1. Presentation about BILAT USA 4.0
The BILAT in a nutshell

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BILAT USA 4.0 – some facts
Full project title - Bilateral Coordination for the Enhancement and Development of S&T Partnerships between the European Union and the United States of America
Start Date: February 2016
Duration: years
Total budget: Mio. €
Coordinated by: German Aerospace Center (DLR), Project Management Agency at DLR, European & International Cooperation Unit
Co-Coordination: NCURA, USA
Dual Approach: contribution to policy dialogue between the EU and US (support for policy) and implementation of a series of concrete activities (coordination within the EU-US STI landscape)
The BILAT USA 4.0 project, funded by the European Union, has started on 1 February BILAT USA 4.0 continues activities started by the predecessor project BILAT USA and BILAT USA 2.0 with the overall aim to enhance, support and further develop the research and innovation cooperation between the European Union and the United States of America.
A particular focus of the project activities will be put among others on an intensification of interactions between EU and US researchers and innovators, the support for the improvement of research and innovation framework conditions, the provision of analyses delivering a sound base for decision making and an enhanced coordination and synergies between different EU MS/AC and US policies and programmes.
The EU and the USA have highly-productive, immensely-innovative and excellence-driven research and innovation systems. Acknowledging the particular strengths of each landscape, a balanced transatlantic STI partnership of equals bears great potential and contributes to the ultimate goal of tackling societal challenges and boost economic competitiveness. International cooperation between power nodes results in a constant knowledge exchange and more efficient use of STI investment.
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BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number
BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number

3. BILAT USA 4.0 Consortium partners
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BILAT USA 4.0 Consortium partners
6 American partners 10 European partners
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BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number
BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number

4. Objectives Tackle key Societal Challenges
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Objectives
Tackle key Societal Challenges
ldentify and demonstrate the mutual benefits of STI cooperation
Support research and innovation partnerships in shared scientific priorities
lnvest in Research & Sustainable Growth
Contribute to an increase in U.S. participation in Horizon 2020 and other European initiatives.
Advocate policies that enforce new and existing partnerships
Support the Policy Dialogue
Provide in-depth analysis to support strategic science & technology policy decisions.
Improve framework conditions to facilitate cooperation
Act as a Networking Platform
Provide up-to-date information via website, social media and other channels.
Organize events to raise awareness about project activities & results
BILAT USA 4.0’s targeted transatlantic activities work towards:
Strategic priority setting for EU-US cooperation through identifying emerging STI fields with a high benefit and added value from cooperation, thus providing evidence-based input for policy decision-making
Stronger interaction between EU and US researchers through thematic events promoting funding opportunities on both sides and thus strengthening the quality and quantity of partnerships between STI actors in EU MS/AC and the USA
Establishing optimal framework conditions through proposing concrete solutions for eliminating cooperation obstacles deriving from researchers’ and innovators’ feedback, thus, creating an environment that favors joint solutions for global challenges
Enhanced coordination and synergies between different policies through analyzing EU, MS/AC and US programmes and detection of duplications, thus, contributing to a greater coherence, joint ownership and resource efficiency
Ensuring close synergies with calls launched in H2020 and their international dimension through screening of US-targeted actions in H2020 and liaising with relevant (ERA) projects to guarantee a consistent information exchange
Ensuring sustainability, project activities build on BILAT USA 2.0 and liaise with further existing initiatives.
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BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number
BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number

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The BILAT …….
Supports the policy dialogue between the EU and the USA by activities such as detecting synergies and differences in MS/AC policy approaches towards the USA, thus supporting an effective coordination.
Enhances partnerships between researchers in “established” STI priority areas incl. innovation aspects. This thematic areas are Marine and Arctic, Health, NMP and Transport Research. Different workshops bring different actors of the research and innovation community together.  
Publishes a terminology guide and a transnational researchers career programme for the use of researchers and research managers,
Identifies “emerging” (foresight) STI fields to initialise partnerships incl. innovation aspects. New areas of mutual benefit will be determined and pilot-tested in several workshops, giving recommendations to policy-makers.
Engages and focuses in particular on industry actors in EU-US STI collaboration. Activities such as EU-US cluster delegation visits or competitive calls bringing innovators on both sides together will have the effect of a strengthened innovation cooperation. 
Focuses on dissemination and communication of project results, activities and EU-US- related news.
The project BILAT USA 4.0 – a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded under Horizon 2020 – is structured in six work packages, all of them containing different sub-tasks
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BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number
BILAT USA 4.0 receives funding by the European Union under Horizon 2020, Grant Agreement number

6. Thank you for your attention!
Coordinator Henriette Krimphoff
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