The “Global Service Facility in support of the Global Approach” aims to assist the Commission in reinforcing bilateral, multilateral and bi-regional policy dialogues with third countries and regions as well as identifying and addressing barriers to and opportunities for increased cooperation. It is the successor to the “Service Facility in Support of the Strategic Development of International Cooperation in Research and Innovation” (ISF) in which ZSI also participated.
The Global Approach to Research and Innovation (R&I) launched in May 2021 presents the Commission’s perspective for Europe’s strategy on international cooperation in research and innovation. The strategy includes key objectives that aim to enhance the EU’s leading role on research and innovation in the world, notably through modulating cooperation with key international partners based on EU commitment to international openness and fundamental values. It also includes a series of specific key actions, to develop in synergies with Member States, such as working with international partners to develop common values and principles on research and innovation, presenting guidelines on how to deal with foreign interference targeting EU research organisations and higher education institutions and strengthening the partnership with Africa, that aim to contribute in reaching its objectives.
ZSI is involved in enrolling several service contracts, which are entered separately as individual project.
