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S&T Policy Mix Peer Reviews
10. Apr. 2015
On 22-23 January 2015 the S&T Policy Mix Peer Reviews (PMPR) for Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan were launched with a joint kick off meeting in Athens. The projects IncoNet EaP and IncoNet CA provide the necessary resources for this complex undertaking. S&T policy mix reviews serve to assess the science system of a certain country, with the support of international experts (peers). On the basis of international experience and good practice with S&T governance, financing of research, etc. recommendations are given for improving the respective S&T system.
Following intensive preparation of the visits to the countries also together with the hosting organisations the one-week visits took place.
- Armenia: 16-20 March 2015
- Georgia16-20 March 2015
- Kyrgyzstan: 29 March-3 April 2015
The peer groups for the review in Armenia, Georgia and Kyrgyzstan consisted of a group of peers from countries volunteering to support the action and having substantial knowledge and insight in recent STI policy developments on EU level and for the regions covered. In each country an experienced Team Leader supported the conduction of the numerous meetings with stakeholders from the countries. Further results will be available in July 2015, the findigns will be presented by the Team Leaders during visits to the countries in September/October 2015.
Peer Review Team Armenia
- HEINRICHS Gerold, German Aerospace Center (Team Leader)
- ALIU Azir, Ministry for Education, Science & Information Technology, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
- GULDA Krzysztof , Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Poland
- RINGHOFER Johanna , Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy, Austria
Peer Review Team Georgia
- BONAS George (Team Leader), KECHAGIARAS Yannis, CeRISS, Greece
- CURAJ Adrian, Executive Agency for Higher Education, Research, Development and Innovation Funding (UEFISCDI), Romania
- NEDOVIC Viktor, Ministry for Education, Science and Technological Development, University Of Belgrade, Serbia
- SCHLICHT Michael, German Federal Ministry of Education and Research
- GAJDUSEK Martin Felix, Centre for Social Innovation, Austria
Peer Review Team Kyrgyzstan
- SPIESBERGER Manfred (Team Leader), Centre for Social Innovation, Austria
- RÄIM Toivo, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonian Republic
- SALIMOV Zhumatay, National Agency for Technological Development, Kazakhstan
- SPILIOTI Agni, General Secretariat for Research and Technology (GSRT), Greece
- MEURS Josef Hendrik , German Aerospace Center
ZSI leads the task in both regional INCO-nets, supported the PMPR in Georgia with an expert (Martin Felix Gajdusek) and organises as team leader (Manfred Spiesberger) the process in Kyrgyzstan.
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- Project: IncoNet EaP
- Project: IncoNet CA/SC: S&T International Cooperation Network
- Project: STI International Cooperation Network for Central Asian Countries-IncoNet CA
- News: S&T Policy Mix Peer Review Georgia completed (IncoNet EaP)
Tags: Central Asia, Eastern Partnership countries, peer reviews, policy analysis, STI system
