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Guidelines on Coordinating the Research Framework Programme and the Structural Funds to support research and development
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| Resource Type: |
document --> guidance / decision support
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| Country: |
European Union
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| Year: |
2007 |
| Availability: |
European Union Scientific and Technical Research Committee CREST 1203/07, Brussels, 1 June 2007
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| Author 1/Producer: |
European Commission
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| Author / Producer Type: |
Agency, regulator or other governmental or inter-governmental body
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| Format (e.g. PDF): |
PDF
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EUGRIS Keyword(s): |
Brownfields
Contaminated land-->Contaminated land overview
Contaminated land-->funding
Diffuse pollution-->Diffuse pollution overview
Groundwater protection-->Groundwater protection overview
Sediments
Soil-->Soil Overview
Water and sanitation-->Water and sanitation Overview
Water resources and their management -->Water resources and their management Overview
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| Short description: |
The CREST recommendations for better coordinated use of the Framework Programme for Research and Technological
Development (FP) and the Structural Funds (SF) to support R&D are the following:
Develop Research, Technological Development and Innovation (RTDI) strategies and strengthen the governance
1. Develop a specific strategy for coordinated use of FP and SF as part of your RTDI strategy. Consider using FP and
SF together for research and innovation strategy development.
2. Focus your RTDI strategy on selected themes building on the strengths and weaknesses of the territory, bearing in
mind development trends indicated by FP and its thematic approach.
3. Organise the strategic development of your RTDI system as a learning process: use FP and SF exchange and
networking opportunities both at the regional, national and European level.
Strengthen and develop the RTDI basis
4. Use FP and SF for the development of human resources in research and development, by supporting education and
training schemes and by improving the education system to better meet the needs of the economy and society.
5. Use both FP and SF to build or upgrade research infrastructures and to connect them at European level.
Develop RTDI Excellence
6. Exploit the impetus provided by FP to cultivate and boost R&D: use FP and SF to promote research excellence.
7. Use FP and SF to improve networking between research institutes, universities, enterprises and other relevant
actors and to foster the development of clusters and poles.
8. Use SF to promote the scientific, technological, entrepreneurial and managerial capacity of regional actors and
thereby increase their capacity to participate in the FP.
Develop R&D cooperation at European and international level
9. Connect the regional or national research systems to international networks and trends in Europe and beyond. Use
the potential of FP and SF to achieve a more intensive coordinated European –wide R&D cooperation and to foster
world-wide positions for European-driven Research and Innovation.
Strengthen the exploitation and economic and social valorisation of R&D results
10. Use FP and SF for valorising research results, achieving an easy and open access to knowledge and transferring
the knowledge produced under FP into economic or societal use.
11. Use FP and SF to strengthen the role of SMEs in research and development and their capacities to exploit
knowledge.
12. Use FP and SF to get researchers more involved in development activities and business creation: promoting
transfer of personnel from academia to companies and vice versa, IPR exploitation and the setting up of new
research and knowledge-based enterprises.
Improve communication and information
13. Make sure that actors involved in delivering FP and SF know about the opportunities offered by the other
instrument. Support communication and create interfaces between the two communities.
14. Make sure that information on FP and SF is available and easily accessible for the potential applicants of both
instruments. Be aware of different needs depending on the type of the possible beneficiaries i.e. research institutes,
SME, large enterprises, etc.
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Link to Organisation(s):
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EC European Commission
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Submitted By:
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Professor Paul Bardos WhoDoesWhat?
Last update: 21/09/2007
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