Green Bridge Forum 2015. Regional Spotlight Day, April 16th. Presentation of Mr. George Bonas.

1. Dr. George Bonas
IncoNet CA Scientific Coordinator
CeRISS, Athens, Greece
International cooperation network
for STI, to support the cooperation
between the EU and CA

2. The Inconet CA project
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 A 3 years long Coordination and Support
Action, funded by FP7 (2 M€), dedicated to the
EU – CA STI cooperation
 Building on previous FP7 projects (IncoNet
EECA, IncoNet CA/SC, etc.)
 Implemented by a consortium of 19 Partners
from all CA countries and 10 EU MS/AC:
 InExCB-KZ; NATD/KZ; CAACD/KG; EIMO/KG;
ASRT/TJ; TK/TM; IUCP-T/UZ
 CeRISS/GR; IPPT-PAN/PL; DLR/DE; ZSI/AT;
SPI/PT; RCISD/HU; ETAg/EE; TUBITAK/TR;
GG/CZ; UNU/DE

3. The EU – CA STI cooperation:
long-lasting and increasing
 There is already history in the STI cooperation:
- Joint research projects (successive FPs);
- Capacity building actions (DEVCO)
 Since 2008 the EC implemented two successive
INCONET type actions (“International
cooperation networks”) to support the
cooperation.
Why? Mutual Interest? Perspectives?
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4. Why… Co-publications (2003-2013)
RU 202 RU 1090 RU 121 TR 81 RU 625
US 141 US 740 PK 100 RU 25 DE 514
DE 106 DE 411 US 88 US 14 US 460
TR 80 GB 393 DE 50 IL 12 IT 226
GB 76 JP 321 IR 38 DE 11 JP 193
KZ 66 IT 223 CH 26 CN 8 KR 170
CH 48 ES 209 GB 25 IT 6 FR 154
JP 44 CA 201 UZ 24 PL 6 GB 150
FR 39 PL 198 JP 22 UZ 6 UA 138
UZ 37 NL 175 KG 22 AZ 5 CN 125
KG KZ TJ TM UZ
EU:16094
EU:221 EU:75
EU:23
EU:1044

5. Why… Scientific output
Esp. in
“multidisciplinary”
and “biochemistry,
genetics and
molecular biology”
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6. Participation in int. projects
Mapping of projects ( for all CA; ongoing or ended
after 2010; in Climate Change; Energy and Health)
 Multilateral projects (FP, ISTC, UNDP,
ENVSEC, ENPI, GFSR, WB, etc.):
 Total entries:185;
 FP: 13 entries;
 Bilateral cooperation projects with EU MS
 Total entries: 95;
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7. Mutual interest for the EU-CA coop.
 Increasing scientific output in cooperation with EU
 Active participation in international STI projects
But also:
 National Strategic goals EU - CA:
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“Sustainable economic growth; diversified economy
Human capital’s competitiveness;
Power resources; Ecology;
Regional (smart) specialization; Cluster approach”

8. Already done or ongoing (1/2)
 Policy Stakeholder Conferences (policy
makers/donors, researchers, private sector)
 In 2011;
 in 2013/Astana Economic Forum;
 Exhibition: “EU-KZ innovation through cooperation”
 in 2014 Bishkek
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Astana 2013: “EU-KZ Innovation through cooperation”

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Policy Stakeholder Conference
“Climate Change”
Bishkek, Sept. 2014

11. Already done or ongoing (1/2)
 Policy Stakeholder Conferences (policy
makers/donors, researchers, private sector)
 In 2011; in 2013/Astana Economic Forum; in 2014
Bishkek, hosted by the KZ Parliament
 Next September in Astana, dedicated to Energy
 Implementation of a Policy Mix Peer reviews of the
STI Systems (KZ/2012; KG/2015)
 Organizing high-level STI training
 Support H2020 NCPs (complementing the national
efforts)
 Providing Grants to researchers and institutes to
join EU counterparts
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12. Already done or ongoing (2/2)
 Establishing links to the European Technology
Platforms (ETPs)
 Presentation of European Enterprise Network
technologies at the Astana Economic Forum
(Exhibition ‘EU – KZ Innovation through cooperation’)
 Providing training on Innovation
 Awareness on European Innovation Trend Chart
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13. The way forward… One step higher
Boosting participation in H2020 - what more?
Envisaging co-funding of H2020 projects?
− Bottom-up but in priority fields e.g. Energy
− Will constitute a strong incentive for the inclusion of CA
researchers in H2020 applications
Top-down: Participation in ERANETs?
‒ In National priority fields (e.g. Energy, Climate Change, etc.)
‒ The next Astana Conference in September provides an
opportunity to investigate a closer cooperation with
ERANETs
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A crucial parameter: involvement of the private
sector and in particular of SMEs

14. The way forward… One step higher
Technological cooperation and Innovation
European Technology Platforms (ETPs):
‒ Promoting formal cooperation with ETPs;
‒ Establishing ‘mirror’/similar structures in CA
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN):
‒ Promoting more structured cooperation
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Boosting Industry/SMEs - Academia cooperation
* To ‘import’ technologies necessary for
economic development and diversification
* To network and strengthen SMEs

15. In conclusion
 There is solid background in the EU-CA STI
cooperation (co-publications; joint projects; etc.)
 There is coherence in the strategic goals (Sustainable
economic growth; diversification of economy; strengthening
Innovation; climate change concerns)
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We need to:
- Boost participation in H2020;
- Boost Technological cooperation and Innovation
Through mutually agreed concrete actions

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Thank you for your attention!
Dr. George Bonas
IncoNet CA Scientific Coordinator
Managing Director, CeRISS
Athens, Greece
george.bonas@ceriss.eu