The European Neighbourhood Policy ENP Synergies with RTD policy

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The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP)
Synergies with RTD policy

Elena Sachez Science Counsellor EC Delegation in
CAIRO European Commission elena.sachez_at_ec.europa.e
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MOCO Meeting 7-8 November, Istanbul 2008
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OUTLINE

• ENP policy
• Synergies ENP and RTD
• the case of Egypt
• Other programmes in MPCs countries and sinergies
• Sum up

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ENP

• ENP added value
• Bilateral complementary differentiated
  approach (e.g. reinforced ENP in some countries)
• More integration (e.g. participation in EU
  programes and agencies)
• Additional financial instruments (e.g TAIEX)
  while building on existing instruments (AAs, SPs
  NIPs, subcommitees,etc)

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Bilateral ENP Action Plans

• 2005 Israel, Jordan, Morocco, occupied
  Palestinian territory (oPt), Tunisia
• 2007 Egypt.
• 2008 Lebanon.
• Algeria, having only recently ratified its
  Association Agreement with the EU, has chosen not
  to negotiate an Action Plan yet.

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ENPHow does it work?

• BiIateral country national strategy papers/
  indicative programmes ENP Action plans
• Regional multi- country strategy papers and
  indicative programmes
• ENPI Eastern Region (223 mill)
• ENPI Southern Region (343 mill)- EUROMED
  priorities
• Interregional cross border cooperation (260
  mill) (e.g Tempus, EMEW, CBC Med sea basin
  programme)

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Regional Euromed partnership

• Research/ST milestones
• Barcelona (1995)
• MOCO
• Barcelona Action plan 2005
• First Ministerial HE SR, June 2007, Cairo
• Cairo Declaration
• Ministerials ICT
• First EUROMED Ministerial Conference,
  Ireland(Dundalk, 10-11 April 2005)
• Second EUROMED Ministerial Conference, Cairo
  26-27 Feb 2008, Cairo
• EC Com on the preparation of the Lisbon Euro- Med
  Foreign Affairs Conference (5-6 Nov 2007)
• Barcelona process Union for the mediterranean.
  MOCO

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ENP New EC financial support

• 2007-2013
• European Neighbourhood Partnership Instrument
  (ENPI)
• Almost 12bn
• Plus increased EIB lending mandate 12.4 bn
  (over 8 bn for MEDA region)
• Bilateral multi-country 90 funds ( over 10bn)
• Cross-border cooperation and other 10 (550 m)
• (MEDA programme total expenditure 2000-2006)
• 5,5 bn

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The ENPI regulation Main features
The programming process
?annual ? describe projects
identified for financing ?
define the budget per project
?lead to EC decision
commitments of funds
? Analysis of the situation ? Response
strategy ?Priority sectors ? 7 years ? revised at
mid-term
?normally attached to Strategy Papers
? set global and per priority allocations ?
cover 3 4 years
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Institutional involvement

• EC
• DG AIDCO EuropeAid Cooperation Office
• DG RELEX External relations
• Others consulted (e.g DG RTD)
• Mediterranean partner country
• Ministry of International Cooperation
• Ministry of Foreign affairs
• Other relevant ministries

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Synergies ENP and RTD the case of
Egypt
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ST Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Egypt

• Signed on 21 June 2005
• Implementation started 2006
• Joint Committee Meeting for follow up
• Road map Priority areas for cooperation/EU and
  Egypt actions
• Sinergies between FP7 and other EC instruments
  (e.g MEDA RDI programme)

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ENP Action Plan (March 2007)

• Joint plan EC/EGYPT
• Sub-committee, for follow up of progress under
  AP(yearly)
• Financial resources (ENPI NIP 2007-2010, 558
  millions)

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Action Plan science, research and technological
development

• Accelerate Egypts integration into the European
  Research Area
• Develop scientific and technological capacity for
  SMEs
• Integration of Egypt into high-level scientific
  exchanges

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RDI Programme - Egypt

• Beneficiary Ministry of Higher Education and
  Scientific Research
• Budget 11 million Euro grant
• Implementation Period 3 years
• Start October 2007
• Launching 1st calls for Proposals May 2008
• Programme Management Unit Programme Implementing
  Office under MHESR
• End Beneficiaries Universities and RD
  institutions, researchers, private sector

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RDI Programme General features

• Specific Objectives
• Strengthen the link between (RD) sector and the
  industry with better dissemination of the
  innovation and technology transfer culture.
• Facilitate Egyptian participation in the European
  Research Area.
• Three Components
• 1- EU/Egypt Innovation Fund 6,5 m-
• 2- Research, Development and Innovation
  Networking (RDIN)
• 3- Policies for monitoring and evaluating RD
  projects, programmes and institutions

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Examples of RDI/FP7 complementarities

• RDI Training of FP7 focal points
• Training on Proposal writing and administration
  of FP7 projects
• RDI supports INFO days on FP7 calls in Egypt
• RDI supports Thematic NCPs to participate in
  meetings and info days in Brussels
• RDI organised Mobility days to promote Peoples
  programme in Egypt
• RDI will support regional thematic workshops for
  priority setting under MIRA
• RDI contributes to national priority setting and
  ST agreement implementation
• RDI Innovation calls facilitate networking and
  competition
• Landscape of Research innovation in Egypt

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MEDA ENPI Programmes on RTDI and
sinergies
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• Regional Programmes
• Medibtikar (MEDA)
• Support the Development of the Information
  Society in the Euro-Mediterranean Region (ENPI)
• Bilateral Programmes
• RDI Egypt (MEDA)
• SRTD Jordan (MEDA)
• Tunisia- (ENPI)

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MEDIBTIKAR

• Euromed Innovation and Technology Programme
• Beneficiary Countries Algeria, Egypt, Israel,
  Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, occupied
  Palestinian territory (oPt),Tunisia, and Turkey
• Budget 7.3 million Euro grant
• Implementation Period 3 years
• End 30 March 2009
• Beneficiary Organizations public and private
  enterprises

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Programme to Support the Development of the
Information Society in the Euro-Mediterranean
Region Eumedconnect2

• Beneficiary Mediterranean Region ENPI Southern
  Region (except Turkey and Israel)
• Budget estimated EUR 5 Million
• 3 years, started August 2008
• Follow up of Eumedconnect (80)

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SRTD Programme - Jordan General features

• Support to Research Technological Development
  Innovation Initiatives and Strategies in Jordan
  (SRTD)
• Beneficiary Science technology community,
  governmental sector, CSOs, NGOs, private sector
• Budget 5 million Euro grant
• Implementation Period 3 years
• End 31 December 2012
• Programme Management Unit Higher Council for
  Science and Technology (HCST) in Amman

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RDI Synergies with Medbtikar

• RDIs Innovation Fund (EEIF)
• Dissemination of EEIF to Medibtikar Network
• Identification of potential innovation networks
• Common participation in Events
• Periodic Meetings
• ? TA

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RDI Synergies with MIRA

• MIRA WP4 RDI Component II
• RDIs national priority setting (Thematic work
  groups)
• RDIs regional brokerage events (Health, Energy
  NMT)
• Joint organization of MIRA Thematic workshops
  (Energy Environment)
• RDI Component I
• MIRAs Euro-Med Innovation Space (EMIS)

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Potential synergies with Other Regional Programmes

• Regional Centre for Renewable Energy Energy
  Efficiency
• Regional Thematic Projects
• Projects under the Union for the Mediterranean
• Similar EU-funded Programmes in MPCs

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Sum up

• Research innovation should be part of the
  national priorities under country AP/NIP in
  order to be considered by EC for capacity
  building
• ENPI is the main EC instrument supporting
  institutional capacity building at bilateral
  level and help to implement ST cooperation
  agreements
• At regional level, ENPI EUROMED priorities
  Union for the Med projects. MOCO role.
• EGYPT RDI programme complement FP7 activities
  both at national and regional level.

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INFO

• EC EGYPT http//www.eu-delegation.org.eg/
• RDI website www.RDI.EG.NET
• AIDCO website
• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/index_en.htm
• AIDCO-ENP
• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
  index_en.htm
• AIDCO-ENP-Egypt
• http//ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/neighbourhood/
  country-cooperation/egypt/egypt_en.htm