[pp.int.general] research funding

[Antonio Garcia]

Why specifically Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK?

Is there any correlating factor that may tell us we face one single problem?


Antonio


> Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 21:12:46 +0300
> From: teirdes at gmail.com
> To: pp.international.general at lists.pirateweb.net
> Subject: [pp.int.general] research funding
> 
> Politically, the most interesting issue to deal with at this time at a 
> European level is how to deal with public-private partnerships (PPPs) 
> and joint undertakings (JUs). Which financial instruments do we use to 
> incentivise particular kinds of development and through which agents? 
> How do we make goal formulation?
> 
> It's been one of the bigger discussions around the Horizon 2020 package 
> (EU research funding budget, framework program 8) and will continue to 
> be an evolving debate in the coming six months.
> 
> The line that I have been pushing in Brussels together with my 
> colleague, Christian Engström, is the need to adapt particularly results 
> management to different industry sectors in cases of PPPs, the need for 
> an open access by default policy in the fields of research results, 
> analysis and data, and an increased need for transparency and 
> accountability in the funding calls for especially projects co-financed 
> by the private sector.
> 
> Also, with private educational facilities playing an increasingly 
> important role in many MS frameworks, it is reasonable to not limit a 
> public-private partnership to collaborations between public institutions 
> and private sectors, but, say, public entities.
> 
> We also call for a separation between funds going into SMEs (COSME) and 
> fundamental research (Horizon 2020), so as to not create the illusion of 
> the Union spending money on research when in fact we're using the money 
> for marketization support to small market players. Unfortunately member 
> states have been very unwilling to listen to these calls, and therefore 
> support actions at a MS level would be highly appreciated. Especially in 
> Sweden, the Netherlands and the UK.
> 
> best regards,
> 
> Amelia Andersdotter
> 
> Pe 27.07.2012 20:38, Jack Allnutt et al au scris:
> 
> research funding
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