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This lecture was held at the ERA-LEARN workshop: Implementing Joint Calls. A hands-on workshop for new practitioners in ERA-NET Cofund.

The ERA-NET project ICT-AGRI-1 initially started in the EU’s Framework Programme 7 in 2009, the follow-up project ICT-AGRI-2 was launched in 2014 and is scheduled until 2017. The ICT-AGRI project coordinates itself research projects with the aim of enabling precision farming by means of information and communication technologies and robotics. As these projects receive funding, an evaluation is required in order to assess the value they generate. This evaluation task is described in Work Package 5 “Impact assessment and evaluation of ERA-NET effectiveness“, one of the Work Packages which every ERA-NET project consortium has to manage. The impact model presented hereafter has been elaborated in order to accomplish this Work Package. It serves as a basis for setting up questionnaires to collect data on the impacts and the effectiveness of the ICT-AGRI research projects.

This lecture was held at the ERA-LEARN Workshop on the Practical Implementation of Alignment I: Learning from Good Practice

This lecture was held at the ERA-LEARN Workshop on the Practical Implementation of Alignment I: Learning from Good Practice

Summary conclusions of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC) Meeting on 3 June 2015.

The newsletter features latest news and information on: *) ERA-LEARN 2020: 2014 to 2017; *) New information and learning platform for the P2P community; *) New ERA-NET Cofunds: from wind farms to rare diseases; *) A Joint Programming Initiative on Oceans; *) European Joint Programme Cofund Action; *) Conference ‘A new start for Europe: opening up to an era of innovation’, 22-23 June 2015, Brussels; *) Public-Public Partnerships and Joint Programming conference 2015

Example JPI Evaluation

The High Level Group on Joint Programming (GPC) has been established in 2008 as a dedicated configuration of CREST (which since then became ERAC) in order to initiate and facilitate the Joint Programming Process (JPP) as defined in the Council Conclusions of 2 December 2008 (OJ C 24 of 2009, p. 3).

Since then the GPC, according to its initial mandate, has identified ten Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs), has developed Voluntary Guidelines for Framework Conditions for Joint Programming and has taken further initiatives in support of the advancement of the JPIs and the JPP.

Considering the current status of the JPP and the new requirements for a specific strategic advice within the European Research Area (ERA), in the view of a possible revision of its mandate, the GPC proposes that a renewed mandate could include the following tasks:

The GPC Implementation Groups (IG) shall have the objective to advise the GPC on the practical  implementation of the recommendations provided for by the GPC ad hoc Working Groups (WG) on: Alignment; GPC and JPIs; Framework Conditions; Measuring JPIs Progress and Impact. Furthermore they shall, on request of the GPC, take effective action in implementing those recommendations.

The IGs shall be set up for a maximum period of 1 year starting in February 2015 and can be extended for equal period upon approval of the GPC Plenary.

Summary conclusions of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC) Meeting on 23 December 2014.

Provisional Work Programme 2014-2016 of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC)

Report on ERA-NETs, their calls and the experiences from the first calls under Horizon 2020. Published by the EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, Directorate B — Innovation Union and European Research Area, Unit B.2 — ERA Policy and Reform. October 2014.

This Biennial Report marks the transition from the ”start-up” phase to a more mature phase of the GPC life cycle. While the “start-up” phase was mainly dedicated to the identification and selection of the proposals for Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs), to the launch of the 10 JPIs and to the production of a set of Voluntary Guidelines for implementing the framework conditions for joint programming, the current phase aims at consolidating the strategic role of the GPC as a forum for Member States, Associated Countries and the Commission to oversee the Joint Programming Process. This function corresponds to the wish expressed by the Council to see alignment of national strategies, priorities and research programmes with the jointly agreed strategic research agendas, in order to tackle major societal challenges.

The newsletter features latest news and information on: *) ERA-LEARN: 2009 to 2014; *) New tools are available on www.ERA-LEARN.eu; *) ERA-LEARN 2020: a preview; *) New approach for ERA-NETs under Horizon 2020 well understood by the applicants; *) ERA-NET Cofund proposals submitted to the Horizon 2020 calls in 2014; *) Joint Programming: latest news; *) From FP6 to Horizon 2020: European Commission Report on ERA-NETs and their calls

A crucial element of the Joint Programming Process is the alignment of national and European strategies and research programmes with Strategic Research Agendas (SRAs) of Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI). The Working Group was tasked with drafting a report to the GPC with the objective of exploring the concept of alignment in order to develop a common understanding of the ways alignment is undertaken in the context of Joint Programming; producing practical recommendations to implement actions that lead to alignment and making proposals for establishing measurable targets to help monitor the progress of alignment.

The NETWATCH online platform collects and presents information to support the analysis of transnational research programme cooperation. Its content centres on the participants and activities of ERA-NETs and ERA-NET Plus. However, information is also collected on Article 185s,1 Joint Programing Initiatives (JPIs)2 and networks that continue but no longer receive EU support (known as self-sustaining networks). The information collected is used to map and monitor the transnational research programming landscape and to produce policy briefs on issues pertinent to the policy debate, which are also published on the platform.

Building on these data, this report sets out an assessment of the impact of the FP7 ERA-NET scheme on stakeholder organisations and on the research and innovation systems in which they operate.

Summary conclusions of the High Level Group for Joint Programming (GPC) Meeting on 18 September 2014.

This Working Group’s (WG) mandate was to:

1. give suggestions for measuring the progress of JPIs (monitoring dimension)
2. give suggestions for assessing the impact of JPIs (ex-post evaluation dimension)
3. contribute elements for the Terms of reference of the JPI strategic evaluation foreseen by the Commission in the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2014-2015.

The group decided to build on the work on Evaluation of JPIs which was undertaken by the Coordination and Support Action (CSA) 'JPI to Co-Work' with the collaboration of nine of the 10 JPIs. It also recruited the CSA coordinator and experts involved in the CSA to validate the quality of its suggestions.

The recommendations in this report are subject to endorsement by the GPC, which mandated the establishment of the Working Group. The recommendations are based on views expressed by GPC members, JPIs and Commission officials and the Working Group would like to express its appreciation of the time taken by all concerned to provide their valuable input to this Report.

The Council of the EU, in its Conclusions of 29 November 2010, welcomed the Voluntary Guidelines (VG) for Framework Conditions on Joint Programming and encouraged “their regular review in the light of new experience of the JPIs in applying them”. On the basis of this mandate by the Council, the GPC set up a Working Group to carry out such a review. With this report, the Working Group presents the results of its findings. The report attempts to point out issues with regard to the Framework Conditions which are important for the further development of JP and JPIs, with a view to significantly contributing to the enhancement of the European Research Area.