Advancing SSA-EU cooperation in research and innovation for global challenges

Project Information

CAAST-NET PLUS

Grant agreement ID: 311806

Project closed

Start date 1 January 2013

End date 31 December 2017

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Capacities": International co-operation

Total cost € 4 467 870,39

EU contribution € 4 000 000,00

Coordinated by

ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES
United Kingdom

Objective

In 2007, heads of state and government from Africa and Europe launched the Joint Africa-EU Strategy (JAES) formulated in response to geopolitical changes, globalisation and the processes of integration in Africa and Europe. At the heart of the JAES is an overtly political relationship and among the features distinguishing JAES from previous Africa-Europe policy initiatives is an associated rolling action plan addressing priority areas for Africa-Europe cooperation. The contribution of scientific and technological research, development and innovation, and the centrality of capacity research for economic and social growth and poverty alleviation, and for addressing global societal challenges of mutual interest is implicit. The value of cooperation between the continents is central and under JAES has already led to significant achievements for mutual benefit.
CAAST-Net Plus objectives encourage more and better bi-regional STI cooperation between for enhanced outcomes around topics of mutual interest, and particularly in relation to the global societal challenges of climate change, food insecurity and health.
CAAST-Net Plus actions rely on bi-regional dialogue among stakeholders for gathering informed opinion and experience about the bi-regional cooperation process, formulating and disseminating it in such a way as to be admissible to the formal bi-regional STI policy dialogue process and to programme owners.
Through informing the bi-regional policy dialogue for mutual learning and awareness, through building support for coordinated and innovative approaches to bilateral funding of bi-regional cooperation around global challenges, brokering the public-private relationship to foster improved uptake and translation of bi-regional research partnership outputs into innovative technologies, good and services, and through dedicated mechanisms to encourage bi-regional research partnerships, CAAST-Net Plus will make invaluable contributions to the quality and scope of the Africa-Europe STI relationship for mutual benefit.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › earth and related environmental sciences › atmospheric sciences › climatology › climatic changes
• social sciences › sociology › globalization

Programme(s)

• FP7-INCO - Specific Programme "Capacities": International co-operation

Topic(s)

• INCO.2012-1.1 - Sub-Saharan Africa

Call for proposal

FP7-INCO-2012-1
See other projects for this call

Funding Scheme

CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions

Coordinator

ASSOCIATION OF COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITIES

Administrative Contact

Sofia Apollonov (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 794 895,61
• Address: Tavistock Square 20-24 ; WC1H 9HF London ; United Kingdom
• Region: London › Inner London — West › Camden and City of London
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (26)

MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Egypt

Administrative Contact

Hazem Mansour (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 60 784,49
• Address: Kasr Al Aini Str. 101 ; 11516 Cairo
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

COUNCIL FOR SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH

Ghana

Administrative Contact

Mashahudu Fuseini (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 159 575,27
• Address: AGOSTINO NETO ROAD 15 ; Accra
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

NORGES FORSKNINGSRAD

Norway

Administrative Contact

Jan Monteverde Haakonsen (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 151 595,80
• Address: DRAMMENSVEIEN 288 ; 0283 Oslo
• Region: Norge › Oslo og Viken › Oslo
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION

South Africa

Administrative Contact

Mmampei Chaba (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 191 495,04
• Address: Meiring Naude Road 53 CSIR Campus ; 0001 Brummeria
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Research Research (Africa)(Pty) Ltd

South Africa

Administrative Contact

Su Patil (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 266 040,53
• Address: Buitengragt Street 125, Bandwidth Barn, 6th floor ; 8001 CAPE TOWN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Kenya

Administrative Contact

Jacob Njagih (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 102 847,69
• Address: Harambee Avenue, New jogoo house B, ; 00200 Nairobi
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

UGANDA NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Uganda

Administrative Contact

Mylia Rubanzana (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 109 702,91
• Address: NASSER ROAD 3-5-7 ; N/A Kampala
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

Ministry of Education Rwanda

Rwanda

Administrative Contact

Marie Christine Gasingirwa (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 104 757,44
• Address: Boulevard de l'Umuganda ; Kigali
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DEVELOPPEMENT

France

Administrative Contact

Vincent Bousquet (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 208 473,54
• Address: BOULEVARD DE DUNKERQUE 44 CS 90009 ; 13572 Marseille
• Region: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur › Bouches-du-Rhône
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

MINISTERIO DO ENSINO SUPERIOR, CIENCIA E INOVACAO

Cape Verde

Administrative Contact

Paulino Monteiro (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 2 201,14
• Address: PALACIO DO GOVERNO ; 000-00 PRAIA
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

Administrative Contact

Oksana Rogalski

• EU contribution: € 183 117,84
• Address: LINDER HOHE ; 51147 Koln
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO

Finland

Administrative Contact

Mika Ojakangas (Prof.)

• EU contribution: € 156 971,12
• Address: SEMINAARINKATU 15 ; 40100 Jyvaskyla
• Region: Manner-Suomi › Länsi-Suomi › Keski-Suomi
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

MINISTERE DE L'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPERIEUR DE LA RECHERCHE ET DE L'INNOVATION

Senegal

Administrative Contact

Nouhou Diaby (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 70 714,74
• Address: Building administratif, 5eme etage, aile droite ; 36005 Dakar
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion Act

Nigeria

Administrative Contact

Nnaemeka Orji (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 53 266,58
• Address: No 4 Blantyre Street, off Ademola Adetokumbo Crescent ; PMB 5074 Abuja
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION ESPAÑOLA PARA LA COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL SALUD Y POLITICA SOCIAL

Spain

Administrative Contact

Zoran Despotovic Vidovic (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 250 398,65
• Address: CALLE SINESIO DELGADO 6 ; 28029 Madrid
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACAO PARA A CIENCIA E A TECNOLOGIA

Portugal

Administrative Contact

Ana Castro (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 21 844,56
• Address: AVENIDA D CARLOS I 126 ; 1249 074 Lisboa
• Region: Continente › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa › Área Metropolitana de Lisboa
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

COUNCIL ON HEALTH RESEARCH FOR DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION

Switzerland

Administrative Contact

Cécile Chomette (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 381 028,23
• Address: ROUTE DES MORILLONS 1-5 ; 1218 Le Grand-Saconnex
• Region: Schweiz/Suisse/Svizzera › Région lémanique › Genève
• Total cost: No data

THE TECHNICAL CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND RURAL COOPERATION

Netherlands

Administrative Contact

Ibrahim Khadar (Dr.)

• EU contribution: € 35 607,45
• Address: AGRO BUSINESS PARK 2 ; 6708 PW WAGENINGEN
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

IDRYMA TECHNOLOGIAS KAI EREVNAS

Greece

Administrative Contact

Zinovia Papatheodorou (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 121 443,68
• Address: N PLASTIRA STR 100 ; 70013 Irakleio
• Region: Νησιά Αιγαίου › Κρήτη › Ηράκλειο
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

MINISTRY OF NATIONAL EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH

Madagascar

Administrative Contact

Saholy Lisiarivahy Rabary (Mrs.)

• EU contribution: € 16 248,38
• Address: Fernand Kasanga ; 101 ANTANANARIVO
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Malawi

Administrative Contact

Andrew Mpesi (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 51 489,11
• Address: PRIVATE BAG 328 ; 3 CAPITAL HILL CIRCLE
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: No data

ASSOCIATION OF AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES

Ghana

Administrative Contact

Maxwell Amo-Hoyte (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 38 797,70
• Address: AVIATION ROAD EXTENSION 11 ; Accra
• Activity type: Other
• Total cost: No data

ZENTRUM FUER SOZIALE INNOVATION

Participation ended

Austria

Administrative Contact

Cosima Blasy (Dr.)

• EU contribution: No data
• Address: Linke Wienzeile 246 ; 1150 WIEN
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

DANMARKS TEKNISKE UNIVERSITET

Denmark

Administrative Contact

Peter Skotner (Mr.)

• EU contribution: € 183 677,01
• Address: ANKER ENGELUNDS VEJ 101 ; 2800 Kongens Lyngby
• Region: Danmark › Hovedstaden › Københavns omegn
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Total cost: No data

ZENTRUM FUR SOZIALE INNOVATION GMBH

Austria

Administrative Contact

Isabella Wagner (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 197 592,34
• Address: LINKE WIENZEILE 246 ; 1150 Wien
• Region: Ostösterreich › Wien › Wien
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data

CENTRE DE COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE EN RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE POUR LEDEVELOPPEMENT - C.I.R.A.D. EPIC

France

Administrative Contact

Fatima Leyzat (Ms.)

• EU contribution: € 85 433,15
• Address: RUE SCHEFFER 42 ; 75016 Paris
• Region: Ile-de-France › Ile-de-France › Paris
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Total cost: No data