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Brussels, September 24, 2009. Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls. ERA ARD Project Facts Start: 1 st April 2005 Period: 4 years Consortium: 15 from 14 countries AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, SI, UK + CIRAD
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Brussels, September 24, 2009 Intern. Learning Platform on Int. Cooperation ERA-NET calls
ERA ARD Project Facts • Start: 1st April 2005 • Period: 4 years • Consortium: 15 from 14 countries • AU, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, NL, PL, SI, UK + CIRAD • Coordinator: CIRAD, FR • Budget: ca. 3.5 m. EURO • Website: http://www.era-ard.org/
Strategic Objectives • By improving synergies between the European national ARD programmes, increase the effectiveness and efficiency of European research planning, funding and implementation to fight poverty and hunger and to support a more rapid and sustainable development in the poorest countries in the world. • By improved cooperation and coordination of national ARD programmes, strengthen Europe’s contribution to, and impact on, regional and global ARD systems
SPECIFICITIES of ERA ARD • In most MS, several ministries are involved in ARD (usually 3) • Coordination is within Europe towards DCs • Driven not only by a research agenda, but also by a policy agenda (strong ODA dimension) • Research and capacity development activities cannot be dissociated > Implications for the project
Coordinated Call • Title: • “Bioenergy – an opportunity or threat to the rural poor” • Issues include: • Impact of bioenergy on food security • Impact of bioenergy on poverty alleviation and rural development • Impact of bioenergy on natural resources (land, water, ecosystems, biodiversity)
Coordinated Call • Some principles of the call • Open to research consortia of minimum 3 different countries of which at least 2 are from ERA ARD consortium members + 1 from least/low income countries • Funding through national funding organisations (virtual common pot) • 1 stage call • Establish a Call Steering Committee & Call Secretariat • ERA ARD covers costs of coordination
Coordinated Call • Evaluation criteria • Scientific and technological excellence and degree of innovation (40%) • Project design (20%) • Quality and organisation of the consortium (20%) • Potential impact and dissemination (20%)
Coordinated Call • Selection process • Formality check Call secretariat • Eligibility check Call funders • Peer review Indep. evaluators • Selection Call Steering Committee, based on the results of the peer reviews • Approval at national level
Coordinated Call • Monitoring and evaluation of projects • Monitoring and evaluation task force (as part of ERA-ARD monitoring task) • Task force took part in kick-off meetings of individual projects to support planning according to log-frames • Upcoming call process evaluation • Monitoring of project outcomes under ERA-ARD II
Coordinated Call • Budgetary aspects • Funding contracts at national level, according to national regulations • Costs of partners from developing countries covered only by some ERA-ARD call funders