BILAT projects support coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T Partnerships and focus on improving the process of providing information on programmes and funding designed to promote cooperation of third countries in the Framework Programme. They are also dedicated to better identifying and demonstrating mutual interest and benefit in S&T cooperation between the EU and specific third countries and sharing best practice via joint fora such as workshops or presenting the state of the art and the prospects for cooperation in particular fields.

SYNERGIES

Possible synergies and co-operations between MIRA and BILAT projects have been identified and resulted in concrete actions such as :

- Mapping of scientific resources and institutions

- Training of IP. Use of MIRA IP performance indicators

- Training of FP participants

- Identification of possible partners

- FP participation brokerage events

- Identification of national S&T priorities

- Identification of hurdles for scientific cooperation

- Data collection and feeding of the EU-MPC Observatory

More information on the BILAT projects can be found here:

http://www.ncp-incontact.eu/nkswiki/images/2/27/Bilat.pdf

And a list of the BILAT projects in the Mediterranean region. A summary of that information can be found below:

• Integrating Morocco in the European Research Area (M2ERA):

http://www.pin.edunet.ma/m2era.php

Main objectives and activities: M2ERA project aims to reinforce the S&T cooperation and partnership between Morocco and Europe in order to foster the integration of Morocco into the European Research Area. This through:
- Study of the Moroccan-European S&T cooperation
- Capacity building for implementing thematic NCPs
- Promotion of partnership between Europe and Morocco
- Improve the Moroccan environment for FP7 participation
- Support dialogue at political level and implement the S&T agreement between Morocco and Europe

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• European-Tunisian Cooperation (ETC):

Main objectives and activities: The overall objective of the ETC project is to foster and boost the involvement of the Tunisian research centres into the European Research Area by building a network, consisting of Tunisian research centres, Universities and SMEs. The project will work in close coordination with the SRI program financed by EuropeAid.

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• Shaping Egypt’s partnership with the European Research Area (SHERACA):

Main objectives and activities: The overall objective of “ShERACA” (an Arabic word meaning “Partnership”) is to enhance the participation and involvement of Egyptian R&D stakeholders and key players in the various ERA activities, in synergy with the regional and bilateral actions currently running; namely the MIRA and the RDI Programme.

In pursuing this overall objective, the project aims at:

- Promoting, enhancing and supporting the partnership between EU and Egypt’s  science, technology and innovation stakeholders;
- Strengthening EU-Egypt research cooperation capacity;
- Increasing the visibility of the Egyptian research capacity in Europe;
- Supporting and reinforcing the Egyptian National Contact Points (NCPs) structure and capacity;
- Complimenting the role of the JSTCC in enhancing the S&T policy dialogue between EU and Egypt.

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• Enhancement of Jordan-European S&T Partnerships (EU-Jordan-NET):

http://www.eu-jordannet.eu

Main objectives and activities: EUJordanNet, coordinated by the Jordanian NCP and in synergies with SRTD project, aims at enhancing and developing the S&T Partnership through the following objectives: 
- Thematic NCP's Capacity Building.
- Support to the implementation of the S&T Scientific Agreement
- Information and Partner Service
- Promote the PEOPLE Programme in Jordan
- Creation of an S&T Observatory

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