Southeast European ERA-Net the development of an instrument to integrate Western Balkan Countries into the ERA by linking research and technological development activities within existing national, bilateral and regional programmes
National Authority for Scientific Research, SEE-ERA.NET
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Coordination of national ProgrammesCoordination of national ProgrammesERA-NETERA-NET
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The Southeast European Era-Net consortium
Albania,
Austria,
Bosnia & Herzegovina,
Bulgaria,
Croatia,
France,
Germany,
Greece,
Hungary,
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Montenegro,
Romania,
Serbia,
and Slovenia
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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.
These objectives will be met through: exchange of information and best practice on bilateral RTD activities needs analyses in the target countries support of policy dialogue and awareness raising in the EU identification of complementary approaches Opening the existing nationally funded (bilateral) programmes:
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Examples of Joint SEE-ERA.NET activitiesOpening the existing nationally funded (bilateral) programmes
SEE-ERA.NET Pilote Joint Call – 2006/2007 modest financial contributions joint administration preparatory measures joint project application reviewing system joint funding strategy:
including a joint „virtual“ and „real“ common pot funding mechanisms will be open to donations from other players in the West Balkan
countries (Establishment of strategic partnerships with international organisations, i.e.: EC/DG Research, EC/DG JRC, EC/DG Enlargement, COST, ESF, OECD, UNESCO-ROSTE, EU-ESFRI, World Bank, NCP Training Projects as ERA WESTBALKAN+, etc…)
specific thematic areas (scientific disciplines) Project proposals including regional cooperation among the West Balkan Countries and/or
with participation of innovative SME’s will be given preference
November 2006 – launch of Pilot phase: Joint Call for RTD Proposals
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SEE-ERA.NET contact details
Peter B. Mayr, CoordinatorCentre for Social InnovationLinke Wienzeile 2461150 Vienna, [email protected]
phone: + 43 1 49 50 442 75mobile: + 43 699 114 802 80fax: + 43 1 49 50 442
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www.see-era.net
Iulia Mihail, Coordinator WP6MEdC – ANCS21 – 25, Mendeleev Street,010362 Bucharest, [email protected]
phone: + 40 21 212 77 91
fax: + 40 21 318 30 53
www.see-era.net
