Key messages from Bertrand BOUCHET

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Key messages from Bertrand BOUCHET

• New EU context
• A new treaty coming into force
• A new EU strategy post-2010
• The Ljubljana process reinforced commitment of
  Member states in the ERA and a better
  articulation between national and community
  policies
• New national context
• Reform of the research system (competitiveness
  cluster, instituts Carnot, ANR, autonomy for
  universities) new stakeholders and new
  responsibilities for existing stakeholders
• A national strategy for research and innovation
  to be adopted soon

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• Objectives
• Improvement of French participation in FP
  (declining trend)
• Involvement of all stakeholders in the ERA
  construction at all levels
• Orientation government (Council, CREST, GPC)
• Programming agencies and research organisations
  or Alliances
• Implementation laboratories and research teams
  (FP participation)
• Consistency between the National Strategy for
  Research and Innovation and EU programming

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• French FP monitoring system dates back to FP5 -
  to be adapted to this new context
• French representatives in programme committees
• Talking on behalf of France in FP programmes
• Thematic Expert Groups (GTN)
• Providing the national RD expertise for the
  design of FP work programmes
• Ensuring adequate participation and contribution
  of new players
• Network of National Contact Points
• Optimizing use and access to available
  information in order to encourage participation
  in FP7
• Better meet the local needs
• French FP consultation system to be enhanced
• From information and exchange meetings with
  stakeholders representatives in charge of
  European affairs to a real consultation structure
• Helping the ministry in its task of defining and
  implementing the ERA dimension of the national
  strategy for research and innovation