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IncoNet EaP & IncoNet CA – STI International Cooperation Networks for Eastern Partnership Countries and Central Asia

The joint Kick-off Meeting of two new INCONET projects, 'IncoNet EaP' (STI International Cooperation Network for Eastern Partnership Countries), coordinated by ZSI/Austria, and 'IncoNet CA' (STI International Cooperation Network Central Asian Countries), coordinated by IPPT-PAN/Poland, took place in Athens from 18-20 September 2013. These new projects will continue the work of their predecessors IncoNet EECA and IncoNet CA/SC and – among many other tasks – also take over the maintenance of the incrEAST web portal.

Representatives of 24 out of the 26 institutions in both consortia, as well as the Scientific Officer from the European Commission in charge of the IncoNet CA project attended the meeting.

Opening statements were made by Jurgen Sanders (EC), George Bonas (CeRISS), Hanna Scheck (ZSI) and Barbara Trammer (IPPT-PAN).

The different Work Packages and Tasks were presented by the respective Work Package, Task and Activity Leaders in both projects. The tasks and activities that are led by the same partner institution in both projects have been discussed in plenary with all the involved partners from both projects, while the region specific tasks and activities have been addressed in sessions dedicated to each project.

The overall the format of the joint Kick-off Meeting favored fruitful discussions in the plenary and fostered the exploitation of synergies between the two IncoNets.

Project Overview


Full title: STI International Cooperation Network for Central Asian Countries	Full title: STI International Cooperation Network for Eastern Partnership Countries
Project Reference: 609508	Project Reference: 609528
Project start: 10/09/2013	Project start: 01/09/2013
Project duration: 36 months	Project duration: 36 months
Project website: www.inco-ca.net	Project website: www.inco-eap.net

Project Objectives

The projects aim to support the advancement of the bi-regional STI policy dialogue between the EU MS/AC and the Eastern Partnership countries and the Central Asian countries respectively, with an explicit focus on the Societal Challenges that have been identified to be of mutual interest for the two regions, namely Climate Change, Energy and Health. In particular the projects will identify actions and stakeholders and will implement innovative pilot activities to strengthen the coordination and impact of the individual actions.

In terms of policy dialogue, the projects will provide analytical evidence and monitoring to feed the dialogue and to support joint agenda setting. A policy mix review will be implemented along with capacity building activities with emphasis on the promotion of Innovation. More specifically, links with the EU technology platforms will be established allowing mutual learning and exchange of best practices for enhanced public-private partnerships between the two regions. In addition, support to FP contacts will be provided to strengthen their role and to adapt their functioning to the challenges of Horizon 2020.

The projects will build on the experience of the their predecessors IncoNet EECA and IncoNet CA/SC targeting these regions and will develop synergies between each other.

Project Partners


Administrative Coordiator: INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK (IPPT PAN), Poland	Administrative Coordinator: ZENTRUM FUER SOZIALE INNOVATION (ZSI), Austria
Scientific Coordinator: CERISS - KENTRO PERIFERIAKON KAI DIETHNON MELETON KAI YPOSTIRIXIS EE (CeRISS), Greece	Scientific Coordinator: CERISS - KENTRO PERIFERIAKON KAI DIETHNON MELETON KAI YPOSTIRIXIS EE (CeRISS), Greece
INDEPENDENT EXPERTS CONSULTING BOARD TO PROMOTE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITY IN KAZAKHSTAN (InExCB-Kz), Kazakhstan	THE CENTRE FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND INNOVATION PROMOTION OF UKRANIE (UKRTECHINFORM), Ukraine
DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV (DLR), Germany	DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV (DLR), Germany
INDO UZBEK CENTRE FOR PROMOTION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COOPERATION (IUCPSTC), Uzbekistan	CENTRUL PROIECTE INTERNATIONALE (CIP), Republic of Moldova
INSTITUTION EURASIAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (EIMO), Kyrgyzstan	BELARUSIAN INSTITUTE OF SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND INFORMATION SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL SPHERE (BelISA), Belarus
ZENTRUM FUER SOZIALE INNOVATION (ZSI), Austria	INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK (IPPT PAN), Poland
TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU (TUBITAK), Turkey	TURKIYE BILIMSEL VE TEKNOLOJIK ARASTIRMA KURUMU (TUBITAK), Turkey
ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF TAJIKISTAN (ASRT), Tajikistan	NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA (NAS RA), Armenia
GRANT Garant s.r.o GRANT (Garant s.r.o), Czech Republic	CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE (CNRS), France
TEBIGY KUWWAT PUBLIC ASSOCIATION (TK), Turkmenistan	PRESIDIUM OF AZERBAIJAN NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES (PRESIDIUM OF AZERBAI), Azerbaijan
SIHTASUTUS EESTI TEADUSAGENTUUR (ETAg), Estonia	SIHTASUTUS EESTI TEADUSAGENTUUR (ETAg), Estonia
JSC NATIONAL AGENC FOR TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT (JSC NATD), Kazakhstan	SHOTA RUSTAVELI NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (SRNSF), Georgia
CENTRAL ASIAN AGENCY OF COOPERATION FOR DEVELOPMENT (CAACD), Kyrgyzstan	TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS INCUBATOR KHARKOV TECHNOLOGIES NON-PROFIT ORGANISATION (TBI KT), Ukraine
SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO - CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO S.A. (SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA), Portugal	SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA DE INOVACAO – CONSULTADORIA EMPRESARIAL E FOMENTO DA INOVACAO S.A. (SOCIEDADE PORTUGUESA), Portugal
REGIONALIS INFORMACIOS ES FEJLESZTO TUDASKOZPONT KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG (RCISD), Hungary	REGIONALIS INFORMACIOS ES FEJLESZTO TUDASKOZPONT KORLATOLT FELELOSSEGU TARSASAG (RCISD), Hungary
UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY (UNU), Japan	UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY (UNU), Japan
	AGENZIA PER LA PROMOZIONE DELLA RICERCA EUROPEA (APRE), Italy
	INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR BLACK SEA STUDIES (ICBSS), Greece

Contact

Scientific Coordinator:

CeRISS – Centre for Regional and International STI Studies and Support, Greece

Administrative Coordinator IncoNet CA:

IPPT-PAN – Instytut Podstawowych Problemow Techniki Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Poland

Administrative Coordinator IncoNet EaP:

ZSI – Zentrum für soziale Innovation, Austria

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incrEAST has received funding from the European Union’s 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration and from Horizon 2020, the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, under Grant Agreements No. 212226, 244417, 609528, 609508, 645785, 692471 and 692476.