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Report on tracking ERAC impact initial findings Krzysztof Gulda vice-chair 18th meeting of the European Research Area and Innovation Committee Brussels, 6 February 2014
Report on tracking ERAC impactinitial findings
Krzysztof Guldavice-chair
18th meeting of the European Research Area and Innovation CommitteeBrussels, 6 February 2014
European Research Area And Innovation Committee
ProcessCommittee's Report on the review of the ERAC mandate recommended that the Committee's SB carry out continuous monitoring of the impact of ERAC opinions and put an annual monitoring report to the Committee.
The Council resolution on the advisory work for the European Research Area invited the Committee to implement the recommendations included in its Report of 18 April 2013 without delay.
overview of ERAC opinions produced since June 2010 and their uptake in Commission communications or other documents and in Council conclusions, resolutions or debates, presented at the 17th meeting of ERAC in December 2013
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Process
methodology of the overview (as well as an assessment of the potential impact of both ERAC opinions and their uptake by the Commission and the Council in Member States and Associated Countries discussed and approved at the 17th meeting of ERAC
deadline for input - 7 January 2014
expected presentation of the final report at the 18th meeting of ERAC
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Responseonly 11 responses:
Member States:
BE, DK, EE, IE, MT, SE, UK
Associated Countries:
CH, IS, ME, NO
preliminary conclusion: NO IMPACT OF ERAC WORK ?!?
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Initial findings
general positive feedback, but difficult to measure
most answers: impact medium or low, but...
indirect impact throughout “background knowledge”
explicit reference in national documents very rare
no examples / case studies
expected light monitoring procedure in the future
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Next stepsplease provide me with more input by 14 February (next Friday)
please be more descriptive
Final report - short document with quantitative (if number of responses will allow) and qualitative assessmet
presentation of the final report at the 19th meeting of ERAC
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