The 7th Research Framework Programme FP7 and EU Taiwan cooperation opportunities in FP7

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The 7th Research Framework Programme (FP7) and
EU - Taiwan cooperation opportunities in FP7
Dr Ph. Vialatte, International dimension of the
Framework programme International Cooperation
Directorate, DG Research, European Commission
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International Context
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International Context

• EU Strong economic power facing huge
  challenges e.g. ageing societies, industrial
  competitiveness, unemployment, regional social
  cohesion, sustainable development, energy
  security, globalisation, etc.
• Future f (knowledge triangle)
• How to create knowledge Research
• How to diffuse knowledge Education
• How to use knowledge Innovation
• EU to invest more (3 objective) and better
  in RD (building ERA)

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International Context

• Scale of challenges (environment, energy, health,
  etc.) unlikely that a single region in
  isolation can deal with.
• Need to work together and build a strategy for
  knowledge collaboration to leverage trade and
  economic relations.
• Indispensable partners Asian countries
• Council Regulation 1934/2006 of 21/12/2006
  although there are no diplomatic or political
  relations with Taiwan, intensive contacts do take
  place and should be continued in the area of
  economy, trade, science and technology, standards
  and norms and on a number of other subjects.

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Framework Programmes
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What is it?

• Framework Programme
• the main European instrument for funding research
  in Europe
• designed firstly to respond to Europe's
  employment needs, competitiveness and quality of
  life.

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FPs basic principles

• Scientific excellence
• Trans-national cooperation
• Public calls, peer review, competitive selection
• Cost-sharing
• Participants own the results

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By and large, how do FPs work?

• Calls for proposals launched by DG RTD (e.g.
  HEALTH-2007-2.1.2-7 Traditional Chinese Medicine
  in post-genomic era)
• Consortia submit proposals
• Independent evaluation of the proposals
• Selection of the best proposals for co-funding

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Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes1984-2013
NB Budgets in current prices. Source Annual
Report 2003, plus FP7 revised proposal
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Taiwan participation in the 6th Framework
Programme
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Taiwan participation in FP6
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Taiwan participation in FP6
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Comparison of participation in FP6 with some
countries
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Taiwan participation in FP6

• Leaders in EU-Taiwan ST cooperation IST and
  policy research (SARS)
• Collaboration in other sectors to be developed
  under FP7
• But ST cooperation going-on also at the level of
  EU Member States with Taiwan and amongst private
  companies.

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7th Framework Programme 2007-2013
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FP7 overall objective

• FP7 bundles research-related EU initiatives under
  a common roof
• To play a crucial role in reaching the goals of
  (1) knowledge, (2) competitiveness, (3) growth
  and (4) employment
• along with
• a Competitiveness and innovation Framework
  (2007-2013, EUR 3.62 billion, focussing on SMEs,
  adoption of ICTs, the Intelligent Energy Europe
  Programme)
• Education and Training programmes, and
• Structural and Cohesion Funds for regional
  convergence and competitiveness

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What is new in FP7?

• Duration 7 years
• (except EURATOM 5 years)
• Budget over 53 billion
• New Structure with 4 Specific Programmes
  EURATOM JRC
• New instruments ERC, JTI, etc.
• Integration of the international dimension into
  all Specific Programmes

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FP7 Structure

• FP7 objectives grouped into 4 Specific Programmes
  (plus EURATOM and Joint Research Centre)
• Cooperation Collaborative research,
• Ideas Frontier Research,
• People Human Potential, and
• Capacities Research Capacity.
• to promote the creation of European poles of
  scientific excellence through cooperation within
  the EU and with third-country partners
• Calls for proposals detailed in annual
  work-programmes (2008 WP publication in Nov.
  2007)

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FP7 budget - M 53,3727 years
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FP7 Structure
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Cooperation M 32,413
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International cooperation in FP7
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Building on past achievements

• 25 years
• gt 3000 projects
• gt 45,000 researchers
• mainly in agriculture, health, natural resources
• thousands participations, all areas

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International Cooperation in FP7

• On the basis of mutual interest and mutual
  benefit
• To support European competitiveness through
  strategic partnerships with third countries, and
• To address specific problems faced by developing
  countries

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Typology of countries

• 1- Associated countries
• ? Same prerogatives as Member States
  (Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Lichtenstein,
  Iceland, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro,
  Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia)
• 2- International Cooperation Partner Countries
  (ICPC)
• Countries neighbouring the EU (Mediterranean
  Partner Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern
  European and Central Asian Countries)
• Emerging economies (e.g. China, India, Brazil,
  Russia, South Africa)
• ? Funded
• 3- Industrialised countries (USA, Canada, Japan,
  Australia.) and other high-income countries and
  territories (Taiwan)
• ? Funded only exceptionally

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Main principles for international cooperation

• FP7 Rules for participation welcome international
  cooperation
• Allow for international participation in FP7
  indirect actions
• Allow for targeted activities e.g. specific
  calls for specific countries/regions
• Provide for possibilities for funding for third
  country participants (mainly those from ICPC)
• Principle of equal treatment with respect to
  intellectual property rights (IPR) of all
  participants in a project

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Conditions for participation

• Minimum condition for participation, as a general
  rule at least 3 independent participants from 3
  different Member States (MS) or Associated
  countries (Ac).
• Article 11 International organisations and
  participants from third countries can participate
  in addition to minima.
• all references to Articles refer to FP7 EC
  Rules for participation

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International cooperation in COOPERATION

• All themes open to third countries
• In general minimum number of EU Member State (MS)
  or Associated Countries (AC)
• Beyond this minimum, all 3rd countries can
  participate
• Targeted calls possible
• Industrialised countries funded only if
  indispensable for the project

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International cooperation in IDEAS

• ERC grants open to non-Europeans provided they
  move to the EU Associated Countries
• Participation of Third Countries to be justified
  on basis of added scientific value/mutual benefit
  (in addition to the minimum consortium one
  legal entity from MS/AC)

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International cooperation in PEOPLE

• Marie Curie host driven actions open to
  non-Europeans
• International outgoing / incoming fellowships (
  return scheme)
• International reintegration grants
• International cooperation scheme partnerships to
  support exchange of researchers (joint EU ST
  Agreement countries)
• Measures to network expatriate researchers
  (ERA-Link)

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International cooperation in CAPACITIES

• Coordination of the international cooperation
  actions under the different Specific Programmes
  and across Themes
• Coordination to ensure a coherent approach and
  develop synergies with other Community policies
  (RELEX, DEV, Trade, ENV)

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FP7 Funding Schemes

• Collaborative Projects
• Networks of Excellence
• Support for Training and Career Development of
  Researchers (Marie Curie)
• Support for Frontier Research (ERC)
• Coordination and Support Actions
• Research for the Benefit of Specific Groups
• Combinations e.g. CP and CSA
• As set out in the text for FP7 Annex III

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Taiwan participation in the 7th Framework
Programme
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Taiwan participation in FP7
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Taiwan participation in FP7
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Taiwan participation in FP7

• Total number of applications in the first 100 FP7
  calls of the Cooperation SP - 62,500
• EU MS Associated Countries OCT 94 (
  59,000)
• Other countries 6 ( 3,500)
• Taiwan applications to PF7 8 applications in
  total ICT (5), ENV (2), Health (1)
• Need to establish specific, regular and fruitful
  strategic dialogues to strengthen EC-Taiwan
  collaboration in research

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How to develop a collaborative research project
under FP7 Example TCM call open on 18 June
2007 and closed on 18 Sept. 07
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• Call identifier FP7-Health-2007-B
  (2007-2.1.2-7)
• Traditional Chinese Medicine in post genomic era
  The focus should be to promote and support
  networking and coordination of research
  activities applying functional genomics in the
  context of Traditional Chinese Medicine including
  anti-microbial resistance
• Call publication date 11/05/07
• Call closure date 18/09/07 Indicative budget
  2,5 M
• Funding scheme Coordination and support action
• (coordination or support action)
• Eligibility criteria
• Participant minimum 2 legal entities
  established in different EU Member States or
  Associated countries , and 2 legal Chinese
  entities
• Consortium members research organisations,
  universities, industry (including SME)
• Evaluation procedure One step evaluation (no
  remote phase)

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Starting points

• 1- The annual work-programme FP7 / Cooperation /
  theme 1 Health and The call fiche (practical
  summary)
• 2- Rules for submission of proposals and the
  related evaluation, selection and award
  procedures
• 3- The guide for applicants
• Seehttp//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fusea
  ctionUserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPagecall_id
  63

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http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/dc/index.cfm?fuseactio
nUserSite.CooperationDetailsCallPagecall_id63
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1- The annual work-programme FP7 /
health(description)
TCM
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The annual work-programme FP7 / health
TCM
Funding scheme
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The call fiche (practical descriptive summary
per call)
TCM
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TCM call CA or SA
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Rules for participation
TCM
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2- Rules for submission
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Rules for submission
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3- The guide for applicants (for CSA in 2007)
TCM
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The guide for applicants
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The guide for applicants
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Call for proposals
Proposals
Ethical Review
Evaluation by experts
Commission ranking
Commission Rejection Decision
Negotiation Commission Funding Decision
Funding Decision and Grant agreement
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How to apply

• The coordinator planning, building up the
  consortium
• Check the eligibility and evaluation criteria
  (check-list)
• Help
• National Contact Points
• EC enquiry services
• Partners http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/partners_en.
  html

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Presenting your proposal

• Part A (administrative info) and part B
  (scientific and technical content)
• Any EU language
• Proposal submitted electronically
• Deadline!!!
• Check-list
• Acknowledgment of receipt

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Evaluation
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Conclusions
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Timeframe for FP7 projects
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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Further information
INCO info-desk inco_at_ec.europa.eu INCO
portal http//cordis.europa.eu/inco/home_en.html
International Scientific Cooperation
Policy http//ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en
.html Consultation on ERA Green
Paper http//ec.europa.eu/research/era/consultatio
n-era_en.html
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Thanks for your attention
Directorate-General for Research International
Scientific Cooperation Philippe.Vialatte_at_ec.europ
a.eu
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IPR Objectives

• to facilitate the implementation of the project
  and the use of its results
• to provide a minimum self-sustainable framework
  while allowing participants flexibility to
  determine additional rules specific for their
  cooperation
• to ensure continuity with the FP6 IPR provisions
  but simplifying and improving these where
  appropriate
• to ensure uniformity between (mainstream)
  indirect actions

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Ownership

• Ownership each participant owns the foreground
  it generates
• Joint ownership
• when foreground is generated jointly and it is
  impossible to determine the respective share of
  the work, in which case
• the joint owners must reach an agreement
• however, in absence of a specific agreement, a
  default regime applies any joint owner is
  entitled to grant non-exclusive licenses to third
  parties, without any right to sub-licence,
  subject to prior notification and fair and
  reasonable compensation to the other owner(s)
• in actions for the benefit of specific groups
  (e.g. SMEs, CSOs) unless otherwise agreed
• when agreed by two or more participants