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PRESIDENCY PRIORITIES IN RESEARCH
Meeting of the Steering Platform on Research for Western Balkan Countries
8-9 June 2015Budapest, Hungary
Inga Jekabsone Deputy Director of the Higher Education, Science and Innovation Department
Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia
Priorities of the Latvian Presidency
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COMPETITIVE EUROPEJOBS AND GROWTH
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DIGITAL EUROPESeizing the Opportunities of the Digital Single Market
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ENGAGED EUROPE
LV priority: Competitive Europe
Creating links between actions fostering innovation and those unlocking growth in the ERA
Advancing the European Research Area
LV Research and Innovation priorities
3 March COMPET
Policy debateObjective: a contribution of research ministers to March European Council.
Agenda items in the Council
29 May COMPET
Draft Council conclusions on the ERA Roadmap Objective: Adoption
Draft Council conclusions on the governance of ERAObjective: Adoption
LV Presidency overarching
priority
Competitive Europe
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Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (I)
Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (II)
Unlocking European digital potential for faster and wider innovation
Advancing Science 2.0 debate
LV Research and Innovation priorities
3 March COMPET
Policy debate Objective: contribution of research ministers to renewed Digital Single Market Strategy and June European Council
Agenda items in the Council
29 May COMPET
Policy debate Objective: to outline future policy directions and timeline
29 May COMPETCouncil Conclusions Objective: Adoption
LV Presidency overarching
priorityDigital Europe
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LV Research and Innovation priorities
Agenda items in the Council
Agenda items according to Council procedure
Engaged Europe
LV Presidency overarching
priority
S&T agreement with India
S&T agreement and H2020 association agreement with Ukraine
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Finalising the partial H2020 association agreement with Switzerland
H2020 association agreement withFaroe islands
Hierarchy of LV Presidency research Priorities (III)
Policy debates
1. Creating mutually enhancing and sustainable relations between actions fostering innovation and those unlocking Europe's potential for growth in the European Research Area based on
a) Communication from the Commission on the "Annual Growth Survey 2015"b) Europe 2020 strategy mid-term review
2. Unlocking Europe's digital potential: faster and wider innovation through open, networked and data-intensive research based on the Communication from the Commission “Towards a thriving data-driven economy”
Science 2.0 - follow up to public consultation
COMPET Council agenda items
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3 March COMPET
29 May COMPET
Council conclusions
1. Council conclusions on the European Research Area Roadmap 2015-2020
2. Council conclusions on the review of the European Research Area advisory structure
3. Council conclusions on open, data-intensive and networked research as a driver for faster and wider innovation
COMPET Council agenda items
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29 May COMPET
List of Presidency events
Date Location Event
12-13 February Riga Smart specialisation conference
4-5 June Riga Week of Innovative Regions in Europe
10-12 June Riga EuroNanoForum 2015
15-19 June Riga 10th Baltic Sea Science Congress
17-18 June Riga The Digital Assembly
22-23 June Brussels ERA conference
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