The Key Action Improving the socioeconomic knowledge base Information in view of the forthcoming Thi

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The Key Action Improving the socio-economic
knowledge baseInformation in view of the
forthcoming Third Call

• UKROs Annual Conference,
• Glasgow, 5 July 2001
• Dr Peter Fisch
• DG Research, K.3

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Roadmap

• The Key Action
• Basic facts, Latest figures
• The Third Call
• Research Themes, Infrastructures, ERA
• Useful Information
• Contracts, Deadline, Evaluation,
• Social Sciences in the New FP
• Challenges, Strategies

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Key ActionFact Sheet

• Part of the Horizontal Programme Improving the
  Human Research Potential
• Continuation of the TSER programme,
• but including new themes
• Budget for 1999 to 2002 165 Mio Euro
• 3 Calls for Proposals (one per year)

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Key ActionImplementation

• Call Contracts Results
• First Call 1999 C C 6
• Second Call 2000 C C
• Third Call 2001 6

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Key ActionLatest Figures

• First Call Second Call
• Projects received 195 377
• Projects eligible for
• funding 60 115
• Projects funded 42 71
• Success rate around 20

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallFact
Sheet

• Biggest call we ever had (65 Mio Euro)
• Filling the gaps in coverage of the Thematic
  Framework
• and paving the way for new topics
• Support to European Research Area
• Strengthening of Infrastructures
• Publication foreseen on 24.07.2001
• Deadline foreseen on 15.01.2002

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(Preliminary Information) Third
CallRationale

• Lisbon Summit
• European Union to become the most competitive
  and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world,
  capable of sustainable economic growth with more
  and better jobs and greater social cohesion
• Third Call
• Perspective of the citizen
• Use broad mobilisation of social sciences for
  preparing the ERA

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(Preliminary Information) Third
CallStructure

• Three Research Themes
• Socio-economic development models
• Well being
• Citizenship, integration, enlargement
• Infrastructures for comparative research
• Support for preparing the ERA

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallResearch
ThemesCharacteristics

• To build upon previous work (TSER and Key
  Action)
• Inter-related themes
• Proposals may address different aspects from
  different themes
• Support for policy making

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallResearch
ThemesCross-cutting Dimensions

• Historical and cultural dimensions
• Forward looking perspective
• Gender dimensions
• Relevance for enlargement process and integration
  of scientific communities from Candidate
  Countries
• Comparability of methodologies and data
• Multidisciplinarity in the research design

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallResearch
Theme 1The challenge of socio-economic
development models for Europe

• Explore options for models to combine political
  objectives
• (growth, employment, social cohesion, quality of
  life, sustainable development)
• Take into account European diversity
• (social, cultural, historical, economic)

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallResearch
Theme 2Societal and individual well
beingSocietal trends, the implications of
structural changes and of technological
development

• Improved understanding of the quality of life of
  individuals and of society as a whole
• Analysis of the impact of socio-economic trends
• Better basis for policy making

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallResearch
Theme 3Citizenship, Governance and the Dynamics
of European Integration and Enlargement

• Stimulate the public debate
• Identify problems and opportunities ...
• in the current political context

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(Preliminary Information) Third
CallDevelopment of European infra-structures
for comparative research in the social sciences
and humanities

• Overcome fragmentation (per country, per
  disciplines)
• Focus on comparative research
• Infrastructures in a broad sense
• Support for activities to set up and develop
  infrastructures, not for running costs
• 15 - 20 of the budget of the call

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(Preliminary Information) Third
CallInfrastructuresSub-Themes 1 and 2

• Improve accessibility and efficiency
• Access and availability
• Matching demand and supply
• Data Archives, Web-Portals, Thesauruses
• Virtual infrastructures, new initiatives
• Infrastructures to improve methodologies for
  comparative analysis
• Exchange of ideas and methodologies
• Data harmonisation, inter-cultural differences,
  sampling practices

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(Preliminary Information) Third
CallInfrastructuresSub-Themes 3 and 4

• Dissemination
• Overcome dispersation
• Web catalogues, Search engines, virtual libraries
• Infrastructures to promote research on societal
  and individual well being in Europe
• Support for Research Theme 2
• Comparative data on social well being
• Theoretical basis and empirical tests
• Harmonisation of existing data and creation of
  new ones, where necessary
• Link social sciences - humanities

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallSupport
activities to stimulate the development of social
sciences and humanities in the ERA

• ERA offers a range of new possibilities for
  social sciences and humanities
• but requires timely and focused preparation
• Support activities, mainly through Accompanying
  Measures
• 5 - 10 of the budget of the call

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallStimulate
the development of Social sciences and humanities
in the ERASub-Themes 1 and 2

• Increase the impact of existing EU and national
  research activities
• Develop synergies, address key audiences
• Increase the efficiency of social sciences and
  humanities in the ERA
• Mapping, benchmarking, funding practices

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(Preliminary Information) Third CallStimulate
the development of Social sciences and humanities
in the ERASub-Theme 3

• Structuring the social sciences and humanities in
  the ERA
• Management platforms
• Pooling of intellectual and administrative
  capacities

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Useful to KnowTypes of Contracts

• RTD Projects
• Budget (average 0.9 Mio Euro)
• Duration max 3 years
• Partners min 2 partners (average 7)
  
• Thematic Networks
• Budget (average 20.000 per partner per year)
• Duration max 3 years
• Partners min. 1 1 (average 7)
• Accompanying Measures
• Budget (smaller than RTD projects
  )
• Duration max 3 years
• Partners min 1 partner

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Useful to KnowDifferent ways to Submit

• Paper
• Forms attached to the Information Package
• Forms downloadable from the Internet
• Electronic Submission
• Specific software needed
• Check details well in advance ...

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(Preliminary Information) Useful to KnowThe
Deadline ...

• Deadline 15 January 2002, 17.00
• Electronic Submission
• sent before deadline
• Paper submission (Mail,Hand delivery)
• received by the Commission before deadline
• NEW RULES!
• MAKE SURE YOU SEND IT IN TIME!

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Useful to KnowEvaluators Needed ...

• Evaluation is crucial
• Involvement of high quality evaluators from all
  over Europe required
• Stressful, but highly interesting task
• Open call for applications www.cordis.lu/expert-c
  andidature/home.html

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Social Sciences in the New FPNew Framework
ProgrammeFact Sheet

• Proposal of the Commission of 21.02.2001
• New Framework Programme shall support the
  implementation of the European Research Area
• Stronger thematic focus
• Need for new instruments

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Social Sciences in the New FPNew Framework
ProgrammeThematic Priorities (1)

• Genomics and biotechnology for health
• Information society technologies
• Nanotechnologies, intelligent materials, new
  production processes
• Aeronautics and space
• Food safety and health risks

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Social Sciences in the New FPNew Framework
ProgrammeThematic Priorities (2)

• Sustainable development and global change
• Citizens and governance in the European knowledge
  society
• Anticipating the EUs scientific and
  technological needs

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Social Sciences in the New FPChallenges for
Social Sciences

• Integration throughout New FP
• (Priorities 1 to 6, Science and Society )
• Thematic focus of priority 7 (Governance
  Knowledge Society)
• New Instruments (Integration, Management)

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Social Sciences in the New FPStrengths of
Social Sciences

• Conceptual diversity
• Policy relevance
• No problems with national competitiveness
• No problems with IPR
• Low budget

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Social Sciences in the New FPWeaknesses of
Social Sciences

• Conceptual diversity
• Lack of / Lousy Lobbying
• Lack of dynamism
• A lot of small scale activities low visibility
  

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Social Sciences in the New FPHow to prepare for
the New FP

• Overview on Programmes and Actors
• Identification of common interests
• Themes
• Instruments
• Implementation
• Organising the common interests
• Existing Arrangements
• New Arrangements

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Social Sciences in the New FPEvery long
journey starts with a first step

• There is no shortage of good arguments ...
• and also no shortage of money.
• What is needed now is
• Creativity to develop new approaches
• Courage to implement pilot projects
• Patience to wait for the results

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Information Sources ...

• Fifth Framework Programme (in general)
• www.cordis.lu
• New Framework Programme
• www. cordis.lu/rtd2002
• Key Action Socio-economic knowledge base
• www.cordis.lu/improving.html
• Mailing list for the Third Call
• Fax [phone]

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Contact Addresses

• To reach members of our team
• E-mail Firstname.Name_at_cec.eu.int
• Fax [phone]
• Example
• E-mail Peter.Fisch_at_cec.eu.int