Israel involvement in the EUs Research Framework Programme

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• Israel involvement in the EUs Research
  Framework Programme

Dominique Gonthier
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Background

• On 8 March 1999, the second  Agreement for
  Scientific and Technical Co-operation between the
  European Community and Israel  entered into
  force.
• By virtue of this agreement, which reniewed a
  previous agreement entered into force on 6 August
  1996 and expired 31 December 1998, Israel has
  been fully associated with the 5th Framework
  Programme for Community RTD (1999-2002)
• This agreement is being renewed for the duration
  of the 6th Framework Programme (2002-2006).

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The 5th Framework Programme 1999-2002
Quality of Life Living Resources 2.413 B
Information Society Technologies 3.600 B
Competitive Sustainable Growth 2.705 B
Energy, environ. sustainable development 2.125
B
Joint Research Center739 M
Euratom1.260 M
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Israel in FP5

• Israels status of  Associated Country 
  requires financial participation to the FP5
  budget (150 M-EURO)
• Israels share is calculated on the basis of the
  of its GNP compared to the total GNP of all
  contributing countries.
• In return Israeli organisations, which take part
  in joint EU-Israel selected projects, can receive
  a financial contribution from the Commission
  consisting of the reimbursement of the eligible
  costs incurred.

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FP5 projects with IL participants
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Israeli participants (1)
others
universities
industries
Percentages differ according to specific
programmes .
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Israeli participants (2)
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Quality of Life
GROWTH
EESD
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Estimated research funds to Israeli entities
Innovation
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EU partners in projects with Israel
Number of projects
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Ass. Countr. Partners in projects with Israel
Number of projects
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Example of projects (1)
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Example of projects (2)
Technological platform broad scale project aiming
at developing an improved design of the AIRBUS
airplane body
F Gie Airbus Industrie (co-ordinator) D Daimler
Chryler Aerospace Airbus F Airbus
Aerospatiale GR Hellenic Aerospace
Industry I Finmeccanica S.P.A. Alenia Aeronautica
IL Israel Aircraft Industries NL Fokker Control
Systems S SAAB UK British Aerospace
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Example of projects (3)
The project offers a method for spraying
orchards, whereby the amount of spray is adjusted
to the trees size and volume by means of a three
dimensional digital map derived from aerial
photography
IL MIGAL, Galilee Techn Centre (co-ordinator) D
Institute of Plant Protection DK Hardy
International IL Institute of Agricultural Engine
ering, Volcani Centre IL A.P.A.C. NATAV
(photography) IL GISha Systems NL Institute of
Agricultural Environmental engineering NL Fruit
Research Station
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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• Collaboration
• Technolgy
• Marketing
• Intellectual property
• Funding

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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• Multicultural cooperation brings added value,
  new ideas, accelerate innovation
• Networking involvement in new scientific
  networks, building partnerships that continue
  after projects termination
• EU partners appreciate Israeli entrepreneurial
  spirit, high motivation enthusiasm

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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• Share technical risks
• Find complementary needed expertise
• Contribution to international standards
• EU partners appreciate Israeli technological
  excellence in key scientific and technological
  domains

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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• Technical co-operation opens up the way for
  future business collaboration
• Access to EU market, huge potential in close
  proximity to Israel
• Collaborative RTD efforts shorten time to market

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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• Collaborative RTD generates an increasing amount
  of IPR, which, properly managed, allow
  exploitation benefits and creation of spin-offs

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Assessment of EU-ISRAEL co-operation in FP5

• While considered important, getting funding is
  not the primary motivation
• Priority is given to the alignment of the
  company/organisations strategy with the
  objectives of the projects

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Other EU-Israel RD co-operation
Created in 1985, EUREKA is a Europe-wide network
promoting collaborative market-driven research
and development (RD) projects in most fields of
advanced civilian technology.
In June 2000, at the EUREKA Ministerial
Conference in Hanover, Israel was accepted in
EUREKA as full Member.
While FP5 projects focus on precompetitive RD,
EUREKA projects are market driven and
"bottom-up", projects content, time scale and
costs, participants are defined by the partners
themselves.
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Other EU-Israel RD co-operation

• Many bilateral agreements or Memoranda of
  Understanding (MoU) covering scientific
  co-operation are signed between Israel and most
  European countries
• The objective of the European Commission is to
  foster synergies between these bilateral
  initiatives and other EU initiatives

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FP6 Preparation

• Situation as at 30 November 2002

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Current situation

• Framework Programme (codecision procedure)
• 15 May 2002 EP approved Councils Common
  Position
• Specific Programmes (consultation procedure)
• Council adopted end of September 2002
• Rules of Participation (codecision procedure)
• Final adoption 05 October 2002
• Calls for Proposals
• 1st call launched 17/12/02, due date 17/03/03

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FP6-17500Meur
Non-Nuclear-16270M
Euratom - 1230M
Strengthening ERA-320M
FocusingIntegrating Community Research-13345M
Spec.Priorities for a Wider Field of Research
-1300M
JRC 760M
Coordination of Activities 270M
Thematic Priorities - 11285M
8.Supporting Policies Anticipating ST
Needs 555M
Coherent Developt of Policies 50M
1.Genomics Biotech for Health -2255M
Combating major diseases 1100M
Advanced genomics health applications-1155M
Structuring ERA-2605M
2.IST -3625M
Horizontal SME Research 430M
3.Nanotechnologies Nanoscience-1300M
Research Innovation290M
International Cooperation 315M
4.Aeronautics Space -1075M
5.Food Quality Safety -685M
Human Resources-1580M
6.Sustainable Global Changes Ecosystems 2120M
Energy -810M
Research Infrastructures655M
Transport -610M
Global Changes Ecosystems-700M
Science Society-80M
7.Citizens Governance -225M
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 Integrating research  3 new instruments

• Networks of excellence
• Towards  virtual centres of excellence
• Integrated projects
• A new order of magnitude
• Programmes carried out jointly
• To achieve convergence of national programmes

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 Integrating research  3 new instruments

• Networks of excellence
• Lasting integration of research capacities
• Execution of joint programmes of activities
• Genuine virtual centres of excellence
• Operational autonomy
• Gradual integration of the work programmes
• Selected on the basis of calls for proposals
• Integrated projects
• Programmes carried out jointly

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 Integrating research  3 new instruments

• Networks of excellence
• Integrated projects
• Actions with a real European scope
• Involving significant mobilisation of
  stake-holders
• High level of autonomy
• Implemented through overall financing plans
• Selected on the basis of calls for proposals
• Programmes carried out jointly

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 Integrating research  3 new instruments

• Networks of excellence
• Integrated projects
• Programmes carried out jointly
• Financial participation in national programmes
  carried out jointly (article 169 of the Treaty)
• Specific implementation structure
• Development or operation of common infrastructures

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Israel participation in FP6
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Israel and the next Framework Programme (2002
2006)
Open to

• The EEA Countries
• Central Eastern European Candidate Countries
  (CEEC)
• Cyprus, Malta and Turkey
• Switzerland Israel on the basis of bilateral
  agreements to be concluded.

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Israel participation in FP6Current situation

• Official request from Israel received by the
  Commission on 29 March 2002
• Commission has initated the procedure to renew
  the agreement signed for the 5th FP Council
  asked to give a negotiation mandate to the
  Commission
• Procedure includes  transitory measures 
  ensuring Israel participation from the beginning
  of FP6 (Art. 300, 2, 1st alinea of Treaty of
  Amsterdam)
• Council decision on negotiation mandate received
  05 November 2002
• Agreement  initialed  by IL EC on 17 Dec. 2002

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Israel participation in FP6Negotiations Steps
(starting mid May 2002)

• Preparation, internal consultation and adoption
  by the EC of a  Negotiation Mandate 
  transmission to Council 09 Aug 2002
• Adoption of the Mandate by the Council 05 Nov
  2002
• Preliminary parallel discussions with Israeli
  Authorities
• Paraph of the negotiated agreement, interservice
  consultation Commission Decision asking the
  Councils autorisation to sign the agreement 17
  Dec 2002
• Council Decision to sign the agreement and
  signature of the agreement 2 months
• Preparation and transmission to the Council of a
  draft Commision Decision asking the Council and
  the EP the conclusion of the agreement 1 month
• Transmission to the EP for advice, answer of the
  EP and Council Decision to conclude the
  agreement 4 months

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