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Session D2 Multilateral EU-India research and innovation initiatives

Jaana Roos 11 Nov 2010

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Nordic-Asian Research Funding Cooperation NORIA-net Project Group• Jaana Roos, Mika Tirronen, Ulla Ellmén, Kaisu Lindeman, Laura Valkeasuo, AoF• Thomas Hansteen, Tobias Bade Strøm, RCN• Cecilia Grevby, FAS• Sóley Gréta Sveinsdóttir Morthens, Rannis• Jeppe Søndergaard Pedersen, DASTI• Harry Zilliacus, NordForsk

Organisations• Academy of Finland (AoF) • Research Council of Norway (RCN) • Swedish Council for Working Life and Social Research (FAS) • Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannis)• Danish Agency of Science, Technology and Innovation (DASTI)

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Nordic-Asian Research Funding Cooperation NORIA-net 1. Identification and mapping of the counterparts in Nordic countries and in China and India

• to identify the Nordic actors for research funding cooperation with the Chinese and Indian funding bodies •to map the forms and types of existing cooperation

2. Needs and models for research funding collaboration

• to identify the needs of the Nordic funding organisations and NordForsk for the Asia cooperation : future efforts and expectations• to analyze the possible funding models

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Finland–India

Strategy: International Strategy 2007-2015

Partners: DBT (MoU 2005)DST (MoU 2005)Tooltech Ltd. (MoU 2003)

Forms: Researcher mobilityThematic research programmesJoint seminars and research projects

Areas: Biotechnology, green chemistry, material research

Funding: EUR 2.7 million

Priorities: Priorities of the Research CouncilsCombination with the thematic researchProgrammes

Indian S&T Structure

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Nordic-Asian Research Funding Cooperation NORIA-net

Overall Findings

• Many of the Nordic countries have S&T agreements in governmental level and organisations’ own policies or specific strategies for R&D&I collaboration with India

• Forms of the existing research collaboration are varying from researcher mobility to a jointly funded thematic programmes and innovation centres

• Funding for the Indo collaboration: earmarked funding or not

• Collaboration between research funding organisations is concentrated on natural sciences

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Multilateral researchprogramme • on selected themes• within well-defined

research fields

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Nordic-Asian Research Funding Cooperation NORIA-net Cooperation themes

Environmental and energy research• Clean and renewable energy• Earthquake research• Environmental ecology• Climate research and technology

Life sciences and biotechnology• Biotechnology• Biomedicine• Agricultural and food technology • Health and traditional Indian medicine application• eHealth• Public health• Neuroscience

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Forms and procedures of cooperation

Networking activities

• Seminar series and workshops• In different countries• One major topic/year

• Exchanges and mobility• Researchers (2-4 months) • Research administrators (1-2 weeks)

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Forms and procedures of cooperation

Networking activities

• Nordic centres and contact points• In India • Focus on R&D cooperation• Information point for Nordic research and technology

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Forms and procedures of cooperation

Joint Call

• One coordinator • Funds from partners: Common pot or distributive pot• Research consortia with Nordic and Indian partners

Tri/multilateral Call

• Advanced bilateral call• Distributive pot• Research consortia with Nordic and Indian partners

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Thank you !Tack !Kiitos !