Opening of 7th Framework Programme in Latvia

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• Opening of 7th Framework Programme in Latvia
• SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
• DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
• European South African
• Science and Technology
• Advancement Programme
• (ESASTAP)
• Cristina Pinto
• Legal and Financial NCP South Africa
• cristina.pinto_at_wits.ac.za
• 5th February 2007

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Overview of Presentation

• Overview of South Africas research environment
• Research capacity in South Africa
• South Africas participation in the Framework
  Programmes
• ESASTAP
• International Cooperation in FP7

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Overview of South Africas Research Environment
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Research and Development Strategy Framework
Wealth Creation
Quality of Life
Business Performance
Technical progress (Improvement and Innovation)
SET Human Capital
Imported Know-how
Future RD Capacity
Current RD Capacity
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Strategic Science and Technology Landscape
White Paper on Science and Technology
Economic Growth Poverty reduction Quality of Life
Vision 2014
National RD Strategy
Information Communications Technology Strategy
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy
Leveraging Resource Based Industries
Poverty Reduction
Biotechnology Strategy

Technology Transfer Strategy
Human Capital Development Strategy
Nanotechnology Strategy
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Actors and Stakeholders
Government
NGOs
International Partners
Social OBJECTIVES Economic
Education Institutions
Business
Science Councils
Research Institutions
State Corporations
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RD Investment
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Challenges within the National System of
Innovation

• Insufficient investment in RD
• Strategic risks faced by the region
• Inadequate renewal and growth of SET human
  resources
• Lack of overall coherence of innovation system

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Drivers for Internationalisation

• Augment small NSI by facilitating a net inflow of
  scientific knowledge into South Africa
• Enhance quality of RD by participating in
  multilateral competitive research programmes
• Access international resources to implement
  national / regional ST imperatives

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Importance of ST Cooperation with Europe

• Strategic and historical linkages
• Science Technology Cooperation Agreement with
  the European Union
• Several bilateral ST Cooperation Agreements with
  EU member states
• Strong policy dialogue
• Links to regional cooperation agreements such as
  NEPAD Science Technology Action Plan ACP
  programme for ST capacity development

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Research Capacity in South Africa
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Research Institutions

• Universities
• Research Councils
• Private and Public Sectors
• Industry, SMEs, NGOs
• Government (national, provincial, local)

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Universities
Examples of universities with international
experience

• University of Cape Town
• University of the Free State
• University of KwaZulu-Natal
• Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
• University of Pretoria

• Rhodes University
• Stellenbosch University
• Tshwane University
• University of the Western Cape
• University of the Witwatersrand

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Research Councils

• ARC (Agricultural Research Council)
• CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial
  Research)
• HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)
• MRC (Medical Research Council)
• NRF (National Research Foundation)
• Mintek
• SABS (South African Bureau of Standards)
• Water Research Commission

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Private and Public Sectors

• Limited RD capacity in some areas such as food
• Primarily support of development work, little
  basic research
• Seeking to becoming more international
• SMEs limited research capacity
• NGOs key role at community level
• Government departments

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South Africas Participation in the Framework
Programmes
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History of South Africas Framework Programme
Participation

• FP4
• 34 INCO-DC
• SA participated in 38 projects
• 4 Thematic
• Science councils and universities
• FP5
• 53 INCO-DEV
• SA participated in 64 projects
• 11
  Thematic
• First Technikon / SME participation

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South Africas Participation in FP6

• SA is involved in gt60 projects (c20 hit rate)
• The leading fields are environment (c30), health
  (c15), food (c13) and IST (c10)
• The pattern has changed c60 of projects are in
  Thematics
• SA was the second most successful country in the
  FP6 top-up calls

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South Africa in FP6

• TP1 HIV/AIDS vaccine Microbicides
• TP2 Open source software e-Health
• TP3 Bioleaching Advanced Manufacturing
• TP4 Global Navigation Satellite Systems
• TP5 Food risk analysis Food processing waste
• TP6 Water resource management Climate Change
• TP7 New history research agenda
• Infrastructures SKA Design Studies
• Policy Impact of avian influenza on poultry
  sector

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European South African Science and Technology
Programme(ESASTAP)
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What is ESASTAP?

• Specific Support Action implemented by
• Department of Science and Technology under the
  FP6
• Dedicated platform to promote SA-EU ST
  cooperation, especially SA participation in
  Framework Programmes, bringing together existing
  efforts from
• DST and EC
• FP6/7 National Contact Points
• SA Senior ST Representative in Brussels

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Challenges for ESASTAP

• Insufficient awareness of opportunities both
  within SA and the EU
• Need to broaden range of SA participants
• Instruments for international cooperation in
  FP6/7 not well understood need to improve
  understanding both SA and EU
• More proactive engagement with opportunities
• Difficulties for SA researchers to find European
  FP consortia partners
• Lack of awareness of SA ST excellence

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Opportunities for ESASTAP

• Progressively greater opportunities for
• international cooperation in FPs
• Strong political commitment to SA-EU ST
  cooperation
• Convergence of SA and EU ST policy priorities
• SAs historical ST relations with Europe and
  existing strong bilateral relations
• SAs existing knowledge base and experience of
  successful FP participation

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ESASTAP Priorities

• Create dedicated programme and branding
• for SA-EU ST cooperation
• Supporting SAs FP6 participation and FP7
  preparation
• Awareness-raising and strategic advice and
  assistance
• Marketing SAs ST excellence in Europe
• South Africa a preferred international partner
  for Framework Programme cooperation
• Exploit synergies between FP6/7 participation
  with other international cooperation activities
• Especially bilateral links with European
  countries
• Other European programmes e.g. COST, EUREKA, EDCTP

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• International Cooperation
• in FP7

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Opening of All Activities to Third Countries
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Definitions

• Third country
• is a country which is not a European Union Member
  State
• International Cooperation Partner Country
• is a third country that the European Commission
  classifies as a low-income, lower-middle-income
  or upper-middle-income country and which is
  identified as such in the workprogramme
• SOUTH AFRICA belongs to the ICPC group - will
  receive funding under the Framework Programme
• Emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China,
  SOUTH AFRICA)

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South Africa, ESASTAP and FP7

• Point of departure South Africas National RD
  Strategy and other policy documents
• FP7 one of range of instruments for international
  cooperation need to understand its relevance
• Strategic analysis by SA participating
  organisation of FP7 opportunities
• National Co-Investment and Seed Funding
  Instruments

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South Africa, ESASTAP and FP7 (2)

• Preparing South African ST community for FP7
• Improving networking and partnerships with
  Europe
• Deployment of Seed Funding to attend events
• Pro-active contact with leading FP6 coordinators
• Utilising bilateral relations with Member States
• Learning from South African FP6 experience

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• Thank you
• www.ESASTAP.org.za