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Climate-KIC & ERRIN collaboration
Energy and Climate Change WORKING GROUP MEETING
Brussels, 28 April 2014
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MoU
Climate-KIC and ERRIN have signed a memorandum
of understanding at the Committee of the Regions in
Brussels on 19th March 2014, agreeing to develop
joint activities and share information.
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MoU - Background
Climate-KIC and ERRIN recognise that:
 They have many objectives and interests in common especially as Climate-KIC has
embraced an organisational structure that includes a grouping of six major regions
covering western, eastern and southern Europe: Central Hungary, Emilia-Romagna in
Italy, Hessen in Germany, Lower Silesia in Poland, Valencian Region in Spain and the West
Midlands in the UK.
 Four of these Regions are currently in ERRIN. Climate-KIC is also expanding its links with
regions via outreach activities that will mean six more regions being associated with the
Climate-KIC.
 Each region brings together a cluster of key innovation players – public agencies, large
and small companies, universities and research bodies – to develop new ideas and
initiatives for climate change mitigation and adaptation.
 This innovation ecosystem approach fits perfectly the thinking and activities of ERRIN.
ERRIN has established a successful ‘Energy and climate change’ Working Group as well as
other working groups that will be of interest to Climate-KIC such as ‘smart specialisation’
and ‘smart cities, communities and regions’.
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MoU - Agreements
Climate-KIC and ERRIN are interested in improving coordination and collaboration in RTD &
Innovation, enhancing the competitiveness of the European energy and climate sector and in
contributing to supporting activities that will mitigate climate change and improve resource efficiency.
To this end Climate-KIC and ERRIN will:
a) Explore opportunities to join forces to contribute to developing common actions involving
EU institutions responding to climate change, industrial and resource efficiency strategies in
the interests of both memberships, e.g. aligning responses to European Commission
consultations and inquiries;
b) Encourage the sharing of resources in cooperative research and innovation activities and
their applications, as well as in prospective activities and scientific brainstorming in action or
working groups;
c) Collaborate in organising events including knowledge transfer on scientific, innovation and
demonstration projects or focused on dissemination of knowledge and products.
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MoU – Implementation
1) The joint activities should be coordinated by a Coordinating Committee consisting of the CEO of
Climate-KIC and Chair of ERRIN or their nominees both.
The Coordinating Committee shall meet physically at least twice a year and develop a joint action
plan for cooperation involving relevant Climate-KIC bodies and ERRIN Working Groups.
2) The two parties will together investigate and consider the matters set out in this document with
the aim of developing a more intense future collaboration. Where the parties agree on areas from
which mutual benefit can be achieved, the parties will sign an appropriate legally binding
agreement for the purpose when necessary.
3) The Coordinating Committee should also consider strategic issues of common interest and take
initiatives to explore further cooperation activities.
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MoU - Communication
1)
Climate-KIC and ERRIN agreed to promote information exchange and mutual reporting on
developments that are of interest for both sides.
For example:
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Representatives of the ERRIN Energy and Climate Change Working Groups will be invited
to attend relevant Climate-KIC regional meetings as an observer and vice versa.
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When topics of mutual interest need to be discussed they will be put on the agenda of
relevant regional meetings of Climate-KIC and relevant ERRIN Working Group and Board
meetings of ERRIN.
Results of the collaboration shall be promoted mutually through relevant websites and
newsletters.
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Climate-KIC
Community
218 partners
12 European countries
University:
15%
Research Institute: 9%
NGO:
5%
Public body: 12%
Industry:
49%
(of which SME: 53%)
Co-location centre
Regional
Implementation and
Innovation Centres
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Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS)
Buddy system for regional twinning
Decisions in December
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Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS)
The following sets out the selected Outreach regions and the RIC region they are
collaborating with:
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Cork / Dublin and West Midlands
Helsinki / Uusimaa and Hessen
North Portugal (with Lisbon) and Valencian Region
Slovenia and Emilia Romagna
Estonia and Lower Silesia (tbc)
Timis and Central Hungary
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EU Programmes
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EU
Programmes
Climate-KIC partners to apply for EU funding
Enabling and facilitate consortium building
Development of applications
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EU networks, forums, Information
days and opinion debates
Motivation
Active
Participation
Support
Strategic
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practical support to the EU landscape
and International Strategies
2014-2020
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Bid advice
Advice on responding to reviewers’
comments
Raising the profile of Climate-KIC activities with relevant European stakeholders
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EU Policy
EU Policy
POSITIONING
 Presence at the main Brussels
event
‘Weeks’
and
policy
dialogues on Climate related
topics.
 Publicise Climate-KIC events
across all relevant European
institutions.
 Annual programme of policy
seminars/events for ClimateKIC’s MTH and other platforms
in Brussels.
VISIBILITY
OPINIONS
 Policy papers for publication.
 Briefing notes on new EU
funding programmes related to
the Climate change agenda.
 Organise annual policy
together in Brussels.
get-
 Lead agendas and meetings in
Brussels
DEBATE
The Making Transitions Happen (MTH) Platform is unique in its strategic role towards the transition
to a low carbon economy in Europe
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EU COMMUNICATION &
INFORMATION
EU Communication
& Information
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Green Week 2014, 3-5 June
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Green Week 2014, 3-5 June
High Level Round Table on Transition Cities Moving to
a Low Carbon Economy – side event
5th June - World Environment Day
Venue: CoR, from 9 to 12:30 hrs
Audience: 100 people aprox. (policy makers from Regions & Cities, networks and media
representatives in Brussels)
3 themes/topics:
Why are the cities & regions central to the Climate Change agenda?
How can Europe reorganise the city & region dimension to Climate Change?
What should cities & regions themselves do better?
Speakers:
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DG Climate Action / DG Environment / DG Regio
CdR Environment & Climate committee
MTH, RIC & City experts
EASME – LIFE+ call on Climate
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Green Week 2014, 3-5 June
Brokerage event on LIFE+ Climate Action 2014 Call
for Proposals – side event
5th June - World Environment Day
Venue: Hessen & Emilia Romagna representation in Brussels, from 13 to 16:30 hrs
Audience: 80 people aprox. (project managers from Regions & Cities, networks in Brussels)
Speakers:
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2 LIFE+ climate related project coordinators.
2 Climate-KIC project coordinators with potential interest in LIFE+ 2014 call for
proposals
Breakout sessions:
Based on 3/4 selected topics and project development
(groups of 10-20 people max. with Climate-KIC and ERRIN moderators and
rapporteurs).
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Climate-KIC & ERRIN collaboration
Thank you for your attention
Dr Manuel Irun Molina
EU Programmes and Partnership Manager, Climate-KIC
Av. D'Auderghem 22-28, Bruxelles
+32 (0) 2 238.10.76
[email protected]
www.climate-kic.org
Energy and Climate Change WORKING GROUP MEETING
Brussels, 28 April 2014
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