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Research and Innovation in Germany- Promotion
Measures of BMBF in the Cooperation with
Central and Eastern European Countries
Erika Rost, BMBF, Head of Division Cooperation
with Eastern EuropeWeek of Research,
Development and Innovation Joint Workshop of
BMBF and MŠMT, Prague, December 2006
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Structure of the German research funding sector
(simplified overview)
BLK
Länder
Federal Gov't
Industry/business
Foundations
Science Council
Sharing information EU's International research
institutions and organisations e.g. CERN,
EMBL, ESA, ESFR, ESO, ETW, IAEO
DFG5842
Universities
Research facilities of companies
HGF9010
MPG5050
Länder institutions with RD tasks
FhG9010
AIF institutes
WGL5050
RD institutions with industry ties
Academies
Federal institutions with RD tasks
Project support (only for Federal Government and
industry)
Institutionalised support relationships
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• The tasks of the BMBF
• Legislative, policy and coordination tasks for
  non-school initial and continuing vocational
  training
• Research promotion
• Legislation on training assistance and its
  funding (in conjunction with the Länder)
• The promotion of gifted school students, trainees
  andstudents and the fostering of young
  scientific talent
• The promotion of international exchange of
  trainees, students, persons taking part in
  continuing education, instructors and scientists

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• Research Promotion(Institutional and Project
  Funding)
• Promotion of basic research and research
  organisations
• (together with the Länder (joint research
  promotion)
• Promotion of key technologies(health research,
  biotechnology, information technology,
  nanotechnology, ecological research, RD for
  employment and innovative work)
• Promotion of state preventive research
  (Vorsorgeforschung)(environment, climate,
  ecology and health, sustainability, marine
  polar research, RD to improve working
  conditions, RD into education and training,
  humanities and social sciences)

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• German Research Policy - Recent developments
• High-Tech Strategy
• A new foundation for Germanys innovation policy
• A coordinated innovation policy of the Federal
  Government
• Generic activities
• Combine the strengths of science and economy
• Improve the conditions for high-tech start ups
  and SME
• Support rapid diffusion of new technologies
• Strengthen the international position of Germany
• Invest in people

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• German Research Policy - Recent developments (2)
• High-Tech Strategy
• The specific innovation strategies
• Innovation for a healthy and safe living
• Innovation for a communicative and mobile life
• Innovation through generic technologies

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• German Research Policy - Recent developments (3)
• Internationalisation
• Research does not stop at national borders
• International cooperation stimulates dynamism and
  creativity
• International cooperation gains from
  complementary expertise, cross-fertilisation and
  pooling of resources - worldwide for mutual
  benefit
• Right mix and balance of international
  cooperation and competition is a key engine of
  progress (cooperation of people, institutions,
  economies and societies)

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• German Research Policy - Recent developments (4)
• Internationalisation
• Being attractive open in education and
  research
• Being present in regions of strategic importance
  for RD and future markets
• Assuming international responsibility

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Gemeinsam mit Deutschland in der Europäischen
Union

• German Research Policy - Recent developments (5)
• Internationalisation
• Improve conditions for internationally oriented
  RD institutions
• Improve research and innovation performance by
  international cooperation and competition
• Support the building of an European Education and
  Research Area (ERA)
• Strengthen global cooperation instruments
• Improve framework conditions and research
  promotion instruments
• Enhance the political coordination and evaluation

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Where do we stand? Current forms of international
cooperation do not make full use of its
possibilities and opportunities
global strategic partnerships/networks
joint research facilities
Current significance in public research
degree of networking
joint projects
Exchange of Scientists
Information exchange
intensity of cooperation
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• International Cooperation in Education and
  Research
• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Bilateral cooperation in education and research
  with the
• Central and Eastern European countries is marked
  by the
• EU's enlargement to the East and the creation of
  a
• European Education and Research Area. With new
  forms
• of cooperation and by focusing on key areas of
  mutual
• interest, it is intended to expand bilateral
  cooperation at a
• European level and thus to generate a bilateral
  as well as a
• European added value.
• Objectives
• Instruments
• Criteria

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• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Objectives
• Stimulate cooperation and networking of German
  institutions with European and international
  partners
• Link capabilities in RD projects which are of
  mutual interest
• Improve competitiveness, achieve synergies
• Foster the integration of SEE into the growing
  European Research Area
• Contribute to the development of the ERA and to
  the Lisbon process

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• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Instrument Regional Call International
  Cooperation in Education and Research Central,
  Eastern and South Eastern European Region
• Supports the preparation of projects in applied
  RD and
• in education
• under current funding programmes of the Federal
  Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)e.g.
  New technologies, Life sciences, Sustainability
• related to thematic priorities of the specific
  programme Cooperation of the EU 7. Framework
  Programme, e.g. Health, Biotechnology, ICT,
  Nanotechnologies, Materials, Environment
• Instrument Joint Research Base

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• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Funding of
• higher education and research institutions in
  conjunction with partner
• institutions from CEE countries (preference for
  applications involving
• SMEs) Consortia German applicant and two or
  more further institutions
• (of which one or more from CEE country)
• Funding for
• travelling expenses incurred by German experts
• costs of sojourns of foreign experts in Germany,
• in special cases
• staff costs for investigations of feasibility and
  costs of events
• physical resources (consumables for pilot
  investigations).
• (grants up to 50,000 pro the preparation of
  particularly complex projects)

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Gemeinsam mit Deutschland in der Europäischen
Union

• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Selection criteria
• Scientific quality and originality of work plan
• Prospects of success of the planned project
  (BMBF/EU)
• Qualification of project coordinator and project
  partner
• Quality of the cooperation and mutual benefit
• Commercial exploitation of the anticipated
  results
• Promotion of young scientists
• (additional criteria in the case of Joint
  Research Bases)

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• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Applications are accepted and processed
  continually
• Information http//www.bmbf.de/en/furtherance/219
  8.php
• Responsible for Regional Call BMBF, Ref. 216
• Contact International Bureau of BMBF
• http//www.internationales-buero.d
  e/

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• Cooperation with Central and Eastern European
  Countries
• Instrument SEE-ERA-Net
• Integrating and strengthening the European
  Research Area
• in Southeast Europe
• German participation, leader of WP 4
• Discussion and Identification of Strategic
  Initiatives
• White paper, Joint Acion Plan
• Participation in the Joint Call,
• - Preparation Measures, Accompanying Mesasures,
  Pilot Joint Call -

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• Cooperation with Central Eastern European
  Countries
• International activities of Universities and
  Research Organisations
• e.g.
• German research organisations and institutions
  - Max Planck Society- Helmholtz Association-
  Fraunhofer Society (FhG)- Leibniz Association
  (WGL)
• (exchange of personnel, joint projects, etc.)
• German funding organisations - Deutsche
  Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - German Academic
  Exchange Service (DAAD) - Alexander von Humboldt
  Foundation (AvH)
• (specific programmes and initiatives, mobility
  and exchange programmes, Go East, Go out
  etc.)

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• Thank you for your attention!