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Expected Impacts

  • Increased science and innovation capacities for all actors in the R&I system in widening countries. GAIN is set to deliver a radical increase of capacities for a central R&I actor in a key thematic domain (AI) in Georgia (one of the Widening countries). As Georgia is a small country, through GAIN, the entire science system will receive a significant push.
  • Reformed R&I systems and institutions leading also to increased attractiveness and retention of research talents. Placing focus on young researcher, equipping them with cutting-edge skills and giving new career prospects, the project will tackle one of the major problems in science systems of Widening countries – brain drain. Mobility, doing research internationally, fair compensation, these are the stimuli the project will offer to young talents
  • Improved outreach to international scale for all actors. Using GAIN as a vehicle powered by the capacities of the European partners, MICM will extend its capacity to do research internationally. With the important prerequisites (e.g. excellent basic research skills, English proficiency of all staff members, access to young talents), MICM is currently a suitable international partner, but with low visibility and profile. GAIN will correct it.
  • Greater involvement of regional actors in R&I process. GAIN will contribute to building applied research and innovation capacities in MICM and in Georgia as a whole. This is an important structural and cultural change to the science system, which still bears the consequences of historical isolation of science from economy.