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Understanding ERA

• What is ERA?
  • Short history
  • Key milestones
  • ERA in the knowledge triangle
• Why do we need ERA?
• Who is ERA for?

ERA Public Consultation

• Responses
  • Written contributions
• Events
  • ERA Communication
  • Launch Event
  • Wrap-up event

Facts, figures and analysis

• Key R&I indicators and economic analysis
• Monitoring Research Policies: ERAWATCH
• Monitoring Industrial Research: IRMA
• Monitoring Innovation

Partnership for ERA

• Communication on "Partnering"
• ERA governance: Ljubljana process
  • ERAC
  • Council presidencies
• Open Method of Coordination
• Philanthropy for research
• Industry: ETPs
• Societal involvement
• Expert groups

Areas of action

• Researchers
• Universities
• Research-Performing Organisations
• Joint programming
• Research infrastructures
• Knowledge sharing
• International co-operation
  • China
  • India
  • USA
  • SFIC at work
• Investing in research
• Thematic priorities

ERA instruments

• European-level instruments
  • Seventh Framework Programme
  • Structural Funds
  • Competitiveness and Innovation Programme
  • European Institute of Innovation & Technology
  • Thematic priorities
  • State aid
  • Lead markets
  • Public procurement
• National-level instruments
  • R&D policy mix
• Regional-level instruments