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COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology A Networking Programme to enhance European Research Dr Thierry Goger COST Workshop SMART Cities, Paris, 26-27 September 2011 COST is supported ESF provides the COST Office by the EU


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ESF provides the COST Office through a European Commission contract COST is supported by the EU Framework Programme

COST - European Cooperation in Science and Technology

A Networking Programme to enhance European Research Dr Thierry Goger

COST Workshop “SMART Cities“, Paris, 26-27 September 2011

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What is COST ?

Camillo Ripamonti, Italian Minister of Scientific and Technical Research, Chairman of the Ministerial Conference held in Brussels in Novembre 1971, founding event of COST

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“COST constitutes an experimental laboratory for European cooperation which will provide valuable information for the future”

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COST Objective

Strengthen Europe in scientific and technical research For peaceful purposes Through the support of cooperation and interaction between European researchers

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COST Characteristics

  • Intergovernmental

Organisation

  • Center stage Instrument :

COST Action (Networking projects of on-going or starting RD&I)

  • National funding of

researchers and research

  • Pan-European
  • Open to wider cooperation
  • Worldwide bridge
  • “Non-competitive”

(pre-normative; public utility)

  • “Interdisciplinary Exploratoria”

(Multi/Trans-disciplinary)

  • Bottom-up – Open Call
  • Flexible (à la carte)

participation – join in if you are interested (… when you are interested and for how long you can)

  • Enabling agent: focus on Early

Stage Researchers (ESR)

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COST Governance

MC = Management Committee

COST OFFICE COMMITTEE OF SENIOR OFFICIALS (CSO)

COST National Coordinators 9 COST Domain Committees COST Actions (~200) TUD

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WORKING GROUPS (NETWORKS) …… ~30.000 researchers

Scientific Domain

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Council COST Secretariat WG MC

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Dr Thierry Goger Science Officer Transport & Urban Development COST Office Avenue Louise 149 1050 Brussels, Belgium T: +32 (0)2 533 3800 F: +32 (0)2 533 3890 Thierry.goger@cost.eu

Let‘s have a fruitful workshop

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