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Joint Action Plan 2009for Cooperation beyond SEE-ERA.NET
by Dr. Ulrike Kunze
International Bureau of the Federal Ministry of Education and
Research (BMBF) at the German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries
October 29, 2009 Zagreb, Croatia
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Joint Action Plan 2007
To remember… Joint Action Plan accompanied the “White Paper on overlaps, gaps and
opportunities in view of the extension of bilateral RTD programmes and initiatives towards multilateral approaches”
White Paper and Joint Action Plan were finalised as a deliverable of SEE-ERA.NET in August 2007 and have been promoted extensively
While the White Paper is designed as a policy paper, the Joint Action Plan has to be understood as a working paper reflecting the current situation and proposing respective actual measures
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Joint Action Plan 2009: update from 2007
Joint Action Plan 2009 has two pillars A. Stocktaking of implementation: Which of the proposed
actions of the Joint Action Plan 2007 have already been
implemented or at least just started? B. Drafting a new Joint Action Plan: Which actions remain to
be taken?
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Stocktaking
2.1 Regional Programme for Cooperation with South-East Europe 2.2 Initiatives towards Infrastructure Development 2.3 Initiatives towards Institution Building
ex.: Ministerial Conference on the development of a Regional
Research Strategy for the Western Balkans, organised by
Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) in Sarajevo on 24.04.2009 2.4 Initiatives towards Human Potential Development
ex.: Directive 2005/71/EC ”Admission for purposes of scientific
research” transposed in national law in 17 Member States.
Additionally, on 15 July 2009, the EC adopted a proposal for
granting visa-free travel to the citizens of the
FYRofMacedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Stocktaking
2.5 Dissemination of Information ex.: WBC-INCO.NET started in January 2008, took over and
continued the work of the Information Office of the Steering
Platform on Research for the Western Balkan countries with
its website, newsletter, and further links to information channels,
platforms and conferences
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3. Joint Action Plan 2009: Update and amendments 3.1 Initiatives for “Collaborative Research Projects”
SEE-ERA.NET PLUS: Call for Joint European Research
Projects launched on September 1, 2009,
open until November 3, 2009
Who: SEE-ERA.NET PLUS Creation of Regional Technology Platforms (equivalents
to European Technology Platforms/ETP), e.g. in the
agriculture and food area, in order to define a common
regional research agenda based on national priorities
Who: WBC with support from institutions from EU MS
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.2. Initiatives towards Innovation Initiatives towards Innovation are currently under
discussion in the context of a possible extension and
enlargement of the WBC-INCO-NET
Who: WBC-INCO.NET Implementing a trans-national programme on
innovation in SEE
Who: Future ERA.NET
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.3 Initiatives towards Infrastructure Development Inventory of medium and large-scale research
infrastructure facilities in EU Member States and the
WBC, allowing for access by researchers from WBC and
EU MS; draft by MHEST and MPIN in May 2009, final
version currently under preparation
Who: WBC-INCO.NET To update the ESFRI report “Research infrastructures
in the new Member States in the context of the
European Research Area”; include a chapter with
specific infrastructures of pan-European interest in the
WBC
Who: Western Balkan countries
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.3 Initiatives towards Infrastructure Development (cont) To develop a regional research infrastructure roadmap for
the Western Balkan region in order to identify medium- and
large-scale research infrastructures of regional and European
interest
Who: WBC supported by the Steering Platform To develop “e-Strategies” by setting targets for the
development of e-Services in order to overcome the digital
divide
Who: WBC supported by the Steering Platform, RCC, etc.
Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.3 Initiatives towards Infrastructure Development (cont) Support of the development of electronic networks
among research institutes and universities in the WBC, as
part of an e-Strategy
Who: All WBC and Delivery of Advanced Network
Technology to Europe (DANTE)
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.4 Initiatives towards Institution Building Expansion and improvement of the Western Balkan network of
National Contact Points (NCP) for FP7 through specific
support, twinning and networking measures
Who: WBC supported by the SP, WBC-INCO.NET Exchange of experience and assistance with regard to the
implementation of systematic evaluation and benchmarking
of Western Balkan R&D institutions and programmes, building
on the outcome of “SEE-ERA.NET’s International Conference
on Evaluation and Benchmarking” in Ohrid, FYR of Macedonia
on 8 and 9 October 2008.
Who: WBC with support from the EU MS
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.4 Initiatives towards Institution Building (cont.) Creation of a sustainable relationship between the
producers of knowledge and technology (e.g.
universities, research institutions, clinical centres, etc.)
and users of RTD results from the private sector (SMEs,
industry), facilitated by the establishment of Innovation
Relay Centers (IRCs) or corresponding innovation
structures in the WBC
Who: WBC with support from the EU MS, possibly funded
within the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework
Programme (CIP) and 7th EU FP on RTD
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.4 Initiatives towards Institution Building (cont.) Establishing a roadmap for the development of a
Regional Strategy on R&D as agreed on at the Ministerial
Conference on the development of a Regional Research
Strategy for the Western Balkans, which was organised by
the RCC on April 24, 2009 and the follow-up meeting to the
Conference on September 7 (both Sarajevo)
Who: WBC with support from RCC Participation of WBC representatives in decision-making
bodies, working groups, etc. of European initiatives,
programmes, etc.
Who: WBC
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.5 Initiatives towards Human Potential Development Setting-up a specific mobility programme for the WBC
fostering the individual mobility of young scientists from
home institutions in WBC (outward) or to host institutions
in WBC (inward)
Who: WBC with support by institutions from EU MS Offering Science Management Training through
internships for science administrators from the WBC who
work in the national administration or in the management
of S&T institutions
Who: EU MS, WBC-INCO.NET
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.5 Initiatives towards Human Potential Development (cont.) Setting up a “Diaspora” Task Force as a mainly virtual
working group to develop scenarios on how to re-attract
expatriated Western Balkan scientists (specific Web portal)
Who: WBC with support by institutions from EU MS Supporting the development of national mobility centres
networks in the WBC and their integration in “EURAXESS -
Researchers in Motion” (European network of mobility
centres)
Who: WBC
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.5 Initiatives towards Human Potential Development (cont.) Constant updating of the SEE-ERA.NET/WBC-
INCO.NET Scholarship database and establishing
links to the EURAXESS web portal.
Who: King Baudouin Foundation Contact trips for young researchers consisting of
a) grants to attend conferences (contribution/presentation
or paper necessary), summer schools for PhD candidates,
workshops, etc.
b) in connection with the attendance of the conference
visit of the resp. partner institute, where the conference
takes place in order to establish scientific contacts
Who: WBC with EU MS
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.5 Initiatives towards Human Potential Development (cont.) Information events and training sessions to raise
awareness in the region on mobility programmes, to
overcome the lack of institutional structures dealing
with mobility and the obstacles in national legal
systems when it comes to employing researchers from
abroad.
Who: WBC with EU MS
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.6 Dissemination of Information Supporting the information activities through the WBC-
INCO.NET website, information newsletters (journal, e-
mail-newsletter), brochures etc.
Who: MS and WBC, WBC-INCO.NET Fostering Information exchange with EC Directorates
General (Research and other than DG Research),
and with other multilateral initiatives and institutions, e.g.
international stakeholders such as RCC, OECD, CEI etc.
Who: WBC-INCO.NET, WBC
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Joint Action Plan 2009: Amendments and Update
3.6 Dissemination of Information (cont.) Raising awareness on S&T in the Western Balkan
countries by becoming part of the ERAWATCH Network.
Who: WBC 3.7 Expansion of the Collaboration towards Initiatives in
other regions such as the Mediterranean Region and the
Black Sea Region
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Joint Action Plan 2009
Joint Action Plan 2009 was submitted to the EC as
SEE-ERA.NET deliverable D5.5 in August 2009 Available at http://www.see-era.net/pub/news/view?id=22677 Contact: Ralf Hanatschek
International Bureau
of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
at the Project Management Agency
c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Tel: +49 228 3821-482
Fax: +49 228 3821-444
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