Competitiveness Council - February 2013

	Story Title Story Description	Competitiveness Council - February 2013 The Competitiveness Council takes place on 18 and 19 February 2013, in Brussels.
	Video Title Video Description	Roundtable (Research) Extracts from the roundtable (Research) of the Competitiveness Council (Research) taking place on 18 February 2013, in Brussels.

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Shooting Date	18-02-2013	Country	Belgium	Town	Brussels

Background	Under the research part of its agenda, the Council debates on the Europe 2020 strategy for growth and jobs on the basis of the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey for 2013. Ministers for research also hold a debate on open access to scientific information of publicfunded research projects. Broader and more rapid access to scientific publications and data will help researchers and businesses to build on the findings of publicly funded research. This will contribute to boost Europe’s innovation capacity, help tackle societal challenges and provide citizens with quicker access to scientific discoveries. The optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge is one of the objectives of the establishment of a genuine European Research Area. Finally, the Council takes stock of Joint Programming activities carried out in the field of research. Joint Programming is a process designed to ensure the optimisation of research efforts. It aims to reinforce cross-border cooperation and the coordination and alignment of national publicly funded research programmes. It is a part of the new European Research Area landscape. Since 2009, 10 joint programming initiatives have been launched in order to address specific societal challenges facing Europe such as neurodegenerative diseases, climate change, urban development, etc.

Background

Under the research part of its agenda, the Council debates on the Europe 2020 strategy
for growth and jobs on the basis of the Commission’s Annual Growth Survey for 2013. Ministers for research also hold a debate on open access to scientific information of publicfunded research projects. Broader and more rapid access to scientific publications and data will help researchers and businesses to build on the findings of publicly funded research. This will contribute to boost Europe’s innovation capacity, help tackle societal challenges and provide citizens with quicker access to scientific discoveries. The optimal circulation, access to and transfer of scientific knowledge is one of the objectives of the establishment of a genuine European Research Area.
Finally, the Council takes stock of Joint Programming activities carried out in the field of
research. Joint Programming is a process designed to ensure the optimisation of research efforts. It aims to reinforce cross-border cooperation and the coordination and alignment of national publicly funded research programmes. It is a part of the new European Research Area landscape. Since 2009, 10 joint programming initiatives have been launched in order to address specific societal challenges facing Europe such as neurodegenerative diseases, climate change, urban development, etc.

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00:00:01		General view Duration : 00:00:02
00:00:03		Sean SHERLOCK, Minister for Research and Innovation of Ireland Keywords : Sherlock Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:08		Cutaways Duration : 00:00:04
00:00:12		Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, European Commissioner in charge of Research and Innovation Keywords : Geoghegan Quinn Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:17		Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, European Commissioner in charge of Research and Innovation; Sean SHERLOCK, Minister for Research and Innovation of Ireland Duration : 00:00:06
00:00:23		General view Duration : 00:00:03
00:00:26		Jaak AAVIKSOO, Minister of Education and Research of Estonia Keywords : Aaviksoo Duration : 00:00:06
00:00:32		Karlheinz TOCHTERLE, Federal Minister of Science and Research of Austria (2 shots) Keywords : Tochterle Duration : 00:00:10
00:00:42		Cutaway Duration : 00:00:05
00:00:47		Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, European Commissioner in charge of Research and Innovation; Karlheinz TOCHTERLE, Federal Minister of Science and Research of Austria (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:10
00:00:57		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:02		Mihnea COSTOIU, Minister delegate for Scientific Research of Romania (2 shots) Keywords : Costoiu Duration : 00:00:11
00:01:13		Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, European Commissioner in charge of Research and Innovation Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:18		Carmen VELA, Spanish State Secretary for research, development and innovation (2 shots) Keywords : Vela Duration : 00:00:10
00:01:28		Zoltan CSEFALVAY, Minister of State for National Economy of Hungary (2 shots) Keywords : Cséfalvay Duration : 00:00:11
00:01:39		Mihnea COSTOIU, Minister delegate for Scientific Research of Romania; Sean SHERLOCK, Minister for Research and Innovation of Ireland Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:44		Cutaway Duration : 00:00:04
00:01:48		Delegation of Luxembourg Duration : 00:00:05
00:01:53		Delegation of Czech Republic Duration : 00:00:04
00:01:57		General view Duration : 00:00:05
00:02:02		Nuno CRATO, Minister of Education and Science of Portugal (2 shots) Keywords : Crato Duration : 00:00:10
00:02:12		Roundtable (2 shots) Duration : 00:00:18
00:02:30		End Duration : 00:00:01

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Competitiveness Council - February 2013

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