Workshop on successful
cross-sectoral collaboration
The Cross-sectoral collaboration workshop took place on the 2-3 April 2007. As part of the workshop the Partners discussed principles and models that can be used in the EU and NZ to ensure that the organisation and structure of projects and consortia are conducive to successful collaboration. The findings will be disseminated in the form of a proceedings document and a summary of the best practice principles. The outcomes will be followed up in the study visits and the conference.
Aims of the Workshop
- To enable collaboration between research groups in Europe and NZ.
- To facilitate sharing of research capabilities to benefit the science base and contribute to the exploitation of research outputs.
Objectives of the Workshop
- To develop world best practice used in collaboration among universities, research organisations and industry in the EU and NZ for food innovation.
- To provide funding agencies with a set of operating principles to facilitate successful collaboration among universities, research organisations and the food industry in Europe.
- To provide research and business managers with a set of key principles and models for effective and meaningful working relationships and partnerships for conducting innovative research for the food industry.
- To bring together actors involved in facilitating cross-sectoral collaboration and to use success stories to illustrate best practice, and also gain an understanding of the EU cultural context in order to identify barriers to implementation of best practice.
