IP/08/565
Brussels, 11 April 2008
European Commission nominates high-level
advisory group on research and science
The European Commission announced today the names
of 22 personalities who will make up the European Research Area Board (ERAB).
These persons come from the fields of science, academia and business and will
provide independent and authoritative advice to the European Commission on
European research and science policy, whose objective is to realise a European
Research Area.
Janez Potočnik, Commissioner for Science and
Research said: "The debate on the Green Paper on the future of science in
Europe has shown that there is strong need and support for making research in
Europe more European. This can only be done in partnership with Member States,
the research community, business and many other stakeholders. I count on the new
ERAB to advise me and the Commission services on how we can facilitate the
development of a true European Research Area."
ERAB is expected to
play a key role in helping to develop, promote and evaluate policy initiatives
and actions to meet the goals of the European Research Area. It underlines the
importance the Commission attaches to drawing on independent expertise and
advice in a policy area that is set to further climb on the EU's political
agenda. One of ERAB's key tasks will be to provide the Commission with an annual
report on "the state of the European Research Area".
ERAB succeeds and builds on the European Research Advisory Board (EURAB),
whose mandate ran from 2001 to 2007. In its Green Paper "The European
Research Area: New
Perspectives[1]" the
Commission announced a reform of EURAB in order to enhance its role. Over the
course of six years EURAB issued over 30 reports and recommendations including
on:
- Research and societal engagement
- Research management in the European Research Area
- Scientific publication: policy on open access
- International research cooperation
- The social sciences and humanities in the 7th Framework Programme
- Stimulating the regional potential for research and
innovation
The members of ERAB have been appointed in a personal
capacity. The list of members was proposed to the Commission by an independent
high-level committee, established for this purpose in 2007 and consisting of Ms
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, former President of the Republic of Latvia, Dr Andrew
Dearing, Secretary General of the European Industrial Research Management
Association, and Ms Claudie Haigneré, former French Minister of Research
and New Technologies (2002-4) and European Affairs (2004-5). List of 22
Nominees to the European Research Area Board
- Dr. Reinhold ACHATZ, Vice-president, Siemens Corporate Research and
Technologies (DE)
- Dr. Robert AYMAR, Director General, European Organization for Nuclear
Research (CERN)(CH)
- Prof. Lajos BALINT, Director of International Relations , National
Information Infrastructure Development Institute (HU)
- Dr. Jean J BOTTI, Chief Technical Officer, EADS (DE)
- Dr. Adelheid EHMKE, President, European Platform of Women Scientists EPWS
(BE)
- Mr Frank GANNON, Director General, Science Foundation Ireland (IRL)
- Dr. Barbara HAERING, Chief Executive Officer , ECONCEPT (CH)
- Prof. David KING, Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
(UK)
- Dr. Leif KJAERGAARD, Chief Technology Officer Danisco
A/S (DK)
- Prof. Marja MAKAROW, Chief Executive Officer, European Science Foundation
(FR)
- Prof. Karol MUSIOL, Rector, Jagiellonian University, Krakow (PL)
- Prof. Zaneta OZOLINA, University of Latvia (LV)
- Prof. Maria Cristina PEDICCHIO, Faculty of Sciences, Università di
Trieste (IT)
- Prof. Alain POMPIDOU, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
(FR)
- Dr. Carlos Maria ROMEO-CASABONA, Director, Inter-University Chair in Law and
the Human Genome, University of Deusto (ES)
- Dr. Unni STEINSMO, President, Chief Executive Officer, SINTEF (NO)
- Prof. Lena Treschow TORELL, President, Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering
Sciences (SE)
- Dr. Jan VAN DEN BIESEN, Vice-president , Philips Research (NL)
- Dr. Georg WINCKLER, President, European University Association (BE)
- Prof. John WOOD, Principal, Faculty of Engineering, Imperial College London
(UK)
- Dr. Ingrid WÜNNING TSCHOL, Head of Science and Research, Robert Bosch
Stiftung (DE)
- Prof. Nüket YETIS, acting President, TÜBITAK (TR)
For
additional information on ERAB: http://ec.europa.eu/research/erab/
[1] COM(2007) 161 final,
4.4.2007
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