LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AS OF - European Science Foundation

Long-term view for European Scienceo The missing link is lack of synergy between all European Organisations(ESF, ERC, COST etc…)o There is a need to avoid duplication of effortso The new structure should aim at a higher visibilityo In order to have a single voice for research in Europe, the new organisationshould bring strategy/policy and funding together in order to be morepowerful.o It should be taken into consideration that 90% of the European ResearchOrganisations’ budget is to be spent at national level whereas only 10% isspent at European level.In the process of consolidation, the longer term aim would therefore be tomerge ESF/EUROHORCs with ERC, so as to produce a “tiger with teeth”,still preserving the good aspects of ESF. The European Academies(ALLEA) could provide advice to the organisation on strategic issues.B. Possible Instruments and schemes for the new organisationWhile there is a need for future cooperation at the European level, bilateral or threelateral connections should also be developed.The best tools from each organisation (ESF, ERC, EuroHORCs) should be retainedin the future organisation.The Forward Looks instrument should be kept. A forward looking exercise may bedeveloped on a quinquennial basis.The Exploratory Workshops scheme as well as research networking should bemaintained, both for the benefit of researchers and to feed into the forward lookingprocess, by extracting a policy from those tools. All instruments within the newstructure should be targeted towards strategy while ensuring the link with the basics.This would naturally enhance the dynamism of the structure.The new organisation may provide an independent evaluation service.SP/NW/JH/SS 101026