Documents
Making Science Happen: A new ambition for Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area
The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) has published the White Paper: “Making Science Happen: A new ambition for Research Infrastructures in the European Research Area”, laying out the role of research infrastructures in the renewed European Resarch Area.
The document is the outcome of the reflection made by EU Member States, Associated States, the European Commission and the research community on how to foster the further development of a European Research Infrastructure system capable of effectively supporting the enabling role of research and innovation for achieving Europe’s wider policy goals while contributing to the societal challenges and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
ESFRI, among other activities, facilitates international research cooperation and strengthens European research in a global perspective.
International Research Infrastructure Landscape 2019
The report International Research Infrastructure Landscape 2019 is the main result of the RISCAPE project, funded by H2020, and illustrates the position of the European RIs by research area in the international RIs landscape
RISCAPE aims at providing a systematic, focused, high-quality, comprehensive, consistent and peer-reviewed international landscape analysis report on the position and complementarities of the major European research infrastructures in the international research infrastructure landscape.
The complete report and the appendixes by thematic field are all downloadable from the RISCAPE webpage, through the following link.
The report was officially presented in Brussels, on the 19th of October, 2020. The Prezi presentation on the report can be accessed here.
GENDER-RESPONSIVE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR HORIZON EUROPE
The H2020 funded project GENDERACTION has been creating policy briefs since the beginning of the project regarding Gender content in the new EU Research & Innovation Programme (2021-2027) "Horizon Europe".
This Briefing Paper is a call to action to redefine the proposed model of International Cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation, known as Openness to the World, in light of the Women’s Human Rights principles and UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Both Gender and International Cooperation are cross-cutting issues in Horizon 2020, and the next EU Research and Innovation Programme is an opportunity for increasing the linkages between them. The briefing paper "Gender-responsive International Cooperation for Horizon Europe" includes some recommendations in this regards.
Calling for a Systemic Change: Towards a European Union Science Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges
The report "Calling for a Systemic Change: Towards a European Union Science Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges", prepared by FECYT as partners of the H2020 project Using Science for/in Diplomacy for Addressing Global Challenges - S4D4C , is a summary of a series of co-creation networking meetings of the European and global scientific, diplomatic and science diplomacy communities, of key outputs from the S4D4C project and input from researchers and key opinion leaders in the field as well as from our own practice in science diplomacy over the last years.
Science diplomacy, understood as a series of structured practices at the intersection of science, technology and foreign policy, can become a fundamental dimension to the European Union (EU) and its Member States (MS). EU science diplomacy can contribute to address this current crisis as well as other global challenges, promoting both sustainable development and just and socially fair approaches. This would also help EU position itself as a global role model in integrative leadership and multilateral responses.
The report defends that for science diplomacy to become effective, European stakeholders need to develop a basis of common understanding of i) what EU science diplomacy vision, mission, and principles should be for addressing global challenges, ii) the current EU science diplomacy state of the art and its stoppers, warnings and drivers and iii) a strategy on how to achieve that vision.
Both the full report and a summary are available for downloading.
The authors want the report to be a collaborative document and are calling for comments, contributions, and ideas on how to develop implementation plans (with potential milestones and progress assessment) for the fifteen recommendations towards the EU and other important stakeholders (as to be found in the report).
If interested, you may send your name, affiliation and comments to s4d4c@fecyt.es by 10th October 2020.
EU-LAC Innovation Conference: conclusions
The European Union - Latin America and Caribbean Innovation Conference took place in Brussels, in November 2019., with the objective of strengthening the dialogue on innovation cooperation and advancing in building a EU-CELAC Common Research Area .
Experts, stakeholders, funding agencies and representatives of different political institutions came together to debate on the needs and further steps for enhancing the innovation cooperation between both regions.
Some of the thematics that were included in the discussions were: policies and good practices to promote innovation in LAC and EU countries; Innovation support instruments and common challenges to innovation, among others.
The document summarises the main conclusions of the event.
Horizonte Europa. Presentación resumida
El próximo Programa de la Unión Europea para la financiación de la investigación e innovación, denominado Horizonte Europa, tendrá una duración de 7 años, desde enero de 2021 a diciembre de 2027.
La Comisión Europea ha preparado una presentación sobre los principales contenidos y objetivos del nuevo Programa. Está disponible en pdf, tanto en español (descargable aquí), como en otros 22 idiomas de la UE.
No olviden seguir todas las novedades sobre Horizonte Europa en Twitter, con el hashtag #HorizonEU, y en la página web de la CE sobre el nuevo Programa.
Horizon Europe. Short presentation
The next EU Research and Innovation Programme, named Horizon Europe, will have a duration of 7 years, from January 2021 to December 2027.
The PowerPoint presentation prepared by the European Commission gives the essential objectives and contents of the future Programme. It is available in pdf format, in English, Spanish and other 21 EU languages.
Do not forget to follow all the news regarding Horizon Europe in Twitter, with the hashtag #HorizonEU, and on the Horizon Europe webpage of the European Commission.
Nº 4 . Red LAC NCP Newsletter- March 2020
The Latin American and Caribbean National Contact Point Network (LAC NCP Network) comprises all National Contact Points officially designated by a State of CELAC through the highest authority in Science, Technology and Innovation and recognized by the European Commission through an official nomination.
4to boletín de la Red LAC NCP
América Latina y el Caribe cuenta con una excelente capacidad innovadora que nos habilita a ser muy buenos partners en las distintas convocatorias existentes y las que están por venir en el nuevo programa Horizonte Europa.
3er boletín de la Red LAC NCP
América Latina y el Caribe cuenta con una excelente capacidad innovadora que nos habilita a ser muy buenos partners en las distintas convocatorias existentes y las que están por venir en el nuevo programa Horizonte Europa.