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The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. [1]
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Mission
The Directorate General’s mission is evolving as work on the European Research Area (ERA) continues. The European Research Area (ERA is a system of scientific research programmes integrating the European Union 's scientific resources It can be summarised as follows [2]:
- to develop the European Union’s policy in the field of research and technological development and thereby contribute to the international cooperation of European industry;
- to coordinate European research activities with those carried out at the level of the Member States;
- to support the Union’s policies in other fields such as environment, health, energy, regional development, etc;
- to promote a better understanding of the role of science in modern societies and stimulate a public debate about research-related issues at European level. A Member State of the European Union is any one of the twenty-seven sovereign Nation states that have acceded the European Union (EU since its De facto
One of the instruments used for the implementation of this policy is the multi-annual Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development (FP RTD) which helps to organise and financially support cooperation between high schools, research centres, and industries - including small and medium sized enterprises (SME). The Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, also called Framework Programmes or abbreviated FP, are funding programmes created by the
Resources
- Commissioner: Janez Potočnik
- Director General: José Manuel Silva Rodríguez
Structure
Directorates :[1]
- Directorate A - Inter-institutional and legal matters – Framework programme
- Directorate B - European Research Area: research programmes and capacity
- Directorate C - European Research Area: Knowledge-based economy
- Directorate D - International cooperation
- Directorate E - Biotechnologies, Agriculture, Food
- Directorate F - Health
- Directorate G - Industrial technologies
- Directorate H - Transport
- Directorate I - Environment
- Directorate J - Energy (EURATOM)
- Directorate K - Energy
- Directorate L - Science, economy and society
- Directorate R - Resources
- Directorate S - Implementation of the 'Ideas' programme
- Directorate T - Implementation of activities to outsource
In carrying out the various tasks the Directorate General works closely with other Commission departments such as the Joint Research Centre, which also falls under the responsibility of Commissioner Janez Potočnik, the Directorates General for the Information Society, Energy and Transport, the Environment, Enterprise, and others. Janez Potočnik (ˈjaːnɛs poˈtɔtʃnɪk (born 22 March 1958) is a Slovenian politician currently serving as European Commissioner for The Joint Research Centre (JRC located in Brussels, Belgium, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. Janez Potočnik (ˈjaːnɛs poˈtɔtʃnɪk (born 22 March 1958) is a Slovenian politician currently serving as European Commissioner for EU Directorate General Information Society and Media or "DG Infso" is a Directorate-General of the European Commission.
See also
- EU Directorate General Joint Research Centre
- Lisbon Strategy
- Sixth Framework Programme
- EURATOM
- EURODOC
- ERAWATCH
- European Charter for Researchers
- European Research Council (ERC)
- European Institute of Technology (EIT)
- European Research Advisory Board (EURAB)
- Directorate-General for Education and Culture
References
- ^ a b Organisation. The Joint Research Centre (JRC located in Brussels, Belgium, is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The Lisbon Strategy, also known as the Lisbon Agenda or Lisbon Process, is an action and Development plan for the European Union. The Sixth Framework Programme (abbreviated FP6) was the Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development from 2002 till 2006 set up by the European The European Atomic Energy Community (EAEC or Euratom is an international organisation which is semi-independent of but completely controlled by the European Community History In 2001 several members of national organisations for young researchers met at a conference in Uppsala organized by Sweden in the course of the ERAWATCH is a European web-based service that presents information on national and regional research policies players organisations and programmes The European Charter for Researchers is a recommendation of good practice for Researchers and employers and/or funders of researchers issued by the European Commission The European Research Council (ERC is a Funding body for science in the European Union. The European Institute of Innovation and Technology ( EIT)- regulation came into force on 29 April 2008 EURAB was the European Research Advisory Board from 2001 to 2007 The Directorate-General for Education and Culture ("DG EAC"is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. Directorate-General for Research. Retrieved on 14 May 2007. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. “Postal address – Directorate-General for Research, European Commission, B-1049 Brussels” (The postal code specifically designates the European Commission. )[1]
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