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Research and the Lisbon Strategy - giving renewed impetus to ERA European Research Area New Perspectives Green Paper COM(2007)161 James Gavigan - Euopean Commission. SIX COUNTRIES PROGRAMME SPRING WORKSHOP, Dublin 19-20 APRIL 2007. ERA in the knowledge triangle. Innovation
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Research and the Lisbon Strategy - giving renewed impetus to ERA European Research Area New Perspectives Green PaperCOM(2007)161James Gavigan - Euopean Commission SIX COUNTRIES PROGRAMME SPRING WORKSHOP, Dublin 19-20 APRIL 2007
ERA in the knowledge triangle • Innovation • Broad-based innovation strategy • Education • European Higher Education Area • Research • European Research Area Green Paper
A new look at ERA • The Green Paper • Where do we need more Europe in research? • Not reinventing ERA but reinvigorating efforts • Make European research more efficient & effective • Why now? • Globalisation • Major challenges • Research system changes
Where we stand with ERA • Some progress • But… …Fragmentation …Business R&D investment …Lack of specialisation Need now to move decidedly towards a situation where research and knowledge could be considered to constitute a fifth freedom of the EU
ERA vision • Firmly rootingknowledge in society • Right balance between competition and cooperation • Free Europe’s knowledge potential: • People • Infrastructures • Organisations Questions for debate • Knowledge circulation • Funding • Global cooperation
Single labour market for researchers • Overall assessment • Careers and mobility • Untapped potential • Voluntary approaches: sufficient? • Education and training Questions for debate
World-class research infrastructures • Overall assessment • Roadmap • Funding • Legal structure • Electronic infrastructures Questions for debate
Strengthening research institutions • Overall assessment • Challenges • Concentration and specialisation • Autonomy / accountability • Virtual research communities / centres Questions for debate
Sharing knowledge • Overall assessment • Open access • Knowledge transfer • IPR issues • Society and policy-making Questions for debate
Optimising programmes and priorities • Overall assessment • Public funding efficiency • Investigator-driven research: reciprocal opening • Society-driven research: joint programming • Intergovernmental research organisations Questions for debate
Opening to the world • Overall assessment • S&T contribution to wider policy objectives • EU / national coordination • Speaking with one voice • Multilateral frameworks Questions for debate
On-line survey Seminars/ meetings Ad hoc contributions Relevance of questions? Potential follow-up actions? Initiatives in 2008 (Who to involve – European institutions / Member States / Regions Researchers & RIs / Business / Citizens / Experts/ Academics) Public debate and further steps