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Danube-INCO.NET and EUREKA
Elke Dall (ZSI), Ulrike Kunze (DLR), Ralf König (FFG)December 11, 2014
Joint EUREKA Danube-INCO.NET Workshop, Vienna
What is Danube-INCO.NET
• Coordination and Support Action for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
• Project start: January 1, 2014• Project duration: 36 months• Received funding from the European Union’s Seventh
Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (FP7) under grant agreement no 609497
• EC funding: approx. 2 Mio. EUR
19 partners …
… from 14 countries
Workpackage structure
WP1 - Project Management
WP2 - Policy Dialogue
WP3 - Tackling Societal Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy
WP4 - Analytical Evidence on Research and Innovation in the Danube Region
WP5 - Promoting Innovative and Inclusive Danube Societies
WP6 - Scaling up Danube Funding Mechanisms
WP7 - Communication and Dissemination
Coordinating and supporting
• Sharing information on projects and their results, networking and funding opportunities, etc.
Core activities of interest
• Policy coordination and support– Priority Area 7 (Knowledge Society)– Priority Area 8 (Competitiveness)– Stakeholder Analysis– Workshops and cross-fertilization
Core activities of interest
• Analysis– Priorities, co-publications, co-patents, projects,
barriers• Pilot Activities– Energy.bioeconomy, Danube Transfer Centers,
peer review and matchmaking based on Smart Specialization Strategies, Labelling
• Support to non-EU members– Policy mix peer review, implementation of acquis
(Innovation Union and ERA)
Selected deliverables
• Support of working groups for priority areas of EUSDR• Stakeholder mapping, database (selected societal challenges)• Report on Innovation Union/ERA Framework implementation• Analysis of energy/bio-economy field (stakeholders, working groups,
funding, pilot actions)• Analysis of transferability of RTDI results• Co-patenting and co-publishing analysis• Study on cooperation barriers• Policy Mix Peer Reviews• Smart Specialization peer reviews (IPTS)• Danube Technology Transfer Centers• Support to ‘Project Labelling’ • Creation of a funding parties platform, scaling up of joint funding
mechanisms, support to DRRIF, Roadmap towards Article 185 for Danube
Danube-INCO.NET and coordination of RTDI funds
• Supporting the PA7 Working group • Supporting the discussions related to the
development of any “Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund” (e.g. outline of possibilities such as ERA-NET COFUND, Article 185, etc.)
• Supporting the generation of projects and dissemination of funding opportunities
• Implementing a Work Package “Scaling up Danube Funding Mechanisms”
WP 6: Scaling up Danube Funding Mechanisms• T6.1 Support to the Funding Parties Platform (FPP)
Task Lead: FFG (Austria)
• T6.2 Scaling up joint funding mechanismsTask Lead: DLR / BMBF (Germany)
• T6.3 DRRIF Contact Points / SecretariatTask Lead: DLR / BMBF (Germany)
Objectives of the Work Package
assess options for joint funding mechanisms in the Danube region (existing or under preparation) in collaboration with concerned stakeholders
support coordination of joint Danube funding mechanisms
examine possibilities for scaling up funding mechanisms towards an Art. 185 TFEU measure (= joint programme with EU contribution)
consider role of planned DRRIF (Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund), a flagship project of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region
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Task 6.1 Support to the Funding Parties Platform1. Setting-up of a Danube region „Funding Parties
Platform“ (FPP)
2. Preparation of a possible Danube call for STI
cooperation with EUREKA:this Workshop today,call foreseen in spring 2015
cooperation with (other) Funding Agencies: meeting in spring 2015 foreseen
Task 6.2 Scaling up joint funding mechanisms: Objectives
1. Develop a vision for a Joint Danube Programme – considering role of DRRIF (Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund); and cooperating with concerned stakeholders
2. Examine framework conditions and assess options for a roadmap towards a possible Art. 185 Danube measure
Task 6.2 Scaling up joint funding mechanisms: Activities
1. Cooperation with relevant stakeholders/initiatives - exchange information and use synergies
• EU Strategy for the Danube Region: Priority Area 7 – Knowledge Society, Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund (Working Group, Feasibility study), initiative „Scientific Support to the EUSDR“ by EU Joint Research Centre
• Relevant Programmes: f. ex. EUREKA, Ulm Follow Up Group, Danube Region Programme, …
2. Develop a roadmap towards a possible Art. 185 DANUBE programme
─ examine need, framework conditions, existing structures, ongoing programmes, experiences from other projects, recommendations from other Art. 185 initiatives (BONUS for the Baltic Sea, PRIMA for the Mediterranen countries, EUROSTARS, SEE-ERA.NET PLUS Era Net for South East Europe…
First draft about to be finalised.
Task 6.2 Scaling up joint funding mechanisms: Expected results
Possible activities for promotion
• Workshops in spring 2015– energy.bioeconomy related clustering workshops– Policy coordination workshop under discussion– Specific workshop involving PA7 / PA8 ?
• Information campaign on website / social media
Danube-INCO.NET website
Danube-INCO.NET portal (statistics)
• Total of > 19.000 unique visitors since launch– Approx. 4.000 unique visitors per month now
• Total of > 34.000 visits– 7 pages per visit– Approx. 20 hits per visit
Danube-INCO.NET newsletter
• Currently a bi-weekly information service conveying all news, calls, events, etc. published on the project website
• First issue on 28/05/2014• 9 issues sent so far, 1 more to come in 2014• 11.973* recipients (+1.507 recipients in 7 months)• Reach us at [email protected]
* As of 03/12/2014
Danube-INCO.NET on social media
• After 7 months of project implementation currently active on …– FACEBOOK (492)– TWITTER (72)– LINKEDIN (65)
• Campaign together with EUREKA-NETWORK suggested
• Media cooperation?
Reaching out through partners
Thank you for your attention!
Elke Dall (Coordinator)Centre for Social InnovationPhone: +43 (0)1 / 4950442 - 62
[email protected], [email protected]
Ulrike Kunze (WP6 Lead)Project Management Agency c/o German Aerospace Center (DLR)Berlin, GermanyPhone:+49 (0)30 / 67055 - [email protected]
Ralf König (Task 6.1)Austrian Research and Promotion Agency(FFG)Vienna, AustriaPhone:+43 (0)57755 - [email protected]
Desiree Pecarz (Dissemination)Centre for Social Innovation