Programm Photovoltaik Ausgabe 2009 ... - Bundesamt für Energie BFE

Operational Level
The networking activities are subdivided into three major, logically sequenced work packages, plus a
work package for the coordination and management of the networking activities.
The first two work packages “Information Exchange and Best Practice” and “Strategy Issues” build the
common ground for joint (transnational) activities between national / regional programmes. The third
work package “Joint (Transnational) Activities” is about preparing, e.g. by developing schemes, and
actually implementing “real” joint transnational activities. This work package comprises a set of concrete
joint (transnational) activities and asks for the most important, dynamic and continued efforts.
Figure 1: Three step approach indicating the stepping-up of the levels of coordination and cooperation
Accordingly, the activities and objectives specific to the work packages were and partly still are:
WP1: Information Exchange and Best Practice: The first main activity was (and still is) to improve
the information and communication basis and, subsequently, build trust among programme managers
and, second, to exchange experience on good practice. Information about photovoltaic RTD programmes
- their contents, approaches and context - in participating programmes distilled in Country
Reports and Survey Reports as well as workshops allowed for improving mutual knowledge of each
other’s programmes. The work has been providing good ground for the activities on Strategy Issues
(WP2) and Joint (Transnational) Activities (WP3).
The main goal was (and still is) to provide structured information exchange and to exchange experience
on good practice in photovoltaic RTD programming
WP2: Strategy Issues: The main activity of the second project year was the identification of gaps,
overlaps and possible synergies and opportunities and the analysis of the issues (e.g. priorities and
complementarities, legal issues, patenting / co-ownership) potentially facilitating and enabling (or hindering)
an increased level of sustained cooperation between different photovoltaic RTD programmes.
Based on the experience during first project years and of other ERA NETs’, an assessment of first
common interest in programming issues and common thematic scope was carried out. This analysis
can be updated on a regular basis (every one to two years).
The main goal was an overview of gaps, overlaps and possible synergies and opportunities as well as
an analysis of the issues potentially facilitating and enabling (or hindering) an increased level of sustained
cooperation between different PV RTD programmes.
WP3: Joint (Transnational) Activities: The main activity of the third project year, 2007, was about
the investigation, preparation and, ultimately, the implementation of joint activities. The level of cooperation
considerably increased through a follow-up of structured and regular information exchange
activities at higher programming level providing the basic mutual input and subsequent investigation of
possible opportunities and the preparation and implementation of joint activities. Innovative cooperation
forms between national RTD programmes, e.g. sharing the evaluation of projects and/or programmes
(ex post), RTD concept definition, impact, etc.) were explored. Developing schemes and
mechanisms and arranging cooperation agreements were important activities in this work package.
The activities followed logically sequenced steps allowing to gain more experience and practice allowing
to implement more relevant joint activities. These activities are to be continued in a pragmatic way.
The main goal was to investigate, prepare and implement joint (transnational) activities.
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