5th
Joint Call for Proposals of Science and Technologies (S&T) in the
Thematic Areas of Infectious Diseases (Incl. COVID-19) and
Nanotechnologies
and
6th
Joint Call for Proposals of Innovation in the Thematic Areas of Digital Health (Incl. Infectious Diseases) and Bioeconomy (Incl. Application of ICT-Based Technologies)
Southeast Asia - Europe Joint Call Projects
must comprise of at least 3 partners from 3 different countries (either 2 partners from 2 different Southeast Asian
countries and 1 European partner or 2 partners from 2 different European
countries and 1 Southeast Asian partner) applying for funding from funding
agencies participating in the call. Funding will be provided
for the duration of a maximum of three years (36 months).
THE 5TH JOINT CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: 15 October 2020 12:00
(noon) CET/ 17:00 Jakarta time
Thematic areas:
1. Infectious Diseases (incl. COVID-19)
There is a strong potential for
collaboration in the area of COVID-19
as the whole world is affected by the outbreak situation and require actions,
which can contribute tackling the COVID-19
related challenges. Hence, the thematic area of Infectious Diseases may
include COVID-19
and related post-crisis research, e.g.:
·
Research into
preventive measures against the next pandemic or epidemic
·
Long term studies e.g. related
to population genomics, drugs, vaccines
·
Post-crisis research to mitigate the impact (e.g. PTSD or other mental health research)
This list of sub-thematic areas does not
exclude the submission of project proposals without a COVID-19 related thematic focus.
2. Nanotechnologies
Nanoscience and nanotechnology are highly
interdisciplinary and cut across industrial and commercial sectors to research
and create new materials and devices with remarkable properties and functions. To name but a few, nanotechnology is being used in
medicine, electronics, food, manufacturing and materials or water purification.
Countries contributing to the 5th
Call are:
Southeast Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, The
Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand
Europe: Belgium, Belgium,
Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, and Turkey
Application Process
Proposals for S&T projects have to be submitted
electronically using PT-Outline
Web Tool
THE 6th JOINT CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Deadline: 16 November 2020 12:00 (noon) CET/ 18:00 Jakarta
time
Thematic areas:
1. Digital Health (including Infectious Diseases)
Digital health is the convergence and use
of modern digital technologies and services to enhance the efficiency of
healthcare delivery and make medicines more personalized and precise. It would offer more innovative ways for monitoring health
and well-being. These technologies include but
are not limited to, telemedicine, mobile phones and applications, wearable
devices, remote monitoring sensors. It also involves the
development of interconnected health systems to improve the use of
computational technologies, smart devices, computational analysis techniques
and communication media to support healthcare professionals and patients manage
illnesses and health risks, as well as promote health and well-being.
2. Bioeconomy (including Application of ICT-based Technologies)
The Bioeconomy comprises those parts of
the economy that use renewable biological resources from land and sea – such as crops, forests, fish, animals, and micro-organisms – to produce food, materials, and
energy. Bioeconomy is a top-priority on the research agendas of the EU
and ASEAN countries.
In addition to Bioeconomy issues, ICT is a
crucial instrument for finding scalable and sustainable solutions. In the EU-STI
Roadmap, pilots will be launched for innovative service creation based on
existing technologies, with a focus on the participation of relevant innovation
stakeholders from developing countries, including end-user
community representatives (ICT-39-2016-2017: International partnership
building in low and middle income countries in WP 2016-2017).
Countries contributing to the 6th
Call are:
Southeast Asia: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Lao PDR,
Myanmar, The Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand
Europe: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Spain, and
Turkey
Application
Process
Proposals for Innovation projects have to be submitted
electronically using PT-Outline
Web Tool
Remark: This year, National Science and Technology Development
Agency (NSTDA) is joining only on the 5th Call which are
Infectious Diseases (including
COVID-19) and Nanotechnologies, and
Thailand Center for Excellence for Life Science (TCELS) is joining the 6th call
on Digital Health (including
Infectious Diseases).
More details on
the Southeast Asia -Europe Joint Funding Scheme: 5th and 6th Joint Call for Proposals
available Here
For further
information, please contact
Ms. Phawika
Rueannoi, International Collaboration, NSTDA
Tel: 02-1176935
