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Table 1 – Occurrence of semantic and titles in national research programmes in main EU countries of PRIMA.
For the majority of the countries considered, non EU Mediterranean countries are targeted
by ad-hoc bilateral agreements and programmes. Bilateral programming is discussed in the
next session.However, some international activities are also encompassedby the national
programmes as mentioned above. Some interesting examples are given in the good practice
box below.
As for the type of actions which are funded by the national programs, regardless whether
they include or not international cooperation or regardless the theme addressed, the most
recurrent is
applied research (as in the programmes of MPCs), followed by
technology
development, capacity
building, mobility and basic research.
Programme main theme / challenge
France
Germany
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Greece
Cyprus
Malta
Occurrence
Health & well being
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
7
Resources efficiency /efficient management
of resources / sustainability of natural
resources
X
X
X
3
Energy /
Clean and secure energy
X
X
X
X
X
5
Industry /
Industrial renewal
X
1
Agriculture
X
X
X
X
4
Climate change
X
X
2
Biotechnology
X
X
2
Food / Food security and demographic
changes / food & fisheries
X
X
X
X
4
Sustainable mobility & urban systems /
transport
X
X
X
X
4
Digital economy &
society
X
1
ICT
X
X
X
X
4
Engineering & technology
X
X
2
Innovative &
inclusive societies
X
X
2
Freedom & security in Europe / safety &
protection
X
X
2
Sustainable development
X
X
2
Biodiversity
X
1
Marine &
polar research
X
1
Oceans
X
1
Social changes & innovations / Social sciences
& humanities
X
X
X
3
Social-ecological research
X
1
Space
X
X
2
Economy
X
1
Cultural heritage
X
X
2
Marine /
maritime
X
1
Exact sciences
X
1
Material, nanotechnology, nanosciences /
manufacturing
X
1
Environment /
Natural sciences
X
X
X
3