Moving further towards a policy dialogue in Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I)

The preliminary schedule for the next bi-regional platform in Brussels (23-24 June 2014) includes the

following:

23. June 2015 (all day)

¨ Presentation of project outcomes (state of the art, thematic think tanks, survey on innovation,

selected seed-funding projects);

¨ Discussion around the policy recommendations that have been elaborated during the first bi-regional

platform last December in Auckland and in the previous project, to contribute to the visibility in the

Pacific regional policy instruments of research in ST&I for development and to further deepen this biregional

dialogue.

24. June 2015 (am)

¨ Agreement on the proposed action plan by the high-level panel: Towards the implementation of a

sustainable institutionalized dialogue in ST&I between Europe and the Pacific region

24. June (pm)

¨ A few project delegates will visit and hold meetings at various EU/EC bodies (DGs; EEAS; Secretariat

of the ACP; the OCTA office);

¨ A visit of the European Parliament is planned in parallel for the other invited participants.