International Scientific Cooperation in FP7

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International Scientific Cooperation 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, employment, regional social
  cohesion, sustainable development, energy,
  globalisation, but limited natural resources and
  cheap labour, etc.
• Future f (knowledge triangle)
• How to create knowledge research
• How to diffuse knowledge education
• How to use knowledge technological innovation

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International Context

• EU invest more and better in RD building ERA
  3 objective
• Framework Programme 7 (FP7) is one of the
  instruments at the heart of the European Union's
  Lisbon Strategy to become the "most dynamic
  competitive knowledge-based economy in the
  world".

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International Context

• Scale of challenges (environment, energy, 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

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7th Framework Programme
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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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By and large, how does FPs work?

• Calls for proposals launched by DG RTD (e.g. FAB,
  Reducing the utilisation of mineral fertilisers
  by improving the efficiency of nutrient use in
  European crops )
• Consortia submit proposals
• Independent evaluation of the proposals
• Selection of the best proposals for co-funding

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FP7 overall objective

• FP7 bundles research-related EU initiatives
  together
• under a common roof,
• To play a crucial role in reaching the goals of
  growth, competitiveness and 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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FP7 Structure

• FP7 objectives grouped into four categories (plus
  EURATOM and Joint Research Centre)
• Cooperation Collaborative research,
• Ideas Frontier Research,
• People Human Potential, and
• Capacities Research Capacity.
• 4 Specific Programmes 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

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FP7 budget - M 50,5217 years
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Cooperation M 32,413
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International cooperation in FP7
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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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International Cooperation in FP7

• More inclusive
• More substantial
• More integrated
• More targeted
• More coordinated
• More policy driven

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International cooperation in COOPERATION

• All themes open 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
• Targeted calls possible

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International cooperation in COOPERATION (2)

• Specific International Cooperation Actions linked
  to the 10 themes
• Calls for proposals dedicated to ICPC in each
  Theme
• Minimum 4 participants from different countries
  2 ICPC 2 MS or AC
• ICPC participants get funding

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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 /
  Neighbor countries or EU / ST agreement
  countries)
• Measures to network expatriate researchers

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International cooperation in CAPACITIES

• Research Infrastructures M 1.715
• Research for the benefit of SMEs 1.336
• Regions of Knowledge 0.126
• Research Potential 0.340
• Science in Society 0.330
• Coherent development of research policies 0.070
• Activities of International Cooperation 0.180

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International cooperation in CAPACITIES / INCO
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SMEs in FP7
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Why SMEs in FP7?

• Increasing competition in the internal market and
  globally ? SME need to increase their knowledge
  base and research efforts
• Member States actions relevant to SMEs often do
  not encourage or support trans-national research
  co-operation and technology transfer? Actions at
  EU level to complement and enhance the impact of
  actions taken at national and regional level

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SMEs in COOPERATION

• Areas of particular interest to SMEs will be
  identified in the individual work programmes
• Facilitating SME participation through improved
  and simplified financial and administrative
  procedures (e.g. 75 funding rate for SMEs)

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SMEs in PEOPLE

• Actions support long term Industry-academia
  partnerships, in particular SMEs
• Encouraging increased SME participation through
• Staff secondments between research and industry
• Temporary hosting of experienced researchers

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SMEs in CAPACITIES

• Help SMEs to develop innovation capacities, new
  products and markets
• Increasing their research effort
• Extending their networks
• Improving the exploitation of research results
• Acquiring technological know-how

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Where can SMEs find support?

• The contact details for the newly-appointed
  National Contact Points (NCPs) specifically for
  SMEs in FP7 are now available.
• http//cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLERFP7NCPPASSVA
  R3ATITLEFP7NCPQM_EN_FNC_DSMENCPQZ_WEBSRCH
  USR_SORTEN_ORG_ACHARASC
• For further information on SMEs in FP7 also see
  the SME TechWeb service on CORDIS
• http//sme.cordis.lu/news/news.cfm?IdC98B6470-2E8
  6-4389-81CD0DCB79818A48

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Timeframe for FP7 projects
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
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EU-China Science Technology Year (CESTY)
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CESTY goals

• To strengthen China-EU bilateral political and
  scientific relations and enhance their strategic
  partnership
• To display and demonstrate the mutual benefits
  and importance of China-Europe science and
  technology cooperation
• To raise China and Europe scientific profiles on
  each sides and to improve mutual understanding,
• To mutually further open government research
  programs for collaboration
• To encourage fair and reciprocal technology
  transfer and business cooperation and investment
  between Chinese and European enterprises,
  especially the SMEs.
• To develop key China-EU science and technology
  cooperation projects and promote collaboration in
  big science initiatives and international
  advanced infrastructures, e.g. through Chinese
  eleventh Five-year Plan, European Framework
  Programme 7 and the support of the EU Member
  States.
• To enhance existing coordination mechanisms for
  cooperation
• To develop and to reinforce the links between
  Chinese and European scientific, technological
  and educational institutions,
• To promote mobility of each others researchers
  and students

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CESTY contents

• Exhibitions in several European and Chinese
  cities, focusing on
• Demonstration of the accomplishments of Chinas
  and EU's ST development in selected areas
• Present the Chinese program for the eleventh
  Five-year Plan and the EUs FP7
• Exhibit Chinese and European research
  institutions, universities and enterprises.
• Thematic forums, seminars, workshops, camps
  and/or networking events associated with
  high-level China-EU events and major ST
  activities in China and in the EU

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CESTY organisation

• Principles
• Limited number of planned and well-prepared
  activities
• Close cooperation between Chinese and European
  organisers (e.g. European Commission and Member
  States governments)
• Encourage and organise Chinese and European
  enterprises to contribute and participate
• Wide public awareness via renowned Chinese and
  European media of significant influence
• Period and venues
• from 2006 to 2007
• Inauguration ceremony in October 2006 in Brussels
  with a Sino-European High Level Conference on
  Technology Innovation (11/10/06)
• Events in China and Europe

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CESTY events

• APPEAL TO HELP COMPLETE THE LIST OF EVENTS TO BE
  LABELLED CESTY
• Not only research events but also, development,
  innovation business, events from October 2006
  to September 2007

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China-EU Science Technology Year
I hope that the China-EU Science and Technology
Year will increase awareness in China and the EU
about the benefits of co-operation. This will
usher in a new phase of our science and research
relationship.
I wish the China-EU Science and Technology Year
a resounding success.
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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 CESTY http//ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/eu-
china/index_en.html
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Thank you for your attention!
Directorate-General for Research International
Scientific Cooperation Philippe.Vialatte_at_ec.europ
a.eu