day 2, track 1, session 1 innovation without borders: international networks
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Day 2, Track 1, Session 1 INNOVATION WITHOUT BORDERS: INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS TO SOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, ESF (Chair ) Claire McNulty, British Council, UK Johanna Adami , VINNOVA, SE Ralf Altmeyer , Institut Pasteur Shanghai, FR. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Day 2, Track 1, Session 1
INNOVATION WITHOUT BORDERS:
INTERNATIONAL NETWORKS
TO SOLVE GLOBAL CHALLENGES
Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, ESF (Chair)
Claire McNulty, British Council, UK
Johanna Adami, VINNOVA, SE
Ralf Altmeyer, Institut Pasteur Shanghai, FR
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Improving competitiveness through
international collaborations:
a European perspective
Vanessa Campo-Ruiz, MD PhD
Science Officer to the Chief Executive, European Science Foundation (ESF)
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Do you want to find people
who can help you solve your challenges
with complementary resources and
approaches?
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One possible approach:
How ESF promotes
international collaborations
from the individual to the group
European Science Foundation
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Association of
67 national research organisations• Research funding organisations• Research performing organisations• Academies and learned societies
in 29 countries
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Scientific Domains
Scientific Review Groups:• Biomedical Sciences • Humanities • Social Sciences • Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences • Physical and Engineering Sciences
Expert Boards and Committees:• Marine Board• European Polar Board• Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee• European Space Sciences Committee• Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies• Material Science and Engineering Expert Committee
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ESF serves researchers & organisations through
• collaborative instruments • strategy & policy actions
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European Young Investigator AwardsEURYI (2003-2007)
• Outstanding young scientists of any discipline
• € for creating their own team at European centres of their choice
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Exploratory Workshops
• 1-3 day international meetings, to brainstorm around a specific topic
• Outcomes: new networks sharing ideas & resources, common guidelines, joint funding applications, joint doctoral programmes….
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Programmes for Collaborative Research, Networking and Dissemination Activities:RNPs and EUROCORES
• Topics from scientists, € from ESF member organisations
• Exchange visits, workshops, seminars, publications, training programmes, internet activities…
• Virtual & physical interactions; leveraging complementary strengths
Exploratory
Workshops
Conferences
RNPs
EUROCORES
FUN
DIN
G
RESEARCHERS10 30 100
15 k€
100 k€
1 m€
ECOSYSTEM OF INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS
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Domain-specific Scientific Policy
• Position papers on emerging issues
• Foresight reports
• Domain-specific strategies
• Conferences
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European Medical Research Councils 74 Publications 2006-2013
Strategic activity
Forward Looks 8
Science Policy Briefings 13
Position Papers 6
White Papers 2
Networking activity
Research Networking Programmes
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EUROCORES 6
Miscellaneous publications
Journal articles 6
EMRC newsletters 20
Other 3
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Overarching, Transdisciplinary Policy
• Publications: European Guidelines & Codes Research Integrity, Peer Review
• Advocacy Actions: Gender Balance, Open Access, ….Internationalisation of research, Evaluation, ….Research Infrastructures
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High-level contributions to the Innovation Union, the European Research Area, and international collaborations:
• European Union: EC, EP, advisory bodies
• International R&I stakeholders: LERU, EUA, ALLEA, ScienceEurope, Euroscience, NSF, NIH, AAAS
• Intergovernmental organisations: Council of Europe, United Nations´ WHO & UNESCO…
IC are often decentralised processes
led by champions.
More successful outcomes when
researchers can chose what to study &
with whom.
Invest in building trust among people.
Informal networks and pilot projects are efficient
to share ideas, shape more robust projects, and
lower risks of failure.
Groups are often asymmetric.
Design win-win scenarios for all partners.
Start with bottom-up rules and agreements
(codes of good practices, MOUs) that reassure
participants, minimise risk of drop-outs and
misunderstandings, and incorporate contingency
plans.
Partnerships become vulnerable in the
implementation phase (specification of
deliverables, timelines, transfer of funds, etc).
Experienced research leaders and
administrators are paramount to success.
Neutral coordinators can
serve as the honest broker,
help minimise conflicts,
help drive forward the agenda, and
ensure multiannual funding.