ESA ROMANIA SPACE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP

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ESA ROMANIA SPACE INDUSTRY WORKSHOP 25th of
January Sinaia, Romania
Contracts of Romanian Groups within European
programmes
Mircea Sbârna
General Division for European Integration and
International Relations
E-mail msbarna_at_mct.ro Phone/fax
40.1.210.92.75 Phone [phone]
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General data about Romania
Surface 235.000 km2 Population
22.500.000 inhabitants GDP (1998) 36.882
M Euro GDP/inhabitant 1639 Euro Ind. Growth
Rate (1999/2002) 7,7 Exports Growth
Rate 23,4 Unemployment 10,2 from
working population
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Romanian RTD potential in 1999
Human potential - 24,683 researchers (FTE) in 626
units out of which - 69,34 in 473
industrial units - 23,38 in 109 governmental
units - 7,28 in 44 universities Funding -
2,196 bilion ROL (137 M Euro) Investments - very
low
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Legal Framework for Cooperation

• Bilateral Cooperation
• 48 bilateral agreements (17 in operation)
• EU Programmes
• EU Framework Programmes
• PHARE
• Other European Initiatives COST, EUREKA, INTAS
• NATO Science Programme
• UN and other intergovernmental organisations
  UNESCO, UNDP, CEI, CEMN, ECMB, ESA, CERN, etc.

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Number of bilateral projects
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Number of bilateral projects by country
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Distribution of bilateral projects by fields
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Distribution of bilateral projects by participants
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Distribution of Romanian participants by thematic
and horizontal programmes in 1999
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Most frequent partners of Romanian participants
in successful FP 5 projects
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Romanian participation in 5th Framework
Programme - 1999
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Retained FP 5 projects with Romanian participation
GROWTH KA 4 New perspectives for aeronautics

• Title Significantly lower community exposure to
  aircraft noise
• Romanian participant INCD Turbomotoare
• Title Jet exhausting aerodynamics and noise
• Romanian participant INCD Turbomotoare
• Title Collaborative working within the
  Aeronautical Supply Chain
• Romanian participants INCD Elie Carafoli
• SIAT S.A.