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Conference Folder Conference folder for the participants in the video conference: Europe in the pandemic: Research and innovation for a more resilient health system Berlin, 7th September 2020 1 Europe in the pandemic: research and innovation for a more resilient health system – video conference on 7 September 2020 Table of contents Programme Page 3 Technical information for the video conference Page 5 Curricula Vitae Page 10 Session 1 Solidarity and sovereignty: for a more resilient health system in Europe Background information Page 14 Memo: EP calls for EU health policy reform Page 14 Memo: The new EU Pharmaceutical Strategy and EU4Health Page 16 Memo: Interoperability of Corona tracing apps in the EU Page 18 Memo: Risk assessment in the EU and the role of the ECDC Page 19 Position paper by MEPs Peter Liese, Chrysoula Zacharopoulou and Ma- nuel Pizarro: Health is the most important, also in the EU Page 21 Session 2 Cross-border cooperation in health research and European research funding to support sustainable crisis management Background information Page 24 Memo: Funding for health research in the EU Page 24 Memo: The future of the European Research Area and Horizon Europe Page 26 Open letter from Petra de Sutter and 47 other MEPs to the Euro- pean Commission: Europe should fill the gap and exercise leader- ship in health research Page 28 List of participants Page 31 28. August 2020 2 Europe in the pandemic: research and innovation for a more resilient health system Video conference on 7 September 2020 – programme Conference of Chairpersons of Committees on Health, Research and Digital Affairs from the national parliaments and the European Parliament as part of the Parliamentary Dimension of Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU 14:00 hrs Welcome and opening remarks by Thomas Oppermann, Vice-President of the German Bundestag 14:05 hrs Session 1 Solidarity and sovereignty: for a more resilient health system in Europe Chaired by: Erwin Rüddel Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Committee on Health Keynote statement: Sandra Gallina Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate- General for Health and Food Safety Keynote statement: Dr Peter Liese Member of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Keynote statement: Dr Andrea Ammon Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 14:30 hrs Discussion Contributors: Manuel Höferlin Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Committee on the Digital Agenda Manuel Pizarro Castro Substitute member of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, and co-author of a paper on EU health policy issued in light of the pandemic by several Members of the European Parliament Possible points for discussion: 3 Europe in the pandemic: research and innovation for a more resilient health system Video conference on 7 September 2020 – programme What lessons should be drawn from the COVID-19 pandemic for the health policy of the EU and its member states? How can the response to a “second wave” be improved? Should the EU member states cooperate more closely on health matters? In what areas might this be constructive? What measures could provide the EU and its member states with a greater degree of sovereignty in handling health matters? How can digital options for overcoming the crisis be used more effectively? 16:00 hrs Break 16:15 hrs Session 2 Cross-border cooperation in health research and European research funding to support sustainable crisis management Chaired by: Dr Ernst Dieter Rossmann Chairman of the German Bundestag’s Committee on Education, Research and Technology Assessment Keynote statement: Jean-Eric Paquet Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation Keynote statement: Dr Petra de Sutter Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Keynote statement: Professor Christian Drosten Director of the Institute of Virology at Berlin’s Charité hospital 16:40 hrs Discussion Possible points for discussion: What measures could help further strengthen health research in the EU? Are the existing research networks in the EU sufficient in terms of the exchange of knowledge on COVID-19 and for fighting future pandemics? Which areas of research should receive targeted funding in terms of fighting COVID-19 and future pandemics? How can better use be made of the digital options in this area? 17:50 hrs Closing remarks 18:00 hrs End of the video conference 4 Video Conference Guide for Webex and Interprefy General information The video conference including the original spoken audio (floor) will be transmitted via Webex. Simultaneous interpretation of the conference will be provided from German, English and French into German, English and French via the platform Interprefy. If you have any technical questions or difficulties, please contact either [email protected] or +49 2572 920 164. Technical information Please make sure you comply with the following technical requirements to ensure good video and audio quality – otherwise it will not be possible for your contribution to be interpreted. - Use a stable LAN internet connection with sufficient bandwidth of at least 10 Mbit/s (please do not use a wireless network). - When you take the floor during the conference use a high-quality external microphone, for instance in the form of a headset. Please do not use the built-in microphones on your laptop or PC, as these do not ensure sufficiently good audio quality. - Sit in an evenly lit, bright place. - Position your camera so that there is a good view of you in the video window that the other participants will see. The camera should be roughly at eye level. The background should be tidy and not distracting. - Device for participating in the Webex conference: laptop or PC with built-in or external HD webcam, or a dedicated Webex device. To listen to the original audio (floor), you will need internal or external speakers. - If you want to listen to the simultaneous interpreting, you have to open an additional window for the Interprefy platform in your internet browser (see below). - Please do not log out during the break. System/IT information Please note you will need the followoing to avoid problems when installing and connecting to Cisco Webex: - Authorisation to download and run .exe and .msi files or to share the programmes via the relevant software centre (if administration is organised centrally, i.e. via the IT department or system administrator). - USB read and write permission - Audio and microphone input must be activated. - Authorisation for your browser to access the camera, microphone and speakers. - You will need to allow Cisco Webex to bypass proxy settings in your browser and your in-house network or the configuration oft he proxy server and firewall. - More information on security during Cisco Webex meetings is available here: https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/en/us/products/collateral/conferencing/webex-meeting- center/white-paper-c11-737588.pdf?dtid=osscdc000283 5 Participating in a video conference using Cisco Webex and using Interprefy to listen to the simultaneous interpreting Participating in a Webex meeting 1. Please open the link in your e-mail invitation tot he Webex meeting Option 1: Participate from the Webex Meetings Option 2: Participate from your web browser app If the Cisco Webex Meetings app is already You can also participate using your web installed on your PC, open the app by clicking browser: click on on the link tot he meeting. Join from your browser. Before joining the meeting, change your information If you are participating from your browser, enter your In the programme to:: information as follows: Iso-code for your country / Last name / First name Iso-code for your country / Last name / First name e.g. DEU Mustermann Max e.g. DEU Mustermann Max 6 2. Before joining the meeting, please activate your camera and mute your microphone. 3. Then click on „Join Meeting“. Webex features during the video conference Leave the Activate microphone meeting More Activate Show participants Chat feature for options camera requesting the floor 7 4. Using the chat feature to request the floor: - You should only use the chat feature to request the floor – please direct your contentual questions via direct chat message to us. - Please do not use the chat feature for any other communication. If, for instance, you need technical support please call the technical hotline (see below). How to request the floor: - Enter your three-digit country code, your last name and the language you will be speaking and send it to the chat. - You will receive a private message that you are up next whilst the speaker before you is still speaking. - Wait until you are given the floor by the chair of the meeting. - Once you have been given the floor, please activate your microphone. - Speaking time is limited to two minutes. The chair reserves the right to shorten or lengthen this speaking time, depending on how many participants are requesting the floor. - Once you have finished speaking, please do not forget to mute your microphone again. 5. Using Interprefy from your web browser to listen to the simultaneous interpretation We recommend you use the Google Chrome browser and a wired internet connection for this. Use the link: https://interpret.world/user/sign-in Participants using Interprefy receive a separate e-mail with an event access token allowing them to log in. Enter your token Press „To my session!“ Plug in your headset Choose a language 8 Help in the event of technical problems - If you have any technical questions or difficulties, please contact either [email protected] or +49 2572 920 164. - For any other questions relating to the conference please contact either [email protected] or +49 30 227 33766.
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