T 2.3 Follow up to Conferences

Leonardo Piccinetti, EFBFORESTA Project Meeting

Brasilia, 20 September 2011

Primary Objectives of Follow up Activities

• Make the policy dialogue sustainable so that it will continue after the conference;

• Make sure that the people involved will continue to feed ideas to their governments and the other stakeholders;

• With the final objective of supporting an improved S&T cooperation between the EU and their governments and between EU and LA entities engaged in S&T research

Secondary Objectives of Follow up Activities

• Ensure the creation of a sustainable brokerage to provide a forum for stakeholders who are interested in S&T cooperation;

• Find prospective partners and discuss potential projects before putting together a consortium to submit a proposal for funding under a national programme or under the EU’s FP7 or other international programme

Method options of driving the follow-up

• The EU and the national government agree and fund a follow-up to the FORESTA project which would build on, improve with lessons learned and formalise the follow-up activity with a view to it being taken over by a nationally-funded and nationally-driven body in the medium-long-term;

• An influential body or person is found at national level in the target country to champion the FORESTA follow-up and drive it forward.

– One of the two or a combination of both options

Thematic Working Groups

• The moderator of the Thematic Working Group will be required to stimulate a discussion of the possible follow-up activities which could be implemented in the national context with a view to recommendations being made by the Thematic Working Group for discussion and amendment/adoption at the ensuing plenary session.

• The moderator will try and find within the Thematic Working Group a person or organisation either to lead directly or to act as a champion to drive forward the follow-up activities.

The recommendations should include:

• What the follow-up activity will consist of• What the purpose of the group is, discussion of issues,

problems and opportunities concerning national policy in S&T research, expected output in terms of recommendations, study papers, etc.;

• Whether this will be a new group, an existing group or a sub-group of an existing body;

• Who will and should be represented in the group (i.e. ministries for science & technology / industry, research associations, SMEs, etc.)

• The moderator might also seek some ideas about how a national brokerage could be established to facilitate contacts among persons and entities wishing to engage in research and seeking partners to cooperate with nationally and internationally

D 2.8 Report on Follow up Activities

• EFB: Task Leader• Due: M24• Will summarise the activities performed in the follow up to

conferences, highlighting:– Experience in implementing existing bilateral agreements between the LA

Countries where the conference was held and individual EU countries;– Definition of possible topics for future SICAs and other calls;– Creation of policy documents outlining and recommending actions to be

taken to assist S&T research nationally and internationally via cooperation and otherwise, suggesting new areas for cooperation and funding, etc.;

– How to bring together scientists from the EU and LA to enhance their scientific networks and create partnering brokerage opportunities;

– How to inform stakeholders about on funding possibilities within the EU’s FP7 (including specific information on upcoming calls) and other international funding programmes in S&T which could involve Latin American countries.

– Best Practices Identification

D 2.8 – Indicative Index

• Introduction• Executive Summary• Methodology• Foresta Policy Workshops Follow up

– Colombia– Chile– Argentina– Mexico– Brazil

• Foresta Concertation Workshop Follow up• Foresta Final Conference Follow up• Conclusions• Annexes

Policy Conferences Block

D 2.8 State of the Art and Timetable

Working phases Timetable

Participation and engagement in Policy Conferences (CL, MX, AR, BR)

Concluded

Analysis of Reports of Conferences Ongoing• MX – not yet submitted final version• BR – submission date to be defined

Outline of D 2.8 structure and content Ongoing

D 2.8 First Draft – Policy Conferences Block

To be submitted: 31 st of October• One week for revision

D 2.8 Second Draft – Concertation Workshop Block

To be submitted: 18 th November• One week for revision

D 2.8 Third Draft – Final Conferences Block

To be submitted: 10th December• One week for revision

D 2.8 Final Submission 19 th of December

Summary Extract for Dissemination 29 th of December