MEDSPRING project Joint Programming

The overall aim of the Joint Programming process is to pool national research efforts in order to make better use of Europe's precious public R&D resources and to tackle common European challenges more effectively in a few key areas. It is a structured and strategic process whereby Member States agree, on a voluntary basis and in a partnership approach, on common visions and Strategic Research Agendas (SRA) to address major societal challenges. On a variable geometry basis, Member States commit to Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) where they implement together joint Strategic Research Agendas.

The Joint Programming process was launched by a Communication of the Commission in July 2008 and the Competitiveness Council adopted several Conclusions since to guide the development of the process (see Background). It has mandated a dedicated configuration of ERAC (the High Level Group on Joint Programming - GPC) to steer the process and identify the themes for possible JPIs.

Read more: http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/what-joint-programming_en.html .

This tag will collect all the information that MEDSPRING produces related to JPI, to be disseminated to all the Euro-Mediterranean area.