Dear members,

 

Please find attached the EOC note on a presentation about the “Roadmap to FP9” given by Kurt Vandenberghe, Director of Directorate A in DG RTD. The event was organised by the IGLO – Informal Group of RTD Liaison Offices in Brussels, on 10 January 2017. The attendance was strictly limited to the staff of the IGLO offices, to enable a higher degree of confidentiality. Chatham House rules applied to the meeting.

 

The presentation was structured around three topics:

 

1.     Horizon 2020 Interim Evaluation - The Interim Evaluation will have an impact not only on the preparation of FP9 but also on the programming for the last 3 years of Horizon 2020 (2018-2020)

2.     Lamy high level group report on on maximising impact of EU Research and Innovation Programmes – the report will be presented in a big stakeholders’ conference organised by the Commission end of June 2017 and the Commission would like to gather as many stakeholders as possible

3.     Challenges in designing FP9 - remarks on co-design and what are the possibilities for action for stakeholders – cohesion, defence research, innovation, public outreach, a more transectoral and transdisciplinary FP9 are the main challenges that Commission is facing in the design of FP9; the Commission welcomes stakeholders’ input through public consultations, work with ERAC and upcoming stakeholders conferences in the Member States, foresight exercise.

 

The message was to mobilise our stakeholders for the co-designing of the FP9 as the Commission needs input in issues like prioritisation, transdisciplinarity, defence research, etc.

 

I will be at your disposal for further information or clarifications.

 

Kind regards,

Rosemary

Rosemary STREVINIOTI
Head of Brussels Office
European Office of Cyprus
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E-mail: strevinioti.rozamaria@ucy.ac.cy