Objective The target of this specific support action (SSA) is to prepare an ERA-NET proposal on the area of materials science and technology called "ERA-NET Materials". With this "ERA-NET Materials" project the bases for durable European partnerships in RTD planning and collaboration on materials science and technology will be strengthened. Also, systematic working methodologies from general science and technology policy to practical operations will be developed. As a result, regional and national programmes in member countries and regions will be gradually opened. This "ERA-NET Materials" activity will effect in the long run on the general impacts on the policy making behaviour of the participant countries and regions. The general knowledge on materials RTD based both on materials science and materials technology can be gathered more easily through common and generic RTD actions from the network. With the active networks the key players and the level of materials RTD activities in each country can be easily established. Also, the networking activities will help to identify those materials RTD areas in which each country should invest nationally. Based on that, the national materials RTD activities can concentrate on the most essential themes or actions which will be chosen according to the national needs. Closer collaboration of national and regional actors operating in materials science and materials technology will also increase the industrial utilisation of knowledge in Europe. This specific support action will be started by key policy making organisations from potential small European countries creating at the first stage a critical mass for the action. During this action the group will be enlarged to include also the main policy makers from some larger countries according to their needs. As a result, the strengthened consortium will prepare a proposal for ERA-NET Concerted Action with a detailed work programme and clarified focus. Keywords Materials science Programme(s) FP6-COORDINATION - Support for the coordination of activities: specific programme strengthening the foundations of the European Research Area under the Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 (FP6) Topic(s) COOR-1.1 - Networking of national or regional programmes or parts of programmes; actors: public authorities, research agencies, open call for proposals (ERA-NETs) Call for proposal ERA-NET/1/CA-SSA See other projects for this call Funding Scheme SSA - Specific Support Action Coordinator NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AGENCY OF FINLAND EU contribution No data Address Kyllikinportti 2 HELSINKI Finland See on map Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ENTERPRISE IRELAND - (TRADING AS MATERIALS IRELAND) Ireland EU contribution No data Address Glasnevin DUBLIN See on map Total cost No data FONDS NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE Luxembourg EU contribution No data Address 20, montée de la Pétrusse LUXEMBOURG See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data INSTITUUT VOOR DE AANMOEDIGING VAN INNOVATIE DOOR WETENSCHAP EN TECHNOLOGIE IN VLAANDEREN Belgium EU contribution No data Address Bischoffsheimlaan 25 BRUSSEL See on map Total cost No data LATVIAN COUNCIL OF SCIENCE Latvia EU contribution No data Address Akademijas laukums 1 RIGA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND SPORT Slovenia EU contribution No data Address Trg OF 13 LJUBLJANA See on map Total cost No data THE ACADEMY OF FINLAND Finland EU contribution No data Address Vilhonvuorenkatu, 6 HELSINKI See on map Total cost No data THE RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY Norway EU contribution No data Address Stensberggata 26 OSLO See on map Total cost No data