The project INCOming MARSEILLE22, managed by the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD), France aims at organising the ministerial high-level conference on International Cooperation. This one-day initiative targets internationalisation of Research and Innovation (R&I) and seeks, whenever relevant, synergies with the internationalisation of higher education and development policies. The event has aimed to highlight the priorities of the French Presidency of the European Union and fosters a Global approach for the European Union to work on the above themes in cooperation with their international partners.
The international mobilisation of researchers, scientific experts, innovation leaders and stakeholders is crucial for the future. The EU’s International Cooperation Strategy aims at acting as a catalyst towards Internationalisation of Research and Innovation. An open-ended cooperation, free and broad exchanges can result in co-invention of solutions and help attain fundamental knowledge on broad themes.
The EU is a key actor in promoting the multilateralism based on values and principles which contribute to build reciprocity Research and Innovation's cooperation. By encouraging bilateral and multilateral cooperation with non-EU third countries, the approach helps to develop effective strategies to address global challenges.The current EU strategy aims to promote and preserve the International Cooperation based on fundamental values and principles. The EU works also to reinforce its role in innovation to create better solutions against ecological, digital, social and innovation challenges.
The French Presidency of the EU Council implements and promote those strategies by creating a platform for a multilateral dialogue, which shall help to create global synergies and to reinforce the EU’s position as a global standard set.
The Marseille International Cooperation Conference of 2022 held on March.8 2022 gathers the Ministers from the 27 EU Member States, the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), European External Action Service, two countries of the European Economic Area (Iceland and Norway), high-level stakeholders from International Organisations and Research Institutes. The opening ceremony will be succeeded by a round table conference on the principles and values of the international cooperation for Research, Innovation and Higher education.
The day continues with three simultaneous workshops on specific topics of the future international cooperation in Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
The core objective on the day is to lauch the 'Marseille Declaration' on which all the member states will agree.
The launch of this multilateral dialogue shall be concluded by an invitation to commit to proceed a dialogue in order to tackle societal challenges.
