The objective of the review of Romania’s research and innovation system is to provide support to the country in its efforts in reforming its public science sphere. This aims to improve the quality and performance of the national R&I system and help the integration of Romania into the European Research Area (ERA).
This summary factsheet of the PSF Country review of Romania’s R&I system includes an outline of the five focus areas, the names of the experts, peers and PO, as well as the scheduled meetings of the peer review. The overall objective of the factsheet is to provide all stakeholders with basic information on the whole project.
Presentation by Rosa Arias (Science for Change).
Presentation by Rosa Arias (Science for Change), Cecilia Cabello (Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, FECYT), Antonella Passani (T6 Ecosystems) and Judith Sarneel (Umea University, Sweden).
Presentation by Carole Paleco (NHM Brussels) and Tine Huyse (Royal Museum for Central Africa): providing hands-on experience of citizen science in action in Belgium
This Challenge Paper provides a first overview on the Mutual Learning Exercise on Citizen Science set up by the Policy Support Facility (PSF) and DG Research and Innovation to provide practical support to Member States in relation to Topic 2 – Ensuring Good Practices on Citizen Science and their Impact.
An increasing number of citizen science projects and initiatives are being implemented across Europe. They mostly taking place at local or national level, but some are co-ordinated internationally. This rapidly emerging mode of research and innovation shows a big potential to achieve greater societal impact and increase trust in science by leveraging collective societal capabilities, enlarging the scope of the R&I and increasing relevance, responsiveness and transparency.
This report provides background information on the Mutual Learning Exercise on Citizen Science. It is written with a science policy audience in mind and provides an introduction and details of the modus operandi for the MLE.
The report first provides a brief overview of the activities that are part of the field of citizen science. It then covers the available information about participation, and the place of citizen science within the wider context of public engagement with science, including an analysis of Special Eurobarometer 516.
The PSF Country review of the Romanian R&I system will help the efforts committed by the Romanian Government to design and implement structural reforms, which are necessary to improve and strengthen the quality of the national research, development and innovation system and unleash the potential of Romanian scientists in ERA.
This background report is mainly targeted at the external experts involved in the Horizon Europe PSF, and aims to provide them with a comprehensive and detailed analysis of the Romanian R&I system, its needs and challenges, and recent developments.
