The widerAdvance Facility (Horizon Europe, WIDERA) supports research organisations in Widening countries and Outermost Regions in disseminating and exploiting their research results. After eighteen months of service delivery, the Facility has accumulated concrete evidence on what works — and what structural barriers persist.

This half-day policy workshop is organised by Ruizia, Xienza Malta and IPPT PAN with the support of experts and KV practitionners such as Interreg Europe, JRC, DG RTD, ERRIN and hosted at the NCBR Brussels Office. This event aims to translate that evidence into forward-looking policy input for the next cohesion policy programming period.

Who should attend 

  • widerAdvance Facility consortium 
  • Knowledge valorisation practitionners
  • Regional representatives
  • Pathways to Synergies consortium partners
  • Research organisations and practitioners from Widening regions
  • Liaison Offices in Brussels 

Practical information 

Time : 09:30 – 14:30

Venue : NCBR Office, 40 Rue Belliard, 1040 Brussels

 Agenda

09:30 - 10:00 Registration and Networking Coffee

10:00 - 10:30  Welcome & policy landscape

  • Welcoming words from Waldemar Dubaniowski,  Director of the NCBR Office in Brussels (TBC)
  • Introductory remarks from Raquel FERNANDEZ HORCAJADA, Researcg Programme Manager, Research Executive Agency (TBC) 
  • Katarzyna Walczyk-Matuszyk, Coordinator of widerAdvance Facility, Deputy Head of Centre for EU funded projects (IPPT PAN) | Introduction to the WiderAdvance Facility (10’)
  • Szilvia NEMETH, Deputy Head of Unit, Knowledge ValorizationUnit DG RTD | the Knowledge Valorization landscape (20’)

10:30 - 11:35  Panel discussion : Increasing Knowledge valorization and downstream synergies in Widening countries and Outermost regions

Moderator: TBC

  • 1 representative from Interreg Europe  (TBC) (5’)
  • Hálová Perglová Táňa, European Network of Research & Innovation Authorities of Cohesion Policy and Member States’ Research & Innovation Authorities (RIMA) (5’)
  • Pirita Lindholm, European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN) (5’)
  • Discussion with panelists and audience (30’)

11:35 - 11:50 Coffee Break

11:50 - 12:15 The WiderAdvance facility synergy tools 

  • Philippe Holstein, Ruizia | the Regional knowledge valorization system assessment tool| (7’)
  • 1 representative from FRCT | the Funding Matrix (5’)
  • Q&A (8’)

12:15 - 13:15 Funding opportunities for Widening countries and Outermost regions

  • Ian Gauci Borda, National Contact point, Xjenza Malta | Presentation of upcoming Pillar II and Widening calls
  • Open Interactive Discussion

13:15 - 13:30 Wrap up

13:30 - 14:30 Networking lunch