INDIA SI HOUSE

INDIA-EU JOINT HOUSE FOR SCIENCE & INNOVATION

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'European MS & AC have a long tradition to collaborate with India, this has led both to a large potential for fruitful collaborations at EU level, and a fragmentation of actions at countries level. In order to push up a more ambitious integrated actions, and to be able to adopt the best practices in leveraging the science, technology, innovation (STI) relationship, and to cope with the intense worldwide competition for international alliances, EU must overcome this fragmentation. Hence we propose to provide the EC with a feasibility study of the opening of an INDIA SI HOUSE aimed at boosting the STI collaboration in a sustainable manner. The specific aims are to explore INDIA SI HOUSE project’s partners, and beyond when possible: 1/ the political commitment; 2/ the legal frameworks; 3/ the scientific priorities. The results will be synthesized in a Forward Look that will provide recommendations. During this study, benchmarking, mapping, and SWOT analyses of existing bilateral and multilateral schemes of collaboration including PPP, to delineate the most common schemes of cooperation with India. This project is built upon the Indo-French CEFIPRA funding structure, which does exist for more than 20 years. For the strategic management of this project, an External Advisory Board (EAB) will be set up since the Month 1. Its composition will vary in function of the topic addressed. Besides the presence of Indian decision makers and partners, interested non-partner EU MS & AC will be invited to EAB. The INDIA SI HOUSE project will disseminate permanently its results thanks to its website and tool box, in an openly way, giving cooperatively access to other EU-India funded projects. The impacts of this project will spread up along three dimensions: 1/ boost in the coordination of EU MS & AC; 2/ increased visibility and improved quality of EU actions; 3/ enhanced coordination of science diplomacy.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Strengthening multilateral collaboration and increasing the visibility of European science in India and vice versa, can boost the international competitiveness of the two zones. An EU initiative aims to build on the potential for collaboration between the EU and India in science, technology and innovation (ST&I) through the setting up of a dedicated structure.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Overall, the 'India-EU joint house for science & innovation' (http://www.indiasihouse.eu/ (INDIA SI HOUSE)) project aimed to provide the European Commission with recommendation for establishing a joint EU-India House for enhancing ST&I activities between the two regions, based on an analysis of the existing political and scientific will, the legal possibilities and the barriers to enhancing multilateral cooperation between Europe and India.

Characterised as a feasibility study, work in INDIA SI HOUSE was divided across six areas, including management, coordination and dissemination. INDIA SI HOUSE explored the political will to develop sustainable ST&I cooperation between the EU and India, the legal schemes and tools needed to support EU-India House, and the scientific will and priorities for ST&I cooperation between the two regions.

A database of ongoing multilateral and bilateral programmes that provide funding in ST&I cooperation was created. Other activities included mapping, per Member State, the willingness of Europeans, on one side, and Indians, on the other, to target specific areas of common interests with India.

Legal schemes and tools were explored, with the aim of devising a coherent EU strategy on ST&I and laying the foundation for a mutually beneficial legal framework.

An online survey, interviews, workshops and round tables targeting key European and Indian stakeholders supplied valuable input for designing the House needed for enhancing Indo-European ST&I collaboration.

Outcomes led to a concept paper on how the EU-India House could be established based notably on best practice models of existing successful bilateral and multilateral cooperation programs following benchmarking and analyses of these models.

The recommendations for establishing a future EU-India House led to one preferential proposed scenario, that is a physical EU-India House in India with a small dedicated secretariat and representative office in Europe who support flexible multilateral cooperation programs run through virtual platforms.

The INDIA SI HOUSE project has laid the groundwork for the setting up of a future EU-India House for multilateral ST&I collaboration. With both sides eager to proceed, it is now up to Indian and European public and private stakeholders to take the House from this concept to a reality with sustainable future.