NETWATCH OPERATIONAL PHASE · NETWATCH - Development of a Central Information Platform on Transnational R&D Programme Collaboration

The objective of the NETWATCH project is to create a central information platform on European trans-national RTD programme cooperation. The aim is to support national researchers and research policy makers in Member States and the European Commission's Research Directorate-General by facilitating mutual learning among programme actors and providing research policy makers and administrations with relevant information and analysis to assess the efficiency and impact of trans-national RTD programme cooperation. In particular, the project will analyse the rationale, development paths and successes of the ERA-NET scheme, compare them with other examples of transnational RTD programme cooperation, assess the relevance of those instruments for the development of the European Research Area (ERA) and provide evidence and input for the current discussion on Joint Programming in the EU.