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Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Impact of COST – European Cooperation in Science and Technology NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop Bonn 13 -14 March 2017 Friederike Beulshausen DLR-Project Management Agency German COST Bureau of the BMBF

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST - Intergovernmental Initiative • To support networking activities of researchers in large scale pan. European Networks • for European researchers • enabling them to jointly develop their own ideas and new initiatives • across all scientific disciplines • through trans-European coordination of nationally funded research activities. ”

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 European Cooperation in Science and Technology COST • Aim: Networking activities of Research in big European Networks • Target Group: Researcher sof all scientific and technological fields (Applied and fundamental research) • Bottom-Up: Researchers decide on the research subject and content of COSTActions • Funded Networking Activities: • • Travelling costs to Workshops, Meetings Organizer Support of conferences Short-term Scientific missions, Training Schools, Publications No funding of research, Personnel costs • Duration of COST Actions: 4 Years • COST Budget: 300 Mio. Euro COST is financed by Horizon 2020 • Commitment to spend 50 % of COST budget by EC for the benefit of ITCs plus 50 % for 6. Challenge, Integrative Societies

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 37 COST Member Countries § EU 28 § EU Candidates and EU Potential Candidates: § Bosnia and Herzegovina § f. YR Macedonia § Montenegro § Serbia § Turkey § Other Countries: § Norway § Switzerland § COST Cooperating State: Israel

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Characteristics EXCELLENT Bottom-Up Open § All fields of S&T § All participants § All countries § Global COST ACTION Large Scale Pan. European INCLUSIVE § GEOGRAPHICAL § EARLY CAREER § GENDER BALANCE

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST Strategic development in ERA

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 ERA Challenges and COST ERA Challenges • To fullfil three “O”s (Moedas, ERA Conference, 23/06/2015 • Open innovation • Open Science • Openness to the world COST position in ERA • Fulfills three “O”s • Fosters innovative, multidisciplinary research subjects • Total bottom-up approach: Openness to all research disciplines (no research fields prescribed) • Possible: International worldwide participation in Actions

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST Strategy September 2016 • Enhance collaborative bottom-up research • Build on COST’s open inclusive culture to empower researchers all over Europe • Become the leading open networking tool in the ERA • Provide evidence-based information to society and policy stakeholders on emerging scientific and societal challenges

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST Inclusiveness Targeted Countries • 20 ITCs, representing 55 % of all COST Member states (36 and Israel)

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST Excellence and Inclusiveness Policy • Commitment Horizon 2020: to spend 50 % of COST budget by EC for the benefit of ITCs. • Encouraging and enabling excellent researchers from less research-intensive countries (ITC) across Europe to set up, lead or join COST Actions Implementation: • Organisation of COST Info days in ITCs • Easy access to COST at proposal stage and in running Actions • At proposal stage: Provide a concept towards Implementation of E & I and a strategy to attract researchers and stakeholders from ITC. • • • Increase Leadership positions held by ITC Organizing and locating Action meetings and events in ITC Promoting STSM

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Achievements - ITC Participation in COST • Visible increase of researchers from ITC in COST activities in the last 5 years • Increased ITC participation in eligible proposals and in running COST Actions (~ 38 %) • Increased COST budget spent to ITCs • Increased ITCs hosting COST events and participation in networking tools • Researchers from ITC are represented in all running COSTActions

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Participation in running COST Actions State: 30/11/2016 300 250 200 150 100 50 Prozent t 100% sa m la sc h ut De Ge nd n le Po ie n at Kr o n Slo w en ie ep Ts ch e ch än m Ru . R ie n n ar Un g n rie lga Bu en au Lit nd la Es t ei ak w Slo ta al M rn pe Zy nd tla Le t ne gr o te on M Anzahl Aktionen 99% 82% 77% 71% 70% 58% 56% 55% 51% 43% 36% 16% 0

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 IMPACT

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST-Action Further Participants from Research and Industrial enterprises Education & Career. Development New Ideas and Research Approaches Common Results Exchange of Know. How Cooperation Idea Harmonisation of Know-How/ Common Standards Stakeholder & Multiplicators Duration: 4 Years • Research Projects • Project Proposals • Publications • Product Development • Identification of Innovations

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST Research cooperation to the benefit of ITC • Access of researchers to European research community • Visible increase of participation of researchers from ITC in COSTActions • 21. 000 Early Career Investigators participating in COST • Capacity building of research in ITC • High Degree of cross linking research, Higher density of research (networks) in ITCs and ERA • COST Action meetings and conferences in ITC -> visibility • Involvement of stakeholders, industrial partners • Experience in taking leadership roles in Actions and possibly beyond

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Benefit of Networking results beyond the COST Action • Long lasting Research collaboration to create synergies beyond the COST Action • Common bilateral /multilateral proposals / projects • Common application for EU-proposals (H 2020) • Intensifying Collaboration between research institutions of European Countries • Creating synergies with widening Instruments (Teaming, Twinning) • COST Action results as preliminary step for development of products/ spin offs, SMEs • CA as basis for new subjects of research in EC Framework Programs

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Action budget returning to ITC countries (per cent of COST countries) 29. 7% 30. 0% 29. 0% 28. 0% 27. 0% 26. 0% 25. 3% 25. 0% 26. 2% 26. 4% 2013 2014 25. 0% 24. 0% 23. 0% 22. 0% 21. 0% 2011 2012 2015 Total ITC % 17

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 COST: To foster impact on national level (1) CNC: • To increase visibility of COST • To ask Action members for active participation, demanding a motivation letter • To use mentoring by CNCs from non-ITC COST countries (EU 15) • To actively involve more partners from SME/ industry • To better exploit COST Action results, Identification of Success Stories

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 To foster COST impact on national level (2) CNC: • To initiate / intensify cooperation of COST Action members beyond the COST Action: To create synergies with other funding programs • By strengthening cooperation and exchange of know how between CNC and NCPs in order • To better inform COST Action members on funding programs • To look for a cooperation with universities and research institutions – they should develop an international research strategy

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 CONTACT Details German COST Bureau of the BMBF at DLR Project Management Agency COST National Coordination Friederike Beulshausen Tel. 0228 3821 -1672 E-mail: friederike. beulshausen@dlr. de Dr. Sibilla Bohlmann Tel. 0228 3821 -1357 E-mail: sibilla. bohlmann@dlr. de COST-Website: www. cost. eu

Friederike Beulshausen • COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology – NCP_WIDE. NET Workshop, DLR-PMA Bonn, 13. /03/2017 Thank you for your attention! 21