International Scientific Cooperation activities in FP7

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International Scientific Cooperation activities
in FP7
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EU research the story so far

• 1952 ECSC treaty first projects started March
  1955
• 1957 Euratom treaty Joint Research Centre set
  up
• 1983 ESPRIT programme
• 1984 First Framework Programme (1984-1987)
• 1987 Single European Act science becomes a
  Community responsibility Second Framework
  Programme (1987-1991)
• 1990 Third Framework Programme (1990-1994)
• 1993 Treaty on European Union role of RTD in
  the enlarged EU
• 1994 Fourth Framework Programme (1994-1998)
• 1998 Fifth Framework Programme (1998-2002)
• 2000 European Research Area
• 2002 Sixth Framework Programme (2002-2006)
• 2005 Proposal for the Seventh Framework
  Programme (2007-2013 2007-2011 for Euratom)

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FP7 Specific Programmes
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FP7 budget - 54 582 million (current prices)
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FP7 2007-2013 Cooperation budget
Budget


( million,
I. Cooperation

current prices)

1. Health

5

984

2. Food, agriculture and biotechnology

1

935

3. Information and communication technologies

9

110

4. Nanotechnologies, materials and
3

467

production

5. Energy

2

265

6. Environment

1

886

7. Transport

4

18
0

8. Socio
-
economic research

607

9. Security and space

2

858
Total

32 292

Not including non
-
nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre
1

751 million

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International Cooperation in FP7 - Aim

• Support competitiveness through strategic
  partnerships with third countries in selected
  fields of science
• Address specific problems facing third countries
  on the basis of mutual interest and mutual
  benefit
• Use ST cooperation to reinforce the Communitys
  external relations and other relevant policy

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International Cooperation in FP7 A new approach

• A new approach has been followed in FP7 to
  support the activities of International
  Cooperation
• The theme-oriented international cooperation
  actions are carried out under the Cooperation
  Programme
• The international actions in the area of human
  potential are carried out under the People
  Programme
• Actions of the Capacities Programme are designed
  to support and stimulate the participation of
  third countries in the FP.

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International Cooperation

• Third Countries
• Industrialised countries
• Associated and Candidate countries
• International Cooperation Partner Countries
  (ICPC)
• ACP, Asia, Eastern European and Central Asian
  countries, Latin America, Mediterranean partner
  Countries, Western Balkan countries

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Cooperation Collaborative research

• Two ways for 3rd Countries to participate
• Opening all Themes to 3rd countries
• Specific International Cooperation Actions within
  each Theme

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Cooperation Collaborative research

• Opening of all themes to third countries
• Minimum 3 different EU Member State (MS) or
  Associated countries (AC)
• Beyond this minimum, all 3rd countries can
  participate
• ICPC would generally be funded
• Industrialised countries funded only if
  indispensable for the project

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Cooperation Collaborative research

• Specific International Cooperation Actions
• Calls for proposals dedicated to ICPC in each
  Theme
• Minimum 4 participants from different countries
  2 ICPC 2 MS or AC
• ICPC participants would always be funded

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People Fellowships

• Objectives
• Reinforce European research with foreign
  scientists
• Build lasting connections through mobile
  researchers

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People Fellowships

• Main Features
• For European Researchers
• Outgoing fellowships with mandatory return
• Return/reintegration of European researchers
  abroad
• For 3rd Country Researchers
• Host-Driven actions for 3rd country researchers
• Incoming individual fellowships
• Schemes for Neighbouring countries and those with
  ST agreement
• Scientific Diaspora of Europeans abroad and
  foreigners in Europe

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
Coordination of the international cooperation
actions under the different programmes and across
Themes
CAPACITIES the vehicle for this coordination
Aim To strengthen overall coordination to
ensure a coherent approach and develop synergies
with other Community policies (RELEX, DEV,
Trade, ENV)
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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
Work Programme 2007-2008, 3 activities are
proposed
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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• Bi-regional Coordination of ST cooperation
  (INCO-NET)
• INCO-NETs are platforms bringing together policy
  makers and stakeholders of one target
  region/country with the EU to
• Establish a dialogue to identify ST priorities
  for mutual benefit and interest and define
  cooperation policy orientations
• Implement specific activities to promote and
  contribute to the participation of the targeted
  regions/countries in the Framework Programme

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• INCO-NET Bi-regional policy dialogue
• Bi-regional policy dialogue for mapping research
  needs and setting ST cooperation priorities
• Strengthening co-ordination and complementarities
  with activities carried out by means of Community
  foreign policy instruments
• Identification of areas with potential for
  enhanced co-ordination between and with the
  Member States, the Associated States and
  International Cooperation Partner Countries

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• INCO-NET Implementation activities
• Developing, promoting, organising and structuring
  the participation of third countries in FP
• Setting regional networks/fora with all relevant
  stakeholders
• Training, awareness actions and dissemination
  activities
• Evaluation and monitoring of ongoing cooperation
  activities.

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• INCO-NET activities should
• Make use to the extent possible of ongoing or
  existing structures and networks
• Facilitate the uptake and use of research and
  innovation activities and monitoring of
  performance and effects of international ST
  cooperation
• The participation of legal entities located in
  the targeted region is essential for the success
  of the INCO-NET.

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• Bilateral ST Cooperation Partnerships (BILAT)
• Objective
• Strengthen the cooperation partnership between
  the EU and countries, which have an ST
  cooperation agreement or are in the process of
  negotiating one.

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• BILAT actions
• Improve the exchange of information on programs
  and funding designed to promote cooperation
  between Europe and third countries
• Develop national information platforms
• Reinforce promotion and awareness activities
• Sharing best practices via joint fora such as
  workshops and presenting the state of the art and
  the prospects for cooperation in particular
  fields
• Assistance in forming research partnerships etc

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• Coordination of national policies and activities
  on international ST cooperation (ERA-NET)
• Objective
• To increase the cooperation and coordination of
  research programmes carried out at national or
  regional level in the MS and AS and which target
  one third country or several third countries in a
  given region
• The main participants should be ministries,
  research councils or other funding agencies
  (research programme owners or programme
  managers)

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• ERA-NET
• Promote/encourage an effective international
  scientific EU cooperation strategy at EU level
• Set clear common goals, strategies and policies
  (amongst MS participation 3rd countries)
• Reinforce the efficiency and impact of the
  ongoing bilateral ST cooperation initiatives
  between Member States and International
  Cooperation Partner Countries
• Facilitate innovative programmatic approaches.

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Timing

• FP7 launch and the first calls for proposals are
  expected by the end of 2006 or the 1st quarter of
  2007

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Information

• EU research http//ec.europa.eu/research
• Seventh Framework Programme http//ec.europa.eu/r
  esearch/fp7
• Information on research programmesand projects
  http//www.cordis.lu/
• RTD info magazine http//ec.europa.eu/research/rt
  dinfo/
• Mobility (Marie Curie)
• http//europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• http//europa.eu.int/mc-opportunities/
• Information requests http//ec.europa.eu/researc
  h/enquiries/

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