The framework programme 20022006

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The framework programme2002-2006
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The European Research Area

• Proposed January 2000
• Large support at the highest political,
  scientific and industrial levels
• Being implemented

European Research Area
National programmes
European research policy
 Open Coordination 
Framework programme
European organisations
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Research an increasing gap
Total expenditure on RD, of GDP
Japan 3.1
USA 2.7
EU-15 1.8
3 - Research
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The EUs budget
2001
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Total value of commitments EUR 96.239 billion
1- Institutions
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Budgets of the EU framework programmes
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Framework programme 2002-2006

• Commissions proposal 21 February 2001
• Financial instrument for implementing the
  European Research Area (ERA)
• Proposed budget EUR 17,5 billion
• 17 compared with the Fifth framework programme
  budget
• 3,9 of the EUs budget (2001)
• 6 of the EUs public (civilian) research
  budget

Some figures
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Budget of the framework programme 2002-2006
Rationale

• Maintain economic weight of European investment
  in research / real growth of European economy
• Financial perspectives
• Nominal increase 17 - real 8,8

Increase () compared with previous framework
programme
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Framework programme 2002-2006
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7 challenges for European research
Find a fair balance

• Concentration ? limited set of priorities
• Current priorities ? future needs
• Top-down ? bottom-up
• Basic research ? applied research
• Industrial competitiveness ? other EU policies
• Well established centres ? new and emerging teams
• Management efficiency ? European dimension

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Framework programme2002-2006 (EC)
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Framework programme2002-2006
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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Fundamental knowledge and basic tools genomics,
  proteomics, bioinformatics, etc.
• Industrial applications technological platforms
  and support for innovative research in start-up
  companies, etc.
• Applications in medicine (combating cancer,
  resistance to drugs, studying the brain and the
  ageing process, etc.)

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Interactive and intelligent systems (health,
  security, mobility, culture, etc.)
• Electronic and mobile commerce
• New communication systems and networks
• Components and micro-systems
• Information management and interfaces

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, and new
  production processes
• Long-term interdisciplinary research
• Nanometre-scale engineering techniques
• Supramolecules, macromolecules and
  nano-biotechnologies
• Intelligent materials
• Intelligent, clean, safe and sustainable
  production,
• Life-cycle of industrial products and systems,
  and associated socio-economic research

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, and new
  production processes
• Aeronautics and space
• Aeronautics competitiveness of the industry (new
  aircraft, engines etc) reduction of
  environmental nuisances safety increasing the
  capacity of the aviation system ( Single
  European Sky )
• Space Implementation of Galileo (satellite
  navigation) and of the GMES platform (monitoring
  for environment and security) integrating
  terrestrial networks and space systems
  (telecommunications)

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, and new
  production processes
• Aeronautics and space
• Food safety and health risks
• Analysis, detection,  traceability  of
  contaminants and micro-organisms
• Animal feed
• Safer production of healthier foodstuffs
• Impact of GMOs
• Environment and health

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, and new
  production processes
• Aeronautics and space
• Food safety and health risks
• Sustainable development and global change
• Renewable energy sources
• Transport technologies (intermodality etc)
• Climate change
• Water cycle
• Biodiversity

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The 7 thematic priorities

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information Society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, and new
  production processes
• Aeronautics and space
• Food safety and health risks
• Sustainable development and global change
• Citizens and governance in the European
  knowledge-based society
• Production/transmission/utilisation of knowledge
• Development of a knowledge-based society
• Citizenship, democracy and new forms of governance

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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

3 - Research
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 Integrating research Anticipating the EUs
ST needs

• 7 thematic priorities
• Anticipating the EUs scientific and
  technological needs
• To respond flexibly to urgent/emerging needs
• Support for EU policies
• Specific research activities for SMEs
• Specific international co-operation activities
• Scientific and technological support (through
  technology foresight, reference materials,
  measurements etc)
• Food, chemical products and health
• Environment and sustainable development

On the basis of calls for proposals
Joint Research Centre
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 Structuring the ERA  4 categories of
activities

• Research and innovation
• Networking of stakeholders in the European
  innovation system
• Encouraging trans-regional co-operation
• New tools and approaches concerning technological
  innovation
• Information services (CORDIS)
• Economic and technological intelligence

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 Structuring the ERA  4 categories of
activities

• Research and innovation
• Human resources and mobility
• Global support measures for organisations for
  hosting of European and third country researchers
• Individual support measures (grants) for European
  and third country researchers
• Mechanisms for return as well as professional
  (re)integration mechanisms
• Contribution to national mobility programmes
• Support for teams of the highest level of
  excellence
• Scientific prizes

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 Structuring the ERA  4 categories of
activities

• Research and innovation
• Human resources and mobility
• Research infrastructures
• Transnational access to research infrastructures
• Integrated initiatives for raising the level of
  the performance of the infrastructures concerned
• Feasibility studies and work in preparation for
  the creation of new European scale
  infrastructures
• Limited support for the development of new
  infrastructures (supplementing contributions from
  EIB or the Structural Funds

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 Structuring the ERA  4 categories of
activities

• Research and innovation
• Human resources and mobility
• Research infrastructures
• Science/society
• Bringing research closer to society governance,
  foresight etc.
• Ensuring progress in a responsible fashion risk,
  expertise, ethics, precautionary principle, etc.
• Stepping up the science/society dialogue new
  forms of dialogue knowledge of science by
  citizens young peoples interest in scientific
  studies and careers etc.

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International co-operation activities

• Participation of third countries in the thematic
  priorities
• Specific activities (in support of the EUs
  foreign policy and development aid policy)
• Third countries countries that are not members
  of the EU and are not associated with the
  framework programme.

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The regional dimension

• General activities
• Supporting regional technological dynamics
• Regions lagging in development support from the
  Structural Funds (in addition to the framework
  programme) could be granted
• Through  research and innovation 
• Actions to encourage trans-regional co-operation
• Through networks of excellence
• Putting together research capacities of the
  various European regions
• Through  human resources and mobility 
• Financial contribution to to regional programmes
  in support of mobility

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SMEs

• General activities
• At least 15 of the total budget allocated to
  SMEs
• Taking into consideration specific regional
  economic and social situations
• Support for technological needs of SMEs
• Specific activities
•  Co-operative research  carried out by
  research centres for SMEs or by high-tech SMEs
  in collaboration with research centres and
  universities
•  Collective research  carried out by research
  centres for industrial associations or industry
  groupings in entire sectors of industry dominated
  by SMEs

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 Strengthening the foundations of ERA  2
categories of activities

• Co-ordination of research in Europe ? support
  for
• Mutual opening of national programmes
• Networking of research activities conducted at
  national and regional level
• Activities carried out in other European
  co-operation frameworks
• Joint initiatives of European organisations (e.
  g. CERN, ESA etc)
• Coherent development of research and innovation
  policies in Europe
• Analyses and studies (foresight, indicators etc.)
• Benchmarking
• Mapping of excellence
• Regulatory and administrative environment

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EURATOM activities

• Waste treatment and storage
• Long-term storage etc.
• Reducing the impact of waste and the hazards
  associated with waste etc.
• Controlled thermonuclear fusion
• Fusion physics and technology
• Activities related to  Next Step /ITER
• Other activities
• Radiation protection
• Safer processes for the exploitation of nuclear
  energy
• Joint Research Centre
• Nuclear safety and security
• Measurements and reference materials

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Provisional timetable