1. Danube-INCO.NET Advancing Research and Innovation in the Danube Region
Elke Dall, Centre for Social Innovation
PA8 Steering Group meeting
Chisinau, /09

2. Administrative framework
Coordination and Support Action for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
Project start: January 1, 2014
Project duration: 36 months
Received funding from the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration (FP7) under grant agreement no
EC funding: approx. 2 mio €

3. 19 partners …

4. from 14 countries …

5. implementing a structured project
WP1 Project Management
WP2 Policy Dialogue
WP3 Tackling Societal Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy
WP4 Analytical Evidence on Research and Innovation in the Danube Region
WP5 Promoting Innovative and Inclusive Danube Societies
WP6 Scaling up Danube Funding Mechanisms
WP7 Communication and Dissemination

6. coordinating and supporting
Sharing information on projects and their results, networking and funding opportunities, etc.

7. communicating Reach us at office@danube-inco.net
(as communication platform)
Register for the newsletter
Join us on social media
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn

8. policy dialogue: cross fertilization
Analyzing activities in EUSDR PAs
Cross-fertilization between PA7 and PA8 -> working groups, travel costs (3 meetings)
Priority setting PA7 and other PAs (3 meetings)
“environmental technologies and energy efficiency”
“support to the coordination of funding / DRRIF”
Policy Framework coordination
Innovation Union & ERA in the Danube Region

9. “Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy”
PROMOTING PILOT ACTIVITIES
CLUSTERING AND NETWORKING
MAPPING AND ANALYSIS

10. selected deliverables
Co-patenting and co-publishing analysis (ZSI)
Study on cooperation barriers (MPI)
Policy Mix Peer Reviews (RCISD)
Smart Specialization peer reviews (IPTS)
Danube Technology Transfer Centers (Steinbeis)
Support to ‘Project Labelling’ (UNS)
Creation of a funding parties platform, scaling up of joint funding mechanisms (Eureka?), support to DRRIF, Roadmap towards Article 185 for Danube

11. project labelling Suggestion of an approach to PA7 Steering Group
“labelling” on the relevance for the EUSDR
Already existing approach: “flagships”
“labelling” project outlines for specific calls (Horizon 2020; territorial cooperation programmes; etc. – based on a pre-selection)
Joint approaches (of several PAs) necessary / possible?

12. Danube funding mechanisms
Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund = milestone of PA7
Feasibility study
Support available also through Danube-INCO.NET
Set-up of a “funding partners platform” and budget for meetings
Exploration and dialogue for using the EUREKA mechanism for joint activities
Sharing information about calls and financing possibilities

13. creating and improving networks
in research and innovation

14. Thank you for your attention!
Elke Dall
Centre for Social Innovation
Thank you for your attention!

15. Tasks and task leaders WP1 Project Management T 1.1
ZSI
T 1.1
Consortium Management
T 1.2
Financial Management
T 1.3
Communication with EC including reporting
T 1.4
Quality Assurance
WP 2
Policy Dialogue
BMWF
T 2.1
EUSDR policy dialogue
BMWF&ZSI
T 2.2
Policy Framework Coordination
RCSID
T 2.3
Innovation Union and ERA in the Danube Region
DLR/BMBF
WP 3
Tackling Societal Challenges: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in a Bio-based Economy
CEI
T 3.1
Identifying and promoting actions and stakeholders
T 3.2
Clustering and Triple Helix networking
SIG
T 3.3
Pilot Activities
WP 4
Analytical Evidence on Research and Innovation in the Danube Region
T 4.1
Monitoring research and innovation cooperation
BIC
T 4.2
Barriers to cooperation in the Danube Region
MPI
T 4.3
Policy mix peer review
WP 5
Promoting Innovative Danube Societies
Steinbeis
T 5.1
Smart Specialized Danube
IPTS
T 5.2
Danube Technology Transfer Centers
T 5.3
Development and "Labelling" of Danube Region projects and proposals
UNS
WP 6
Scaling-up Danube Funding Mechanisms
T 6.1
Funding Parties Platform
FFG
T 6.2
Scaling up joint funding mechanisms
T 6.3
DRRIF Info Centers / Secretariat
WP 7
Communication and Dissemination
T7.1
Coordination of dissemination
T7.2
Dissemination material
MIZS
T7.3
Content management

17. Sharing information
Creating a Platform – – and a newsletter which improve the information exchange on Research and Innovation in the Danube Region

18. Addressing different stakeholders
Creating a database of organizations active in the regions, mapping stakeholders and projects
Policy dialogue and policy framework coordination
Highlighting research and innovation actors and projects
Focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy for the bioeconomy

19. Bringing people together
Creating an event calendar and organizing several events on different levels (policy stakeholders, actors active in technology transfer, smart specialization or other support activities for research and innovation in the region)

20. Increasing funding possibilities
Sharing the information about calls for proposals and other funding opportunities, working on the scaling up of Danube Funding Mechanisms by creating a funding partners platform, preparatory steps to implement a Danube Region Research and Innovation Fund (DRRIF) and supporting the “labelling” process for EUSDR projects