SUNJET - SUstainable Network for Japan-Europe aerospace research and Technology cooperation
Overview
Background & policy context:
SUNJET was a European project aimed at establishing an initial framework, data base, and network, that would facilitate and enhance cooperation in R&T activities between Japan and Europe.
Objectives:
Aim of the SUNJET project was to indicate those areas where cooperation topics are mutually favoured, assuring a good reciprocity between the parties. It would not interfere with the various EU-Japan R&T cooperative activities already undertaken, but might nonetheless provide rules and reference that could be beneficial to all.
The project was to provide common R&T road maps for cooperation, to be introduced in future calls for proposals within Framework programmes of the European Commission and mechanisms in Japan.
Methodology:
Through participation of all relevant stakeholders, the project introduced a more structured dialogue to identify similarities in the respective research agendas and road maps. This created a better mutual understanding, thus permitting to:
- build up ad-hoc EU-Japan R&T cooperation areas of mutual benefit;
- propose win-win R&T road maps / cooperations;
- have a mutual understanding of administrative mechanisms: clarify the principles governing EU-Japan R&T cooperation, respective funding mechanisms, IPRs etc. and the main barriers to that cooperation, as well as suggest ways to overcome the problems encountered.
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