[{"bbox": [86, 154, 604, 187], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 220, 508, 252], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 292, 1133, 373], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective (Impact)** of this Action is to deliver on the EU-India Connectivity partnership and the EU's Global Gateway strategy, in third countries, in the framework of the UN 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement."}, {"bbox": [97, 398, 646, 426], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objectives (Outcomes)** of this Action are to:-"}, {"bbox": [136, 451, 1133, 533], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Strengthen EU-India trilateral cooperation partnership, with a particular focus on sustainable transport, clean energy, digital and green transition including from a human rights-based and gender equality approach."}, {"bbox": [136, 557, 1133, 608], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Strengthen ISA's Solar Technology Application Research Centre (STAR-C) programme in third countries."}, {"bbox": [97, 637, 453, 665], "category": "Text", "text": "The Expected Outputs to be delivered:"}, {"bbox": [131, 690, 1129, 744], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 A functional decision-making and implementation trilateral cooperation framework has been put in place in third countries to deliver positive results in the social, environmental and/or economic sectors."}, {"bbox": [131, 744, 1071, 798], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Pilot trilateral cooperation projects in sectors including interoperable digital public services, clean energy, sustainable transport and green transition."}, {"bbox": [131, 797, 1120, 877], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Identify a pipeline of project concepts with effective gender mainstreaming for potential investments by EU or International development financial institutions, or other financers, for larger, deeper and more sustainable impact."}, {"bbox": [136, 902, 1133, 954], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 Enhanced an inclusive and gender-responsive Team Europe support provided to the STAR Centres in Asia, Africa and Latin America."}, {"bbox": [136, 955, 1133, 1008], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 Contributed to the establishment of STAR Centres⁹ to become training and knowledge management centre(s)."}, {"bbox": [136, 1009, 1133, 1061], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.3 Enhanced capacity of local government counterparts, researchers, engineers, technicians, private sector and other relevant stakeholders in solar related technologies"}, {"bbox": [136, 1061, 1133, 1088], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.4 Strengthened technical and institutional collaborations of STAR Centres with EU Centres of Excellence."}, {"bbox": [86, 1129, 368, 1157], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [97, 1175, 633, 1202], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 1.1.1 Management of the trilateral cooperation framework"}, {"bbox": [136, 1204, 1133, 1256], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Setting up, carrying out and reviewing the effectiveness of a two-level ( steering and implementation) trilateral cooperation framework"}, {"bbox": [136, 1258, 1133, 1312], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Promoting and sharing information about potential trilateral cooperation projects to be supported, highlight eligibility, region, country and sector priorities or criteria"}, {"bbox": [136, 1313, 660, 1341], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Identifying, assessing and selecting project proposals"}, {"bbox": [136, 1342, 1133, 1395], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Assessing overall results of the projects actually implemented, with a particular emphasis on partnership, quality and sustainability criteria"}, {"bbox": [97, 1421, 643, 1449], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 1.2.1 Implementation of pilot trilateral cooperation projects"}, {"bbox": [136, 1475, 1133, 1555], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Accompanying, supporting and monitoring project implementation, including conducting surveys, workshops, exposure visits, technology transfer, training, capacity development, setting up or reinforcing pilot services or systems"}, {"bbox": [86, 1622, 597, 1646], "category": "Footnote", "text": "⁹ Locations/countries to be decided at the time of contracting."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1655, 1144, 1682], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 19"}]