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The project is a European Commission´s initiative and its objective is to collect and analyze information on national innovation systems and policies. All EU member and candidate countries take part in the project, as well as other countries from Asia, South and North America, and North Africa. Technology Centre AS CR represents the Czech Republic as a project partner.

The aim of this project is to reinforce the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for

the Seventh Framework Programme under Theme 2 “Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and

Biotechnology”. The leading concept of the coordination action is based on three types of joint activities:

- activities to improve the services of BIO-NCPs through training and common tools

- activities to improve the cohesion of the BIO-NCP network through network activities

- activities to simplify access to FP7 calls through joint trans-national activities

The main idea behind the project is to reinforce the network of National Contact Points (NCP) for Space via co-operation. This is to ensure a more balanced high quality of the services and to add value to the work provided by each single Space NCP. Additionally the network will promote dissemination of GMES and other Space related services to regional authorities, potential local downstream service providers and the interested public.

The aim of the project is to create a European Observatory on Nanotechnologies to present reliable, complete and responsible science-based and economic expert analysis, across different technology sectors, establish dialogue with decision makers and others regarding the benefits and opportunities, balanced against barriers and risks, and allow them to take action to ensure that scientific and technological developments are realized as socio-economic benefits.

The European Project NanoCode is a multistakeholder dialogue providing inputs to implement the European Code of Conduct for Responsible Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies Research commenced in January 2010. This two-year project is funded under the Programme Capacities, in the area Science in Society, within the 7th Framework Program (FP7).

The objective of NanoCode is to define and develop a framework aimed at supporting the successful integration and implementation, at European level and beyond, of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for nanosciences and nanotechnologies (N&N) research as developed by the European Commission.

The main aim is to “put” the RIs and their key role in the “spotlight of ERA”, through several coordination activities and high level services offered by the Network, as well as through raising awareness on the capacities and capabilities offered by RIs and their important role on the further improvement and development of: the European excellence on all Research fields; the enhancement of the innovative base of the European Industry; the strengthening of the dialogue with ICPC countries with important RIs for mutual benefit. The implementation of EuroRIs-Net will ensure the coordination and synergies between NCPs networks, the raise awareness across Europe, the offer of a high quality consistent RIs NCP service across Europe for the benefit of users, Scientific Society, Industry, potential proposers and projects’ consortia. Moreover within the framework of the EuroRIs-Net, activities will be implemented for the coordination of European awareness activities in order to increase the performance of the European Scientific Society and to enhance the know-how and innovative base of the Industrial sector through the utilization of RIs or through its participation in EU RIs initiatives.

"interconnecting Knowledge for the early identification of issues, events and developments (i.e. wild cards & associated weak signals) shaping and shaking the future of science, technology and innovation (STI) in the European Research Area (ERA)"

The aim of the project is developing and piloting conceptual and methodological frameworks to identify, classify, cluster and analyse wildcards and weak signals and, in so doing, assess the implications for, and expected impact on, the ERA vision.

The research work is focused on creating qualified information sources for decision-makers which enable them to make informed decisions in shaping national research and innovation policies, setting up and updating long-term research programmes financed from public funds, defining national research priorities and creating conditions for effective exploitation of research results supported from public funds. Attention will also be paid to developing methodology for foresight studies related to research, technology development and innovation.

FramingNano (Governance in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology) is an FP7 project established with the objective of defining a governance framework, together with a constructive and practicable regulatory proposals, aimed at supporting  responsible development of nanoscience and nanotechnology through the process of an open and international multi-stakeholder dialogue amongst the scientific, industrial, non-governmental and broader public communities.

FP7 project EUROSIS aims to enhance the network of National Contact Points (NCPs) in the FP7 priority “Science in Society” and to create from this network an efficient instrument of the realization of the FP7 objectives. The project organizes workshops, thematic meetings and trainings. The project should also contribute to the confectioning of the unique European partner search tool.