Opportunities for cooperation in research and technology

development programs

Maija Bundule International Research Programs Unit State Education Development Agency

COST program

COST (COoperation in Science and Technology)

- Pan-European, bottom-up science and technology networks open to researchers, industry and policy stakeholders;

- was the first and is one of the widest intergovernmental European Network for coordination of nationally funded scientific and technical research;

- institutions and researchers from 38 COST member countries can join and develop COST Action;

- institutions and researchers from non-COST countries can join COST Action on a case by case basis once the mutual benefit has been ascertained, without the need for any formal arrangements at government or agency level.

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37 COST countries

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.... to 38 countries in 2017

EU 28

EU Candidates

and EU

Potential

Candidates: Bosnia and Herzegovina fYR Macedonia Montenegro Serbia Turkey

Other Countries: Norway Switzerland

COST

Cooperating

State: Israel

COST Global participation

546 participations in running Actions (37 countries)

COST countries

Neighbouring

countries

Reciprocal

agreements

countries

BELARUS

EGYPT

ALGERIA

TUNISIA

GEORGIA

SRI

LANKA

VIETNAM

PAPUA

NEW GUINEA

Australia (34)

Japan (13)

Canada (20)

New Zealand (14)

Russia (50)

USA (29) Rep of Korea (4)

Algeria (3)

India (1)

Hong Kong (1)

South Africa (4)

Cuba (1)

Argentina (4)

Brazil (1)

Vietnam (1)

Malaysia (1) Colombia (1)

Morocco (2) Palestinian auth. (1)

Andorra (1) Albania (1)

Egypt (3)

Georgia (5) Azerbaijan (1)

Ukraine (16)

Moldova (3)

Tunisia (3)

China (7)

Bosnia &

Herzegovina (2)

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Neighbouring Countries participation

COST country

Neighbouring

Countries

273 participations in

running Actions

(16 countries) TUNISIA

GEORGIA

Ukraine (16)

Russia (50)

Algeria (3)

Azerbaijan (1)

Bosnia & Herzegovina (2)

Tunisia (3)

Georgia (5)

Egypt (3)

Morocco (2)

Moldova (3)

Albania (1)

Palestinian auth. (1)

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COST program’s role

Precursor of advanced multidisciplinary research;

Complements the activities of the Framework Programmes;

Acts as a “bridge” spanning the scientific communities of the whole Europe;

Increases the mobility of researchers across Europe and in whole world;

Fosters the establishment of large Framework Programme projects in different research fields;

Covers both basic and more applied or technological research and addresses issues of a societal importance.

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COST actions

COST Action is a network of researchers, industry representatives and policy stakeholders;

Duration up to 4 years;

Minimum of 7 COST Member Countries;

For average of 19 COST Member Countries -

average annual budget of EUR 129 000;

Cooperation through different networking tools:

- Meetings (Management Committee, Working

Groups),

- Short-term Scientific Missions,

- Training schools,

- Publications & dissemination activities.

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Who can participate?

Participation is open to researchers, engineers, specialists:

in universities, research centers, large and small, public and private organizations from all COST Member Countries and its Cooperating State,

from any science and technology field,

at any career stage,

having any original, innovative idea

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How to join running COST action?

1. As a Management Comittee (MC) Member

– By contacting COST National Coordinator in order to be one (of the maximum two) MC members representing your Country,

2. as a Working Group Participant:

– By contacting you respective MC member and or the Action Chair and participate in the Working Groups

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How to find a running Action?

www.cost.eu/COST_actions/all_actions 10 11.05.2017

How to find a running Action?

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Description of

the Action,

Participants,

MoU,

MC Chair,

Science

Officer,

Administrative

Officer

Latvian participants in Actions (1)

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Latvian participation in Actions (2)

Universitātes un augstskolas,

Zinātniskie institūti,

Sabiedriskās politikas centrs PROVIDUS,

Bērnu klīniskā universitātes slimnīca,

RSU Stomatoloģijas institūts,

SIA Meža un koksnes produktu pētniecības un attīstības institūts,

Vides risinājumu institūts,

VAS Latvijas Valsts ceļi,

Valsts tiesu ekspertīžu birojs,

Latvijas Farmaceitu biedrība,

SIA Tilde

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Latvian participation in Actions (3)

CA16105 - European Network for Combining Language learning with Crowdsourcing Techniques; IS1206 - Femicide across Europe; BM1208 - European Network for Human Congenital Imprinting Disorders; FP1404 - Fire safe use of bio-based building products; TU1401 - Renewable energy and landscape quality; FA1408 - A European Network for Foodborne Parasites; TU1406 - Quality specifications for roadway bridges, standardization at a European level; CA15116 - Understanding and combating African Swine Fever in Europe; CA15105 -European Medicines Shortages Research Network - addressing supply problems to patients; CA16101 - Multi-modal Imaging of Forensic Science Evidence - tools for Forensic Science.

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Thank You for your attention

COST National Coordinator

Maija Bundule

Maija.Bundule@viaa.gov.lv

Tel.67785423

COST mājaslapa www.cost.eu

Iesnieguma veidlapa VIAA mājaslapā

http://viaa.gov.lv/lat/zinatnes_inovacijas_progr/cost_programma/cost_progr/

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Thank you