The Politics and Drivers Underpinning Africa–Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation

In the 21st century, the universities are evolving to have new functions including entrepreneurship, innovation, value creation, to contribute to the Industrial Revolution 4.0 with the new patents. R&D is a sine qua non for the universities. R&D and design supports the production processes through information technology and the knowledge production based on technology contributes to a faster sustainable development. This explains the mutual benefit for both sides to establish regional cooperation among the universities. The Bologna Process supports such cooperation. R&D and innovation cooperation among the universities can further the development of Eurasian economies. This type of cooperation will universalize entrepreneurship and creativity based on an increased number of scientific research and innovation in agriculture, industry and service sectors. Developing R&D and innovation cooperation, utilizing the application opportunities, initiating common projects would also contribute to the internationalization and recognition of the universities. The Eurasian economies can increase their GDP and the level of welfare using their existing natural resources and the increasingly qualified human resources. The R&D and innovation activities of the universities will give them the leading role for producing qualified human resource and visionary leaders. This study discusses the opportunities for R&D and innovation cooperation among the potential universities in Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan and Turkmenistan and the possible effects of such cooperation on the sustainable development. This research is a review of the possible sectors and the disciplines for R&D and innovation cooperation in the universities of these countries. The study develops common objectives, policies and strategy suggestions for possible cooperation and the projects.

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The Dynamics of EU–Africa Research and Innovation Cooperation Programmes

Africa-Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation ◽

10.1007/978-3-319-69929-5_3 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 39-63

Author(s):

Erika Kraemer-Mbula ◽

Constantine Vaitsas ◽

George Owusu Essegbey

Keyword(s):

Research And Innovation ◽

Innovation Cooperation

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The international dimension of research and innovation cooperation addressing the grand challenges in the global context

10.7249/rr725 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Cecile McGrath ◽

Veronika Horvath ◽

Ben Baruch ◽

Salil Gunashekar ◽

Hui Lu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Global Context ◽

International Dimension ◽

Grand Challenges ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Innovation Cooperation

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The #GoAtlanticBlue and the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador Initiative to raise awareness of and promote the Atlantic Ocean

10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-5969 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Margaret Rae

Keyword(s):

Atlantic Ocean ◽

United States Of America ◽

Summer School ◽

The United States ◽

The European Union ◽

Health And Wellbeing ◽

Research And Innovation ◽

Special Request ◽

Innovation Cooperation ◽

Research Alliance

The Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance was launched on the signing of the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation between Canada, the European Union and the United States of America in May 2013.&#160; A request to raise the visibility of the Atlantic Ocean was made by the trilateral Galway Statement Implementation Committee.&#160; In answer, the #GoAtlanticBlue campaign was created and piloted in June 2019 alongside World Oceans Day as this highly visible way to raise the profile of the Atlantic Ocean in people&#8217;s everyday lives and promote a reconnection with the Atlantic Ocean.The #GoAtlanticBlue celebrating the Atlantic Ocean and our connections to it asked people and places to don blue garments, blue face paint, blue wigs and celebrate their connections whether they be livelihoods, inspiration, health and wellbeing or sustainable actions and developments for the ocean that could be celebrated.&#160; At night, the ask was to light up in blue and celebrate these connections.&#160; All were asked to share on social media.&#160; The success of this endeavour will be described and the next level of ambition will be discussed.Following on from the June event, in August 2019 an All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador summer school was held at the special request of the Healthy Oceans & Seas Unit at the European Commission DG Research and Innovation. The All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador initiative is supported by the All-Atlantic Ocean Research Alliance under the Galway Statement on Atlantic Ocean Cooperation and the Bel&#233;m Statement on Atlantic Ocean Research & innovation Cooperation. 23 Youth Ambassadors participated in this event from 15 countries along and across the Atlantic Ocean.&#160; Three (3) campaigns types were co-created during this time under the umbrella of #MyAtlanticStory, #GoAtlanticBlue.&#160; These campaigns as well as the All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassador Forum launched in Brussels in February 2020 will be described and their success to date shown.

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