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European COoperation in the Field of
Scientific and Technical Research
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What is COST ?

• Intergovernmental co-operation
• 1971
• 17 Scientific Technical domains
• COST Actions
• Concerted Actions (Networks) of nationally funded
  RD
• Participation
• 34 COST Member States 1 Co-operating Country
  (Israel)
• International organisations and research
  establishments from non-COST countries
• The European Commission

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COST Characteristics

• Networking Co-ordination
• Pan-European
• Non-competitive (pre-normative environmental
  and cross-border problems public utility)
• National Financing of Researchers national
  responsibility

• Bottom-up / Flexible
• A la carte participation
• Multi-disciplinary wide range of disciplines
  covered
• Open to wider cooperation

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COST Countries

• COST Member States
• ? The 25 EU Member States1
• EFTA Member States ? Iceland ? Norway ?
  Switzerland ? Candidate Countries ? Bulgaria ?
  Romania ? Turkey? Other Countries ? Serbia and
  Montenegro2 ? Croatia2 ? FYR of Macedonia
  (FYROM)2
• COST Co-operating States ? Israel

1 from 1 May 04 2 Not Associated to FP
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Advantages of COST

• Fosters ST Co-operation across Europe by
  creating lasting networks of scientists
  researchersm (complementarity with FP)
• Promotes cooperation within EU, between the EU
  and Candidate Countries (particularly those in
  the Framework Programme) and with Europes
  neighbours
• Explores new areas of co-operative research
  endeavour (the career of a research idea)

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COST Financing
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Number of Actions per domain 2003 (Status on
31st December)
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Management Committee (MC)

• Maximum of 2 representatives per signatory
  country
• 1 representative per non-COST institution
• Representatives of the European Commission
  (observer)
• Observers from other organisations
• Responsible for
• supervising and co-ordinating implementation of
  the Action
• ensuring scientific coordination at a national
  level

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Working Group (WG)

• a small number of researchers working together
  per WG
• MC members or other scientists from the
  signatory countries
• Invited experts
• Members from non-COST countries

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COST Actions what is supported

• Science management meetings (MC and WG)
• Scientific workshops and seminars
• Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs)
• Training Schools and Research Conferences
• Evaluations and Studies
• Dissemination

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A22 Foresight Methodologies

• Chair Ted Fuller (Dale Rothman), UK
• WG0 Concepts and definitions
• WG1 Identifying seeds of change
• WG2 Integrating narratives and numbers
• WG3 Interaction between researchers,
  decision-makers and the public

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COST Office

• Dr David Gronbaek, Science Officer SSH
• Tel. [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• e-mail dgronbaek_at_cost.esf.org
• http//cost.cordis.lu