JULY 2012

The European Commission: its support role in Science Communication

Begoña AranoDG Research & Innovation

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EuropeanCommission as funder:• science communication projects & related initiatives

• Research & Innovation projects

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Science communication (projects)Science in Society ProgrammeFP7: ~ 20 projects  •Networks Science Museums, science events organisers & cities •Bridging the gap between media & scientific community

•Science and the Arts

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Science communication (initiatives)

Mobilisation and Mutual Learning New ways to do research on societal challenges:

•Key actors bring different perspectives•Incorporate collective responses in research•Innovation encompassing societal needs and concerns

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Science communication (initiatives)

EU Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) Since 1989(>2200 participants; 564 prizes; 41 countries)

EUCYS 2012: Bratislava

Science communication (initiatives)

Researchers' Night 

2006 2011

countries 21 33

cities 92 340

attendees 99.000 789.860

budget 3M€ 4M€

Research & Innovation projects

FP7:>19.000 projects with results

Challenge:

Harvest the results and communicate about them

Promoting the results of EU-funded projectsTop priority as this encourages Openness

Capitalising on Europe’s creative potential will have an essential impact on the public and policy makers

New and strong output and impact-oriented focus vs. previous input-oriented logic

Promotion of research results: Commission's objectives

disseminating the results, communicating the research results, ensuring the exploitation of the research results

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Promoting the results: The projects

Produce excellent quality results data, Plan and perform outreach activities, Project's publications in open access, Communicate the project's results

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Promoting the results: The Commission

Systematic collection and preservation of research results, Making results publicly available/ accessible

Showcase projects

Success storiesEventsAudiovisualMedia CoveragePublicationsWeb/tablet apps

Political communication: initiatives

Horizon 2020