CENTROPE Development Perspective Science, Research

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CENTROPEDevelopment PerspectiveScience,
Research Innovation

• Gerald Rosskogler, IDM Vienna

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Partners for co-operation

• High education and research institutions
• Research programmes
• Innovation centres and interfaces between
  business and science
• RD for regional development strategies

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Why? Reasons for a co-operation agenda Science,
Research Innovation (I)

• Enhanced knowledge-based economic growth through
  co-operation
• CENTROPE as science region
• Creation of a knowledge-based competitive
  economic area in the region
• Synergies in innovation and growth potentials
  through cross-border collaboration

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Why? Reasons for a co-operation agenda Science,
Research Innovation (II)

• Research area CENTROPE as European perspective
• Advantages for all CENTROPE partners in the
  European Research and High Education Area
• Intercultural education, research and innovation
  area
• Common development strategies for approaching the
  European top regions

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What? Activity areas (I)

• Co-operation in high education Creation of an
  interlinked tertiary education sector
• Qualifications for the regional market
  CENTROPE-diplomas as quality standard
• Joint Degrees Networked Studies PhD- and Post
  Doc-Programmes
• Implementation through a voluntary union of high
  education institutions

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What? Activity areas (II)

• Development and improvement of research networks
• Common definition of priorities, agreement on
  CENTROPE core competences
• RD-platform for cross-border networking
• Initiation of sectoral innovation platforms

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What? Activity areas (III)

• Common funds
• Common funding instruments of the CENTROPE
  partner regions
• National programmes with regional focus
• Taking stock of the EU programmes

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What? Activity areas (IV)

• Harmonised science, research and innovation
  policy
• Dialogue among the CENTROPE partner regions on
  their strategies for education, research and
  innovation
• Development of cross-border strategies based on
  common goals

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How? Basic principles for a co-operation agenda

• Knowledge from CENTROPE
• Knowledge for CENTROPE
• Best use of European programmes

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CENTROPE Learning Region

• Project for the EU programme period 2007 - 2013
• Co-operative high education and research projects
  
• Info-Relais
• Development of CENTROPE research competences
• Agenda Learning Region as interface to primary
  and secundary education and lifelong learning
• International presence and promotion

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CENTROPE Learning Region

• Implementation (under discussion)Development
  project CENTROPE 2006/2007
• Preparation of a EU funded project CENTROPE
  Learning Region
• Involvement of high education institutions
• and project promotion on the political level
• Vienna Conference CENTROPE 2006
• in March 2006

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Thank you for your attention!

• Contact
• Gerald Rosskogler, IDM Vienna
• g.rosskogler_at_idm.at
• Alexander Wolffhardt, Europaforum Vienna
• wolffhardt_at_europaforum.or.at
• Internet www.centrope.info