Conference on synergy between Clean Sky and European Structural and Investment Funds
The Clean Sky i Joint Undertaking is developing close interactions with interested States and Regions in order to strengthen both their R&I innovation capacity in aeronautics and the leverage effect resulting from synergies between European Structural and Investment Funds ( ESIF)and the Clean Sky programmes.
While keeping the funding processes and rules of each body, the purpose is to identify and apply mechanisms for ensuring complementarity and synergy through ESIF in the most relevant research and innovation projects. Many Regional Smart Specializations (RIS3) submitted by the Regions to the EU indicate aeronautics and correlated areas as a priority for ESIF funding.
A first Memorandum of Understanding was signed with Midi-Pyrénées Region (France) on February 25th 2015.
The event will take place on Wednesday 17 June 2015, 9:30 - 11:00 at Paris Air Show - Conference Centre, Room 2. To attend the event, please register here.
Draft Programme:
Introduction by Eric Dautriat, Clean Sky Executive Director
Keynote speech by Jean Tkaczuk, Vice-President for Research , Midi-Pyrénées region
The European Commission point of view, Manuela Soares, Director for Transport, DG Research, Science & Innovation, European Commission
Panel discussion: (Moderator: Bruno Mastantuono, Clean Sky), with representatives of:
o Regions (Managing Authorities of ESIF)
o European Aerospace Clusters Partnership (EACP)
o DG REGIO, European Commission (tbc)
o Clean Sky industrial Members
o Q&A with the audience
The questions raised to the panel will address in particular:
The links with Regional Smart Specialisations ( RIS3)
What synergies should bring to the concerned actors, and in particular to the industry, SMEs research centers and universities
The inclusion of potential synergy activities with ESIF in the Clean Sky Calls, and conversely in the ESIF calls
How to define and build pilot cases
What potential difficulties to overcome.