ERANet-LAC
Network of the European Union, Latin America and the Caribbean Countries on Joint Innovation and Research Activities
Basic Information
Description
ERANet-LAC is a Network of the European Union (EU), Latin America and the Caribbean Countries (LAC) on Joint Innovation and Research Activities. It will support the political process of implementing the Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation (JIRI), which was endorsed by the “Madrid Action Plan 2010-2012 - Towards a new stage in the bi-regional partnership: innovation and technology for sustainable development and social inclusion adopted by the EU-LAC Summit“ in Madrid in 2010.
ERANet-LAC will strengthen the bi-regional partnership in Science, Technology and Innovation by planning and implementing concrete joint activities and by creating a sustainable framework for future bi-regional joint activities. Research and innovation funding agencies, programme owners and programme managers as well as other relevant stakeholders from both regions will be actively involved in the process in order to promote and enhance the opening of programmes and infrastructures efficiently and to foster long-term partnerships.
Focusing on the priorities defined in the JIRI process, ERANet-LAC will implement two joint calls and organize concrete joint activities seeking to coordinate and cluster research programmes, mutually open research infrastructures and coordinate and open innovation programmes. The joint activities carried out will be evaluated and function as a basis for formulating a road map and establishing an EU-LAC Platform for Funding Agencies. This funding platform will serve as information and communication platform and offer substantial guidelines as well as online working spaces to facilitate and enhance the development of future concrete joint initiatives.
The project activities will be closely linked to the INCO-Net ALCUE NET, the BILAT-projects with Latin America and relevant thematic initiatives and thus increase the effectiveness and impact of existing programmes, infrastructures and networks by developing complementarities and mutual reinforcement.
Main research priorities of the network
The research priorities are defined by the EU-CELAC SOM process and suggested by the SOM working groups on energy, Biodiversity/climate change, health, ICT and bioeconomy
Research fields covered by the network
- Energy
- Environment
- Food, agriculture and fisheries
- Health
- Information and communication technologies
Target Groups
- Higher Education Institutions (HEIs)
- Public Research Organisations (PROs)
- SME (Small and Medium Enterprises)
Coordinator
Germany
Participant
Finland
Other
Joint Calls
Joint Call Title | Type | Launch Date | Deadline Pre-Proposal |
Deadline Full-Proposal |
Evaluation End Date |
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3rd Multi-Thematic Joint Call 2017/2018 | one-stage | 20/11/2017 | 08/03/2018 |
01/09/2018
Funded: 14 |
|
2nd Joint Call on Research and Innovation | one-stage | 01/12/2015 |
10/03/2016
Submitted: 170 |
Funded: 27 |
|
ERANet-LAC 1st Joint Call on Research and Innovation between the EU Member States and Associated Countries and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) | one-stage | 16/09/2014 |
27/11/2014
Submitted: 90 |
31/12/2014
Funded: 14 |