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ERC Scientific Council emphasises added value and 
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lean procedures at inaugural meeting
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[Date: 2005-10-20]


The first meeting between the members of the European Research Council's 
Scientific Council took place in Brussels on 18 and 19 October. The 
participants discussed the basic principles of operation for the Council, 
agreeing that all procedures should be non-bureaucratic, and all grants 
flexible. 

'The future of Europe lies in the hands of new ideas. The ERC [European 
Research Council] should work on the basis of minimum bureaucracy and maximum 
trust,' said Norbert Kroo of the Hungarian Academy of Science, who chaired 
the first meeting. 

Members also agreed that the ERC will fund research across all fields 
following a peer review process of the highest standard. 

In the short term, the 22 members agreed on a short-term agenda to elect a 
Chair and two vice-Chairs. The Council also agreed to appoint a 
Secretary-General in order to ensure the effective operation of the ERC 
system as a whole. The candidate will be a scientist experienced in 
management, the Council said in a statement. 

The statement also notes that a 'preliminary discussion took place on the 
strategy and implementation mechanisms for the ERC, focusing on the importance 
of adopting an investigator-driven approach, encouraging excellent and 
innovative frontier research, and giving real opportunity to young 
researchers and new teams.' 

All present agreed that the ERC should be properly distinguished from existing 
funding schemes within the EU, bringing real added value with its dynamism. 

The Commission's proposals for the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7), which 
put forward the idea of establishing the ERC, have not yet been approved by 
the Council. However, the members of the Scientific Council believe that by 
starting work early, they will be in a position to develop a carefully planned 
strategy in advance of its establishment, and to facilitate a rapid and 
efficient start-up.



Category: General policy
Data Source Provider: European Commission
Document Reference: Na podstawie przebiegu pierwszego spotkania 
                    Rady Naukowej ERC
Programme or Service Acronym: BASIC RESEARCH; FUTURE RESEARCH; FP7
Subject Index : Policies; Scientific Research




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