The GAP:

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The GAP Data Knowledge Awareness Dissemiantion
FP7 Close the GAP
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What?

- Building understanding about science and
innovation - Science and innovation
dissemination - Science and innovation policy
analysis - Intellectual property awareness
raising - Technology policy assessment and
evaluation - Science policy and diplomacy -
Science and technology public relations.European
Patent Office, EUREKA, DG Enterprise, DG
Enlargement, CORDIS among others.
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EU RDHighlights - Nov 2005

• Seventh Framework Programme for Research and
  Technological Development (FP7) 2007-2013
• Framework for Competitiveness and Innovation
  Programme (CIP)
• Intellectual Property - Computer-Implemented
  Inventions (CII) Directive
• International Cooperation
• EU Presidencies positions
• Research Evaluation
• Enterprise Policy.

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FPss?

• The Framework Programme concept was established
  by the Treaty of Rome (1958)
• Main aim is promoting, through funding, the
  development and implementation of European
  research
• Currently FP6 (2002-2006)
• FP7 plays a key role in European policy and will
  be the first main legislative procedure with
  effect on the financial perspectives 2007-2013 in
  co-decision procedure of the institutions of the
  EU25

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Tentative Roadmap for FP7

• 2005
• 6 April Commission -Adoption of FP7 proposals
• 18 April Council -Exchange of views
• 7 June Council -Orientation debate
• July/Dec UK Council Presidency
• 21 Sept. Commission -Proposals on Specific
  Programmes and Rules
• for participation and dissemination
• 11 Oct. Council -Exchange of views on SPs and
  Rules
• 23 Nov. Commission - Proposals under Articles 169
  and/or 171
• 28-29 Nov. Council -Orientation debate on SPs and
  Rules
• 12-15 Dec. EP -1st reading on EC FP. Opinion on
  Euratom FP
• 2006
• Jan/June Austrian Council Presidency
• Feb/Mar Council -Common position on EC FP EP
  -1st reading on EC Rules. Opinion on Euratom
  Rules.
• April Common position on EC Rules
• May/June EP -2nd reading on EC FP Opinion on
  SPs 2nd reading on EC
• Rules (earliest)
• June Council -Adoption of FP and Rules
  (earliest)

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Future Actions

• Submission to European Parliament
• Final vote December 2005
• Find a partner
• Raise awareness at EU and state level
• Close the Gap conference European
  Parliament,Bxl 2006

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Future Actions

• Establish or become part of a Network
• Get familiar with processes and procedures
• Learn how to write proposals
• Put forward proposals at political level
• The Gap can close IntDisAwr
• ST information service

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• Questions?
• www.isc-europe.com