SEE-ERA.NET InitiativesPilot Joint Call for Research ProposalsIGLO Open Session, 5.12.2006
Southeast European Era-Net Florian Gruber, Dissemination and Communication
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Some spotlights on the SEE-ERA.NET project
•SEE-ERA.NET is a European Commission’s networking project for the integration of the Southeast European countries into the European Research Area
•SEE-ERA.NET is a network of 14 ministries and 3 agencies in 14 European countries that includes all Western Balkan countries and works directly on the level of policy makers
•SEE-ERA.NET provides new perspectives for scientists and already existing networks in Southeast Europe by opening up a European-wide perspective for scientific cooperation and funding
•SEE-ERA.NET partner countries provide national funding for multinational research teams through the Joint Call for Proposals
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Nature shows us the way: Birds coordinating their efforts
71 % gain of efficiency
Coordination of National Programmes-Coordination of National Programmes-ERA-NETERA-NET
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Why is there a need for strengthening the cooperation in Southeast Europe? Some spotlights:
Only 1992 end of Communist rule in Albania 1995 end of the civil war in Bosnia and Herzegovina 1998 the last Serb held enclave in eastern Slavonia was
returned to Croatia 1998-99 NATO bombing on Belgrade during Kosovo conflict 2001 end of ethnic civil unrest in FYRo Macedonia 2006 Serbia and Montenegro become independent states
There is still a need for trust-building cooperation measures in
Southeast Europe; especially in the region of the Western
Balkan countries.
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The Southeast European Era-Net consortium (I) Ministry of Education and Science in Albania
Ministry for Education, Science and Culture in Austria
Centre for Social Innovation in Austria, SEE-ERA.NET
Coordinator
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ministry for Education and Science in Bulgaria
Ministry of Science, Education and Sports in Croatia
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in France
Ministry of Education and Science in Former Yugoslav
Republic of Macedonia
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The Southeast European Era-Net consortium (II)
Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany
International Bureau of the Ministry of Education and Research in
Germany
Ministry of Development, General Secretariat for Research & Technology in Greece
National Office of Research and Technology in Hungary
Ministry of Education and Science in Montenegro
Ministry of Education and Research in Romania
Ministry for Science and Environmental Protection in Serbia
Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology in Slovenia
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2. SEE-ERA.NET – Transparency, Interactivity, Synergy
Objectives of SEE-ERA.NET: integrating Southeast Europe into the European Research
Area adding value to existing bilateral S&T agreements improving interregional research cooperation contributing to the ‘EU-Balkan countries Action Plan in S&T’,
adopted at EU Ministerial Conference in Thessaloniki in
2003.
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3. Examples of Joint SEE-ERA.NET activities
A Comparative Summary Report (incl. SWOT-analysis and short explanation of the national research system) about the structures and procedures of existing bilateral RTD programmes targeting Southeast Europe
Report on the national systems of research of all West Balkan Countries (incl. analysis of research priorities and programmatic activities) and a mapping of their main RTD stakeholders (mapping)
Report on the specific RTD co-operation needs of the West Balkan Countries
SEE-ERA.NET Project Database: Set of data on projects funded under bilateral RTD programmes in a common data-base and analytical assessment of these funded projects (incl. Clustering)
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Conference in the European Parliament in February 2005,
organised by Greece, Austria and Slovenia EU Presidency Conference – European University
Association, in February 2006„In view of the success of the SEE-ERA.NET (the European
network for integration of WBC into the ERA) project in establishing a sustainable network...“
IX Conference of European Ministers of Education „Strengthening Education in Europe“, March 2006
„... support of the Southeast European Era-Net“ (Final Communiqué)
J Potocnik: SEE-ERA.NET should feed into the Steering Platform for Research, June 2006
4. Political strategy papers, lobbying on EU level:
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5. SEE-ERA.NET Pilot Joint Call – 2006/2007
All SEE-ERA.NET partner countries have confirmed their
participation with national financial contributions
The design of the call is based on research on the
priorities and needs of the Western Balkan countries with
a view to their better integration into the European
Research Area.
The call will be monitored externally by an independent
expert
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Timeline for the Pilot Joint Call:
Launch of the Call: November 30, 2006
Deadline for proposals: March 31, 2007
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Funding will be provided for:
Research projects: conducted by a project consortium
with at least three participants from three different countries
(at least one from a Western Balkan country Network projects: conducted by at least five partners from
three different countries (two from Western Balkan
countries) Summer Schools: conducted by a project consortium with
at least three participants from three different countries (at
least one from a Western Balkan country)
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In the following thematic priorities:
Environment: Environmental Technologies Information and Communication Technologies:
Applications Research Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology: Sustainable
production and Management of Biological Resources
from Land, Forest and Aquatic Environments
Indicative budget is 20.000 € per project within a period of
maximum 9 months.
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Further information on the Pilot Joint Call:
SEE-ERA-NET information days in most of the participating
countries SEE-ERA.NET NCPs training workshop in Greece, November
23-24, 2006 3 brokerage events (thematic conferences for researchers
before the deadline of the call, in Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Serbia (ICT) and Montenegro) INTAS‘ electronic web based tool (call managment system)
supports the central administration, joint project applications reviewing system, where the
assessment procedures of the review system will be
transparent, fair and dedicated to scientific excellence
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Where to get more information:
All the necessary information for the submission of
proposals can be found on the SEE-ERA.NET website
www.see-era.net/pjc from November 30, 2006 onwards.
In case of further questions please contact your SEE-
ERA.NET National Contact Point
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National SEE-ERA.NET Contact Points I
Albania Edmond Agolli Ministry of Education and Research [email protected]
Bulgaria Lora Pavlova Ministry of Education and Science [email protected]
Austria Florian Gruber Centre for Social Innovation [email protected]
Croatia Tanja Ivanović Ministry of Science, Education and Sports [email protected]
Bosnia and Herzegovina Ammar Mirašcija NIP FP6 BiH [email protected]
France Céline Delacourt-Gollain Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [email protected]
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National SEE-ERA.NET Contact Points II
Germany Ralf Hanatschek International Bureau of the BMBF [email protected]
Montenegro Tatjana Knezević Ministry of Education and Science [email protected]
Greece Paraskevi Afentaki General Secretariat for Research and Technology/Ministry of Development [email protected]
Romania Alexandra Gurau Ministry of European Integration [email protected]
Hungary Sándor Szigeti National Office of Research and Technology [email protected]
Serbia Suzana Vojinović Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection [email protected]
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Katerina Sumanovska Ministry of Education and Science [email protected]
Slovenia Slavi Krušič Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology [email protected] Marjetka Primožič Slovenian Research Agency [email protected]
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More information about SEE-ERA.NET can be found on our project website:
www.see-era.net
Thank you for your attention!
