BILAT-UKR*AINA · Enhancing the BILATeral S&T Partnership with UKRraine * Advanced INnovative Approach

The major objectives of BILAT-UKR*AINA are•to support the institutional dialogue on STI policy between the European Commission, the EU MS, CC and AC, and Ukraine,•to provide analytical input to the dialogue at the JSTCC and•to ensure practical follow-up and sustainability;Particularly, BILAT-UKR*AINA•foresees in a flexible manner pilot activities to facilitate the implementation of the joint EU-Ukraine STI Roadmap;•promotes RTDI cooperation opportunities to support the creation of networks and the participation in joint projects;•monitors and analyses innovation and research cooperation expressed in co-publications, scientific and educational networks and in terms of joint projects;•analyses, promotes and monitors the participation of EU researchers in Ukrainian S&T State Programmes;•secures the outreach of the project to interested parties who are not consortium members and•increases awareness about the assets of RTDI cooperation with Ukraine.The consortium is supported by the key stakeholders from the target country: the responsible Ministry, the State Agency, the National Information Point and the National Academy of Sciences - who are either project partners or members of the advisory board. Most partners have already cooperated in the preceding BILAT-UKR project and present herewith an Advanced INnovative Approach within BILAT-UKR*AINA.