Germany Ukraine

•Romania

Turkey

ArmeniaItaly

AzerbaijanGreece

MoldaviaGeorgia Bulgaria

Malta

Kazakhsta

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Main objectives of the BS-ERA.NET projectMain objectives of the BS-ERA.NET project

• to reduce the fragmentation of the European Research Area (ERA);

• to develop and strengthen the coordination of public research programmes conducted at national and regional level in the BS extended region;

• to establish an information exchange and communication framework in the BS extended region;

• to sustain the communication in the BS extended region;

• to enhance the complementarity and synergy between the Framework Programme and activities carried out in the framework of intergovernmental structures;


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Main objectives of the BS-ERA.NET projectMain objectives of the BS-ERA.NET project (cont) (cont)

• to provide a framework to network and mutually open at national and regional research programmes level in the BS extended region;

=> to concrete cooperation in the frame of a Black Sea Research Programme (BSRP)

=> to the development and implementation of joint programmes and activities in the region (e.g. BS Joint Call - 2010);


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BS-ERA.NETBS-ERA.NET’s ambitious goals’s ambitious goals

• to design a Black Sea Research Programme (BSRP)

to bring to the EU-BS partnership a useful cooperation tool to be implemented according to the needs of the targeted region

to act as a frame of cooperation that can be adapted to specific needs;

• to implement the first BS-ERA.NET Joint Call;

• the partners of the BS-ERA.NET by * dissemination of knowledge* communication and * working together

are foreseen to build a lasting, innovative and effective synergy as an “Union”;


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Launching and iLaunching and implemenmplementing ting the firstthe first BS-ERA.NET Joint CallBS-ERA.NET Joint Call;;

• The first BS-ERA.NET Joint Call is scheduled to be launched on September 2010September 2010

• In order to have a smoothly implementation of the whole process we have identified some aspects that should be tackled and agreed by the consortium members:

– What kind of management do we want?: (a) Self management by the Group of Funding Parties (GFP)? (b) Centralized management by a Central Administrative Body (CAB)?– Selection criteria (in case of option b): experience from other

ERA-NET joint calls, administrative capacities will be taken into consideration

– Monitoring of the management: internal or external?


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Designing and iDesigning and implementmplementinging the first the first

BS-ERA.NET Joint CallBS-ERA.NET Joint Call (cont.) (cont.)Based on the BS-ERA.NET consortium expertise +lessons learnt

a joint call should– Be in line with the objectives of each funding programme– Do not be in conflict with specific regulatory provisions of

any funding programme Design and implementation based on the analysis of

questionnaires addressed to the programmes owners– Topics – common RTD priorities/objectives– Implementation rules – flexible, easy to be “adopted” by the

funding parties


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Selection& funding of RTD projects

Eligibility - applicants (acc. to the call and the national criteria)

- project relevance (to the call objectives and to the funding programme objectives)

Evaluation ( we have to develop and decide on)– Evaluation criteria, ranking mode, peer review process– Guidelines for evaluation


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Selection& funding of RTD projects

Evaluation criteria (most common)Consortium strength ( Consortium strength ( complementarity, expertise, transnational added value...)complementarity, expertise, transnational added value...)

Project merits (Project merits ( innovation vs. state of the art, originality of the approach,…. market innovation vs. state of the art, originality of the approach,…. market approach)approach)

Project plan and costs (Project plan and costs (clear goals, resources, vs. planned activities, time planning, clear goals, resources, vs. planned activities, time planning, management, appropriateness of costs,…)management, appropriateness of costs,…)

Results and exploitation/impact (Results and exploitation/impact (industry/market needs, impact on competitiveness, industry/market needs, impact on competitiveness, on the region,……)on the region,……)


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Ensuring the selection& funding of RTD best projects

Key factor: the evaluators!– Setting up a data base of evaluators:

(a) using existing international panels?

(b) building a new one with the GFP ?– Selection of evaluators: How ensure the scientific quality and

avoid conflict of interests?


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BS-ERA.NET Joint CallBS-ERA.NET Joint Call;;Based on the BS-ERA.NET consortium expertise +lessons learnt


Key factor for the successful implementation of a joint call – to be attractive to funding organisation

Rules easy to be integratedFlexibility ( e.g. different starting date according to the national calls/contract conclusion, reporting periods,..)Transparency of evaluation Funding mode: juste retour, common pot (virtual or real)??? Monitoring and assessment of the Joint Call

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BS-ERA.NET Joint CallBS-ERA.NET Joint Call;;

What we should have in mind when establishing the rules of the Call:

- Design a transparent system;- Keep it as simple as possible;- Establish and agree on the all the details from the very beginning;- Do not change the rules during the call;- Be innovative;- Be efficient;- Be focused;- Respect the agreed time frame;- Learn from other bad and good practices of other ERA-NETs calls


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BS-ERA.NET Joint CallBS-ERA.NET Joint Call;;

SO MUCH TO DO SO MUCH TO DO

SO LITTLE ??ACHIEVED SO FARSO LITTLE ??ACHIEVED SO FAR

approx. W.Churchill

BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT!BUT WE ARE WORKING ON IT!


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Thank you for your attention!Thank you for your attention!


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Contact details

Name: Dr Şerban PANAITESCU

Institution: CNMP

Address: Mendeleev 21-25, 010362

Email: [email protected]

Tel./Fax: +40213115992


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