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Latin America European Union ICT RD
Cooperation under Framework Programme 7Paulo
LopesEuropean CommissionEC Delegation in
BrazilWINDS-LA Seminar São Paulo, 3 July 2008
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FP7 - A toolkit for cooperation

• Opening of Research Programmes
• Connectivity
• Mobility

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Framework Programme 7 (2007-13)
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FP7 Cooperation Programme
The ICT thematic area is the largest in the
Cooperation programme with a budget of 9,1
billion
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FP7 ICT Work Programme 7 Challenges
Socio-economic goals
4. Digital libraries and content
5. ICT for health
6. ICT for mobility sustainable growth
7. ICT for indepen-dent living
inclusion
1. Network and service infrastructures
2. Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics
Industry/Tech needs
Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)
3. Components, systems, engineering
60 of top-25 global innovation leaders involved
in programme
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FP7 Calls

• FP7 is implemented through periodic Calls for
  Proposals
• average two Calls per year
• Calls are very competitive
• only the best proposals are selected (Call 1
  ICT priority 1836 proposals submitted, approx.
  6.9 bn requested 318 proposals retained,
  approx. 1.2 bn funding
• Proposals evaluated by independent experts on
  clear criteria
• scientific and/or technological excellence
  (relevant to the topics addressed by the Call)
• Quality and efficiency of the implementation and
  the management
• Potential impact through the development,
  dissemination and use of project results

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International Cooperation in FP7

• International Research Cooperation in mutual
  benefit of partners
• EU Research Framework Programmeopen for third
  country organisations

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Latin American participation IST FP6
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First FP7 Call in the ICT field Third Country
Organizations in proposals
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Budget requested in first FP7 call ()
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Approval rate in first FP7 call
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FP7 - Participation and funding opportunities for
Latin American organisations

• EU Research Framework Programmeremains open for
  third country organisations
• International Cooperation Partner Countries/ICPC,
  including Latin American countries may receive
  funding
• International cooperation specifically encouraged
  in several programme objectives
• Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICA)
• International support actions promoting
  participation in FP7

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Participation Rules

• Project Partners legal entities contributing to
  project
• Minimum number
• 3 European
• 1 (from any country) for support actions
• International partners in addition to minimum
  numberSpecial conditions for SICA
• 2 European 2 ICPC

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIONS FP7 ICT Work
Programme 2007/08

• Third Country participation specifically
  encouraged/international cooperation mentioned
• FET Open Proactive Initiatives
• ICT in support of the networked enterprise
• Secure, dependable and trusted infrastructures
• Networked media
• New paradigms and experimental facilities
• Critical Infrastructure Protection (Joint Call
  ICT/Security)
• Embedded systems design
• Networked media
• New paradigms and experimental facilities
• Next generation nanoelectronics components and
  electronics integration
• Photonic components and subsystems
• Networked Embedded and Control Systems
• ICT for cooperative systems
• ICT and ageing
• Accessible and inclusive ICT
• Explanations in WP sections 2.6 3.9

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Specific International Cooperation Actions
(SICAs) under Work Programme 2007/08

• 5.2. Advanced ICT for risk assessment and patient
  safety (Latin America, Call 1, STREP, 3M)
• 5.3. Virtual physiological human (healthcare
  information systems based on Grid capabilities
  (Latin America, Western Balkans, Mediterranean
  Partner Countries Call 2, CSA, 2M)
• 6.3. ICT for environmental disaster reduction and
  management (all ICPC Call 2, STREP - 2M, CSA,
  2M)
• Explanations WP sections 2.6 3.9

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European Technology Platforms

• Composed by research entities and other
  organisations, aiming at defining at the European
  level a common strategic research agenda in
  selected areas in order to mobilise a critical
  mass of public and private resources at the
  national and european levels.
• European Technology Platforms in the ICT field
• Artemis Embedded Systems
• eMobility the Mobile and Wireless Communications
  Technology Platform
• ENIAC Nanoelectronics
• EUROP the European Robotics Platform
• ISI Satellite Communications
• NESSI Networked Software Services
• NEM the Networked and Electronic Media
  Initiative
• Photonics21 Photonics
• EPoSS Smart Systems Technologies
• Latin American participation in these platforms
  is encouraged

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FP7 Capacities Programme
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Connectivity between Research Education
Networks (Capacities)

• GEANT2 - European Research Network, co-financed
  under FP, linking NRENs, more than 3500
  universities in 34 countries
• Interconnected with RedCLARA (linking Latin
  American NRENs), co-financed by EU under _at_LIS
  Programme
• RedCLARA allows Latin American researchers to
  collaborate between them and to participate in
  international high level research

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GEANT2 Enabling Global Connectivity
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FP7 People Programme/Mobility

• People Programme/Marie Curie Actions Marie Curie
  Outgoing Reintegration Fellowships (PhD level)
• People Programme/Marie Curie ActionsInternational
  Research Staff Exchange Scheme/IRSES (new)
• Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (outside FP7)

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Future possibilities

• FET Open Continuous submission - 65 M
• New ICT Work Programme 2009/10
• ICT Call 4 open 19 November 2008 (tbc)
• Further Calls in half year intervals
• Look beyond ICT Programme (ICT elements in other
  programmes)
• ICT2008 Event in Lyon 25-27/11/2008

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Main future challenges

• Improve political support in Latin America to
  Science Technology and Innovation
• Improve level of support of Latin American
  Governments to participation of national entities
  in FP7 activities
• Disseminate better the opportunities for
  participation and financing under FP7 throughout
  the region
• Strengthen coordination between supporting
  offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile and Mexico

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More information

• FP7 (calls, projects, partner search, etc)
  http//cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/
• IDEALIST partner search (with quality checks)
  http//www.ideal-ist.net/
• Paulo.Lopes_at_ec.europa.eu