Michele GenoveseDG ResearchSpecific International Cooperation Activities

Cooperation with China under tCooperation with China under the European 7th he European 7th Framework Programme (FP7) for Research and Framework Programme (FP7) for Research and

DevelopmentDevelopment

INCO BILAT-SILKJune 2009

FP7 overview (2007-2013)

EU’s main instrument for funding researchAim : Contribute to the Union becoming the world’s leading research area

Evolution of annual budget

Collaborative research10 thematic areas

Frontier ResearchERC

Capacities : € 4097

People : € 4750

Marie Curie Actions

Research Capacity

Cooperation : € 32 413

JRC : € 1751

Euratom : € 2751Nuclear research

Ideas : € 7510

FP7 breakdown (€ million)

FP7Structure

Basic Principles

• Public calls for proposals detailed in annual work-programmes

• Peer review, competitive selection based on scientific excellence

• Trans-national cooperation

• Cost-sharing

• Participants own the results

People

Capacities

Cooperation

Ideas

FP7

•More inclusive

•More substantial

•More integrated

•More competitive

•More targeted

•More coordinated

International cooperation in FP7: more ambitious

Why International Cooperation?

• To support European competitiveness through strategic partnerships with third countries

• On the basis of mutual interest and mutual benefit

• To address specific problems faced by developing countries

Typology of countries

1- 1- Associated countriesAssociated countries ► Same prerogatives as Member States (Switzerland, Israel, Norway, Lichtenstein,

Iceland, + Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia)

2- International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC):2- International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC): Countries neighbouring the EUneighbouring the EU (Mediterranean Partner

Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern European and Central Asian Countries)

Emerging economiesEmerging economies (e.g. China, India, Brazil, Russia, South Africa)

► Funded

3- Industrialised countries3- Industrialised countries (USA, Canada, Japan, Australia….) and other high-income countries and territories ► Funded only exceptionally

EU – CHINA Science &

Technology Agreement

• Signed in 1998 renewed in 2004

• Regular Joint Steering Committee meetings to define common priorities

• More balanced and equal participation (Concept agreed at JSC meeting in Beijing November 2007)

• More strategic cooperation based on common interest through the principles of:

1. Co-decision to launch projects in areas which are high on the agenda of both EU and China

2. Co-selection of balanced groups of EU China research teams3. Co-funding of projects

• Coordinated calls at the study to be inserted in 2010 WPs

• Priority areas of cooperation:– Health (i.e. infectious diseases, diabetes, etc.)– Energy/Climate Change/Emission reduction and environmental protection– Biotechnology and food (food safety, animal health, etc.)

Options for International Cooperation

• General opening(Eligibility criteria; Minimum 3 different EU Member State (MS) or Associated Countries (AC) Beyond this minimum, all 3rd countries can participate

• Targeted opening(The participation of third countries is particularly welcomed)

• Coordinated calls / Twinning of projects(Co-funding)

• Specific International Co-operation Activities (SICA)(Novelty in FP7 foreseeing dedicated cooperative activities. Eligibility and evaluation criteria: minimum 4 participants from different countries: 2 ICPC + 2 MS or AC)

• Exchange partnership scheme / Mobility of researchers(People SP)

• ERA-NET, BILAT, INCO-NET, INCONTACT, etc.(International cooperation activities)

China Participation in FP7REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08+09 - 28 May 09

COOPERATION / all thematic areasALL SELECTED COUNTRIES: 6947 APPLICATIONS (in proposals submitted)

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REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08+09 - 28 May 09

COOPERATION / all thematic areasCHINA: 881 APPLICATIONS (in proposals submitted)

ENERGY: 51

ENV: 236

HEALTH: 117

ICT: 172

FAB: 100

NMP: 32

SEC: 4 SPA: 6

SSH: 97

TPT: 66

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COOPERATION / ALL THEMATIC AREASSELECTED COUNTRIES: 1125 APPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED

REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08 + 09 - 28 May 09

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COOPERATION / ALL THEMATIC AREASCHINA: 123 APPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED

REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08 + 09 - 28 May 09

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REFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08 + 09 - 28 May 09

COOPERATION / ALL THEMATIC AREAS

CHINA: APPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED - REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION: 23.974.175 €

COOPERATION / ALL THEMATIC AREASREFERENCE DATE: Calls 07+08 + 09 - 28 May 09

CHINA: APPLICATIONS MAIN LISTED - REQUESTED CONTRIBUTION: 23.974.175 €

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EC CONTRIBUTION COUNTRY CONTRIBUTION

The strategic European framework for international S&T

cooperation

Why focus now on S&T international cooperation?

• Major global challenges (climate change, securing energy suplies, biodiversity and ecosystems, etc) need effective global S&T cooperation

• Changing pattern of research expertise and investment

• Growing level of international competition for researchers

• Increasing cost of research infrastructures

• Lack of co-ordination between Member States and with the EU on research with third countries

Principles underlining the Startegic Framework

• Widening the ERA and making it more open to the world• Ensuring coherence of policies and complementarily of

programmes between MS and EC• Fostering strategic cooperation with key third countries

on a priority research areas• Developing the attractiveness of Europe as a research

partner• Geographic and Thematic targeting

– With industrialised and major emerging economies priorities should focus on areas of mutual interest requiring broad international efforts to address global S&T and societal challenges

Coordination of national policies and activities on international S&T cooperation (ERA-NET):

Objective:To increase the cooperation and coordination of research programmes carried out at national or regional level in the Member States and Associated Countries and which target one third country or several third countries in a given region

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET - ObjectivesERA-NET - Objectives

ERA-NET actions can network four types of activities:1. Information exchange amongst Member States,

Associated Countries and Community on S&T international cooperation, thus promoting an effective and efficient international scientific cooperation strategy at EU level;

2. Definition and preparation of joint activities;3. Implementation of commonly agreed objectives and

joint activities by facilitating innovative programmatic approaches;

4. Funding of joint trans-national research actions.

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET - ActivitiesERA-NET - Activities

Countries/regions covered in the first call (2008): - WBC, Russia, India, Black Sea, South Korea

Target region/country in WP2010: - Africa,- Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, USA

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET – target groups and country ERA-NET – target groups and country

coveragecoverageTarget groups:

- programme owners (e.g. ministries) and - programme managing institutions (e.g. research councils or funding agencies), and others

Africa:Africa:

The proposals should help implement the Africa-EU Joint Strategy and its Action Plan.

The joint activities should:• be embedded in a coherent and co-ordinated long term vision and sustainable strategy;• cover collaborative research, networking, training and/or mobility activities, and should aim at increasing the research capacity of African centres of excellence;• be developed in complementarity with the projects supported by the EC.

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET – Specific activitiesERA-NET – Specific activities

Brazil, Canada, Brazil, Canada, ChinaChina, , Japan & USA:Japan & USA:

The proposals should focus either at the coordination of research, innovation and/or mobility programmes of MS & AC.

The proposal should strengthen collaboration between existing and new programmes, aim to create the best possible framework conditions for research and/or innovation, identify good practices, promote the use of e.g. programmes both in the private and the public sector, and establish a favourable legal and regulatory policy environment that will promote and protect research findings.

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET – Specific activitiesERA-NET – Specific activities

The details of the joint funding activities should be prepared during the first 12 months of the project.

The project should deliver a strategy and/or recommendations for future joint activities. The strategy should prepare the way for joint programming and needs to be backed up by a traceable roadmap describing:

• The implementation steps for joint funding activities;• A clear plan describing how programmes will be initiated, trans-national

mobility (when applicable) realised and the working conditions of the final beneficiaries enhanced;

• Budgetary aspects of the contributions of each participating project partner (ie financial commitments);

• Monitoring and evaluation plans on project and programme level.

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET – Specific activitiesERA-NET – Specific activities

• Reinforce the impact of the ongoing bilateral S&T cooperation between MS & target countries,

• Enhance complementarities between the Community & MS and broaden the institutional cooperation,

• Reduce the fragmentation of the ERA by increasing coordination between national research programmes across the MS & AC,

• Avoid overlap between the programmes of MS & AC and to develop expertise from mutual learning,

• Help increase the international dimension of projects, which coordinate national thematic programmes in Europe successfully.

• Achieve critical mass, to ensure the better use of scarce resources,• Develop common governance principles (e.g. with respect to ethics, good

practices); • Bring together national programmes which deal with cooperation with third

countries, and enable them to speak with a 'single voice‘.

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International CooperationERA-NET – Expected impactERA-NET – Expected impact

•Call identifier: FP7-INCO-2010-3 •Call publication date: 30/07/09

•Call closure date: 19/01/10

•Indicative budget: 6 M€ incl. 2 M€ for Africa

•Funding scheme: CSA-CA, typ 2 M€/project for 3 years

•Eligibility criteria: min 3 independent legal entities which finance or manage publicly funded national or regional programmes. Each of these must be established in a different Member State or Associated Country.

•Evaluation criteria: threshold of 3 on criteria and 10 on total, specific ERA-NET evaluation criteria

CAPACITIES - International CooperationCAPACITIES - International Cooperation ERA-NET – Call ficheERA-NET – Call fiche

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