[PCST] Sweden alert: Anybody interested in EU cooperation?

[Tina Zethraeus]

Dear PCST friends!

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I just want to draw your attention towards an interesting call in the EU FP=
 7: Science in Society, with the objective of Structuring Public Engagement=
 in Research (PER). The call targets academia, research bodies, policy make=
rs, aiming at stimulating good models and exchange of best practice within =
PER . Truly inspiring!

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The Swedish Research Council has as a National Contact Point a special inte=
rest and a responsibility for the Science in Society program. We have also =
a long tradition within science communication and involving citizens in the=
 research process and we are fully aware that there are similar ambitions a=
nd traditions in many other countries, as the 10th PCST Conference in Malm=
=F6/Lund/Copenhagen clearly illustrated this summer! =


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We would be interested in knowing if there are organisations preparing an a=
pplication and looking for partners? At the moment, the Swedish Council doe=
s not have the ambition to play a leading role as a project coordinator in =
a consortium,  =


but we could certainly be a partner in a collaboration! As you can see from=
 the call fiche, the calls in the framework program are mainly directed tow=
ards European stakeholders, but in many cases with an opening for a wider i=
nternational collaboration. =


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Do read, think, process it in your organisation, if you find that this is a=
 good opportunity and have ideas about how a project and a consortium could=
 be put together, =


please get back, and we=B4ll arrange a workshop or get together. Deadline i=
s in the middle of January 2009, meaning that we don't have much time to lo=
ose if we want to act. We have already been in contact with a sister organi=
sation, resulting in a very positive answer. An ideal collaborative project=
 would be with innovative partners, representing a variety of European coun=
tries and traditions in this field and some other collaborative partners fr=
om other parts of the world. =


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The relevant text pasted below, in an abbreviated version. For the full tex=
t, please go to the Work Program 2009 and the Call Fiche on Cordis "Open Ca=
lls" page. You will find the Science in Society program under Capacities. =


http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=3DUserSite.FP7OpenCalls=
Page <http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=3DUserSite.FP7Ope=
nCallsPage> =


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Area 5.1.2.1 Broader engagement on science-related questions

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SiS-2009-1.2.1.1 Structuring Public Engagement in Research (PER)

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Description of topic: This initiative aims at fostering a deeper and more s=
ystematic engagement of research bodies with civil society groups and the w=
ider public in the European

Research Area1 as well as transnational exchanges of experience and mutual =
learning. There are already many initiatives to improve civil society's acc=
ess to and uptake of research

findings. Advancing public engagement does not mean an endless stream of co=
mmunication devices; it implies, rather, openly considering and implementin=
g forms of dialogue between

research bodies and civil society which will make a difference to research =
strategies, and which will become part of current research practices.

The proposals will therefore consist of:

The development of multi-annual PER action plans which promote and organise=
 the

participation of civil society in research strategies at the level of organ=
isations, involved in

the funding, designing and/or implementation of research, and

The transnational exchange of best practice and mutual learning between PER=
 action

plans.

The transnational dimension will be an essential part of the project to whi=
ch the development

of the PER actions plans will be related. =


Etc.......

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Full text, as mentioned, at the Cordis web site. =


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Tina Zethraeus

Projektledare/Project Manager

Informationsavdelningen/Communications Departement Vetenskapsr=E5det/Swedis=
h Research Council www.vr.se

tel/phone: +46-8 546 44 120

mob/cellphone +46-765-26 71 20

e-post/e-mail:tiz at vr.se

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