Debate session (1-1)

In the course of the development of EDA within the last 6 years a number of policies and tools for managing and procurement of multinational R&T project have been developed. This was due to the provision of suitable models taking into account the perspectives and interests of the different stakeholders involved in these projects.

During this session the various EDA R&T methodologies will be introduced and compared with others used by other multinational organizations like NATO, EU (FP7) and ESA.

The session participants will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches in different organisations in groups of ten led by a moderator. The discussion will focus on the main challenges in international cooperation as highlighted in the introduction. Recommendations on future methodologies will presented as session results during the closing session and in the conference proceedings document.

Introduction:   Mr. Gerlof de Wilde, EDA - Assistant Director R&T
Coördination:  Dr. Sadhbh Mc Carthy, Centre of Irish and International Studies (CIES), Dublin, Ireland


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