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 is 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 practitioners
- 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 |
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09:30 – 10:00 |
Registration and Networking Coffee |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
Welcome & policy landscape • 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 Valorization Unit DG RTD | the Knowledge Valorization landscape (20’) |
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10:30 – 11:30 |
Panel discussion : Increasing Knowledge valorization and downstream synergies in Widening countries and Outermost regions Moderator : Philippe Holstein, Ruizia • Andreea-Raluca Leru, North-East Regional Development Agency (NERDA) (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’) • Ivana Gulisija, Synhealth Downstream synergies (5’) • Francesco Molica, the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA) • Discussion with panelists and audience (20-30’) |
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11:35 – 11:50 |
Coffee Break |
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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’) |
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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 |
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13:15 – 13:30 |
Wrap up |
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13:30 – 14:30 |
Networking lunch |
