MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation
Research and innovation are increasingly interlinked internationally, aided by rapidly developing information and communication technologies. Global challenges require global effort and dialogue with international partners. In this context, the aim of the MLE is to foster a policy exchange on the various national approaches towards international cooperation in research and innovation. The exercise allows for comparisons in terms of policy-making and help identify inspiring novel practices, while covering topics such as design and development of national strategies for international cooperation in research and innovation, implementing toolbox and framework conditions.
Reports
An overview of the MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation.
This Final Report of the Mutual Learning Exercise on ‘National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I’ summarises findings from the workshops, discussions and thematic input papers produced during this exercise. The report reflects the main threads of an intense policy exchange on the various national approaches towards international cooperation in research and innovation and highlights identified sustained challenges and new or upcoming developments.
The report takes stock on a workshop organised under the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) devoted to national strategies and frameworks for international cooperation in R&I. The focus of this report is on framework conditions for challenge-driven international R&I cooperation.
This paper constitutes the second Thematic Report of the Mutual Learning Exercise (MLE) devoted to national strategies and frameworks for international cooperation in R&I. The focus of this paper is on STI agreements as significant tools for international cooperation.
This Thematic Report discusses main policy challenges and practices about the design and development of national strategies for international research and innovation (R&I) cooperation, including objectives and theories of change for international R&I strategies, selection of countries/regions and thematic priorities, the embedding and alignment challenge, the coordination challenge in developing and implementing R&I internationalisation strategies, the task of anticipating the future, and suggestions on how to assess progress in R&I internationalisation policy cooperation.
Expert panel of the MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in Research and Innovation.
The Modus Operandi defines the scope, the objectives, envisaged outcomes and the preliminary time schedule of the MLE. It also describes the working approach and methodology the group will follow as well as the distribution of work of all participants.
Events
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MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I: Kick-off meeting
At the MLE kick-off meeting, national representatives from the 15 participating countries discussed and agreed on the final scope of the MLE, the topics to be addressed and the programme of country visits. A draft modus operandi was discussed and finalised after the meeting.
Brussels, Belgium DG Research and Innovation, Unit A4
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DownloadAgenda Kickoff meeting.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Modus Operandi.pdfEnglishDownloadScoping paper 1_Design and development.pdfEnglishDownloadScoping Paper 2_Tools.pdfEnglishDownloadScoping paper 3_Framework conditions.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Scope.pdfEnglishDownloadSurgeon_MLE INCO.pdfEnglish -
MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I: 1st country visit – Design and development of national strategies for R&I international cooperation
The first country visit of the Mutual Learning Exercise covered two main aspects related to the enhancement of international R&I cooperation: the strategic configuration of national R&I internationalisation strategies, and synergies and task division between the international and national levels. The agenda included workshops and world café discussions.
Paris, France DG Research and Innovation, Unit A4
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DownloadCountry Visit_agenda.pdfEnglishDownloadSteffen_The approach of France in International cooperation for higher education,research and innovation.pdfEnglishDownloadVuorinen_the example of Finland.pdfEnglishDownloadHartl_Austria - Govenance & processes for strategy development.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Topic 2.pdfEnglishDownloadVaalund&Christianse_Foresight as an input for STI.pdfEnglishDownloadVerbaeys_Flanders-strategy for international cooperation research foundation.pdfEnglishDownloadSakellariou_international dimension in EU’s Framework Programmes for research.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Assessing progress.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Embedding Challenge.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Futures thinking.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Governance and processes.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_strategic objectives and theories of change.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_Tools.pdfEnglish -
MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I: 2nd country visit – Tools for R&I International Cooperation: STI Agreements
This second country visit included workshop sessions on several aspects of STI agreements, covering: their role in STI strategies and in the international cooperation toolbox, success factors, and options for improvement, and STI agreements in the future. The visit enabled experts and country representatives to exchange knowledge and best practice on these topics, addressing questions such as: Does science diplomacy affect the set of STI agreements? Can STI agreements function as game-changers? What works best, a top-down model or a decentralised one?
Bucharest, Romania Ministry of Research and Innovation, Romania
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DownloadMLE INCO - Agenda.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO Challenge Paper 2.pdfEnglishDownloadBoekholt_Tools for R&I cooperation_STI agreements.pdfEnglishDownloadDavid_Future of STI Agreements_Hungary.pdfEnglishDownloadExperiences with STI agreements_Portugal.pdfEnglishDownloadMLE INCO_BenchmarkingWG_SFIC.pdfEnglishDownloadTwomey_Ireland's experience of STI agreements 190916.pdfEnglish -
MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I: 3rd country visit – R&I International Cooperation: agency experiences
The MLE participants made a third country visit to learn about experiences and good practice on the ground in international research and innovation cooperation. They met Swedish R&I stakeholders, such as Vinnova, Sweden’s innovation agency.
Stockholm, Sweden DG Research and Innovation, Unit G1
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MLE on National Strategies and Roadmaps for International Cooperation in R&I: Final Meeting
The final meeting of this MLE will discuss the final report and dissemination event for the participants’ findings and lessons learned, from good practices to national strategies for international cooperation in research and innovation. It will also allow for participants’ feedback on the whole process, as well as identifying and discussing the practical take-aways from the exercise.
Brussels, Belgium DG Research and Innovation, Unit G1
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DownloadMLE INCO_Final meeting.pdfEnglish
