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Table 9.7: (continued)
Commitment Deliverables Examples of implementation/remaining gaps
28 Consult social partners
on interaction between
the knowledge
economy and market
29 Pilot and present
proposals for
European Innovation
Partnerships
30 Put in place integrated
policies to attract
global talent
31 Propose priorities
and approaches for
scientific co-operation
with third countries
involving the EU and
member states
32 Roll-out global
research infrastructure
33 Self-assess national
research and
innovation systems
and identify
challenges and
reforms
3 n First consultations with EU social partners took
place in 2013;
n Further consultations are planned beyond
2014
3 n European Innovation Partnerships launched,
piloted and evaluated
3 n National measures being deployed to foster
researcher mobility, including EURAXESS,
an information tool for researchers wishing
to pursue their career in Europe or stay
connected to it;
n Scientific visa;
n Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions;
n Destination Europe Events
3 n Communication adopted in 2012 on
enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation
in research and innovation
3 n New framework for co-operation agreed in
2013 at G8 level;
n Report on list of existing infrastructure and
priorities expected in 2015
3 n Commission support made available to
member states;
n Four out of 28 member states have requested
peer review: Belgium, Estonia, Denmark, Spain;
n Progress monitored through European
Semester, leading to country-specific
recommendations
n European Workplace Innovation Network
set up
n More than 700 commitments for action
n Reference sites for sharing lessons and
replicating transferable results
n Web-based marketplaces with well over
1 000 registered users for each
n First results emerging: collections of good
practices and toolkits for their replication,
compilations of evidence on impact, etc.
n EURAXESS and EURAXESS links;
n New scientific visa to take effect in 2016, after
transposition by member states
n Strategic Forum for International Cooperation
initiatives targeting China, Brazil, India and
the USA;
n On-going work of the Strategic Forum for
International Cooperation to identify common
priorities and implement joint actions.
Roadmaps completed by end of 2014;
n Ongoing dialogue with third countries and
other regions of the world
n Peer review carried out for Belgium, Estonia,
Denmark, Spain and Iceland;
n Three countries have confirmed use of Self-
Assessment Tool: Belgium, Estonia, Denmark;
n New tool launched under Horizon 2020
34a
Develop an innovation
headline indicator
3 n Communication adopted in 2013 on
Measuring Innovation Output in Europe:
Towards a New Indicator
n Indicator used for country-specific
recommendations in 2014
34b
Monitor progress
using Innovation
Union Scoreboard
3 n Innovation Union Scoreboard updated
annually since 2010
n Innovation Union Scoreboard published most
recently in 2015
Source: adapted from European Commission (2014e)
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