This was the 2nd Policy Stakeholders Conference (PSC) organised by the IncoNet CA project and the 4th in a series of events targeting Central Asia,which was started by its predecessor project IncoNet CA/SC. This year’s focus was on ‘energy’, a topic high on the political agenda of both the European Union and Central Asia. The  PSC took place on 30 Sep – 1 Oct 2015 in Astana, a workshop on ‘EU-Kazakhstan Innovation Cooperation’ on 2 Oct was also open to the PSC participants.

The aim of the conference was to present energy policies and research or supporting projects implemented by international organizations (OSCE, UNDP, EBRD, ISTC, etc.) and research institutions in the European Union and in Central Asian countries.

The conference was a forum to stimulate the exchange of views and create new synergies in the area of ​​Research and Innovation in Energy under the European Union’s current Framework Programme for Research and Innovation ‘Horizon 2020’ and beyond. The conference was attended by some 100 high-level participants from 18 countries, including a delegation from the European Commission headed by Ms. Maria Cristina Russo, Director of International Cooperation, DG Research and Innovation, by the Minister of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan, Mr. Asset Issekeshev, and representatives of KIC Inno Energy as well as the ERANET Geothermal.

On the sidelines of the conference a workshop titled ‘EU-Kazakhstan: Innovation through Collaboration’ took place on 2 October 2015 with the support of the Investment and Foreign ministries of Kazakhstan.

It should be noted that the first PSC on ‘EU-CA Cooperation in Addressing Climate Change Research’ was held in September 2014 in Bishkek/Kyrgyzstan and hosted by the Parliament of the country. Learn more about the previous EU-Central Asia Policy Stakeholders Conferences.

Downloads

• Agenda of the Policy Stakeholders Conference on Energy Research & Innovation
• Agenda of the EU-Kazakhstan Innovation Workshop

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