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”ERA-NET as a tool for facilitating Cooperation and Coordination between Ministries managing RTD Programmes”

23.5.2006, Brussels

Petri HonkanenSenior Advisor, Ph.D.

Ministry of Trade and Industry, Finland


• Facilitate new European innovation policy research culture through coordination & cooperation of national research programs

• Develop shared European knowledge bases for innovation policies through joint actions

• Service policy design and monitoring

• Identify common knowledge and development needs

• Complement and augment continuing national research efforts and other international collaboration initiatives

• Nurture forward looking and world class research

OBJECTIVES


• Duration: May 2005 – April 2008.

• Comprises 10 partner countries and 12 organizations:

Finland: Ministry of Trade and Industry (Coordinator) & TekesSweden: VINNOVANorway: Research Council of NorwayDenmark: Ministry of Science, Technology, and InnovationEstonia: Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communication Latvia: Ministry of Education and ScienceFlanders: Ministry of Flemish CommunityAustria: Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology WIFOIreland: ForfásNetherlands: Ministry of Economic Affairs Observer: EC Joint Research Center for Prospective Technological

Studies

DURATION AND PARTICIPANTS


• Systematic review of national systems to support innovation policy research and policy learning-Shared knowledge and research needs-Different national systems of research funding and administration

• Review of administrative and legal barriers for cooperation -Identification of practical joint action mechanism-Budget approval scheduling at partner countries-Administrative changes necessary in some partner countries

• Identification of potential cooperation areas and joint action themes -added value to national research programs

• Mapping of European innovation policy research -uniqueness of Era-Net-scheme

ACTIVITIES


• Develop and try out three different type of joint action mechanisms-Joint action in research grants (long term)-Joint action in contract research (short term)-Policy learning & activation of existing knowledge

• Develop sustainable management structure and principles for the periodic execution of different joint actions

• Develop linkages with other international innovation policy research iniatives and the researcher community

• Confirm partner committment and establish basis for network expansion in late 2007

• Schedule budgetary commitments

• Launch joint actions in late 2007 or 2008

PILOT JOINT ACTIONS


• Ministries are vital partners: -Support to international collaboration is decisive-Able to overcome administrative and legal obstacles

• World class goals: Committment to develop cutting edge understanding of innovation and pioneer new policies

• Genuine contribution: Demonstrate the benefits of collaboration and cooperation-Good understanding of discipline’s global and European research landscape-The need to address fragmented research landscape

• Sustainability: Develop joint research mechanism, not a joint project-Long term perspective

LESSONS LEARNED – HOW TO COMMIT PARTNERS


• Common view of research priorities & knowledge needs is important

• Different levels of coordination between national research programmes-Exchange of information and benchmarking -Synchronization and cooperation between national programs-Joint research actions

• It takes time to build capacity for real coordination. Issues:-Legal and administrative barriers require changes-Synchronization of budget schedules-Scope of programmes-Different research landscapes

• The balance between national policies and European coordination depends on the discipline

WAYS FORWARD – HOW FAR CAN COORDINATION GO?


THANK YOU!

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Hannes ToivanenVISION Era-Net Co-ordinator

Ministry of Trade and Industry, FinlandEmail. [email protected]

Internet: http://www.visioneranet.org

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