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Four ways to use EC contribution to cover the implementation costs.

Explanation of calculation unit costs in ERA-NET Cofund initiatives.

Explanation regarding EC-TOP-Up Distribution for ERA-NET Cofund: overview and practical examples.

Overview presentation on general principles of financial aspects of ERA-NET Cofunds.

A consortium of researchers from Fraunhofer ISI and AIT Austrian Institute of Technology carried out a targeted impact assessment for the COST Association between late April and August 2016. The aim was to investigate the participation of non-academic partners and partners from non-COST countries in COST Actions. In order to increase both the frequency and effectiveness of their participation in COST Actions, there were two concrete goals in this study: firstly, to gain a thorough understanding of the nature and impact of their participation in COST Actions, and secondly, to identify crucial factors which influence the participation of these two groups.

HERA is a transnational network of 25 national research funding organisations in the field of humanities, which has been established thanks to the ERA-NET scheme (European Research Area Networks), that is co-funded by the EC and facilitates the launch of joint calls for project proposals. This 15 year old network has provided an effective framework for trust-building and mutual learning amongst partners, coordination of national research funding strategies and pooling of resources at the European level in order to fund new research activities.

Members of the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE JPI) jointly conducted a mapping of existing and planned national research initiatives in the FACCE JPI remit, as an essential step in the Joint Programming Process. The mapping methodology used relied on Mapping Meetings that brought together delegated national policy, funding and research representatives who exchanged information and views, identified joint programming opportunities and developed a common vision regarding future transnational research priorities. Joint mapping is a pre-requisite for fostering cross-border alignment at strategic/policy level, as well as for assessing the potential for financial and operational alignment.

The Joint Programming Initiative Healthy and Productive Seas and Oceans (JPI Oceans) has launched a three-year pilot research action "Ecological Aspects of Deep-Sea Mining" in order to assess the ecological impacts that could arise from commercial mining of deep-sea minerals called polymetallic nodules. This transnational research project, which brings together 11 European countries, was initiated by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, which offered to share the use of its newly built research vessel RV SONNE during 118 days to support this project. The joint use of national research infrastructure has promoted cost-effectiveness, contributed to trust-building amongst researchers, and allowed the integration of national research activities around a common scientific objective. At an operational level, it has facilitated standardised data collection, coordination of research methods and open access to research data. It has also allowed for more effective collective European contributions to international policy-making.

This lecture was held at the Workshop Implementing ERA-NET Cofund 2016

This lecture was held at the Workshop Implementing ERA-NET Cofund 2016

This lecture was held at the Workshop Implementing ERA-NET Cofund 2016

This lecture was held at the Workshop Implementing ERA-NET Cofund 2016

This lecture was held at the Workshop Implementing ERA-NET Cofund 2016

Summary conclusions of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC) Meeting on 26 September 2016.

Summary presentation on In-Kind/ Institutional ERA-NET-COFUND-Projects

This case study examines the ERA-NET Cofund action named ‘ERA-NET Cofund European Research Area for Climate Services’ (short: ERA4CS). The main activity within ERA-NET Cofund actions is the implementation of a co-funded joint call for proposals that leads to the funding of trans-national research and/or innovation projects. ERA4CS supports the Joint Programming Initiative Connecting Climate Change Knowledge for Europe (JPI Climate) in the implementation of a transnational joint call. The novelty in ERA4CS is that ‘national programmes and funding’ stems from two different sources: Research Funding Organisations and Research Performing Organisations. Together, they organise one joint call with one topic for each source and a call budget of 72 Mill EUR. ERA4CS has only officially started in January 2016. Described strengths and limitations are based on activities in the proposal phase and expected outcomes. The ERA4CS case provides lessons to coordinators of P2Ps, scientific directors of research performing organisations, coordinators of national research programmes at RTDI ministries and funding agencies and policy makers at European Commission.

This first annual summary report on good practices in the implementation of JPIs presents four case studies that have been conducted in the course of the ERA-LEARN 2020 project.

This case study examines the ERA-NET Cofund action named 'The European network for observing our changing planet' (short: ERA-PLANET). The main activity within ERA-NET Cofund actions is the implementation of a co-funded joint call for proposals that leads to the funding of trans-national research and/or innovation projects. The unique character of ERA-Planet is that national programmes and funding stems from institutional in-kind of 36 research performing organisations. Together, they organise one joint call with a call budget of 61 Mill EUR. ERA-Planet demonstrates that an in-kind ERA-NET Cofund can be applied for by research performing organisations. However, ERA-Planet has only started to become operational in 01/2016. A real assessment of strengths and weaknesses can only be done later. Even though ERA-Planet could serve as a showcase for research alliances that want to trigger joint research implementation (with or without Cofunds). The ERA-PLANET case provides lessons to coordinators of P2Ps, scientific directors of research performing organisations, coordinators of national research programmes at RTDI ministries and policy makers at European Commission.

This case study examines the key features, outputs, and overall strengths and limitations of the Electronic Components and Systems for European Leadership Joint Undertaking (ECSEL) and could serve as an inspiration for European P2Ps in the areas of thematic alignment and leveraging European / national / private investment. ECSEL’s unique tripartite funding model financed by the Union, member states, and the private sector makes it an interesting case for European P2Ps planning to establish structures to support collaborative research and innovation. This case study analyses the details of the funding model as well as examines the implementation and experience with tripartite funding in practice. ECSEL’s success in attracting private investment and the challenges it faces regarding different national funding rates and procedures, no multi-annual budgetary commitments from member states, and need for more harmonization and alignment could serve as useful lessons learned for European P2Ps (and PPPs).

The objective of the annual assessment of work programmes is to contribute to continuous improvement in joint programming and to evaluate the progress towards the project goals using a defined set of indicators, ad hoc surveys and assessment of funded projects.