PLATFORM is funded under Grant Agreement 288422 of the EU Seventh Framework Programme and 652635 of Horizon2020.  PLATFORM brings together European Research Area Networks (ERA-NETs) and other relevant public-to-public (P2P) partnerships in the area of the bioeconomy: food, agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries, forestry, climate, biodiversity and biotechnologies.

More than 30 ERA-NETs have been set-up in the Sixth and Seventh Framework Programmes on a wide range of scientific subjects and disciplines relevant to the bioeconomy. The first ERA-NET Cofund actions under H2020 have just started. Under FP7 the PLATFORM project brought together key actors of all relevant ERA-NETs in the areas of food, agriculture, forestry, marine, aquaculture, biodiversity and biotechnologies with the aim to improve exchange and cooperation and to strengthen the impact of ERA-NETs on the European Research Area and the European bioeconomy. PLATFORM H2020 builds on the results of the FP7 PLATFORM. The network of actors from ERA-NETs, Cofunds, and Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) is being further expanded, as well as the interactions with e.g. the Standing Committee on Agricultural Research Working Groups (SCAR WGs), the European Commission (EC), the European Innovation Partnership Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability (EIP-AGRI) and Bio-Based Industries Joint Undertaking (BBI-JU). The initiatives undertaken over the last years for mutual learning and capacity building are being strengthened. PLATFORM H2020 is capitalizing on coordination among networks to rationalize on limited resources for maximal impact and on informing policy makers. Flexibility to address relevant developments and to engage in interaction and dialogue is being kept.

 

Work Packages

WP1 Practice: Efficient, effective, and inclusive organisation of ERA-NET activities
This work package harbours the activities centred around practical, operational, aspects of ERA-NETs.

• T1.1 World Café Workshop 'Think back, act forward' - 27 March 2015, Schiphol, The Netherlands Lead P3 JUELICH
• T1.2 Master Classes on Implementing Cofund calls - 25-26 June 2015, Brussels, Belgium Lead P7 AU-ICROFS
• T1.2 Master Classes on Implementing Cofund calls II - 7-8 June 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark Lead P7 AU-ICROFS
• T1.3 Master Class on Inclusiveness: increasing participation and performance of currently less involved countries with ambition to be more engaged - 10-11 May 2016 Lead P5 BMLFUW with support of P6 MISZ
• T1.4 Workshop on monitoring and evaluation - 8-9 June 2017, Copenhagen, Denmark Lead P8 IFD with support of P1 WR

WP2 Policy: Bottom up recommendations to improve impact
This work package supports and informs national programme owners and managers in their endeavours towards better coordination and also towards opening up to currently underrepresented Member States that would be interested to join. Results of analyses and discussions will be communicated to decision makers at national and European level through policy briefs.

• T2.1 Scouting emerging cooperation needs Lead P2 EZ
• T2.2 Fostering inclusiveness Lead P6 MISZ
• T2.3 Impact of cross border coordination of research programmes by ERA-NETs Lead P3 JUELICH

WP3 Communication: Project dissemination, interaction, and collection of bioeconomy ERA-NET information
This work package provides all means and support to ensure effective communication between the ERA-NETs and other initiatives targeted by this project, including interaction with the wider bioeconomy community.

• T3.1 Project Dissemination Lead P1 WUR
• T3.2 Profiling bioeconomy ERA-NETs Lead P1 WUR
• T3.3 Outreach and interaction Lead P1 WUR

WP4 Annual Events: Meetings for networking, sharing information and experience, and enhancing coordination and collaboration
PLATFORM organises each year an event for which all networks were invited to delegate one or two persons to engage in two days of presentations, break-out discussions, and formal and informal networking.

• T4.1 Organisation of PLATFORM 2015 Event, 10-11 September, Berlin, Germany Lead P4 FNR & WUR, with support of EZ, MISZ and Mipaaf
• T4.2 Organisation of PLATFORM 2016 Event, 6-7 October 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia Lead P6 MIZS & WUR, with support of EZ, FNR and Mipaaf
• T4.3 Organisation of PLATFORM 2017 Event, 5-6 October 2017, Rome, Italy Lead P6 MIZS & WUR, with support of EZ, FNR and Mipaaf

WP5 Project management Lead P1 WUR
This WP makes sure the project runs smoothly management-wise and that we deliver timely the financial and progress reports. The organisation of the kick-off meeting and of project management meetings is foreseen in this WP, as is the steering of the teamwork.

PLATFORM H2020 Consortium

WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH (WUR, NL)

MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (EZ, NL)

FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH PROJECT MANAGEMENT JÜLICH (JUELICH, DE)

FACHAGENTUR NACHWACHSENDE ROHSTOFFE E.V. (FNR, DE)

BUNDESMINISTERIUM FÜR LAND- UND FORSTWIRTSCHAFT, UMWELT UND WASSERWIRTSCHAFT  (BMLFUW, AT)

MINISTRSTVO ZA IZOBRAŽEVANJE, ZNANOST IN ŠPORT (MISZ, SI)

AARHUS UNIVERSITET (AU-ICROFS, DK)

INNOVATIONSFONDEN (IF, DK):

MINISTERO DELLE POLITICHE AGRICOLE ALIMENTARI E FORESTALI (MIPAAF, IT)