Why does ERA Need to Flourish Completing ERA Octavi Quintana European Research Area DG Research & Innovation EARTO Annual Conference 2013 New Horizons for 2020 and Beyond: Croatia and South East Europe in the European Union Research and 23 May 2013, Dubrovnik Innovation European Research Area (ERA) • A Unified Research Area open to the world • Based on the Internal Market • Free Circulation of Researchers, Knowledge & Technology 27 national research systems are the foundation of ERA Not to be integrated or merged into a single system, but to be more open, inter-operable and inter-connected The European Research Area • Objective: Research without borders • It is a Process, not just an event • Starting in 2000 • Mandates from the European Council (2007, 2011) • ERA Communication (2012) acceleration • Must be "Completed" by 2014! • To improve European research: • Will contribute to the solution to the present crisis • Clear measures, with long term impact • Cost-neutral ERA : A reinforced partnership Responsibility-based: • European Commission • Member States • Research Stakeholder Organisations • Most representative ones: • EARTO • EUA • LERU • Nordforsk • Science Europe Research and Innovation Research Organisations ERA : a non-legislative approach ERA Communication (17 July 2012) • Specific actions for each actor • Commission: ERA & Scientific Information Communications (July 2012), ERA Monitoring Mechanism, Gender Recommendations, etc. • Member States: National Reform Programmes • Stakeholder Organisations: implementation of the commitments agreed in the Joint Statement and MoUs • Explicit targets to be reached, tailored commitments (MoUs) • Clear indicators: measurement of progress • Clear deadlines The Five Key ERA Priorities 1. More effective national research systems 2. Optimal transnational cooperation and competition 3. An open labour market for researchers 4. Gender equality and gender mainstreaming in research 5. Optimal Circulation and Transfer of Knowledge including via Digital ERA Policy Research and Innovation 1. More effective national research systems Objective: increased competition within national borders, sustained and greater investment It is proposed that Member States increase funding in a competitive way Research and Innovation 2. Increased transnational cooperation and competition (I) Objective – defining and implementing common research agendas on grand challenges, constructing and effectively running of pan-European research infrastructures Member States are committed to Joint Programming – but efforts need to be stepped up. It is proposed that Member States: • • • Prepare joint research agendas Meet international peer-reviewed standards Improve interoperability of national systems Research and Innovation 8 2. Increased transnational co-operation and competition (II) Member States committed to pan-European Research Infrastructures (RIs) -ESFRI Roadmap-, but efforts needs to be stepped up: • financial commitments for construction and operation of RIs • links between national roadmaps and ESFRI roadmap, smart specialisation and Structural Funds • common evaluation and impact assessment criteria and financial monitoring tools for RIs It is proposed to: • strengthen the ESFRI roadmap • Improve cross-border access Research and Innovation 9 3. An open labour market for researchers (I) : open recruitment Objective: to ensure removal of barriers to researcher mobility, training and attractive careers •Researchers mobility contributes to excellence, but still several obstacles for mobility and attractive researcher careers •One of the most important is the lack of transparent, open and merit-based recruitment • EARTO MoU: - Open transparent, and merit-based recruitment - Advertise vacancies on EURAXESS jobs portal Research and Innovation 10 EURAXESS - Researchers in Motion Information and support services for researchers wishing to pursue research careers in Europe Supported by the EU + 38 countries across Europe • EURAXESS Jobs • • • Constantly updated 2 000 job vacancies/day, > 18,000 CVs Job exchange with Naturejobs, Galaxie, INRA , and more • EURAXESS Services • • Free, personalised assistance for researchers and their families in planning their move to a foreign country More than 500 staff in around 200 Services Centres • EURAXESS Rights • • Information on rights and obligations in the research profession EURAXESS Links Networking European researchers in China, Japan, USA, Singapore and India Research and Innovation 3. An open labour market for researchers (II): training and mobility • Other issues: Cross-border portability and accessibility • of grants, innovative doctoral training and HR strategy for researchers Less than half of total researchers work in the private sector (while in the US they are 80%) EARTO MoU : - Adopt HR strategies in line with the EU Charter & Code Obtain and use the HR excellence in research logo Joining an EU-wide Supplementary Pension Fund Provide structured programmes for doctoral training Support firms’ innovation and competitiveness strategies Implement research-business mobility programmes Develop twinning and teaming cooperation programmes Research and Innovation 4. Promoting gender equality and gender mainstreaming Objective: diversify views and approaches in research and foster excellence • Issues to address: legal and other barriers, institutional change in research organisations; representation of the under-represented sex in committees for recruitment and career progression; gender aspects of research programmes • Commission will adopt Commission Recommendation to Member States to provide common guidelines on institutional change in research organisations (2013) EARTO MoU: - Adopt and implement a gender strategy 13 Research and Innovation 5. Optimal circulation and transfer of knowledge Objective: to guarantee access to and uptake of knowledge by all. •Open Access to publications and data are central to ERA •Digital ERA needed to maintain Europe as hub of excellence •Free access to knowledge and services saves public (and private!) money and facilitates innovation •So far, libraries and SMEs have difficulties subscribing to journals due to high costs and budgetary constraints EARTO MoU: - Implement policies for OA to publications - Implement principles and procedures for OA to data Research and Innovation “Scientific Information in the Digital Age” (2012) COMM + Recommendation Completing ERA: Trust and Transparency • The Commitments in your MoU will help completing ERA • It is not (yet) a legal approach. • Not mandatory based on • trust, • transparency • mutual interest • Good for Europe • Good for you Research and Innovation H2020 + ERA = the formula Horizon 2020, the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020) promotes excellence through ERA: Leading by example: • Only the best projects will be selected, through competitive calls. • Promoting researchers' mobility. • Granting portable fellowships and grants. • Fostering pan-European competition. • Open Access (pilot in FP7): will apply to all H2020 programmes Giving incentives: • To Joint Programming (JPIs) • To joint calls / joint evaluations Research and Innovation Next steps following adoption • Political endorsement • Implementation by Member States • Follow-up by stakeholder organisations • Development of the ERA Monitoring Mechanism 17 Research and Innovation Follow-up with stakeholder organisations Objective: • implementation of the commitments agreed in the Joint Statement by the SHOs and the Commission Meetings with first five signing SHOs: • • • • exchange views on modalities for future collaboration get their views on implementation of JS & MoUs inform them about political decision making process additional policy and support actions by Commission Doers' Networks ERA Progress: (EARTO Progress Report Dec. 2013) Research and Innovation 18 Looking ahead • Following adoption of ERA Communication: • • • • political discussion/steering by other institutions first implementations by MS, SHOs, Commission continuation of dialogue with SHOs development of monitoring by Commission • 2013: • Dialogue Commission – Member States: state of play of ERA monitoring, baseline and input to first annual ERA progress report (comparing with the baseline, input by ERAC and ERA groups) 2013: European Semester: Member States to present ERA-reform measures with NRPs • September 2013: First Annual ERA Progress Report • From 2014 on: • full assessment of progress by Commission, political guidance by Council Research and Innovation 19 Thank you for your attention all relevant documents on: http://ec.europa.eu/research/era Research and Innovation
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