| Projects of the Month - October 2013
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.
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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 |
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.
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Administrative Coordiator: INSTYTUT PODSTAWOWYCH PROBLEMOW TECHNIKI POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK (IPPT PAN), Poland |
Administrative Coordinator: |
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 |
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