European Community Framework Programme for Research

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European Community Framework Programme for
Research Technological Development
2007-2013The EC-Russia Dimension

• Mary Minch
• European Commission

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The policy drive for ST co-operation with Russia
A strong legal and political basis

• EU-Russia Partnership Cooperation Agreement
• Four Common EU-Russia Spaces, including the 4th
  Common Space of Research and Education including
  Cultural Aspects
• EC-Russia ST Cooperation Agreements

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A common decision-shaping process
and a regular in-depth policy dialogue

• Regular meetings between the Russian Minister and
  the EC Commissioner
• Joint EU-Russia ST Cooperation Committee(ST
  Agreement steering body)
• Joint EU-Russia Thematic Working Groups in
  priority areas (Nanotechnologies, Health,
  Food-Agriculture-Biotechnology, Energy,)
• Frequent meetings at expert level (EU Russian
  scientists specialists)

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have led to successful cooperation

• Russia is the biggest third country (non-EU,
  non-associated country) in FP6
• Russia participated in 200 projects worth 2
  billion
• For this participation, Russia contributed 16
  million the rest was financed by the EC
• Russia participated mainly in
• environment / sustainable development, specific
  INCO projects, nano-technologies, information
  technologies, aeronautics, life sciences,
  genomics and biotechnology for health, food
  quality safety...

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Assessment

• Russian partners participated in global
  regional cooperation projects which have great
  influence on science their related policy
  areas
• which covered energy including renewables and
  nuclear fusion environment climate change
  aeronautics including green engines food
  products including emerging risks, health
  including new vaccines, new epidemics, ageing
• In many cases (including in big projects) the
  Russias participation costs were fully covered
  by the EC, in the others by more than 50.

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The fuller implementation of the 4th EU-Russia
Common Space for Research and our joint research
potential require that we do more
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The role of the European Commission in
researchbuilding the European Research Area

• European Community (EC) funding takes down
  barriers
• between countries
• Multinational consortia
• Synergies between coordination of national
  funding programmes
• Researchers from almost any country in the world
  participate in EU research projects and can be
  funded by the EC (!).
• between different types of organizations
  universities, research centres, SMEs, large
  companies, NGOs, etc.
• between disciplines increased focus on multi-
  and cross-disciplinary research
• and encourages mobility Marie Curie fellowships
  available for researchers and for host
  institutes, including EU Return Grants

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FP7 main elements

• Budget 53 billion (20072013)
• Collaborative research 34 billion (Cooperation)
• Frontier research European Research Council 7.5
  billion (Ideas)
• Human potential mobility 4.8 billion (People)
• Research Infrastructures for SMEs benefit 4.3
  billion (Capacities)
• Joint Research Centre 1.7 billion

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FP7 2007 - 2013
Cooperation Collaborative research

• 9 Thematic Priorities
• Health ( 6 billion)
• Food, agriculture and biotechnology ( 2 billion)
• Information and communication technologies ( 9
  billion)
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new
  production technologies ( 3.5 billion)
• Energy ( 2.3 billion)
• Environment (including climate change) ( 1.9
  billion)
• Transport (including aeronautics) ( 4.2 billion)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities ( 0.6
  billion)
• Security and space ( 2.9 billion)
• Euratom FP7 (2007-2001) Fusion energy
  research, nuclear fission and radiation
  protection ( 2.7 billion)

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Dissemination and use of EU RD results

• Need better dissemination and use of project
  outputs
• funding at
• project level
• innovation-related activities within RTD projects
• assistance from external experts
• in all thematic areas
• networking initiatives, seminars, brokerage
  events
• Focused on specific fields or user groups

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International cooperation in FP7 more
integrated

• possible throughout FP7
• thematic competence resources management in
  the same hands
• activities, modalities and resources detailed in
  the work programmes, updated annually
• supported by "Activities of International
  Cooperation intended to facilitate, promote,
  coordinate

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International Cooperationin FP7
2 different mechanisms for participation in
projects in Cooperation

• 1.a) All themes are open for international
  cooperation
• Russia can participate in all projects (!!)
• 1.b) In addition, through the targeted opening
  of for select topics, the participation of
  Russian research entities can be specifically
  recommended encouraged
• Minimum number of participants 3 from the
  EU/Associated countries 1 from Russia
• Russian research entities may receive EC funding
  as in FP6

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International Cooperation in FP7
2 different mechanisms

• 2. Specific International Cooperation Actions
  (SICA) within all the
• thematic priorities except Security
• (a novelty of FP7)
• Address specific problems which partner country
  (Russia) faces or which have a global character,
  on the basis of mutual interest mutual benefit
• For these topics, a minimum number of 2
  participants from the EU/Associated countries 2
  coming from 2 different oblasts of Russia
• is required

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Cooperation
Collaborative research / International
co-operation RULES OF PARTICIPATION

• 1. Opening of all activities
• The minimum number of
  participants shall be 3 independent legal
  entities established in three different EU Member
  States or Associated Countries
• 2. Specific international co-operation actions
  (special rule)
• The minimum number of participants shall be 4
  independent legal entities of which
• at least 2 are established in two different EU
  Member States or Associated countries
• and
• at least 2 are established in International
  Cooperation Partner Country (Russia) coming from
  2 different regions

Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners
Third Countries as COMPULSORY partners
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FP7 Work Programmes

• Strategy approach, timing and content of calls
  (topics, funding schemes, budgets,)
• Evaluation criteria (ST quality, impact,
  implementation)
• Particular requirements for participation,
  evaluation, implementation
• Annual process (!)
• Following consultation with and expert advice
  from
• European Technology Platforms
• Workshops, seminars, conferences, expert
  meetings
• European international research stakeholders

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Overview of international cooperation topics in
the COOPERATION Programme in which Russia and
Black Sea region are mentioned
Russia

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Russia (continued)
Black Sea Region
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International cooperationin FP7
IDEAS

• European Research Council (ERC) grants open to
  non-EU researchers provided they move to the EU
  Associated Countries
• Participation of third countries to be
  justified on basis of added scientific value
  mutual benefit
• (in addition to the minimum consortium one
  legal entity from MS/AC)

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International cooperationin FP7
PEOPLE

• Marie Curie host-driven actions open to
  non-Europeans
• International outgoing/incoming fellowships (
  return scheme)
• International reintegration grants
• International cooperation scheme partnerships to
  support exchange of researchers (joint EU /
  neighbouring countries or EU / ST agreement
  countries)
• Measures to network expatriate researchers

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International cooperationin FP7
CAPACITIES

• Research Infrastructure (RI) action is fully open
  to Russian participation, e.g.
• Existing RIs Integrating Activities
• NEW RIs ESFRI Roadmap projects, future editions
  (new projects relevant to Russia) dialogue with
  Commission and ESFRI
• Outsourced research for the benefit of SMEs to
  strengthen the innovation capacities of SMEs to
  develop new products and markets
• Research for SMEs. Target group Low- to
  medium-technology SMEs with little or no research
  capability
• Research for SME Associations. Target group SME
  associations
• gt both schemes are open to Russian participants
  and adopt a bottom-up approach (no thematic
  focussing)
• Under Activities of International Cooperation,
  a regional dialogue platform including Russia
  (INCOnet) a bilateral EC-Russia platform will
  be created to enhance facilitate cooperation.
  Also, a platform to coordinate national policies
  activities of EU member states with Russia will
  be created (ERAnet)

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Further information
INCO infodesk http//ec.europa.eu/research/enquir
ies INCO portal http//cordis.europa.eu/inco/hom
e_en.html International Scientific Cooperation
Policy http//ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index_en
.html Richard Burger, Science Counsellor,
Delegation of the European Commission to Russia
ltRichard.Burger_at_ec.europa.eugt