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FP7 - Regions of Knowledge
FP7 Overview
The "Regions of knowledge" programme aims to strengthen the research potential of European regions, in particular by encouraging and supporting the development, across Europe, of regional "research-driven clusters", associating universities, research centres, enterprises and regional authorities. The actions undertaken in this area will enable European regions to increase their invest in and develop their commitment in research which can contribute significantly to economic development. This programme is implemented through Coordination and Support Actions to cover the following:
- Analysis, development and implementation of research agendas for regional or cross-border clusters
- Mentoring of regions with a less-developed research profile by highly developed ones
- Initiatives to improve integration
- Dissemination activities.
Suitable participants would be "Consortia of Regional research driven clusters or a single research-driven cluster having multinational partnership" - concentrations of research organisations (public research centres, universities, not-for-profit bodies), enterprises (large firms, SMEs), regional or local authorities (local government, regional development agencies) and where appropriate local entities such as chambers of commerce, savings banks and banks, operating in a particular scientific and technological domain or economic sector.
The budget is 126 million euros over the duration of FP7.
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