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EUROPEAN COMMISSION - DG ResearchFP7 /1

Nikos KastrinosNikos Kastrinos

Directorate for Research in Social Sciences, Directorate for Research in Social Sciences, Humanities and Foresight of DG Research, Humanities and Foresight of DG Research,

European CommissionEuropean Commission

The Socio-Economic The Socio-Economic Sciences, and the Humanities:Sciences, and the Humanities:

FP7 perspectivesFP7 perspectives


ContentsContents

Where we come from….Where we come from….

The areas of researchThe areas of research

The budgetsThe budgets

Preliminary thoughts on implementationPreliminary thoughts on implementation


Evolution ofEvolution of SSH Budget Since 1994 SSH Budget Since 1994

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QuantitiveQuantitive Evolution of SSH EU Research Evolution of SSH EU ResearchFP4FP4 FP5FP5 FP6FP6

No of projectsNo of projects162162 185185 141141

No of research teamsNo of research teams 1 2061 206 1 5071 507 2 3502 350

Ratio teams per projectRatio teams per project 7,47,4 8,28,2 16,716,7

Average budget / proj. Average budget / proj. (M(M€€))

0,7100,710 0,8860,886 1,7801,780

No of countriesNo of countries 3535 3939 5050


The Particular Nature of EU SSH The Particular Nature of EU SSH Collaborative ResearchCollaborative Research

Issue orientedIssue oriented

MultidisciplinaryMultidisciplinary

Significant comparative elementSignificant comparative element

Policy relevant in the middle to longer-term as Policy relevant in the middle to longer-term as projects last up to 5 yearsprojects last up to 5 years

Policy relevant not only at EU level but also at Policy relevant not only at EU level but also at nationalnational and regional levelsand regional levels


What isWhat is new for SSH new for SSH under under FP7FP7 Broad strategic research agendaBroad strategic research agenda

Addresses challenges in medium and long term perspective Addresses challenges in medium and long term perspective (2013 and beyond)(2013 and beyond)

Greater role for culture and humanitiesGreater role for culture and humanities

A more systematic approach to SSH infrastructuresA more systematic approach to SSH infrastructures

Leaves a space for researchers to address challenges facing Leaves a space for researchers to address challenges facing Europe not mentioned in the research programmeEurope not mentioned in the research programme

Stresses international dimension of SSHStresses international dimension of SSH

Integration of several formerly separate activities Integration of several formerly separate activities (coordination (coordination of national policies, international cooperation)of national policies, international cooperation)

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Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge societyGrowth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge societyGrowth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge societyGrowth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

Combining economic, social and environmental Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspectiveobjectives in a European perspective

Combining economic, social and environmental Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspectiveobjectives in a European perspective

Major trends in society and their implicationsMajor trends in society and their implicationsMajor trends in society and their implicationsMajor trends in society and their implications

Europe in the worldEurope in the worldEurope in the worldEurope in the world

The citizen in the European UnionThe citizen in the European UnionThe citizen in the European UnionThe citizen in the European Union

Socio-economic and scientific indicatorsSocio-economic and scientific indicatorsSocio-economic and scientific indicatorsSocio-economic and scientific indicators

Foresight activitiesForesight activitiesForesight activitiesForesight activities

Socio – economic Sciences and the Socio – economic Sciences and the HumanitiesHumanities


Growth, Employment and Growth, Employment and Competitiveness in a Knowledge Competitiveness in a Knowledge SocietySociety

The changing role of knowledge, including different types The changing role of knowledge, including different types of knowledge and competences, education, lifelong of knowledge and competences, education, lifelong learning and intangible investmentlearning and intangible investment

Economic structures, structural change and productivity Economic structures, structural change and productivity issuesissues

Institutional and policy questions, including macro-Institutional and policy questions, including macro-economic policy, labour markets, institutional contexts, economic policy, labour markets, institutional contexts, policy coherence andpolicy coherence and coordination coordination


Combining Economic, Social and Combining Economic, Social and Environmental Objectives in a European Environmental Objectives in a European PerspectivePerspective

How European socio-economic models and those How European socio-economic models and those outside Europe have fared in combining these outside Europe have fared in combining these objectivesobjectives

Economic cohesion between regions and regional Economic cohesion between regions and regional development in an enlarged EU, as well as social development in an enlarged EU, as well as social cohesion and its relation to social problems such cohesion and its relation to social problems such as poverty, housing, crime, delinquency and drugsas poverty, housing, crime, delinquency and drugs


Major Trends in Society and their Major Trends in Society and their ImplicationsImplications

Demographic change including ageing, births Demographic change including ageing, births and migration and migration

Lifestyles, families, work, consumption, health Lifestyles, families, work, consumption, health and quality of lifeand quality of life

Cultural interactions in an international Cultural interactions in an international perspective including traditions from different perspective including traditions from different societies, diversity of populations, societies, diversity of populations, discrimination, racism…discrimination, racism…


Europe in the WorldEurope in the World

Changing interactions and interdependencies (in Changing interactions and interdependencies (in areas like trade, finance, investment, migration, areas like trade, finance, investment, migration, media, religions, culture) between world regions media, religions, culture) between world regions and their implications for those regions, especially and their implications for those regions, especially for the EUfor the EU

Causes and resolution of conflicts; relation Causes and resolution of conflicts; relation between security and poverty, crime, environmental between security and poverty, crime, environmental degradation and resources scarcity; terrorism; degradation and resources scarcity; terrorism; security-related policies and perceptions of security-related policies and perceptions of insecurityinsecurity


The citizen in the European UnionThe citizen in the European Union

In the context of the future development of the EU, In the context of the future development of the EU, addressing the following issuesaddressing the following issues

Active participation by the peoples of Europe, Active participation by the peoples of Europe, European public sphere and media and democracy; European public sphere and media and democracy; governance, citizenship and rightsgovernance, citizenship and rights

European diversities and commonalities in cultures, European diversities and commonalities in cultures, institutions, history, languages, arts, religions and institutions, history, languages, arts, religions and valuesvalues


Socio-economic and Scientific Socio-economic and Scientific IndicatorsIndicators

The use of indicators in policy, their implementation The use of indicators in policy, their implementation and monitoringand monitoring

How evidence-based policy might be better How evidence-based policy might be better supported by indicators and methods, for policy supported by indicators and methods, for policy coordination and regulationcoordination and regulation

Use of indicators for evaluation of research Use of indicators for evaluation of research programmes, including impact assessmentprogrammes, including impact assessment


Foresight ActivitiesForesight Activities

Foresight on key challenges and opportunities for Foresight on key challenges and opportunities for the EU (e.g. ageing, migration…)the EU (e.g. ageing, migration…)

Focussed thematic foresight in emerging research Focussed thematic foresight in emerging research domains and cross-cutting domainsdomains and cross-cutting domains

Foresight on research systems, key actors and Foresight on research systems, key actors and policies in the EUpolicies in the EU

Mutual learning and cooperation between national Mutual learning and cooperation between national and/or regional foresight, within the EU and and/or regional foresight, within the EU and internationallyinternationally


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451 responses from 46 countries all over the world451 responses from 46 countries all over the world

Additional spontaneous contributionsAdditional spontaneous contributions

Most active countries: IT, DE, UK, ES, BE, FR, NL, A,Most active countries: IT, DE, UK, ES, BE, FR, NL, A, NO, S NO, S

By Institutions:By Institutions: Universities + Research centresUniversities + Research centres →→ 64,3% + 20,6 % 64,3% + 20,6 % Private non Profit Organisations Private non Profit Organisations →→ 5,3 %5,3 % SMEs SMEs →→

2,4 %2,4 % OtherOther →→

7,3 %7,3 % Useful pool of ideas Useful pool of ideas

Report forthcomingReport forthcoming

Web ConsultationWeb Consultation


First work-programme: First work-programme: Some preliminary thoughtsSome preliminary thoughts

Two deadlines covering the budgetary years 2007-Two deadlines covering the budgetary years 2007-20082008

Topics in all areasTopics in all areas

Emphasis on knowledge creation (no NoEs)Emphasis on knowledge creation (no NoEs)

Pending issues:Pending issues: ERA-NETERA-NET Societal platformsSocietal platforms TimingTiming

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