Objectives
FORWARD is funded by the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 programme : Grant agreement ID 824550
Boosting Research Excellence & Innovation Capacity in Outermost Regions
Overall objectives :
- Improve ORs’ excellence in research and their innovation potential
- Improve their participation in EU research and innovation funded projects
- Link research activities with territorial development
Specific objectives:
- To map outermost regions’ ecosystems in research and innovation to underline strengths, weaknesses and potentials for growth for each OR;
- To identify actual and future fields of excellence and competitive advantages of the different regions and define emerging specialization areas for each OR and define ORs’ friendly topics in the future Framework Programmes;
- To characterize and objective barriers to ORs participation in H2020;
- To accompany the transformation and capacity building of each OR research and innovation ecosystem to better exploit these potentials, by improving their excellence and the mobilization of multiple kind of stakeholders (research organization, companies, public authorities and civil society organizations) through a quadruple helix approach;
- To support the formulation of participatory and research-based action plans with long-term perspective;
- To increase the regional, national, European and worldwide visibility and recognition of outermost regions research capacities and activities in their fields of specialization;
- To encourage the constitution of critical research mass in ORs through networking, exchanges and consortia with regional, national, European and global research centers;
- To design and experiment effective tools to overcome existing barriers and support the implication of ORs in Horizon 2020 and future framework;
- To foster socio-economic development of the European ORs through the quadruple helix approach;
To foster ORs geographical integration within the European Union and towards Third Countries.
Workplan
FORWARD is organized in three logical phases:
- Regional diagnosis, comparative analysis and definition of local and joint strategies
- Building of capacities through thematic working groups, training, networking, consortium building
- Strengthening of the connection between research and policy making and ensuring sustainability and impacts of project results on a long term
FORWARD is composed of eight workpackages:
Deliverables & documents
You will find here intermediary and final deliverables as well as relevant documents. Official deliverables (i.e. accepted by European Commission) will be tagged as “official”.
WP 1
Management & coordination
Final deliverables :
- D1.1 Management and coordination plan
- D1.2 Data Management Plan
- D1.3 Monitoring Plan
WP 2
Regional R&I diagnosis and joint strategy
Final deliverables :
- D2.1 Report of the mutual learning event
- D.2.2 Nine regional diagnostics and joint strategy for OR R&I ecosystem performance
Intermediary deliverables :
WP 3
Thematic actions plan
Final deliverables :
- D3.1 Thematic working groups and thematic action plans methodology
- D3.2 Thematic action plans
- D3.3 Sustainability solutions for thematic working groups
WP 4
Capacity building and training
Final deliverables :
- D4.1 Capacity building plan
- D4.2 Common training programme for OR’s R&I actors
- D4.3 Common training programme for OR’s R&I officers
- D4.4 OR R&I Offices Operational and Sustainability Strategic for implementation
WP5
Networking activities
Final deliverables
- D5.1 Report of networking and brokerage events
- D5.2 Report of the exchange of personnel
- D5.3 Report of the R&I outcomes
WP6
Connecting research and policy making: next generation policy tools
Final deliverables
- D6.1 Recommendations for future RIS3 strategies
- D6.2 Guidelines and recommendations for future EU policies on ORs
- D6.3 Sustainability Plan
- D6.4 Report on events for policy-making
WP7
Monitoring, evaluation and performance
Final deliverables
- D7.1 Common monitoring and evaluation system and database of monitoring indicators
- D7.2 Implementation monitoring, evaluation and performance reports
WP8
Dissemination and communication
Final deliverables
- D8.1 Visual identity and promotional material
- D8.2 Project website and online platform
- D8.3 Videos
- D8.4 Brand for OR research
- D8.5 Three conferences Reports
Consortium
Here’s our 24 partners of the consortium :
ACIISII GOBCAN
Agencia Canaria de Investigación, Innovación y Sociedad de la Información – Gobierno de Canarias
ACIISII GOBCAN is the regional agency in charge of the support of the research in the archipelago of Canary
FRCT
Fundo regional para a Ciência e Tecnologia
FRCT is a public entity of the Azores Government with the mission to fund and promote R&D+I in Azores Region and to contribute to the internationalization of its Science and Technology System
Arditi
Agencia Regional para o desenvolvimiento da investigacao tecnologia e inovacao- Associacao
ARDITI is the Agency for Research, Technological Development and Innovation of the Autonomous Region of Madeira, whose mission is to promote and support Research, Technological Development and Innovation
NEXA
Agence Regionale de developpement d'investissement et d'innovation
NEXA is the Regional Agency for Development, Investment and Innovation. Its mission is to promotes and supports the island transition toward an ecological, competitive and open economy, notably through innovation. Nexa is in charge of the design and implementation of economic development and research-innovation policies (RIS3) as well as circular economy scheme.
CTG
Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane
The regional government – Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane – has direct competences in key areas in the region, such as spatial planning, transport, economic development, professional training, research innovation, youth sport recreation, culture, environment, society and health.
REG GUA
Conseil régional de la Guadeloupe
The Regional council of Guadeloupe manage the design and implementation of smart specialisation strategy. In this spirit, it promotes the setup of the network of OR on S3. Regional council of Guadeloupe is in charge of the Research and Innovation local policy and its implementation.
CDM
Department of Mayotte
The regional authority of Mayotte is the main player in the territorial development, its role is to stimulate economic growth by supporting business in different sectors, improve the attractiveness of the territory and firms’ competitiveness.
PLOCAN
Consorcio para el diseño, construcción, equipamiento y explotación de la Plataforma Oceánica de Canarias
UA
Université des Antilles
University of Antilles is also partner in the FORWARD project, being located in the two territories of the French West Indies, Guadeloupe and Martinique.
Synergîle
A cluster of 55 members, Synergile is dedicated to renewable energies, energy management and materials and constructions whose mission is to promote cooperation between business and research, boost future technologies, and support basic and applied research
CCISM
Chambre Consulaire Interprofessionnelle de Saint Martin
CCI Sant-Martin is an institution that combines the responsibilities of Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chamber of Trades and Crafts and Chamber of Agriculture
Advisory Board Members
Carlos Eduardo Pacheco Amaral
Regional Director of European Affairs and External Cooperation in the XIII Regional Government of the Azores.
Dr. rer.nat. Dr. phil. Norbert A. Streitz
Scientific Director, Smart Future Initiative, Germany
Emmanuel Nossin
Pharmacist doctor
Esteban Pelayo
Director at the European Association of Development Agencies (EURADA)
Fabian Blanchard
Regional Delegate of the FrenchResearch Institute for exploitation of the Sea of (IFREMER) & Researcher in French Guiana
Fahoullia Mohamadi
Entrepreneur & Researcher
Jacques Chouraki
President of the company “Teranov” in Guadeloupe
Jean Raphael Gros-Desormeaux
Researcher at the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS)
José Ignacio Gafo Fernández
Senior Board Advisor,
Former President, Transport and Energy Section. Comité Economique et Social de l’ Union Européenne.
Mafalda Durado
Director of International Promotion for Portuguese National Innovation Agency and Horizon 2020 National Coordinator.
Marie-José Gauthier
Senior Expert at the French National Center of Space Studies (CNES) for Economic development issues related to French Guiana
Mohamed Dakid Issouf
Teacher, engineer & researcher, Phd
Dr. Pascale Chabanet
Researcher in Marine Sciences & Director of the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD) in La Reunion
Prof. Henrique Cabral
MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, university of Lisbon.
Sabrina Rivere
Initiative Saint-Martin Entrepreneuriat