Latin America, Caribbean (LAC) and European Union (EU) Network on Research and Innovation

ALCUE NET (Latin America, Caribbean and European Union Network on Research and Innovation) outlined a Research and Innovation policy support project aimed at supporting the international Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) dimension of the Europe 2020 Strategy and Innovation Union Flagship Initiative. It did so by promoting strategic bi-regional and bilateral partnerships for joint societal challenges, as well as by working to extend cooperation beyond research to cover innovation issues of common interest, promoting the establishment of a level-playing field in Research and Innovation.

This project was a concrete operational instrument for the implementation and scaling-up of the long standing European Union (EU) – Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) dialogue on Science and Technology (S&T), which goes back to the decision made at the Rio Summit in June 1999.  It continued to develop and consolidate – both at the political and operational levels - to finally converge in the adoption of the 'Madrid Action Plan 2010-2012 - towards a new stage in the bi-regional partnership: innovation and technology for sustainable development and social inclusion adopted by the EU-LAC Summit’ at its meeting in 2010.

ALCUENET activities were organized along four major themes (renewable energy, ICT, bioeconomy, biodiversity) - as defined in the EU-LAC Joint Initiative for Research and Innovation (JIRI) - and three societal challenges (high quality affordable food, energy, climate change). ALCUENET is expected to operate as a technical support structure to the JIRI.

Team:

• Magª. Martina Lindorfer (project leader)
• Magª (FH) Isabella E. Wagner, MA (project leader)
• Magª. Elke Dall
• Dr. Alexander Degelsegger-Márquez
• Wolfgang Haider, MA BA
• MMagª. Katharina Riedmann

Section: Research Policy & Development

Partners:

• Administrative Department of Science, Technology and Innovation
• Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
• Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology
• Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
• Caribean Science Foundation Inc.
• L'Institut de recherche pour le développement
• Mexican National Council of Science and Technology
• Ministry of Education and Culture of Uruguay
• Ministry of Superior Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic
• National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (Chile)
• Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology
• Project Management Agency at the DLR (German Aerospace Center)
• Research Council of Norway
• Secretaría Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación de Panama
• Technical Research Center of Finland
• Ministry of Science and Technology in Costa Rica
• Ministry of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation of Argentina (Coordinator)

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