Strategies for International Cooperation European Initiatives workshop 2018

The Water Joint Programming Initiative (JPI), as part of its supporting EU-funded Coordination Support Action IC4Water, is looking at opportunities to develop a common strategy for International Cooperation with other European Initiatives.
To progress this work, the Water JPI organised a workshop on Strategies for International Cooperation, which was held on the 19th September 2018 in Vienna, Austria.
This first workshop was targeted at the International Initiatives (e.g. FACCE, PRIMA), Policy-makers and other relevant stakeholders to discuss the current State of Play of International Cooperation and exchange views & share experiences to identify common barriers as well as common practices.

A number Initiatives were represented giving detail on their work and including talks from DG Research and Innovation, UN-Water and the Groupe de Programmation Conjointe (GPC). A total of 40 people attended the workshop including representatives from 15 different initiatives.
This first workshop provided an opportunity for participants to discuss the current state of play of international cooperation in the context of research, development and innovation activities, and to exchange views on and share experiences regarding identifying common barriers, as well as good practices.

The outcomes of the workshop discussions, will provide the next steps to progress this important work and also inform the second workshop to take place in 2019, which will be targeted at the Research community engaging in the Joint Actions implemented by the initiatives involving International Cooperation.

View the Workshop Programme including list of attendees
View the Workshop Proceedings (+ Appendix 1 and Appendix 2)
View the Workshop Master Presentation