Era-net in Transport How the Czech organisations may

Era-net in. Transport How the. Czech organisations may participate Mindfuel at the heart of transport research mindfuel at the heart of transport research

+ European Research Area Network + EC instrument for research & innovation + Improving quality and outcome of research in EU o Tuning research programmes in member states o Stimulating collaboration national/ regional research councils and research budget owners o Pooling resources + Exclusively for programme owners & managers mindfuel at the heart of transport research What is Era-net?

+ Collaborate with equivalent organisations with the same interests. + Increase knowledge and cooperation with funding agencies across Europe. + Create a forum to discuss about R&D Policy and priorities in the field of transport + Create a critical mass at European level to carry out transnational R&D activities + Establish supportive tools and database + Identify and share best practices to develop and implement transnational collaborations mindfuel at the heart of transport research Benefits of being part of Era-net Transport

+ + Geographical expansion Number of joint research calls Many transnational research projects Tuning and gearing national/regional programmes to transnational collaborations + Connecting topics and people within countries/regions to international dimension + Using supportive tools and database + Acquired know-how and experience transnational collaborations mindfuel at the heart of transport research How ENT contributes to shape ERA in Transport

+ Service platform for CEDR – Conference of European Directors of Roads working since 2005 + CEDR is a nonprofit foundation based in Paris, comprises 27 European directors + Main objectives: o strengthen and accelerate transnational collaborations in road research o Identify research needs at the European level o To professionalize the approach for selecting research projects for funding ERA-NET ROAD 1 lasted from June 2005 to March 2009 , financed by the EC in 6 FP, 11 members mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Road

+ ENR 2 also financed by the EC, continued on after ENR 1, lasted from March 2009 to December 2011 + 15 countries + Budget 5, 13 mil. EUR + 3 subprogrammes (mobility, design and energy), delivered 53 proposals, 15 funded projects + Part of FP 7 Sustainable Transport Surface mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Road 2

+ ERA-NET Plus on Infrastructure Innovation (INFRAVATION) + EN Infravation launched in 2014 + 10 European countries + FEHRL + FHWA/USA + First call closed on June 2014 + Budget 9 mil. EUR + EC contribution + Funded by the EC in FP 7 mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Plus Infravation

Service platform for national/regional research programme owners and research programme managers working since 2004 Main objective o Further strengthen and accelerate transnational collaborations in transport research area First Era-net Transport in the period 2004 -2007, 9 countries represented mostly by ministries of transport mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Transport

+ ERA-NET TRANSPORT 2 continued on after EN TRANSPORT + Funded by the EC, lasted from May 2005 to April 2012 + 12 countries, + Budget for all funded projects 47, 6 mil. EUR, + Several action groups that prepared a number of calls mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Transport 2

+ ERA-NET TRANSPORT 2 action groups and their budget ENT 2 Action groups mindfuel at the heart of transport research

+ ERA-NET Plus electromobilty is a project of FP 7, Green Cars, topic GC. SST. 2011. 7 -8. + Funded by the EC, started December 2010 and will end December 2015 + 10 involved countries, + 5 subprogrammes, 40 submitted proposals, 18 projects funded + Budget 20 mil. EUR + EC contribution + Final conference in Berlin, May 2015 mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Plus Electromobi lity +.

+ Main objectives: + - Wider geographical coverage - New funding possibilities + enlarged budget volumes - Extended support for national/regional programme managers and owner - Increase visibility + dissemination Funded by EC (FP 7 Sustainable Transport Surface): November 2012 – April 2016 mindfuel at the heart of transport research Era-net Transport 3

ENT III members EU project ENTIII - Austria - Basque Country (ES) - Belarus - Bulgaria - Catalonia (ES) - Czech Republic - Denmark - Finland - Flanders - France - Germany - Greece - Israel - Netherlands - Norway - Poland - Sweden - Turkey - United Kingdom mindfuel at the heart of transport research • 24 partners • 19 countries/regions

Joint initiatives under ENT III + 2 Flagship Calls o Future Travelling (2013) - 10 countries/regions involved - 10 million € pooled - 8 projects funded o Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains (2015) - 11 countries/regions involved - 10 million € pooled - Call open until 2 nd October 2015 mindfuel at the heart of transport research

ENT platform is… + Web-based cooperation platform to o Stimulate interaction and cooperation for joint activities of PO/PMs o Enable easy understanding of different governance systems for PO/PMs o Support PO/PM in preparation and execution of transnational funding activities + Based on comprehensive and accurate information + Improve transparency on national funding architectures mindfuel at the heart of transport research ENT III web-based platform http: //www. electromobility-plus. eu/

+ End of ENTIII: April 2016, several options how to go on + Cooperation without EC support – not feasible for most countries + Support of running Flagships – NL is willing to support Flagship 2015 Call Sustainable Logistics and Supply Chains + New ERA -NET Co-fund Transport project – not sooner than in the WP 2018 -19 H 2020 mindfuel at the heart of transport research Future of ERA –NET Transport

+ New topic in WP 2016 -17 H 2020 Smart, green and integrated transport ERA-NET co-fund on electromobility + Opening the call: October 2015, single stage, deadline January, 26, 2016 + Call volume of 30 mil. EUR including a contribution from the EU of up to 10 mil. EUR + Scoping workshop of interested countries on the 23 rd and 24 th of September in Oslo + Will Czech Republic take part? ? ? mindfuel at the heart of transport research ERA-NET Co-fund on electromobility GV-12 -2016 WP 2016 -17

For more information contact Václav Fencl vaclav. fencl@tpsd-ertrac. cz member of ENT 3 consortium . . . or visit www. transport-era. net mindfuel at the heart of transport research