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3.2.2 Networking, engagement and communication to stakeholders
Objective:
This activity aims to engage stakeholders through the creation of a PRIMA Platform of actors
(enterprises and researchers) involved (or that could be involved) in Research and Innovation projects
on food and water themes.
Therefore, an open web-based platform of such actors will be setup and updated during the whole
duration of the programme. This platform will be included in the general one implemented on the
website of PRIMA. The platform could be articulated in specific sections dedicated to report synthetic
profile descriptions of each member and business cases presentations; forums useful to boost dialogue
and interactions among PRIMA stakeholders.
This action could be also useful to promote a Mediterranean Agro-food sector Observatory able to
understand the features of present and future agro-food business scenario, to monitor the state of art
of MED agro-food sector during the programme implementation, with the aim to disseminate
periodically PRIMA impacts, best practices and emerging innovations/issues and to support and
facilitate the match between the need of enterprises and the solutions offered by innovators and
researchers.
A PRIMA Stakeholder working group will be established to give support and advice to PRIMA Scientific
Advisory Board and Steering Committee, by informing, providing inputs on needs and priorities of
Mediterranean agri-food business sector. This working group will also suggest how participation of
companies and research actors in PRIMA could be further extended over time and will directly involve
other relevant agri-food players in the Mediterranean area through dedicated engagement activities.
Moreover, workshops (Forums, Business Speed Dating and Matchmaking events) will take place in
both shores of the Mediterranean aiming to engage actors in the Euro-Mediterranean Research and
Innovation, reinforcing the link between research, innovation and industrial know-how, enlarging the
PRIMA stakeholder community, communicating intermediate outcomes produced by the programme,
promoting and stimulating adoption of innovation in Mediterranean companies of the agri-food
sector.
Type of action: Networking implemented by Italy
Indicative budget:
€
150,000
Timetable: The activity will begin in the first quarter of 2018.
3.2.3 Synergies with other related initiatives
Objective:
Organise a two-days' workshop with other existing related initiatives. One-day meeting with European
initiatives representatives (e.g. JPI Water, KIC Climate, KIC Food, JPI FACCE, HDHL, etc.) in order to
identify synergies and possible areas of collaboration having in mind the strategic agendas and also
the calls already launched and the gaps still not covered.
This action will support all costs necessary to organize the workshop, including the travel costs of
selected PRIMA staff and coordinators of pre-selected projects funded by the different initiatives.
A two-day meeting to enhance participation in and uptake by international programmes in the fields
of water and food (FAO, CGIAR, IPGRI, ICARDA, SDSN)
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Type of action: workshops implemented by Greece
Indicative budget:
€
100,000
Timetable: Before summer 2018
3.2.4 Potential impact of PRIMA on Mediterranean societies including migrations:
Enhancing the role of Science Diplomacy
Objective:
By improving the prospects of sustainable agriculture, water management and food chain added value
across the Euro-Mediterranean region, PRIMA shall constitute a relevant instrument backing overall
intercultural exchange and economic development, while addressing other issues of overarching socio-
political concern, including migrations, stability and peace within the framework of the Union for the
Mediterranean.
Envisaged actions hereby shall consist of gatherings of research and innovation actors in the field of
agriculture, water and food and counterparts (civil society, private sector, administration at both
national and regional level, national and international dimension} involved in discussion over
implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the Mediterranean
area.
These gatherings will also aim to frame the research and innovation actions undertaken within the
PRIMA Annual Work Plan in light of the multiple obligations that the State has when SDGs are at stake
and assess the impact of the research and innovation actions in terms of promotion of the relevant
SDGs.
Such activities will add a peculiar perspective, potentially useful to impact on national policies and
legislations, as well as on the empowerment of local communities.
These should be organised as participatory meetings, where all those participating are involved, there
is a shared agenda and the process leads to the co-construction of outcomes, in a process that
strengthens collaboration skills, trust and knowledge on each other characteristics.
The objectives are:
To identify and mobilize actors across the PRIMA domain and concurring activities of
diplomatic relevance;
To share information on ongoing activities and exchange of views on the state of play;
To identify differences and complementarities among possible partners;
To generate recommendations for future actions to be included in the PRIMA work plan, while
influencing other institutions' agendas with PRIMA's views.
To increase visibility of PRIMA as key instrument for Scientific Diplomacy in the Mediterranean
region, engaging with relevant actors, including universities and knowledge-community.
To underscore and address the main shortcomings that limit the implementation and
fulfilment of SDGs in the region.
To frame research and innovation actions as positive vehicle for the fulfilment of circular
economy and critically assess their impact.
To promote educational tools and activities towards a better understanding of the impact on
SDGs of PRIMA related research activities
The actions will be implementation of up to 4 workshops (1-2 days) in Portugal (3 ), in close
relations with Egypt and Morocco (mainly) and Italy (1), with key actors from the PRIMA SRIA
and representatives of national and international organizations of relevance;
The outcomes of the 4 above-mentioned workshops will be the elaboration of repository of best
practices on approaches at national and local governmental level on the enhancement of SDGs within
the PRIMA perspective.
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