Information Society Technologies In the 6th Framework Programme

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Information Society TechnologiesIn the 6th
Framework Programme

• Hermes workshop
• Ankara June 2002

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Outline of presentation

• Context and content
• Policy objectives, eEurope2005
• Timetable
• FP6 structure budget
• IST in FP6 content
• FP6 instruments
• Integrated Projects
• Specific Targeted Research projects
• Networks of Excellence
• Coordination actions support measures
• The next steps of preparation

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Vision

• Europes challenge
• Single Market ...
• Single Currency
• Strong European e-Economy in the global
  economy...
• Breaking the traditional boundaries, becoming
  all - inclusive, accessible, personalized,
  mobile, multi-cultural,

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Policy context

• In Lisbon Summit, the Union has set an objective
  for the next decade
• To become the most competitive and dynamic
  knowledge-based economy in the world, capable of
  sustainable economic growth with more and better
  jobs and greater social cohesion.
• In addition the heads of States have endorsed
• the concept of the European Research Area

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Policy Making - Interplay
Legal Self-regulatory
Economy Society
Infrastructure Technology
Technology ? e-Policy
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Action in support of the Information Society

• eEurope Action Plans (2002, 2002 and 2005)
• 1. Cheaper, faster, secure Internet
• 2. Investing in people and skills
• 3. Stimulating the use of the Internet
• - eContent Programme, eCommerce, eHealth
• - Public services and public information
• - Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)
• eEurope 2005 to be decided in June 2002
• Research 6th Framework Programme for RTD
  (2002- 2006)

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eEurope Contribution

• First time true integration of actions actions
  undertaken by the Union and the Member States -
  avoidance of digital divide
• Common goals implemented at national level with
  limited EU intervention
• GoDigital, eGovernment
• Commission to benchmark the progress

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e-Europe 2005

• In preparation for Seville ministerial
  conference, see http//europa.eu.int/information_s
  ociety/eeurope/news_library/eeurope2005/index_en.h
  tm
• Builds on the e-Europe 2002
• Some topics suggested
• broadband
• e-health
• e-government
• e-business

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The timetable for FP6

• October 2001 .. Parliament s first reading of
  FP6
• 10/12/2001 .. Council agreement on FP
• January 2002 .. Council formal common position
• 10/01/02 Modified proposal on Rules for
  participation
• 31/01/02 Modified proposal on Specific
  programmes
• Feb - May 2002 ... Parliament second reading of
  FP
• Sept-Oct 2002 . Conciliation procedure on FP
  (if necessary)
• October/Nov 2002 .. Final adoption of FP, SP
  participation rules
• December 2002 First FP6 call

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Commission proposal for FP6
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Towards an all inclusive knowledge society

• IST today
• PC based
• Writing and reading..
• Word based information search
• Low bandwidth, separate networks.
• Mobile telephony (voice)..
• Micro scale
• Silicon based
• eServices just emerging
• Only 5 of global population on-line..

Ambient Intelligence tomorrow Our surrounding
is the interface Use all senses,
intuitive Context-based knowledge
handling Infinite bandwidth, convergence,
.. Mobile/Wireless full multimedia Nano-scale
new materials Wide adoption (eHealth, eLearning,
) gt70 of world-wide population on line
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FP6 Budget breakdown

• Integrating strengthening
• Genomics 2200 M
• IST 3600 M
• Nanotechnologies, int.. 1300 M
• Aeronautics and space 1075 M
• Food quality and safety 685 M
• Sustainable development 2120 M
• Citizens and governance .. 225 M
• Anticipation of ST needs
• SMEs 450 M
• Specific INCO 300 M
• Anticipating needs 570 M
• Strengthening ERA foundations 330 M
• Structuring ERA
• Research and Innovation 300 M
• Human resources 1630 M
• Research Infrastructures 665 M
• Science/Society 50 M
• Joint Research Centre 760 M

Of which 100Mfor GEANT/GRID
Of which 350 M in the initial phase
Of which 200M for GEANT/GRID
16,270 M
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FP6 is not business as usual!

• From Project-thinking to Initiative-thinking
• new instruments Integrated Projects
  Networks of Excellence
• more strategic thinking
• Develop Europe-wide approaches
• making sure that Community funding
  helpsaggregate EU, Member State private funded
  effort(s)
• it is not just supporting a particular RTD work
• Different way of describing content and calls
• a lighter workprogramme, different sequencing of
  calls, ...

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Instruments Rationale

• Higher integration and building critical mass
• Realising ERA
• Simplifications of procedures
• Larger autonomy
• higher responsibility for the consortium
• Higher flexibility

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FP6 Six instruments for Priority Areas

• Integrated Projects
• Objective driven
• Networks of Excellence
• Exploratory research
• Article 169
• Member states initiative
• Targeted research projects
• (address specific issues)
• Co-ordination actions
• Support Actions

• No longer available ..
• - Individual Take-up Actions
• - SME Exploratory Awards

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Integrated Projects - purpose

• Designed to support research that is ..
  objective and result driven
• clearly defined objectives and results
• Each IP should
• integrate the types of activities needed to
  obtain the goals
• integrate the critical mass of resources needed
  to obtain the goals
• integrate all elements of technology chain to
  attain high-impact goals
• support industry-academia collaboration including
  SMEs

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Integrated Project - what is critical mass?

• Resource wise
• will have the necessary size to achieve its
  ambitious objectives
• budget may range up to several tens of millions
  of
• (no minimum threshold, provided necessary
  ambition critical mass is achieved)
• Partnership wise
• minimum 3 participants from three different
  countries
• (but in practice likely to be substantially
  more)
• Duration wise
• typically three to five years
• (more if necessary to deliver the objectives)

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Integrated Projects - three possible
implementations

• Monolithic
• Partners known at outset
• Tasks identified
• budget known

• Incremental participation
• Tasks identified
• budget known
• not all participants are in

• Incremental funding
• objectives known
• technology roadmap known
• tasks to be completed
• budget to be changed
• Participants as well

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Networks of Excellence (NoE) - objectives

• To reinforce scientific and technological
  excellence
• By integrating research capacities across Europe.
  
• To progress knowledge on a particular theme
• To act as a Virtual Centre of Excellence

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NoE - main features

• Virtual centre of excellence
• a clearly identified Joint Programme of
  Activity (JPA)
• (RTD, training, transfer, mobility... )
• established or emerging fields
• Size
• Several M per year
• Participants
• minimum of 3 Universities, Research Labs,
  Industrial Labs
• bringing together a critical mass of
  universities, research centres, enterprises (SMEs
  large companies),...
• Funding
• grant for integration
• should be less than 25 of total effort of the
  JPA
• funding is NOT a ratio of the total cost

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NoE - the JPA for integrating/shaping research
The NoE field
RTD activities in Europe before the NoE(today)
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Targeted RTD projects

• Principle focused on one specific activity
  specific results
• by supporting research activities of more limited
  scope ambition than Integrated Projects
• Similar to current RTD contracts
• research (50)
• demonstration (35)
• combined research demonstration
• Participation at least two independent
  organisations
• from at least two Member States or Associated
  States

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FP6 - coordination specific support actions

• Coordination Actions
• Similar to current thematic networks
• Support to logistics, ..
• can cover up to 100 of additional costs

• Specific Support Actions
• An evolved form of the accompanying measures of
  FP5
• e.g. conferences, seminars, studies and
  analyses, expert groups, operational
  support, dissemination, information and
  communication activities

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FP6 Participation rules

• Who?
• Member States ANDAssociated candidate
  Countries,same rights obligations
• European scientific cooperation organisations
  (ESA etc)
• Minimum number of legal entities
• - IP and NoE 3 (2 from MS)
• - Other instruments 2 (1 from MS).
• - Fellowships support actions 1 (possible)
• (Numbers can be adjusted by WP)

• 3rd Countries
• IN the Integrating part .
• All countries
• Funding possible for INCO countries
• OUTSIDE Integrating part
• Countries with co-operation agreement under
  specified conditions
• Other countries if necessary

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Example of implementation in IST
Current Industrial strength/presence
Industrial exploitation
Fundamental research
Basicresearch
Industry-driven research
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Status updates - instruments and operations

• Detailed provisions and discussion papers on
  CORDISfor Integrated Projects Networks of
  Excellence
• providing details on how these instruments will
  be implemented, types of activities, financing,
  calls, evaluations,
• Detailed provisions for the other instruments
• April 2002

http//www.cordis.lu/rtd2002 http//www.cordis.lu/
rtd2002/fp-debate/cec.htmintegrated
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What to do now

• Build constituency
• Build interesting consortia with interesting
  topics
• Call for expressions of interest to FP 6 to be
  analysed during the summer, workshops, seminars
  etc
• Be involved in the area you are interested in!
• Follow regularly information available on Cordis!
  (www.cordis.lu)

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