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Participation in the EU 6th Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development

Peter Härtwich, DG Research, European Commission


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Why research at EU level?Why research at EU level? - The EC Treaty (Art. 163-173)- Reasons inherent to RTD:

Increasing complexity and interdisciplinarity; Increasing costs; Increasing "critical mass” in human resources

Increasing difficulties to play a role in the many important areas, even for whole countries


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What makes FP6 different from other What makes FP6 different from other

research funding programmesresearch funding programmes? ? - The European dimension

- The strategic objectives

- Focus and concentration

- Sharing of costs and ownership of results

- The submission and selection process

- The project management


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Sixth Framework Programme 2002-2006 (FP6)

• Budget: EUR 17.5 billion • = 3.9% of the EU’s budget (2001)• = ~ 6% of the EU’s public (civilian) research budget

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Budgets of the EU Framework Programmes


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A look back: Poland in FP5

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Enterprise sector Research Centres Higher education Others

Number of Polish participations in FP5 (by participant type)

Total funding to contracts with Polish participation: 1.077 bln €


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A look back: Poland in FP5

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BE351

UK1034

FR834

IT705

NL557

ES465

DE1196

Number of cooperative links


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FP6 - Why participate?FP6 - Why participate?For companies:

- access to research results of the whole consortium, multiplication of yield of own research efforts

- contacts can be used for further business relations and exploring new markets

- SMEs without research capacities: support for contract research


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FP6 - Why participate?FP6 - Why participate?For research institutes and universities:

- Exchange of knowledge and experience and international comparison of own performance

- Support institutional change towards a “Europeanisation” (Networks of Excellence)

- Exchange of researchers to establish new competencies


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FP6 - Why participate?FP6 - Why participate?

For individual researchers:

- Pursue an international research career via the Marie Curie fellowship schemes (for researchers at all stages of career)


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FP6 - Why participate?FP6 - Why participate?

For the money?

- Enterprises: reduce the commercial risk of pre-competitive research

- Non-commercial institutions: enlarge the financial basis for research activities

BUT...


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FP6 - Who can participate?FP6 - Who can participate?

- In principle, any legal entity from any country: companies, research institutes, municipalities, natural persons…

- Specific modalities for participation and funding for different categories of countries


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FP6 - What are itsFP6 - What are its objectives? objectives?

“Structuring effect”: contribute to a more coherent research landscape in Europe through

- concentration of efforts

- new instruments (autonomy, critical mass): smooth transition from FP5

- capacity building (human resources, infrastructure)

- full integration of Candidate Countries


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FP6: How to find your placeFP6: How to find your place Three blocks: € million

- focusing and integrating Community research (“thematic”) 13 345

- structuring the ERA (“horizontal”) 2 605

- strengthening the foundations of ERA (“underpinning”) 320

+ nuclear 1 230


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FP6: Thematic PrioritiesFP6: Thematic Priorities- limited number: concentration

- European interest: competitiveness and

benefits to society

- assemble critical mass of resources and

expertise

Achieve European Value Added and

increased impact


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FP67 thematic priorities Budget

(€ million)

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health Advanced genomics and its applications for health Combatting major diseases

2 2551 1001 155

2. Information Society technologies 3 6253. Nanotechnologies and nano-sciences, knowledge-based

multifunctional materials and new production processesand devices

1 300

4. Aeronautics and space 1 0755. Food quality and safety 6856. Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems Sustainable energy systems Sustainable surface transport Global change and ecosystems

2 120810610700

7. Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society 2258. Specific activities covering a wider field of research 1 300

Total 13 345** Including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €760 million


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A wider range of better differentiated instruments

New instruments• Integrated projects (IP)• Networks of excellence (NoE)• Article 169 (joint implementation of national

programmes)

Traditional instruments• Specific targeted research projects• Co-ordination actions• Specific support actions


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Proposal submission

• Through calls for proposals– may be preceded by expressions of interest to help focus calls

and assist in consortium building

• Simplified proposal-making– reflecting evolutionary nature of the project

• summary description of activities for entire duration

• detailed implementation plan only for first 18 months


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Activities (example: IP)

• Activities integrated by a project may cover the full research spectrum– should contain objective-driven research– technological development and demonstration components as

appropriate– may contain a training component – the effective management of knowledge will also be an essential

feature– the whole carried out in a coherent management framework


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2. Specific SME schemes (any topic or technology area):

Individual SME: Cooperative Research (CRAFT)

Industrial associations or industry groupings: Collective Research

Encouraging SMEs to participate in FP6

1. Participation of SMEs in thematic priorities:15% of the budget earmarked for SMEs (1.7 bln €),Possibility to enter consortia at a later stage (IP, NoE)


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FP6: Staying in touchFP6: Staying in touch Primary contact: National Contact Points

http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/ncps

•Polish NCP coordinator:Andrzej Siemaszko

[email protected], http://www.npk.gov.pl

• General information on EU researchhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/research

•All information about FP6 http://www.cordis.lu/fp6

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