2014-10-28ReportoftheGPCWorkingGroupon-ERA-LEARN2020.doc

Delegations will find attached revised Report of the GPC Working Group on Alignment, as adopted by the GPC on 28?October 2014 via written procedure.  Alignment in the context of Joint Programming Initiatives REPORT OF THE GPC WORKING GROUP ALIGNMENT Chaired by Mogens H?rder July 2014 Table of Content Executive Summary Members of the GPC Working Group Alignment 1. Introduction 1.1. Mandate of the GPC Working Group Alignment 1.2. Understanding alignment: the role of Joint Programming in the context of ERA 2. Key Stakeholders involved in alignment for Joint Programming 3. Information gained and collected by the Working Group Alignment 4. The Recommendations of the Working Group Alignment 5. Recommendations 5.1. A proposal for a Definition of alignment in the context of Joint Programming 5.2. Recommendations for actions to enhance alignment for the JPIs, for the Member States and for ERA 5.2.1 Recommendations for the role and engagement of Member States in the alignment of?national research programmes and?JPIs 5.2.2. Recommendations for actions of JPIs to enhance alignment 5.2.3 Recommendations for alignment in the perspective of ERA and the role of alignment in the coherence of Horizon 2020 and JPIs 5.3 Recommendations for monitoring the progress of alignment Annex I: Key Documents on the concept of alignment in the context of Joint Programming Annex II: The group internal analysis by the Working Group Alignment Annex III: Outcome of a Questionnaire to the 10 JPI Chairs on JPI implementation strategies of alignment, February 2014 Annex IV: Summary Workshop Alignment, 12 March 2014, hosted by the GPC and the European Commission Annex V: List of JPIs and their contact points Executive Summary The mandate of the GPC Working Group on Alignment A crucial element of the Joint Programming Process is the alignment of national and European strategie