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Transversal Component

Title: Transversal Component. 

Main Objective: Operate through the JRC’s Africa Knowledge Platform and serve as an integration engine, connecting thematic sectors and aligning the contributions of the RCoEs around a unified and coherent vision.

Specific Objectives:

  1. Ensure effective coordination of the ArcX programme through a robust and well-managed transversal mechanism;
  2. Enhance the science–policy interface by providing targeted support services that facilitate evidence-based decision-making;
  3. Strengthen knowledge circulation and collective learning across ArcX through an efficient and interoperable knowledge management mechanism;
  4. Promote inter-sectoral networking and partnership opportunities by delivering tailored support services that connect actors across thematic and regional domains.

Starting Year: 2023
Implementation Duration: 6 years

Areas of Impact:

  1. Strategic coherence;
  2. Programme efficiency;
  3. Reduced duplication;
  4. Evidence-based decisions;
  5. Policy harmonisation;
  6. Uptake of scientific insights;
  7. Knowledge circulation;
  8. Collective learning;
  9. Scaling of innovations;
  10. Innovation ecosystems;
  11. Cross-sector alliances;
  12. Private-sector + Africa–Europe cooperation

Target Groups: Regional Centers of Excellence.

ArcX Partners: See ArcX Partners card and the ArcX Partnership Map.

Component Coordinator: Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA).

Scientific and Technical Support from EC - DG JRC: DG-JRC Directorate D (Sustainable Resources) Unit D6 (Nature Conservation and Observations).


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Agriconsulting Europe

Agriconsulting Europe S.A. (AESA), founded in 1994, is a renowned international development consultancy firm. With legal representation in multiple EU Member states and third countries, AESA, headquartered in Brussels, comprises a team of 60 permanent employees and over 400 experts worldwide. The organisation maintains strong partnerships with EU universities, research centres, and educational institutions, fostering collaboration on select projects they manage.

 

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