AKIS – ARCH CooperationJoint Workshop

Best strategies for intercontinental research

and innovation partnerships – towards

greater impact onglobal challenges

Hans-Jörg LutzeyerDG Research and InnovationF 3 – Agro Food

PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

Objectives and expected outcome

1. Opportunities to align Research Themes

2. Innovation Partnership Approaches

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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

Opportunities to align Research Themes

• Build's on earlier discussions at the outset of ARCH

• Linked to the EU – African Union High Level Policy Dialogue on “Food and Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture”

• An expert group is looking into opportunities for collaboration in common interest

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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

Opportunities to align Research Themes – expected outcome

• Feeding into the preparations of a major programme• EU – Africa

• EU – Mediterranean

• Reflections on scope• Narrow definition of alignment: basic sciences, common themes: zoonosis,

infectious diseases

• Broader definition based on a common policy agenda: Climate Change, empowerment of rural areas, reducing food waste

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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

Innovation Partnership Approaches

• Research – Innovation Gap• Supportive Framework for local innovation needs

to link to a global research agenda• Mainstreaming of participatory approaches

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PolicyPolicy Research and Innovation

Research and Innovation

Innovation Partnership Approaches- expected outcome

• Opportunities for Development Cooperation Programs to integrate innovation approaches

• Bilateral (Member State Level)• EU Level

• Could the National Indicative Programmes and Regional Indicative Programmes adopt an EIP like concept or a concept similar to structural funds?

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