Support for the coordination of activities

European CommissionResearch DG M. WARRAS

CoordinationCoordination

of national programmesof national programmes

Why ?Why ?

Support for the coordination of activities

Why Coordination? Why ERA-NET?Why Coordination? Why ERA-NET?

Objective: Reduce fragmentation of research efforts made at national level in Europe

Reasons for coordination:

Achieving critical mass, to ensure better use of scare resources Join Forces to provide common answers to common problems Addressing global issues Developing common approaches (e.g. ethics, standards) Addressing specific geographical issues Speaking with “one voice” to third countries

In many cases several reasons applyFor all: Avoiding overlap and build up of expertise Exchange of good practices

Support for the coordination of activities

Achieving critical mass, to ensure Achieving critical mass, to ensure better use of scare resourcesbetter use of scare resources

Examples:

Micro Nano Technologies (e.g. expectations in the field) Rare diseasesRare diseases (e.g. limited resources & cases)

Support for the coordination of activities

Join Forces to provide common Join Forces to provide common answers to common problemsanswers to common problems

Examples:

Cancer (e.g. public health)Security (e.g. bio-terrorism) Food safetyFood safety (e.g. consumer protection)

Support for the coordination of activities

Addressing global issues

Examples:

Environment (e.g. Water) EnergyEnergy (e.g. hydrogen)

Support for the coordination of activities

Developing common approaches

Examples:

Ageing (e.g. societal impact) Food safety (e.g. standards) Plant genomicsPlant genomics (e.g. ethics)

Support for the coordination of activities

Addressing specific Addressing specific geographical issuesgeographical issues

Example:

Baltic See - Bonus (e.g. single research ship/programme)

Support for the coordination of activities

Speaking with “one voice” Speaking with “one voice” to third countriesto third countries

Example:

COREACH (e.g. cooperation with China) SEE-ERA-NETSEE-ERA-NET (e.g. cooperation with Balkan States)

Support for the coordination of activities

Programme coordination Programme coordination

for efficiencyfor efficiency

Nature shows us the way: Birds coordinating their efforts

70 % gain of efficiency