CANNAPE - Canadian Networking Aeronautics Project for Europe
Overview
Background & policy context:
CANNAPE created a platform for enhancing aeronautics and air transport research and development cooperation between the EU and Canada, and explored the potential for promoting the participation of Canadian stakeholders with their European counterparts in common activities.
Objectives:
The objectives were:
- To explore the potential for enhancing EU and Canadian cooperation through analysis of themes and topics of aeronautics and air transport R&D;
- To develop and enhance networks and partnerships between EU and Canada in specific technical themes that would provide mutually beneficial R&D cooperation;
- To promote Canadian participation in the aeronautics and air transport activities of FP7 through focused workshops, information and advisory services.
Methodology:
CANNAPE built on previous work undertaken, and captured the aeronautics and air transport capabilities and needs of the EU and Canada, to enhance further co-operation. CANNAPE was to be the catalyst for R&D projects that would have both Canadian and European partners. CANNAPEs successes and impact assessment were to be based on:
- Success in bringing about increased networking and partnering in the aeronautics R&D community, measured by determining the greater extent of FP7 consortium arrangements, and the range and number of EU partner organisations with which Canada could collaborate;
- Involvement of key Canadian organisations who could assist with Canadian engagement in joint activities,
- The extent to which cooperative relationships were leveraged through joint identification of needs and priorities for collaboration, and;
- An overall increase in participation in FP7 by the Canadian aeronautics research communities.
The project had a core group of partners which undertook facilitation with the wider community. Other participants were to be part of a Steering Group, participating in specific tasks. Both groups consisted of Canadian and European partners.
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