Transcript ICT, AgroFood, Health, Transport, Environment - WBC

Regional R&D Priorities
for the Western Balkan
Countries
Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation
Steering Platform
October 29, 2009 – Zagreb, Croatia
Priority setting process
• WBC-INCO.NET Workpackage 2: Identification of S&T
priority areas within five FP7 Themes: ICT, AgroFood,
Health, Transport, Environment
• National background reports for each of the WBC
• Regional consultation sessions with stakeholders from
each WBC (national experts/scientists, policy makers,
representatives from the industry and NCPs) and experts
from EC, EU Member States, Era-Nets, Technology
Platforms
Objective
• Generic recommendations, contribution to regional
priority setting on general level (based on capacities,
strengths, national priorities, etc.)
• Input to SEE-ERA.NET PLUS
• Creation of recommendations for regional cooperation,
feeding into political dialogue (Ministerial Conference,
Regional Strategy for R&D)
• Input for FP7 Work Programmes
Priority Setting Results
ICT
Regional priorities
ICTs for Enterprises & eBusiness
Subtopic
Tools and solutions for the support of business processes management and
integration
ICTs for the networked business
ICTs for Government &
eGovernment
Development of electronic document and databases infrastructure for
Government
Fast and secure access to information and services for citizens and the business
sector
Network technologies (Internet &
Broadband Technologies, Mobile
Technologies, Network
technologies)
Providing broadband for all
ICTs for Learning & eLearning
Personalized education process over the Internet
Development and design of multimedia network and service infrastructure
Development and implementation of secure solutions for broadband transfer
through existing infrastructures
Software systems for learning process management and support
ICTs for Health & eHealth
Personal Health Systems
ICT for Patient Safety
ICT for Environmental
sustainability, energy efficiency
ICT for environmental services and climate change adaptation
Software Engineering
Software tools and service oriented architectures for distributed information
systems
ICT for energy efficiency
Methods and tools for software development
improvement
Priority Setting Results
AgroFood
Regional Priorities
Food / feed safety and quality,
food biotechnology
Specification
Preservation of indigenous species and traditional food products (in SEE/WBC)
Combined exposure of food and feed to environmental pollutants
Biodiversity
Investigation of regional genetic resources in the WBC (plants, animals and
microorganisms)
Interdisciplinary field: Land use impact in agriculture on biodiversity (Topic:
Renewable energy production in the agricultural sector and biodiversity
conservation)
Priority Setting Results
Health
Regional Priorities
Oncology
Specification
Cancer registries (topic from FP6 revisited)
Translational medicine (training of professionals)
Cardiovascular diseases
Stroke research (early detection guidelines)
Public Health
Prevention of disease and risk factors, specific epidemiological cases
Emerging food and water borne zoonoses (zoonotic infections), pollution of
water (tourists)
Mental Health
Long term influence of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on mental health
– parallel to terrorist attack cases
Infectious diseases
Epidemiological research on viral Hepatitis A, B, C, E (emerging)
Priority Setting Results
Transport
Regional Priorities
Impact of surface transport on
environment and safety
Advanced materials and
structures engineering for safer
and greener means of transport
Passenger and freight
intermodal transport and
optimal use of various transport
modes
Application of advanced
simulations in transport
systems
Application of ICT in intelligent
transport systems
Specification
a.
b.
c.
d.
Coastal seas
Inland waterways
Railways
roads
Priority Setting Results
Environment
• Consultation session in the field of Environment (fifth in
the series of 5 consultation sessions)
• took place on June 16/17, 2009 in Skopje (i.e. after SP in
Liblice)
• attended by 40 participants (experts, scientists, policy
makers, SMEs, NCPs, project partners, European
Commission)
• discussion and setting of regional research priorities
Priority Setting Results
Environment
Regional Priorities
Ecosystem based approach to
management of renewable
resources
Specification
A.
B.
Forest ecosystems
Fisheries
a.
Valorisation of waste materials from thermo-power plant as raw materials
in ceramic processing
Industrial sludge and mud as constructive raw materials
Valorisation of agriculture waste as bio-adsorbents in waste water
treatment
Treatment systems for drinking, surface and waste waters containing
active pharmaceutical ingredients and personal care products
Treatment of waste waters containing used metal-working fluids
Non-metallic materials as adsorbents in gas emission treatment
Environmental Hazards in Cultural
Heritage - Development of
Knowledge Base for Effective
Western Balkan Protection
Strategy
Biodiversity
Cleaner Production /
Environmental technologies
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Sustainable Management of
Terrestrial Natural Resources
a.
b.
c.
Climate change
Development of innovative scientific topic quality indicators for specific
and sensitive areas (Riparian vegetation)
Development of novel unified methodologies for sustainable management
of terrestrial natural resources
Forests of Dinaric Alps: environmental conditions, diversity and stability
State of play
• Partial take up of specific priorities in the SEE-ERA.NET
PLUS Call for Proposals
ICT:
•Software systems for learning process management and
support
•ICT for energy efficiency
AgroFood
•Preservation of indigenous species and traditional food
products (in SEE/WBC)
•Interdisciplinary field: Land use impact in agriculture on
biodiversity
State of play
• Partial take up of specific priorities in the SEE-ERA.NET
PLUS Call for Proposals
• Presentation at the Steering Platform Meeting in Liblice
(defined regional priorities of 4 out of 5 themes)
• Dissemination on WBC level to enhance national and
regional priority setting processes
State of play
• Informal dissemination through participation in
consultation sessions, WP leader and coordinator
addressing informally thematic directorates
• Official disseminiation to the European Commission DGs
through Directorate on International Cooperation –
Project Officer Michele Genovese – in autumn 2009
Follow-up
• Perspectives under Workprogrammes 2011
– areas covered in general
– dedicated / targeted call specific for WBC
Follow-up
• Further highlighting importance for specific WBC topics:
– enlargement perspective (e.g. contributions to key EU
priorities, e.g. climate change research, agriculture
policy, transport, etc.)
– facilitating compliance with acquis (e.g. in EU policy
on environment; public health)
– regional competitiveness (broadband, ICT for
businesses, improving transport)
– some areas very specific to WBCs (mental health
issues; environmental hazards in culture heritage)
– Following on good practice on dedicated calls
(REGPOT)
Follow-up
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Other stakeholders/donors
Bilateral support
Regional R&D Strategy development process
Other fora to engage on regional level (regional centres
of excellence, regional technology platforms)
Further Follow-up
• Continuation of the successful process (depending of
success of a proposal to enhance the existing INCONET currently being prepared):
– Energy
– New Materials
• Further specifications (e.g. narrowing down priorities in
the field of Transport)
• Support to research infrastructures in WBC
• Further discussions on follow-up during Steering
Platform and WBC-INCO.NET General Assembly
Contact persons
• Dr. Ulrike Kunze, PT-DLR Germany,
[email protected]
• Dr. Andreas Kahle, BMBF Germany,
[email protected]
• Tatjana Knezevic, MPIN Montenegro, [email protected]
• Branka Zizic, MPIN Montenegro, [email protected]
• WBC-INCO.NET partners in the region,
http://www.wbc-inco.net/users/team
Thank you for your attention!
Elke Dall
Centre for Social Innovation
Linke Wienzeile 246
A-1150 Wien
[email protected]
+43-1-4950442-62