René Wintjes (MERIT, University Maastricht )
r.wintjes@merit.unimaas.nl

Team Members:

• Klaus Kubezcko and Claudia Steindl (ARC systems research GmbH);
• Claire Nauwelaers (MERIT, University of Maastricht) ;
• Karel Klusacek (Technology Centre AS CR) ;
• Karen Siune (Danish Centre for Studies in Research and Research Policy) ;
• Arturo Menéndez Abella (Fundación para el Conocimiento Madrid) ;
• Attila Havas (Institute of Economics, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, IEHAS);
• Robertas Jucevicius (Institute of Business Strategy, IBS, Kaunas
• University of Technology) ;
• Arnolds Ubelis (Forward Studies Unit, Latvia) ;
• Jennifer Cassingena Harper (Malta Council for Science and Technology, MCST) ;
• Kucinski Jacek (Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Science);
• Vitor Corado Simões (Centro de Estudos e Documentação Europeia, CEDE);
• Sven Lindmark (VINNOVA);
• Vladimir Baláž (Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Science) ;
• Maja Bucar (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Social Sciences)

The objective of this short-term project is to contribute to the expansion of the ERAWATCH knowledgebase from its “prototyping phase” to its operational phase. The project will explore whether some of the specific perspectives developed during the “Prototyping Phase” of ERAWATCH are relevant in the 14 EU Member States that have not been covered so far within the ERAWATCH action.

The specific perspectives refer to the following 7 topics:

• Policy concepts;
• Policy organisation and structure;
• Policy coordination;
• Policy priorities;
• Strategy development and documentation;
• ‘Europeanisation’ of research: cross-border research initiatives, ERA-NET activities, actions
• relevant to the Lisbon agenda;
• Public sector funding trends (-Public expenditure on RTD (GOVERD); -major agencies and budget trends).

The 14 draft Country Reports have been presented at the workshop in Seville on 13 and 14 October. The reports will be finalised according to the results of the workshop and the work of peer reviewers and ETEPS Scientific Steering Committee caring for quality control of ETEPS work.