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• Ex ante and ex post evaluations should be carried out and distributed to all involved as well as a broader community <strong>of</strong> identified stakeholders. • Foresight studies and o<strong>the</strong>r information on future developments in key STI fields and countries/regions should be made easily available. Modalities and practices <strong>of</strong> information sharing The complexity <strong>of</strong> international cooperation, not least among MS with different traditions, vested interests, strategic objectives and STI systems, makes it crucial that <strong>the</strong> Commission takes a visible lead in defining a policy for information sharing. The fragmentation and disparities make a key actor highly necessary, one that can provide momentum and synergies as a gravitation point in <strong>the</strong> cooperative landscape. The Commission with its Framework Programme (H2020) as a key resource is <strong>the</strong> only partner in Europe who can do that. A strategy for international cooperation in STI should differentiate between active and passive modalities depending on purpose. It goes without saying that a great bulk <strong>of</strong> data and information to be shared will be made available on web-sites among stakeholders and participants/partners. Such information should be produced according to common guidelines to ease accessibility and use. Fur<strong>the</strong>r, <strong>the</strong>re will be “living documents” such as strategic research agendas that are regularly revised and updated. A more active approach will be dedicated workshops to share information and lessons during <strong>the</strong> build-up <strong>of</strong> a strategic action that helps stimulating a common information and knowledge base. This includes <strong>the</strong> Strategic Forum for International STI Cooperation (SFIC), which, supported by a data subgroup, serves as <strong>the</strong> most important forum where such information can be presented, priorities defined, and partners selected. 64
Conclusions and key policy recommendations Pulling all elements <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> present analysis toge<strong>the</strong>r, it is clear that Europe finds itself at a crossroads: Fundamental changes in <strong>the</strong> global research and innovation landscape are taking place. The increasingly pressing global challenges urgently require a strategic and forward looking response at EU level. Hence, <strong>the</strong> overall recommendation is to develop 1) A strategy with a focus on streng<strong>the</strong>ning European attractiveness as international research and innovation hub and partner in order to streng<strong>the</strong>n European competitiveness and prosperity Europe needs to get at <strong>the</strong> forefront <strong>of</strong> international collaboration in STI by making it <strong>the</strong> place to be for international researchers and non-EU MNEs. Secondly, <strong>the</strong> EU must provide <strong>the</strong>ir stakeholders an infrastructure to expand to o<strong>the</strong>r regions into <strong>the</strong> world and help universities, SMEs in particular to reach out to those markets in selected <strong>the</strong>mes addressing <strong>the</strong> grand challenges <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> next decades. Only few countries have so far developed an integrated policy strategy. In <strong>the</strong> US and <strong>the</strong> UK <strong>the</strong> overarching, strategic orientation <strong>of</strong> policy is to support world-class excellence in science with <strong>the</strong> aim <strong>of</strong> generating attractiveness for R&D activities by MNEs. The emergence <strong>of</strong> China on <strong>the</strong> global S&T scene is backed by elements <strong>of</strong> an integrated policy strategy, albeit with strong elements <strong>of</strong> a planned economy context. Currently <strong>the</strong>re is a dominance <strong>of</strong> geographical prioritization through picking countries. This has been especially evident in SFIC. This should change: 2) Theme- and problem-oriented prioritization is needed ra<strong>the</strong>r than geographic; Grand Challenges as a clear prioritization tool to 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. This also implies that 3) The international perspective needs to be more fully integrated into ’regular’ programmes at EU level All EU programmes (old and new instruments) should be required to have an international dimension, e.g. through benchmarking and monitoring, identification <strong>of</strong> relevant partners – and competitors– outside Europe and activities for streng<strong>the</strong>ning cooperation with non-EU partners and/or activities aimed at increasing proximity to relevant markets and users outside Europe. This requires <strong>the</strong> ability <strong>of</strong> evaluators and evaluation criteria to valuate and evaluate international partners and collaborations; criteria should be based on complementarities and critical assets for R&D projects. 65
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