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Why does ERA Need to Flourish

ERA – State of Play ERA Monitoring and ERA progress report

Fabienne GautierDublin, 14th June 2013

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Outline

• (Political) background of ERA monitoring

• Milestones in 2013

• State of play in building up the EMM and the ERA

progress report (see note to ERAC of 29.05.2013)

• ERA Stakeholders Survey: some illustrations of

first results 2

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ERA Council Conclusions 11.12.2012

• Achieving the ERA will also require:

Monitoring of ERA progress in close connection with the European Semester

Top-level steering by the Council

• The Commission is developing a robust ERA Monitoring Mechanism

• ERAC is invited to provide strategic advice to the Council

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What milestones in 2013 ?

• ERA Progress Report 2013 – September 2013

• Competitiveness Council – September 2013 (tbc)

• European Council – October 2013

• ERAC / ERA groups opinion – October 2013

• Competitiveness Council – December 2013

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Commission State of Play [11.06.2013]

• Statistics available (e.g. EUROSTAT, SHE figures, OECD,..)

• SHOs Survey : finalisation analysis of responses (June)

• MS Baseline study : on-going

• European Semester: analysis NRPs almost finished

• ERAWatch Country Mapping– all inputs available for Cion

• ERAC and ERA-related groups: input Groups by June/July,

October, interaction on ERA monitoring in ad hoc WG

• Expert Group to support implementation – 3rd meeting 21 June5

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The ERA monitoring mechanism (EMM)

• Two main elements:• State of play

• Statistics• Different studies• Stakeholder Survey

• National reforms to identify progress• National reform programmes (MS)• Dedicated reports and inputs (AC)

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"State of play"

• Being identified (for 2011 as far as stakeholders Survey concerns)

• Will acknowledge ERA measures announced in the NRP 2013

• Bilateral interactions taking place/being scheduled to check information available to Commission

• The Progress Report should present the state of play for every priority and at national level

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ERA Progress Report: structure

• Policy Report (adopted by College): political assessment of progress to foster political steering of ERA

• ERA facts and figures• Overall progress by priority• Analysis per country (Country fiches)

• ERA State of play in 2011 and progress since (as identified in the NRPs)

• Annex: Policy measures in support of ERA

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Overall progress by priority

• Factual presentation

• Indicates whether in each priority • there is a group of/all countries well advanced

(based on best practices and their implementation)• there is a group/all countries where more action

may be needed

• The contributions of Stakeholders organisations

• State of play Commission's actions

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Country fiches

• Present the State of play by priorities (for relevant actions) based notably on:

• National policy context (next slide) by ERA priority and action, presented in Annex

• Survey results in terms of ERA implementation

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National policy context

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Objective: identify the state of play of ERA and the areas where progress is possible and necessary

Research funding organisationsResearch performing organisations

in Member States and Associated Countries were contacted

ERA stakeholder survey

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Survey response

• 3500 answers, but…• private organisations (not targeted)• non-autonomous (non targeted)• Do not do research

• Around 110 RFOs• Represent around 14% of GBAORD

• Around 1400 RPOs (in general terms, around 10% of all national universities) • represent around 34% or total research staff in the

EU

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Priotity1

Progress MS/AC

Priority 2

Progress MS/AC

Priority 3

Progress MS/AC

Priority 4

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Priority 5

Progress MS/AC

MS 1

State of play per priority

MS 2

State of play per priority

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State of play per priority

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State of play per priority

MS 27

State of play per priority

AC 1 …

State of play per priority

MS 1

Measures

MS 2

Measures

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Measures

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Measures

MS 27

Measures

AC 1…

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Policy Report

Progress per priority

Country fiche

National policy measures

Communication

ERA Progress Report: structure

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Thank you for your attention

http://ec.europa.eu/research/era