EUCARINET
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May 3, 2013 – In two weeks, the Caribbean Summit of Political and Business Leaders, May 17-18, will bring together heads of state and corporate executives to launch Phase II of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative (CCI) to address environmental threats...
The aim of the event was to discuss, starting from the knowledge base produced by the EUCARINET project, some long-term strategies to strengthen the existing cooperation flows in Science, Technology and innovation (STI) between Europe and the Caribbean.
The EUCARINET project...
EU-LAC Health is a 5-year project co-financed by the European Commission through the 7th Framework Program (Health theme). Its aim is to establish a consensus roadmap for cooperative health research. This roadmap will be continuously developed including discussions and the...
(ROOKWOOD)LOCAL researcher Dr Lawrence Williams says he has made a breakthrough which eliminates the need for laboratory testing of animals in the development of anti-inflammatory drugs. The Jamaican scientist, a consultant at the Scientific Research Council (SRC), has developed a...
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The ENLACE (Enhancing Scientific Cooperation between the European Union and Central America) project organized the sixth Experts Dialogue to foster bi-regional RTD cooperation between Europe and Central America. This sixth round held in Ciudad de Panama, in conjunction with the...
The 4th INCO Conference and the annual NCP meeting will take place on 17-19 June 2013 in Marseille, France. This conference is being held as a part of “INCONTACT-One World” project which is the official network of the FP7 INCO...
The Strategic Partnership between the EU and the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1999, has always been a partnership of equals. It is built on a shared conviction that both sides...
The OCTs Regional Risk Reduction Initiative (R3I) covers the English and Dutch overseas countries and territories in the region, a total of 7 territories (Anguilla, Aruba, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos, and the Netherlands Antilles (Bonaire,...
Assignment
In late summer 2011, the Government of Aruba approached me with the question, if I wanted to become the Caribbean Research Officer (CRO) for Aruba. The European Commission through the 4-year INCONET Coordination Action EUCARINET, was looking for 2 CROs...
POINTE-A-PITRE, Guadeloupe, Saturday December 8, 2012 - The European Union's Regional Development Fund (ERDF) will fund two major sustainable development projects in the Dutch and French Caribbean under the INTERREG IV Caribbean program.
Organizers attending the recent International Summit of the...
The ANGLE project gives UWI (University of the West Indies) students and staff, as well as graduates of any regional tertiary level institution, the opportunity to apply for scholarships to European universities.
ANGLE (Academic Networking, a Gate for Learning Experiences) operates...
(Trinidad Guardian) Prof Clement Sankat, principal of the University of the West Indies (UWI) St Augustine campus, would like to see a more active Caribbean Community (Caricom) in the affairs of the region. Speaking at the project evaluation and exit...
Continuous dialogue between scientists and science educators is a crucial factor which could lend to mutual benefits and effect greater understanding in the interest of students and the development of a nation, the region and the world
This assertion was made...
The first ”Scenario Building Workshop”, realized by the EU-LAC Health project consortium, was held on 22-23 October in Buenos Aires. The first part of the workshop consisted of a review of potential health research areas for collaboration suggested by EU...
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The Knowledge based bio economy (KBBE) covers issues related to Food, Agriculture, Fisheries and Biotechnology. It includes all industries and economic sectors that produce, manage and exploit biological resources.
The main interest in building a Knowledge Based Bio-Economy workshop was to...
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It is a pleasure to share with you our success this year with the second round of the EUCARINET Travel Grant Scheme 2012 addressed to researchers on the Caribbean region. This year we were able to fund ten researchers in...
The European Commission prepared a presentation regarding the “Opportunities for Latin American and Caribbean Countries” within the current FP7 2013 calls for proposals. The presentation highlights all the interesting topics for LAC countries within all themes and programmes currently open. This...
infoDev, a division of the World Bank that supports entrepreneurship and innovation around the world, is beginning the seven-year EPIC program to expand entrepreneurship and business incubation in the Caribbean. One of the industries which we will assist is the...
The last 10th of July 2012, the FP7 launched the last call for proposals, including: Cooperation, Ideas, People, Capacities and Euratom. We encourage you to take a look on the proposed research line, its guide line and deadlines.
For more detailed...
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The aim of the Workshop, organised by the ENLACE and EUCARINET projects with the support of the European Union's 7th Framework Programme (FP7) , was to strengthen the international visibility of Caribbean and of Central American research potential in the field...
Applying for FP7 health research and innovation funding is a competitive process. Only the very best project proposals will be selected for funding.
The Open Information Day has held on Brussels on 29th of May 2012. This activity is organize to...
The Directorate General for Development and Cooperation – EuropeAid just published a complete and interesting document about “The Caribbean and the European Union”. Because of the nature of this project, this is a main document to be shared and discussed...
On May 25, 2012, was held in UNIBE the first briefing on FP7 and National Contact Points. The activity was conducted with a select group of researchers, the contact points at national level, namely Darwin Muñoz (INCO NCP & ICT),...
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Last 26-27 of April in the University of the Netherlands Antilles (UNA) was held the second EUCARINET training for research officers.
With the aim of increasing awareness on EU funding instruments and supporting the Caribbean researchers participation to FP7, EUCARINET identified...
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Last 25th of april, it was held at the University of the Neetherlands Antilles (UNA) the EUCARINET Info-Day & Trainning on the 7th Framework Programme for Scientific and Technological Development opportunities. This seminar focused on the basis of the framework programmes and...
Oranjestad, during the yearly EUCARINET meeting in Curaçao at the end of April, Dutch NCPs Koos de Korte & Daphne van de Sande came to Aruba to present the cooperation and the people programme of the Seventh Framework Program of...
The 18th General Assembly of the Caribbean Academy of Sciences (CAS) will be held in the beautiful island of Barbados. The 2012 Conference will be co-hosted by The University of the West Indies - Cave Hill and by The Caribbean...
EUCARINET 2012 TRAVEL GRANT SCHEME
The aim of the Travel Grant Scheme is to promote exchange between Caribbean and European researchers as well as to encourage contacts between research institutions so that they may explore possibilities for joint participation in the...
The AgreenSkills programme has now been launched.
AgreenSkills is an international mobility programme co-funded by the European Commission in the frame of the COFUND - FP7 People Programme Led by INRA in cooperation with Agreenium. AgreenSkills is an open programme of...
Welcome to the fourth edition of the ACP S&T Newsletter. With the implementation of the ACP S&T Programme being half way, it is a good moment to take stock of the achievements of the granted projects and how they see...
Recently Caribbean Research Officer Humphrey Vrolijk presented the Seventh Framework Program to the University of Aruba and to the Instituto Pedagogico Arubano. The presentation was given on the framework programme itself, the set up of the different sections and those...
Functions & Objectives
The Caribbean Energy Information System (CEIS) is a leading energy information network of 18 Caribbean countries with headquarters at the Scientific Research Council (SRC) in Kingston, Jamaica. Established since 1987, this network researches, processes, packages and disseminates information...
The Caribbean Information Platform on Renewable Energy (CIPORE) was developed for the provision of information on renewable energy in the region, it will be integral to assist the local ministries responsible for energy build their capacity in this area.
CIPORE is...
The eChallenges e-2011 Conference took place from 26th to 28th of October 2011 in the beautiful city of Florence, Italy, hosted by the Regional Government of Tuscany. This is the twenty-first in a series of Annual Conferences supported by the...
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The International Seminar “EU, Caribbean & Central America cooperation in Research and Innovation” took place in Brusels, Belgium on the 5th of October, 2011.
The Seminar, jointly organized by the ENLACE and EUCARINET projects with the support of the European Commission (DG Research...
Professor Antony Clayton
University of West Indies, Jamaica.
anthony.clayton@uwimona.edu.jm
“I was supported by Travel Grant Scheme of EUCARINET, funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research, to cover the cost of three events:
I visited the Centre for Environmental Strategy in the School...
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The Priorities Dialogue Workshop: “Renewable Energy Priority Setting for EU & Caribbean in Research and Innovation” took place in Pointe à Pitre, Guadeloupe at the University of Antilles and Guyane (UAG) last July 6th and 7th, 2011. The conference, organized...
Using the Web of Science (WoS) ® online database of Thomson Reuters, a database was prepared of all research publications from all Caribbean countries/territories except Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands for the period 1999-2009. This lengthy time span...
An e-survey was undertaken throughout the Caribbean to provide information on Science & Technology (S&T) strategic plans and policies, priority areas, the supporting infrastructure for S&T as well regional and international cooperation in S&T. It targeted relevant, knowledgeable individuals from...
On the 8 to 9th March 2011, UNIBE hosted a special FP7 seminar on providing FP7 support services. The seminar was organised in close cooperation by EUCARINET, ENLACE and INCONTACT.
The main goal was to inform the research community on the...
























