e-ICOON

Euro-Indo forum for nano-materials research coordination & cooperation of researchers in sustainable energy technologies

In a globalized world energy is a decisive factor in the development and economic/social well-being of nations, and also for stability in the different world regions. Materials science and research has in the past contributed significantly to solving issues in sustainable energy technologies.

To bring about advancements and improvements in energy technologies and to address sustainability, research in nano-materials is expected to contribute significantly to solutions in a highly competitive and increasingly globalized world.

Such research will inevitably have to be co-ordinated at European level, but also internationally.  In Europe, materials researchers co-operate increasingly in EU funded projects and bilaterally with non-European countries. The EU has concluded S&T agreements and implementation arrangements wih India. It foresees the co-ordination and execution of joint projects.

This proposal intends to address the strategic assessment including synergy analysis of nano-materials research needs in the EU and India. It will establish and communicate the mutual interests and topics for future co-ordinated calls to enable the decision and policy makers and the funding bodies to make better informed decisions and to better select the implementation mechanisms and instruments. Besides the assessment, the proposal also addresses the dissemination of the "nano-materials research acquis" in the field by organization of events.

Finally, it will bring together researchers for future research collaboration, to exchange ideas for joimt projects and to inform each other on their core competencies and expertise. The project aims at the generation and enhancement of knowledge in materials science and research, especially nano-materials applied to sustainable energy technologies. It also aims to increase the deployment of these materials in the technologies in both regions.