MIRA-MoICT meeting Fez 23 April 2012

Date : 24 April 2012

Presentation of the conclusions of the Innovation forum on water and innovation organized by MIRA in December 2011

Mediterranean Innovation and Research Co-ordination Action (MIRA Project)

Fez-Morocco

1) Create a dialogue platform to connect and facilitate the interaction between the dispersed S&T cooperation initiatives already existing supported by the Member States, the European Commission and other political bodies;

2) Address training activities to improve the quality of the participation and management of the partners of FP7 from the MPC; create an IP in Palestine

3) Create discussion platforms and organizing meetings to monitor and discuss the content of the Thematic priorities of FP7 in term of the common interest of the EU and MPC;

4) Create an Observatory of the EU-MPC S&T cooperation, which will agree indicators for the monitoring of RTD cooperation activities;

5) Create a “Gateway for EU-MPC Cooperation in RTD”

6) Create networks of research institutions and technological transfer services from both sides of the Mediterranean, to provide a reference element for the development of the Euro-Mediterranean Innovation Space (EMIS).

7) Support the functioning of the Monitoring Committee for Euro-Mediterranean Scientific Cooperation ( MoCo) in order to provide a strong institutional basis for the EU-MPC S&T cooperation.

MIRA Concrete Objectives/Activities

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (1-15)

Participant no. Participantshort name

Participant organisation name Country

1 (Coordinator) CSIC Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Spain

2 (Deputy Coord.)

DT-MENESFCRS Direction de la Technologie. Ministere de la education Superieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la

recherché Scientifique

Morocco

3 IRD Institut de Recherche pour le Developement France

4 DGSRT Direction Generale de Recherche Tunisia

5 MHESR Ministry of Higher education and State for Scientific Research

Egypt

6 PT-DLR International Bureau of theGerman Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Germany

7 CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche Italy

8 NHRF National Hellenic Research Foundation Greece

9 DRSDT Direction de la Recherché Scientifique et du Developpement Technologique

Algeria

10 TUBA Turkish Academy of Sciences Turkey

11 MCST Malta Council for Science and Technology Malta

12 HCST Higher Council for Science and Technology Jordan

13 CIHEAM Centre International Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Mediterraneennes

Italy

14 TETHYS Euro-Mediterranean Universities Network France

15 WIP WIP GmbH und Co. Germany

16 CDER Centre de developement des Energies Renouvelables Algeria

17 ISERD Israel-Europe R&D Directorate Israel

18 ASRT Academy of Scientific Research & Technology Egypt

19 CNRS Conseil National de la Recherche Scientifique Lebanon

21 MADRI+D Autonomous Government of Madrid Spain

22 AOU Arab Open University Lebanon

23 TUBITAK The Scientific & Technological research Council of Turkey

Turkey

25 MEC Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia Spain

26 DGDSC Directorate General of Development & Scientific Research

Palestine

27 ONST Observatoire National des Scienceset de la Technologie

Tunisia

28 CNRST National Centrefor Scientific and Technological

Research

Morocco

30 BC British Council U.K.

31 FCT Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia Portugal

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS (16-30)

The policy context

Euro-MEDPartnership

Barcelona process 1995 : creation of (EMFTA) by 2010

Association Agreements : transfer of new technologies + dissemination of know how + industrial cooperat

ERA & FP7 (EMRA?) , Lisbon Strategy 2000: A series of schemes and initiatives

European Neighbourhood Policy (Instruments): ENPI

Relevant Projects & initiatives :ASBIMED, MED7, ESTIME, MEDA, Medibtikar, ANIMA etc

The UfM / UpM : Horizons 2020,

The instrument: the Monitoring Committee of the EU-MPC cooperation in RTD (MoCoMoCo),

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EMIS

Rational for EMIS: Innovation is a must : KBE, globalisation, MPCs?

Worrying situation in MPC’s: Euro-Mediterranean region as an area of sustainable development and shared prosperity (Barcelona declation)

Why EU-MPCs cooperation on innovation?:

1. RDI are, by nature, widely internationalized activities

2. The existence of common problems and shared challenges

3. Big research and innovation programs require Critical mass & Resources, not available in MPCs

Objective of EMIS: The mobilization of innovation stakeholders in common framework and mutually beneficial partnership to develop a more intelligent and competitive Euro-Med space

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EMIS

MPC INNOVATION ANALYSIS

NETWORKINGRESEARCH

DRIVEN CLUSTERS

INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATION

EMIS WEBSITEEMIS WG

Water Clusters

RTD projects (FP7-WP2011)

Mapping actors /

stakeholders

EMIS Fora 2010-2011

-TT / EEN

-ANIMA- Invest

-Tech Platforms

-Diasporas

Twinning

- Organisation

- Procedures

- Nat. Corresp.

EMIS Charter (poiltical /strategic

documents)

DGENTR, …

MIRA FP7 Training

EMIS WP –

IA, RN, AM, …

RA, AM, …

JMG, AM, …

IA, RN, …

IA, RN, …

IA, AM, HZ, …

IA, RN, JH, YK, …

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MIRA Forum

The MIRA Forum, held at Casablanca, 1-2 December, 2011 is aimed at promotion of a Research Driven Cluster initiative on water, to support the integration of the Knowledge Triangle (Academia, Business, and Public sector) in the Mediterranean Area.

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MIRA Forum

The MIRA Forum organized its debates along four thematic lines:

1.De-contamination of the Mediterranean, waste water treatment from industry 2.Integrated Water Management and Waste Water sustainable technologies3.Innovation in Water and Waste Water Management in the Mediterranean 4.Valorisation of research results and technology transfer

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MIRA Forum

Critical issues addressed:

Sustainable waste water management, considering both the input of advanced technologies public and private partnershipInnovation in water and waste water management, e.g. with use of water evaporation.The natural specificities of North, South , West and East coasts of the Mediterranean sea. The necessity of regulation law and quality standards on industrial pollution

1. De-contamination of the Mediterranean, waste water treatment from industry

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MIRA Forum

The Forum agreed on some issues for future activities under the „Casablanca-Roadmap“:

1.Development of capacity building, technician skills for technology adaptation, quality insurance and creation of a platform of dissemination of information2.Strengthening of law by creation of a fiscal policy in water reuse and of a market with fiscal advantages : trust to build a confident system (win-win). 3.Development of incentives : mechanisms, encouragement, bridge between Researchers and Policy-makers.

1. De-contamination of the Mediterranean, waste water treatment from industry

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MIRA Forum

2. Integrated Water Management and Waste Water sustainable technologies

Critical issues addressed:

Guarantee of universal access to water, dealing with key questions: which user, sustainability, long-term perspectivesWaste water recycling fully integrated into the water management (catchment to watershed level)Waste water re-use to become an important asset of the overall water budget /cycle A multidimensional approach to waste water recycling

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MIRA Forum

2. Integrated Water Management and Waste Water sustainable technologies

Issues for the future “Casablanca Roadmap“:

a.it is not only technology related problem but mostly socio-economic and institutionalb.Clustering of Water clusters in the Mediterranean region in order to reduce fragmentationc.Generation of a consolidated document addressing politicians, civil society and donorsd.Getting a more continuous flow of support to research as well as setting means to attract stakeholders, SMEs, users (society) in research, technology and innovation developments

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MIRA Forum

2. Integrated Water Management and Waste Water sustainable technologies

Issues for the future “Casablanca Roadmap“:

e.Pursuing the 5C’s water management (political Commitment, political Content addressing the poor and marginalised, Cooperation between stakeholders, Control of implementation and results, and successful Communication to the public)f.Setting up of an interactive online platform (drawing on lessons , through a dialogue linking researchers, institutions/policy makers and civil society)

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MIRA Forum

3. Innovation in Water and Waste Water Management in the Mediterranean

Critical issues addressed:

Creation of a Water Science Alliance for the Mediterranean on the basis of the existing identified efforts and ongoing activities in the Mediterranean (ERA-WIDE; WISE-RTD; MELIA; EMWIS; TERENO, etc.)Creation and implementing of innovative capacity building techniques to link-up the inter-disciplinary actorsHaving a more long-term vision when dealing with water management (15 years, not 3-5 – project duration)

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MIRA Forum

3. Innovation in Water and Waste Water Management in the Mediterranean

Issues for the future “Casablanca Roadmap“:

Consolidation of the data / initiatives / effort in water management currently available Working at the local level contributing data to the regional level and vice-versa Specific water call for the Mediterranean with a long-term vision and create smaller travel grants to stimulate the participation of young researchers

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4. Valorisation of research results and technology transfer

Critical issues addressed: Technology transfer should be accompanied in parallel with know how transfer.Linking academia with industry through creation of spin offs is an important step towards bridging the gap with the market.Dissemination of information is the first step for the possible exploitation of research results and technology/knowledge transfer opportunities.The Proof of Concept Phase could increase the success rate of technologies produced in the public research organization.Importance of improvement of innovation management skills of researchers and research institutes.

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4. Valorisation of research results and technology transfer

Critical issues addressed: Water cluster in the mediterranean in collaboration with Enterprise Europe Network (EEN) and ensuring SMEs involvement due to importance of clusters initiatives and clusters in supporting transnational innovation. EEN could serve as information multiplier and a common communication platform among TT facilitators. Twinning between EEN nodes in EU countries with adequate quality to coach and mentor EEN nodes from the southern mediterranean. DG Enterprise, DG RTD and DG DEVCO synergy and collaboration is essential to ensure optimization of the funds and effectiveness of results. Better synergy between ENPI programmes in the Mediterranean with the EEN platform.

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MIRA Forum

Issues for the future “Casablanca Roadmap“: Supporting the creation of a “Water Cluster Initiative” in the Mediterranean, supported by the creation of suitable channels for dissemination of information (EEN and other existing structures) together with improving innovation management skills through initiatives such as summer schoolsEnsuring the involvement of SMEs especially those created by universities e.g. creation of spin offs. More coherent cooperation among national stakeholders (public bodies and business support organizations) in every participating country in the Euro-Mediterranean area.

4. Valorisation of research results and technology transfer

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Issues for the future “Casablanca Roadmap“:

Strengthening and reinforcing the participation of EEN from the southern Mediterranean countries with the support of other already existing experienced EEN partners sharing research and innovation prioritiesEnhanced synergies between DG DEVCO, DG Enterprise and DG RTD to coordinate funding instruments towards technology transfer and liaison offices in the Euro-Mediterranean

4. Valorisation of research results and technology transfer

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