Prime network of excellence
 
Prime network of excellence
PRIME at a glance
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PRIME general presentation
 

Prime is a network of excellence to develop long-term research and shared infrastructures on policies for research and innovation in the move towards the European Research Area (ERA): PRIME presentation poster.

The NoE focuses on 6 key challenges : PRIME major challenges poster

PRIME gathers 49 institutions, 230 researchers and 120 PhD students from 16 European countries : PRIME Flyer

Prime has developed a specific activity to follow the development of lasting cooperations and integration. It is managed by an independent group : Characterisation Group flyer. Similarly, a specific activity has been developed to foster the participation of research group from New Member states.

Prime is managed by a 12 members executive Committee elected by the members governing board and supported by a 6 members scientific Committee : PRIME organisation poster

 
Shared infrastructures
 
Prime aims at developing a European platform for integrated training activities : PRIME training poster and PRIME training flyer. 

It has three main components : the European PhD training pathway, the development of an inter-university PRIME professional master, and of professional short courses. 

Prime is supporting the development of the European Network of indicators producers, ENIP, which develops exchanges (see 2006 ENIP Conference) and experiments on new indicators (ENIP funding activity). This activity takes place in the broader framework addressing research needs in the field of indicators with a foresight activity and research projects on new positioning indicators : PRIME indicators poster.
 
Long-term research
 

Research actions are selected through a competitive process. Projects are assessed by the scientific committee and decisions are taken by the Executive Committee. All actions are based on co-funding and require a minimum participation of 3 members from 3 different countries. There are three types of projects : review and initiation actions, exploratory research and comparative research projects (PRIME major challenges poster).

After two years of activities there are five clusters of projects dealing with:

  1. Challenges faced by universities : SUN on governance, OEU on indicators and Aquameth on measuring performance

  2. Dynamics of “leading sciences and technologies” (nano, bio and information technologies) : changing bio industries (ELSIS), new forms of collaborative patenting (CIPR), spin-offs (Rebaspinoff), Venture Capital (Venture fun) and the dynamics of nanotechnologies (Nanodistricts).

  3. Evolving rationales for public intervention: changing policy mixes (EPOM), revaluating the role of defence (Inno-Mil), impact of the internationalisation of global firms R&D activities (Globpol), relevance of the NIS approach to non OECD countries (Africa PRIME).

  4. Changing processes and approaches to policy shaping and implementation: new approaches linked to distributed intelligence and public debate (PRIME Forum Research), changing roles and practices of funding agencies and intermediary bodies (WIOP), effects of evaluation practices on academic research (Cake).

  5. Changing loci for public intervention and multilevel governance issues associated with the rise of regional research and innovation policies (ERASpaces) and European research policies. 2006 will witness a major initiative on “Monitoring ERA dynamics”.

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