BB.BICE

New Brazilian Bureau for Enhancing the International Cooperation with European Union

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'This proposal is mainly a continuation of a successful initiative that was supported by the 6th Framework Program. The Project B.Bice (the acronym for Brazilian Bureau to Enhance the International Cooperation between Brazil and Europe) initiated its activities on October 2005 with the aim of fostering and enhancing the cooperation in Science, Technology and Innovation – ST&I between Brazil and the European Union. The Bureau acted as a mechanism to improve the participation of Brazil in the 7th Framework Program of Research and Development, through the organization and dissemination of information concerning cooperation research priorities, the identification of financial mechanisms for supporting this cooperation, and the search of Brazilian and European partners for setting up project proposals. Besides, B.Bice helped the Brazilian scientific and technological institutions, and the technological based enterprises in the preparation and negotiation process of project proposals to be submitted to the European Commission. Another additional function of B.Bice was to keep a permanent contact and flow of information with the other three Latin American countries with bilateral cooperation agreement in ST&I with the EU – Argentina, Chile, and Mexico – in order to look for a coordination and integration of the four countries when preparing and presenting project proposals in response to calls. Taking into account the advances made by the Project B.Bice during its two years of functioning (October 2005-September 2007), the intention of this proposal is to keep the Bureau active for an additional period of three years, in order to consolidate the participation of the Brazilian Research institutions and technological based enterprises in the international cooperation activities with the European Union.'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Due to its ongoing success in the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6), Brazil and Europe have established further initiatives to sustain and foster even greater cooperation under FP7.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

The 'New Brazilian bureau for enhancing international cooperation with the European Union' (BB.Bice) project grew directly from previous efforts (FP6) and is continuing to ensure continued involvement, interaction and co-operation of the Brazilian interests with deliverables established within FP7 actions. In particular, the aim is to foster and enhance science, technology and innovation between Brazil and Europe.

Since primarily the BB.Bice (acronym for the established bureau) serves to disseminate information, it established a communication area that developed several actions to achieve this goal. A primary achievement was a website focusing on the scientific, technological and entrepreneurial communities. It hosts news of FP7 calls, as well as events, meetings, and information on international co-operatives.

BB.Bice can measure its current success in a number of ways, including the development of a service area providing assistance and a guide to participating in Brazilian co-ops. It also hosts a document area, electronic newsletter and a well-developed search feature for partnerships, to name but a few.

The newsletter is most important as it provides a number of added benefits. First, it broadens the awareness of Brazilian interests in the FP7 actions, and brings credibility to BB.Bice's activities. It is also disseminated in Portuguese and English with a special emphasis on FP7 calls. In addition, it ensures a continued flow of information with three other Latin American countries with which Brazil has bilateral co-operation agreements.

With such success already under its belt, continued development holds great promise for expanding European and Latin America's interests.