How to involve MS’s FLA at EU-level (FLA)

GPC-meeting25 June 2013

Dan Andrée, VINNOVA

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Necessary elements of the future EU strategic process

Why Involve Member States?

The Framework Programme for research and innovation is the most important financial instrument at EU-level to implement the ERA.

National programmes and programmes at EU-level get more and more integrated through e.g. partnership initiatives (e.g. JPIs).

Priority setting is pivotal in order to facilitate alignment of and complementarity between national programmes, joint programmes and programmes at EU-level.

Priority setting starts at a very early stage, often in form of FLA/foresight.

A better interaction between FLA in MS and at EU-level would facilitate the whole process of priority setting (e.g. Horizon II and the “next generation” of JPIs).

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Benefits?

Mutual Learning and Best Practice are fostered People engaged in national foresight activities get the

opportunity to contribute to shaping EC foresight It also opens up the opportunity to move towards

shared longer term views of the future, building on both EU and MS-levels

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How to involve MS

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EFFLA – GPC workshop on How to involve Member States in

Forward Looking Activities at European Level

Date: 4 December 2013, 13.00 – 17.00 (day before the GPC-meeting, scheduled for 5 December)

Place: VINNOVA, Sweden House, Rue de Luxemburg 3, Brussels

The purpose of the workshop is to facilitate Member States’ involvement in Forward Looking Activities at European Level

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Tentative agenda WS December 2013 Welcome by GPC/EFFLA Representatives Introduction to purpose of day & agenda, moderator Group Work 1: What are the challenges for FLA (relevant to

policy)? Requirements and needs ahead of ‘Horizon II’? Presentation and discussion by the Commission – ‘FLA-

hub’ in RTD. Discussion on report on Best practice in MS, invited exp

Group Work 2: How to connect FLA at national level with FLA at European level.

Conclusions – next step

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Preparatory workshop – invited experts from MS

Roundtable to share experiences – (e.g. TEKES, UK Horizon Scanning Centre, German and French foresight programmes, Poland)

Focus on current/emerging challenges for use of FLA for policy-making and joint programming

Joint Use of FLA to address societal challenges at national and European level

Preparation for the EFFLA/GPC workshop

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EFFLA – meeting with MGQCabinet – september 2013

Embedding FLA in the Commission How to involve MS

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Feed-back from GPC

Comments? Relevant FLA at national level? Experts for Preparatory Workshop? Participation in December workshop?

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