EUCARINET: an opportunity for boosting EU-Caribbean
Research and Innovation Collaborations
EUCARINET: an opportunity for boosting EU-Caribbean
Research and Innovation Collaborations
Seventh framework programme
CAPACITIES specific programme Activities of international cooperation
Grant Agreement for: Coordination Support ActionGrant Agreement no.: 244510
[[WHAT IS APRE?]WHAT IS APRE?]
APRE is a non profit research organization. Its objective, set by Article 3 of its Statute, is to promote Italian participation to the Research and Innovation Programmes financed by the European Commission.
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•The Project•The targeted area•Coordinator and Partners•What•Eucarinet Key Players•Opportunities •Further opportunities for researchers in FP7•Web Site
AgendaAgenda
Full title Fostering the European Union-Caribbean Research and Innovation Networks
Theme International Cooperation / FP7 Capacities
Call topic FP7-INCO-2009-7.1.2 Area: Caribbean Region
Type CSA – Coordination Action
Start date 1st of April 2010
Duration 48 Months
Partners 11 partners (5 EU, 6 CA)
Coordinator APRE – Agenzia per la PromozionedellaRicercaEuropea
EC Scientific Officer Mr Paul Vossen DG Research, Directorate International Cooperation
The projectThe project
Target areaTarget area
Caribbean Countries
Anguilla Jamaica Curacao Antigua & Barbuda
Montserrat St Eustatius The Bahamas
St Kitts & Nevis Saba Barbados
St Lucia Suriname Belize
St Vincent St Martin Bermuda
Trinidad & Tobago Martinique British Virgin Islands
Turks & Caicos Islands Guadeloupe Cayman Islands Cuba French Guyana
Dominica Dominican Republic Haiti
Grenada Aruba
Guyana Bonaire
Coordinator and PartnersCoordinator and Partners
WhatWhat
EUCARINET Key players…become one of them!EUCARINET Key players…become one of them!
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COOPERATION
The results of the workshop:
• “Science and Technology expert dialogues between UE and Central America ”• “Caribbean Regional Position Paper on EU-Caribbean S&T cooperation priorities”
JOIN OUR PRIORITY SETTING WORKSHOP
Renewable Energy Priority Setting for EU & Caribbean in R & I
The Priorities Dialogue Workshop:“Renewable energy priority setting for EU & Caribbean in research and innovation” will take place in Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe at the University of Antilles and Guyane on July 6th and 7th and 2011
Aim :to bring together high-level experts from the Caribbean in the field of energy to identify, with the input of European Commission officers and European research leaders in the field, research lines and scientific priorities of common interest and benefit and to discuss challenges for EU Caribbean cooperation that can guide the work of EUCARINET in the next years.
Join our Priority Setting workshops
Renewable energyPriority setting workshop for EU & Caribbean in Research and Innovation
Renewable Energy expert report soon available on our website
Participation of partners fromthird countries is open andwelcome in FP7 (all themes)www.cordis.europa.eu
Further opportunities for researchers in FP7Further opportunities for researchers in FP7
www.eucarinet.eu
• News and highlights• Updated info on FP7• Caribbean S&T Database• Info on Caribbean S&T• Links and resources
WebSiteWebSite
Thank you
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Tel. +39 06 489 399 93www.apre.it
Contact Point
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