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From ERA-NET in FP6From ERA-NET in FP6to national and regional to national and regional
programme coordination in FP7programme coordination in FP7
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– the creation of an "internal market" in research (free movement of knowledge, researchers and technology)
– the restructuring of the European research fabric(improved coordination of national research activities and policies)
– the development of a European research policy (taking into account other EU and national policies)
European Research Area -European Research Area - Combining three concepts Combining three concepts *::
* * COM(2002) 565 final, THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA : PROVIDING NEW MOMENTUM
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Coordination of ResearchCoordination of Research
Policy level :open method of coordination mapping, benchmarking, score boardslegislation (e.g. 3rd country researchers COM (2004) 178) Directive and 2 recommendations in 2005
Programme level :ERA-NETERA-NET +Article 169
Project level :FP7 Instruments
Maximum Leverage
Medium Leverage
Lower leverage (1 to 2)
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ERA-NET Coordination of ERA-NET Coordination of National and Regional ProgrammesNational and Regional Programmes
New very innovative scheme under FP6:
• Networking of programmes
• Ambitious goals: Joint calls and joint programmes
• Public programmes, parts thereof or similar initiatives
• Exclusively for public authorities and implementing
agencies
• Beyond FP6 priorities and implemented “bottom up”
• Open call 180 Mio. € - Only for Coordination NO research
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Many ERA-NETs implement successfully the following
activities to foster coordination of research programmes:
1 - Systematic exchange of information & best practices
2 - Common strategic issues
3 - Development of joint activities
4 - Implementation of transnational research activities
Impossible in 2002…
… then why more than 1000 programme owners
and managers were doing it by
2005 ???
ERA-NET ActivitiesERA-NET Activities
A step by step approach….but ambitious
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The running ERA-NET CAsThe running ERA-NET CAs
• 70 running CAs covering all areas of FP 6 … and more
•A wide participation by all countries involved in FP6 :
25 Member States
8 Ass. Member States (Bg, Ro, Tk, Cr, Isl, No, Ch, Isr)
6 Other (Balkan 4 + Canada & Russia) + Intern. Organisat°
• SSAs served their purpose : 26 funded 15 CAs in FP6 (65%)
Area SSA CA Area SSA CA Area SSA CA
1. Life 7 10 5. Food 4 5 INCO 1 5
2. IST 8* 9* 6. Sust. Dev. 4 17 INNO 2 2
3. Nano 2 12 7.Cit.& Gov. 3 6 Sc. & Soc. 2 1
4. Aero 0 2 SMEs 0 2 NONE 1 8
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ERA-NET - FP6 : Number of selected Coord. Actions
3 3
5
1
2
4
6
4
2
3
1
5
8
2
1
2
3
2
1 1
5
0
1
4
1
15
17
20
10
8
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
Life Sciences Environment andEnergy
Ind. Tech., Transport,IST, Innovation
Fundamental RTD - Intern. Coop.
Humanities-Social Sciences
Nu
mb
er
call 1
call 2
call 3
call 4
call 5
sum
Lower selection rates in Life Sciences : High will low skill ?
CAs selected by call and area CAs selected by call and area
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Achieving critical mass, to ensure Achieving critical mass, to ensure better use of scare resourcesbetter use of scare resources
Examples: Micro Nano Technologies (e.g. expectations in the field) Rare diseasesRare diseases (e.g. limited resources & cases)
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Join Forces to provide common Join Forces to provide common answers to common problemsanswers to common problems
Examples:Cancer (e.g. public health)Security (e.g. bio-terrorism) Food safetyFood safety (e.g. consumer protection)
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Addressing global issues
Examples: Environment (e.g. water) EnergyEnergy (e.g. hydrogen) Resistant diseases (e.g. pathogenomics)
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Developing common approaches
Examples: Ageing (e.g. societal impact) Food safety (e.g. standards) Plant genomicsPlant genomics (e.g. ethics)
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Addressing specific Addressing specific geographical issuesgeographical issues
Example:
Baltic See - Bonus (e.g. single research ship/programme)
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Speaking with “one voice” Speaking with “one voice” to third countriesto third countries
Examples: COREACH (e.g. cooperation with China) SEE-ERA-NETSEE-ERA-NET (e.g. cooperation with Balkan States)
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Why Coordination? Why ERA-NET?Why Coordination? Why ERA-NET?
Objective: Reduce fragmentation of research efforts
made at national & regional level in Europe
Reasons for coordination:
Achieving critical mass, to ensure better use of scare resources Join Forces to provide common answers to common problems Addressing global issues Developing common approaches (e.g. ethics, standards) Addressing specific geographical issues Speaking with “one voice” to third countries
In many cases several reasons apply but for all:
Avoiding overlap and build up of expertise Exchange of good practices Access to expertise
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Programme coordination Programme coordination
for efficiencyfor efficiency
Nature shows us the way: Birds coordinating their efforts
71 % gain of efficiency
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Coordination of Coordination of
national research programmesnational research programmes
in FP7in FP7
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Coordination of national programmes - will be implemented via:
ERA-NET
ERA-NET PLUS
Article 169
May cover subjects beyond the nine themes
Addresses also complementarities with intergovernmental structures
IntroductionIntroduction
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ERA-NETERA-NET in FP7in FP7
Reinforcement of the ERA-NET scheme:
Continuity of ERA-NET as the scheme providing a framework
for the coordination of public research programmes (new topics)
Broadening and deepening the scope of existing ERA-NETs
(to broaden the partnership and scope of the ERA-NETs and
deepen the activities towards mutual opening of programmes)
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ERA-NETERA-NET PLUS PLUS in FP7in FP7
New is the additional EU financial support to “top up” joint calls (a premium for those tumbling the first hurdles to integration of EU national and regional research programmes?)
Providing EU financial support to joint calls undertaken by several national programmes
Topping up to be fixed at the appropriate level (e.g. 33%) Ex. - If programmes from at least 5 MS commit 6 M€
- The Commission will commit 3 M€ - The total call budget will be of 9 M€
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Article 169 in FP7Article 169 in FP7
European large scale cooperation in “variable geometry” between Member States
Cooperation between Member States sharing common needs or interests
Identification Art. 169 initiatives on the basis of pre-defined criteria
Article 169 Article 169 “In implementing the multiannual framework programme, the “In implementing the multiannual framework programme, the Community may make provision, in agreement with the Member Community may make provision, in agreement with the Member States concerned, for participation in research and development States concerned, for participation in research and development programmes undertaken by several Member States, including programmes undertaken by several Member States, including participation in the structures created for the execution of those participation in the structures created for the execution of those programmes”programmes”
Participation of the Participation of the CommunityCommunity in research in research programmes programmes jointly undertakenjointly undertaken by Member States by Member States
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Article 169 in FP 7 : Article 169 in FP 7 : Criteria to select the initiativesCriteria to select the initiatives
Relevance of the initiative to EU objectives
Clear objective and its relevance to FP7
European added value
Critical mass and similarity of programmes involved
Art. 169 as the most appropriate means to reach the objectives
Identification of the initiatives on the basis of a series of criteria :
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ERA-NET-ERA-NET-PLUSPLUS vs Article 169 - 1 vs Article 169 - 1
ERA-NET-PLUS Article 169
Legal basis Art.164 &s., Consultation Art. 169, Co-decision
ObjectiveReinforced Co-ordination : Single joint call at an agreed
moment in time
Scientific, administrative and financial integration: Joint programme over time
(several years)
Implement. Call for proposals (COM) By dedicated structure
MS roleCoordination and Funding
commitmentJoint Implementation incl.
funding commitment
Variable geometry
For a single call Partner MS over time
Commission role
Single top up (lump sum)
Contract based
(Funding, Contract partner, Programme Shareholder..)
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ERA-NET-ERA-NET-PLUSPLUS vs Article 169 - 2 vs Article 169 - 2
ERA-Net project
Reinforced Co-ordination
ERA-NET-PLUS Article 169Programme integration
Country C
Program Z
Country A
Program X
Country B
Program Y
