THE IDEA OF ERA  

Lisbon, Barcelona targets

EU of 27 countries (2007), population 426.3 millions

ALLEA of 40 countries and 53 academies (2007)

PROGRESS TOWARDS ERA (1)

General target of 3% of GDP?

Present estimate ~ 2%

FP7 – excellence, coherence, simplification

Bottlenecks: shortage of people, state of infrastructure, need for coherent R&D policy

PROGRESS TOWARDS ERA (2)

Academies:

The influence of the progress of globalization was not taken fully into account when the strategy of ERA was designed

Societal dimension and culture of innovation – more attention

Bureaucratic processes, both local and European level, hinder progress

GOVERNMENTAL AND NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNMENTAL NONGOVERNMENTAL

UNESCO ICSUIAP

EC EUROHORCs – National RCsDGXII,… EURAB

FPs COST ESFERC EMBO EUA –Universities CERN ESO ALLEA – Academies JRCsEIT?

Article 169 Academia EuropaeaEuroscience

… ISE…

PLATFORM EUROPEAN S&T ORGANISATIONS (PESTO)

21 organisations have formed a platform for:

to set up informal network

to set up a dialogue with relevant stakeholders

to strengthen interaction with policy makers

to use the network to find joint solutions for common problems

PESTO

ALLEA, EADI, EARTO, EARMA

EuroCASE, EuroHORCs

EIRMA, ELSF, EMBO, EURAB, ERC

ERT, ESF, ESA, EUA, LERU

Academia Europaea, EuroScience, EIROforum

Conference of ESAEER, Marie Curie Fellowship Association

GLOSSARY  ALLEA The European Federation of National Academies of

Sciences and Humanities 

COST Cooperation européennes dans la domaine de la recherche scientifique et technique 

CREST Comité de la recherche scientifique et technique 

EARMA European Association of Research Managers and Administrators 

EARTO European Association of Research and Technology Organizations 

EASAC European Academies Science Advisory Council 

GLOSSARY  ERC European Research Council 

ESF European Science Foundation 

EUA European University Association 

EURAB European Research Advisory Board 

EuroCASE European Council of Applied Sciences, Technologies and Engineering

 

EuroCRIS European Association on Current Research Information Systems

 

EuroHORCs European Heads of Research Councils 

EuroScience European Association for the Promotion of Science

and Technology 

GLOSSARY  

ICSU International Council for Science 

ISE Initiative for Science in Europe 

NEST New and Emerging Science and Technologies in

Europe

PESTO Platform European S&T Organisations

FP7  

Cooperation Collaborative researchthemes

Ideas Frontier Research ERC

People Marie Curie Actions mobility

Capacities Research Capacity ERA NETs

+ JRC non-nuclear/nuclear

Euratom

Marie Curie ACTIONS   Networks

Fellowships

Reintegration grants

Excellence awards/grants

Industry-Academia knowledge-sharing

ALLEA An independent nonprofit organisation of 53 academies from 40 countries

Founded in 1994

Since 2006 legally incorporated under Dutch law

Initiated by Académie des SciencesRoyal Society of LondonRoyal Swedish Academy of SciencesRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences

ALLEA’s MISSION  

For this ALLEA

Facilitates the exchange of information and experience between academies

Seeks to promote excellence in science and scholarship

Addresses ethics, proper conduct and responsibility of science and scientists

ALLEA unites and strengthens the voice of national academies

in the learned world

in the service of society

ALLEA’s VISION  

Forum for member academies in the Europe of knowledge

Recognized partner in ERA and worldwide

STRUCTURE (1) Biennial General Assembly with representatives of all academies is the highest authority in ALLEA

ALLEA has an elected President, Vice-President, Steering Committee and Office

Office is hosted and supported by the KNAW

STRUCTURE (2) President, Vice-President, Office representation, policy, administration

Steering Committee policy, governance

Standing Committeesanalysis of specific areas of policy and concern

Working Groupsreporting on specific issues

PARTNERS EASAC

ESF

EuroCris

ISE

Academia Europaea

NASAC

plus many others

Complexity of networks creates a new quality

PUBLICATIONS (1) General

Annual/biennial

Report series

Advice, statements, analyses

PUBLICATIONS (2) Basic research in society (1996)

Research training and higher education in Europe (1996)

European science and scientists between freedom and responsibility (1999)

History of science and technology in educational training in Europe (2000)

Science, society and culture: advice in the EC concerning the concept of the 6FP (2001)

Quality in science (2002)

PUBLICATIONS (3) National strategies of research in smaller European countries (2002)

Privacy protection in the information society (2002)

Memorandum on scientific integrity (2003)

Evaluating for science (2004)

Investing in knowledge in Europe: reflection of ALLEA on the proposals of the 7FP (2005)

In search of common values in the European Research Area (2006)

Reflection of ALLEA on ERA (2007)

ALLEA

Aims to achieve unity in diversity through respect for

the individuality and variety of its members

the balance between sciences, social sciences and humanities

the wealth of cultures and languages in Europe

GENERAL PROBLEMS  Overlapping (of signs, systems, ...) is trivial,links between not-overlapping areas are important.

J. Lotman, Semiotics

PARADOX OF DEVELOPMENT

Society wants results – problem solvingScientist wants freedom – new knowledge

Balance science – society

Wisdom of society – think about the futureResponsibility of scientists – think about the society

NETWORK OF THE FP7

“It is very difficult to makean accurate prediction, especially about the future”

Niels Bohr

Major concern of ALLEA and its members – the road to the future

PAST AND FUTURE

ALLEA Document(1): History and Development, 2005

Strategy and Action Plan

ALLEA’s OFFICE

ALLEAP.O.Box 191211000 GC AmsterdamThe Netherlands

 

htpp://www.allea.org

secretariat@allea.org

KNAW TrippenhuisKloweniersburgwal 29Amsterdam