INDIA GATE Results of the Research Cooperation Assessment Survey

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1 INDIA GATE Results of the Research Cooperation Assessment Survey A Joint Presentation of FORTH and CSIR INDIA GATE Title Increasing the Dialogue between India and Europe by Improving EU Awareness and Access to Research and Innovation Technology Programmes Start date 1st of January 2 End date 31th of December 212 Duration 36 Months Budget 3., Partners 7 partners (4 EU and 3 India) Coordinator APRE Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea EM Europa Media

2 INDIA GATE consortium ORGANISATION NAME ACRONYM COUNTRY Agency for the Promotion of Research APRE Italy Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas FORTH Greece Council of Scientific & Industrial Research CSIR India Europa Media EM Hungary EIRC Consulting Private Limited EIRC India The Brussels Enterprise Agency BEA Belgium Institute of Foreign Trade CITT India INDIA GATE endeavors Offer structured and updated information on funding and cooperation opportunities available for organization in India on a dynamic website Increase number of project implemented by consortiums composed by both EU and partners, and Increase mutual understanding, interest and benefits in S&T cooperation between Europe and India also through formulation of policy recommendation and feedback to policy makers

3 INDIA GATE structure WP2 IDENTIFYING OPPORTUNITIES WP1 MANAGEMENT WP3 INDIA INFO GATE WP4 DISSEMINATION WP5 MONITORING PARTICIPATION RATE AND FEEDBACK BACKGROUND Deliverable to look at the results of the upto-date cooperation between and scientists For the purposes of the study a questionnaire was developed covering various issues related to S&T cooperation

4 BACKGROUND Questionnaire sent to a large number of participants of Indo-EU projects 131 responses were obtained (79 from participants; 52 from participants) Responses analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively Distribution of Projects Across Organizations Participants Participants Research Centre University Company SME 37 Research Centre University Company SME Others

5 Distribution of Number of Indo-EU Projects 6 12 Investigators <5 >5 > 7 1 Investigators <5 >5 > Parameters Used in the Study Satisfaction about collaboration Opinion about partners Problems with IPRs Gender Issues Future collaboration with same partnership s Visa Formalities Funding Modalities

6 Satisfaction About Collaboration Overall cooperation Results achieved Available resources of partners Communication Financial transfers Very satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Time spent in the project by the partners Satisfaction with the Cooperation Q1. Please rate your overall satisfaction with your collaboration 6% 5% 45,5% 53,% 5,% 4% 3% % 2% % % 36,1% 31,2% 23,7% 21,8% 13,7% 8,4% 7,1% 3,9% 1,9% 1,6%,8% 1,1% Very Satisfied Satisfied Neutral Dissatisfied Very Dissatisfied Responses provided s s Average

7 Opinion About Partners in Counterpart Region Understanding of project objectives Understanding of specific tasks Financial capabilities Technical capabilities Legal capabilities Very good Good Fair Poor Very poor Respect for consortium agreement Crisis management capability (where applicable) Opinion About Partners in Counterpart Region Please state your opinion about your prtners located in the counterpart region (Europe/India) 6% 5% 4% 49,9% 39,4% 41,2% 38,3% 36,3% s % 3% 23,4% 24,5% s Average 2% % % 17,% 12,1% 9,1% 4,4% 1,3% 1,9%,4% 1,% Very Good Good Fair Poor Very Poor Responses provided

8 Problems with Intellectual Property Rights Q.3: Did you encounter any problems with regards to Intellectual Property Rights? 12,%,% % 8,% 6,% 4,% Yes 2,%,% Yes s Yes s Researchers Gender Issues as an Q4. Did you consider gender issues as a problematic area in your cooperation with / counterparts? 12% % 96,2% 98,7% 97,7% % 8% 6% 4% s s Average 2% % 3,8% 1,3% Yes 2,3% Answers

9 Engaging in Another Project With Same Partnership Q.5: Would you engage in another project with the same partnership? % % 9% 8% 7% 6% 5% 4% 3% 2% % % 92,4% 86,5% 13,5% 7,6% s s Researchers surveyed Yes Why Cooperate A. Networking One Two Three Four Five B. Scientific Results One Two Three Four Five

10 C. Knowledge Transfer One Two Three Four Five D. Investing in Equipment One Two Three Four Five E. Access to IPR One 19 4 Two Three Four Five

11 Why Cooperate Other Reasons Global nature of problems Quality of manpower in India Challenging topic of research Opportunities to learn state of the art technologies Sharing resources Complementary expertise in common scientific areas Capacity strengthening Knowledge available in India, Accessible market for innovation compared to EU s s Potential s to Collaboration A. Lack of Knowledge and Funding Opportunities % respondents t an Important Very Important B. Difficulty in finding partners % respondents t an Important Very Important

12 C. Cultural Differences in Working Styles % Respondents t an Important Very Important D. Administrative Requirements of Donors % respondents t an Important Very Important E. Difficulty in obtaining Visa % respondents F. IPR Issues t an Important Very Important % respondents t an Important Very Important

13 Other Identified s to Collaboration Cumbersome reporting requirements of the EC [I] Time-consuming financial accountability procedures [I] Difference in audit rules between India and EU [I] Guarding of IPRs and difficulty in materials exchange [I] [E] Differences in academic schedules between and EU institutions [E] Other administrative and bureaucratic hurdles [I] [E] [I]: response [E]: response Visa Procedures Encountering Problems in Obtaining VISA Respondents Respondents Yes 78 Yes Desires that VISA Application Policy be Revised Respondents Respondents Yes 54 Yes 46

14 SUGGESTIONS FOR ALTERED VISA PROCEDURES Long term visa with provision for multiple entry Reduced processing time Easier processing modalities (e.g. requirement of less documentation etc.) Improving Funding Policy and granting View Allow travel budget for all Partners for at least one project meeting in India Publicity to call for proposals and simplify application and reporting requirements Funding made at more frequent intervals Major emphasis on exchange visits and sponsoring PhD students so that projects lead to strong scientific outcome. Involvement of more developing country partners Increased quantum of grants Consultative mechanisms in project formulation and management

15 Improving Funding Policy View Setup a common pocket for EU & India within the respective frameworks to fund bilateral projects Faster and more friendly funding mechanism Dissemination to a wider audience EU and India, both have to agree on the collaboration priorities Highlights of Major Findings Overall Cooperation Most of the and researchers were satisfied by the cooperation Opinion about Partners in Counterpart region Both and researchers are positive for cooperation. Given the opportunity they would like to build on the cooperation created. IPR Problems Neither or researchers encountered with any IPR problems during the cooperation

16 Gender Issues The cooperation was largely gender neutral Engagement in other projects Most researchers would be willing to engage in another project in the same partnership Reasons to Cooperate s and s have system driven and person driven motivations to cooperate with each other VISA VISA regime need to be streamlined and made less cumbersome Principal Recommendations EU-India projects could be Grand Challenge driven. Continued contact between and researchers who have collaborated in the past need to be encouraged Simplification of Commission administrative and financial procedures Increased publicity for joint calls for proposals between EU and India Simplification of VISA procedures by both sides and VISA at one stroke preferably at the beginning of the project for the period of the project.

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