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• Understand global bottlenecks (e.g. access to markets and infrastructure, legal obstacles to cooperation etc.) and opportunities (STI pr<strong>of</strong>iles, “hot spots” abroad in light <strong>of</strong> a rapidly changing global landscape): this helps to link <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>matic priorities defined to concrete choices in terms <strong>of</strong> scientific and technological fields and in terms <strong>of</strong> partner countries/regions (country follows priority) and it enables effective negotiations with partners • Monitoring activities (at policy and actor level) and measuring <strong>the</strong> impact <strong>of</strong> international activities on <strong>the</strong> overall goals <strong>of</strong> STI policy and strategy Information sharing should be focused, based on <strong>the</strong> need to minimise duplication and transaction costs for those involved and avoid costs related to generic, non-purpose information sharing. The Commission has an important role to play in providing systems and guidelines. There should be five activities. • Making national/Commission information on bilateral programmes and related actions <strong>of</strong> international cooperation easily available, including evaluations and assessments, on public web sites • Producing regular reports by science counsellors in countries outside Europe about <strong>the</strong>ir STI policies, programmes and capacities • Creating common platforms for information sharing, i.e. include information generation and sharing as integrated parts in <strong>the</strong> strategic research agendas • Sharing forward-looking information such as trends, market developments and o<strong>the</strong>r strategic intelligence developed at national level • Exchanging experiences and good practice in governance <strong>of</strong> international cooperation at national level. Key recommendations The main message coming from <strong>the</strong> <strong>Expert</strong> <strong>Group</strong> is that <strong>the</strong> EU urgently needs a collaborative and integrated strategy for international cooperation in STI. With this in mind several recommendations are launched: 1. The strategy should focus on promoting European attractiveness as an international research and innovation hub and partner in order to streng<strong>the</strong>n European competitiveness and prosperity 2. Theme- and problem-oriented prioritization is needed ra<strong>the</strong>r than geographic; Grand Challenges as a clear prioritization tool should be mainstreamed also in <strong>the</strong> international dimension. Prioritization <strong>of</strong> international collaboration should follow closely <strong>the</strong> priorities <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> EU’s core research and innovation programmes, while <strong>the</strong> geographical approach should be <strong>the</strong> core <strong>of</strong> an implementation strategy 3. Make <strong>the</strong> Horizon 2020 truly open and attractive to <strong>the</strong> best and brightest in <strong>the</strong> world allowing European actors to work with <strong>the</strong> best brains wherever <strong>the</strong>y are 4. The international perspective needs to be more fully integrated into ’regular’ programmes at EU level 14
5. Variable geometry should be exploited to <strong>the</strong> full, with flexible arrangements (within EU and with countries outside EU) including multilateral platforms for strategic cooperation. Variable geometry initiatives should also build on lead initiatives by individual Member States that expand <strong>the</strong>ir successful bilateral activities to several European partners 6. A strong focus on firms and innovation is needed. This has not been properly addressed before and it requires a new/different approach; <strong>the</strong>re are fundamental differences in drivers <strong>of</strong> international cooperation between academia and industry and between research and innovation 7. Reinforce efforts to streng<strong>the</strong>n framework conditions for and removal <strong>of</strong> barriers to international cooperation 8. Design targeted initiatives for streng<strong>the</strong>ning cooperation in selected (prioritized) areas: <strong>the</strong>se can be multilateral, bilateral, and unilateral. The key criteria should be achieving benefits for European stakeholders, effectively address global, grand challenges, and support <strong>the</strong> Union’s external policies 9. All initiatives must be based on more evidence- or analysis-based decision-making, including forward looking analysis to inform decision making about likely trends and future changes and systematic exchange <strong>of</strong> experiences. 15
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