JRC Support to Enlargement
International, Inter-Institutional
and Stakeholder Relations
Tools for JRC support to Enlargement countries 1/2
JRC Board of Governors
Three plenary sessions per year – strategic decision making
Ad-hoc groups to in-depth address specific issues
Presenting JRC activities in their respective countries
JRC National Contact Points
Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy
Seven flagship cluster (water, land, soil, bio-energy, air, data exchange and
harmonisation, smart specialisation, innovation and technology transfer
NEW: Stairway to Excellence
Scientific Support to the Adriatic-Ionian Strategy
JRC potential contribution: best practice and lessons learnt
Tools for JRC support to Enlargement countries 2/2
Enlargement and Integration Action (E&IA)
E&IA workshops and trainings
E&IA Study Visit
E&IA posts
Travel Accommodation and Conference Facility IPA TAC
Conferences and seminars
Study Visits
Memoranda of Understanding
TUBITAK - Turkey
The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Serbia
Danube Region
Scientific support to the Danube Strategy
Launched by the JRC in 2011
In close collaboration with key scientific partners of the Danube
countries:
• Science Academies (LoI with 11 partner Academies)
• Universities (LoI with Danube Rectors' Conference representing almost 70
universities of the region)
Danube Region
Objectives
1. Addressing the scientific needs related to the implementation
of the EUSDR
• JRC, as the EC's in-house science service, has strong expertise on the
Danube Region (EFAS, Danube Soil Information System, water quality
monitoring, etc.)
• Promoting a cross-cutting approach
• Addressing the interdependencies between different EUSDR Priority
Areas and helping to avoid duplication of efforts
Danube Region
Objectives
2. Strengthening scientific cooperation in the Danube Region
• Implementation in close cooperation which key scientific actors of
the Danube Region
• Facilitating exchange of knowledge between countries with
different performance level in R&D
• Stimulating scientific excellence to improve scientific performance
and thereby innovation capacity and competitiveness
Danube Region
Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy
High-level event on the Scientific Support to the Danube Strategy
24-25 June 2014, Vienna
organised in the frame of
Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region,
26-27 June 2014, Vienna
4 thematic flagship clusters:
• Danube Water Nexus
• Danube Land and Soil Nexus
• Danube Air Nexus
• Danube Bioenergy Nexus
3 horizontal flagship clusters:
• Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure
• Support to research and innovation strategies for Smart Specialisation
• Danube Innovation Partnership
Danube Region
Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure
Borinka
Work Package and Output
 Danube Reference Data and Service Infrastructure
platform
Chorvatsky Grob
Chorvatsky
Grob Cierna voda
Breitensee
Scope
• Provides access to and facilitates the exchange of
comparable quality-data and services across multiple
domains
• Facilitates the cooperation between Danube countries and
incentivize the production of harmonized data for crossborder applications
• Helps in identifying data gaps and develop a knowledge
base for the Danube Region
Boldog
Svaty Jur
Bratislava Marianka
- Zahorska
Bystrica
Velky
Biel
Turen
Bernolakovo
Bratislava - Devinska Nova Ves
Bratislava - Raca
Nova
Dedinka
Ivanka pri Dunaji
Bratislava - Vajnory
Bratislava
- Dubravka
Bratislava - Lamac
Bratislava
- Devin
Engelhartstetten
Stopfenreuth
Senec
Bratislava Karlova Ves
Bratislava
- Stare
Mesto
Bratislava
- Nove
Mesto
Zalesie
Malinovo
Janiky
Bratislava
- Ruzinov
Hainburg an der Donau
Bratislava - Vrakuna
Most pri
Bratislave
Tomasov
Cakany
Bratislava - Podunajske Biskupice
Wolfsthal
Bad
Deutsch-Altenburg
Stvrtok na
Ostrove
Bratislava - Petrzalka
Hundsheim
Hruby
Sur
Vlky
Hubice
Rovinka
Miloslavov
Berg
Petronell-Carnuntum
Dunajska Luzna
Kittsee
Edelstal
Mierovo
Hviezdoslavov
Hollern
Bratislava
- Jarovce
Prellenkirchen
Kalinkovo
Kvetoslavov
Bratislava
- Rusovce
Rohrau
Hamuliakovo
Pama
Deutsch-Haslau
Bratislava
- Cunovo
Samorin
Potzneusiedl
Bac
EC, Copernicus, EEA; Copernicus,EEA
Danube Region
Smart Specialisation for the Danube
Scope
• Identify and discuss elements of the transnational dimension of Research and Innovation
Strategies for Smart Specialisation (RIS3)
• How to use synergies of EU-funds in the Danube macro-region
Work Package and Output
 Peer-review of RIS3 of Danube countries; Confidential peer review feedback
 Guidelines on funding mechanisms supporting cross-border and trans-national
cooperation
 Continued follow-up and mutual learning on the implementation of RIS3
 New: Launch event Stairway to Excellence,
2-3 October 2014, Prague
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Danube Region
Danube Innovation Partnership
•Scope
• improving Technology Transfer Offices (TTO) and fostering Technology Transfer
activities
• Establishing thematic or cross-border TTOs
•Work Package and Output
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An invention award,
IP e-learning module (Patenting Stimulation)
Best Practices Workshops
DIP summer school, 17-24 September 2014, Belgrade
Adriatic-Ionian Region
Scientific support to the Adriatic-Ionian Region
• 8 countries of the region (equal balance of EU and non EU countries)
• Expected to concentrate on four pillars:
 Marine & Maritime Growth/Blue Growth
 Connecting the Region
 Environmental Quality
 Sustainable Tourism
• Cross cutting issues
 Capacity building
 Research, innovation and SMEs
Adriatic-Ionian Region
JRC potential contributions
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Disaster prevention (i.e. flood early warnings EFAS)
Marine Strategy Framework directive
Marine spacial planning MSP initiative
Assessment of costal and marine ecosystem services
Data on marine alien invasions in the area
Bio-optical modelling in costal regions
Socio-economics of fisheries and aquacultures
Maritime surveillance systems
• JRC Task Force on Oceans, Seas and the Arctic
• JRC will contribute to DG MARE Action Plan
• Analysis of role of energy in the EUSAIR
E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA workshops and trainings 2013: 50 workshops, seminars, summer schools
Workshops per JRC Institute
Workshops' topics
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E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA workshops and trainings 2013: 50 workshops, seminars, summer schools
Graphical location of the workshops in 2013
E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA workshops and trainings 2013 - 867 participants from target countries
Participants from target countries per nationality
E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA posts 2013 – 36 filled
Posts filled per nationality
14
Posts filled per Institute
6
4
2
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2
2
1
1
10
AL
BA
HR
IS
MK
RS
TR
CH
TN
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IET
IPSC
IES
IHCP
IPTS
E&IA - Activities 2013
Travel Accommodation and Conference Facility – IPA TAC
Study Visit to JRC Institute for Health and Consumer Protection (IHCP) - Ispra (IT) - 5 February 2013
Conference on Research Cooperation between JRC and Croatia – Zagreb (HR) – 5 June 2013
Study Visit to JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) and Institute for the Protection and
Security of the Citizen (IPSC) - Ispra (IT) - 13-14 November 2013
Joint Workshop of the International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (INL) and JRC on
nanotechnology - Braga (PT) - 19 November 2013
E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA workshops and trainings 2014
55 workshops planned for a total budget of 1,750,000 euro
Topics: Food Security / Supply, Smart Grids, Standardisation, Eco-Innovation, Nuclear
Safety / Security, Danube Strategy, Agriculture, Climate change, Renewable energies /
energy efficiency and Health
Location:
JRC Institutes
Target countries
Others countries
Tbd
31%
31%
15%
23%
E&IA - Activities 2013
E&IA posts 2014
8 New Contract Agent Positions launched
Candidates selected ONLY from the CAST Research Scientific Reserve List
60 successful candidates from E&IA Target Countries
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7
5
5
4
2
AL
BA
IS
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IL
MK
MD
NO
RS
CH
TR
Enlargement 2014
Travel and Accommodation Facility IPA TAC 2014 – Programme
1. JRC workshop on renewable energy in Turkey or Norway
2. JRC workshop on nanotechnologies at the Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory in
Braga (PL) or IRMM Geel (follow-up of a first workshop with enlargement countries)
3. JRC thematic meeting on macro-region strategies and smart specialisation
approach in Novi Sad – Serbia
4. JRC workshop on support to macro regional strategies (the EU Strategy for the
Adriatic and Ionian Region - EUSAIR) - tbd (Italy or Western Balkans)
5. Study visit of JRC Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements in Geel Belgium
E&IA contacts
E&IA website
https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/working-withus/enlargement-and-integration
E&IA Contact
jrc-enlargement@ec.europa.eu
Thank you
www.jrc.ec.europa.eu