European Commission
EUROPEAN RESEARCH ERA

Teresa Patrício

Discussant session 1.6

 
Joint Programming is an ambitious strategy that aims to structure research in Europe. It is defined as a voluntary process, based on variable geometry, for cross-border collaboration, coordination and integration of Member States’ publicly funded research programmes in a number of strategic areas to address major societal challenges. As such it is extremely ambitious, with structuring impacts and raising difficult questions that need to be addressed from the start:
 
1. Cross-border …

Peter Nijkamp
Discussant session 1.6
 

Joint programming (JP) is a recently introduced research cooperation framework advocated by the European Commission to induce and secure more synergy in research among stakeholders (in particular, owners of or responsables for national research programmes), aimed at: (i) development of common visions and research strategies; (ii) proper collective response to major societal challenges; (iii) coping with the less …

Roland Brandenburg
Discussant session 1.6
 
It is understood that Joint Programming is about achieving structuring effects in order to increase the efficiency and impact of public research funding in selected areas addressing major societal challenges. Transparency, clear designs, adequate management structures and efficient processes will contribute to the successful implementation of Joint Programming Initiatives and to achieving the desired impact….

Lena Gustafsson

Speaker session 1.6

 
During the 2007 summer meeting between the Prime Ministers of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland, it was determined that the five countries should jointly develop a common research and innovation program in the area of energy, climate and environment. In May 2008, the Nordic council of ministers presented the Nordic Top-Level Research Initiative (Toppforskningsinitiativet, TFI), which addresses challenges and opportunities emanating from the urgent global climate crisis.[1] …

Rolf Annerberg
Speaker session 1.6
 
Summary
The very rationale of Joint Programming in European research is to work together to tackle common challenges more effectively. The ongoing globalisation and intensified global competition have created a growing awareness in Europe of the existence of common societal challenges. These are challenges which no Member State is capable of resolving alone. Issues related to, for …

Philippe Amouyel
Speaker session 1.6
 
Today in Europe, only about 5% of the total public funding of research is used in common among European countries through the 7th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, and about 10% to support intergovernmental schemes or organisations. Conversely, 85% of these budgets are spent on national programmes exclusively. When we compare to the US, despite competences and skills …