MLE on Alignment and Interoperability of Research Programmes: Summary Article

Aligning and coordinating national research programmes has great potential to boost the payoff from EU Member States’ R&D investments, by pooling resources, avoiding wasted efforts and achieving critical mass. The PSF’s Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) on Alignment and Interoperability of Research Programmes has proposed a range of ways to do this better: from good practice examples and case studies, to a self-assessment tool that can be used by any country to identify potential improvements, and a commitment by all participating countries to meet again in one year to compare progress and identify next steps. This article summarises their findings.