The 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME AND THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH AREA

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The 6th FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME AND THEEUROPEAN
RESEARCH AREA

• Richard ESCRITT,
• Director, European Research Area -
• Co-ordination of Community activities
• Research Directorate General
• European Commission
• Manchester 27June 2002

The 6th Framework Programme and the European
Research Area
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FP6 and ERA the context

• Timeliness of the ERA debate. Ever greater
  expectations from RD
• - for the economy, as key to growth and
  competitiveness
• - for society, in response to its needs
• - from the highest level of policy in response to
  the competitive challenge European Councils
  since Lisbon in March 2000

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FP6 and ERA the challenges

• - increase investment (private, public)
  towards 3 of GDP by 2010
• - develop human resources (research,
  education)
• - increase the coherence and impact of
  Europes research efforts (reduce dispersion,
  promote innovation)
• ? Ensure timely launch of FP6

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FP6 Contributing to the European Research Area

• - Why participate ?
• - What are its objectives ?
• - Finding your place in it ?
• - The next steps ?

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FP6 - Why participate ?

• A Unique Europe-wide research programme offering
• - a range of scientific opportunities
• - wide contacts
• - productive partnerships
• - enhanced mobility
• - an international benchmark
• - a growing and secure budget - 17.5 bn

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FP6 - What are its objectives ?

• Structuring effect contribute to a more
  coherent research landscape in Europe through
• - concentration of efforts
• - new instruments (autonomy, critical mass)
  smooth transition from FP5
• - capacity building (human resources,
  infrastructure)
• - full integration of Candidate Countries

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FP6 How to find your place? (1)

• Radical simplification three blocks
• - focusing and integrating Community research
  (thematic)
• - structuring the ERA (horizontal)
• - strengthening the foundations of ERA
  (underpinning)

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FP6 How to find your place? (2)

• New opportunities/challenges including
• - wider partnerships (new instruments)
• - flexible policy support new and emerging S/T
  areas (8th priority)
• - co-ordination activities
• - science society

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FP6 Thematic Priorities

• - limited number concentration (wide consensus
  on choice)
• - European interest competitiveness and
• benefits to society
• - assemble critical mass of resources and
• expertise
• ? Achieve European Value Added and
• increased impact

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FP6 Focusing and Integrating European Research
(1)

• Million
• Thematic priorities1 11285 - Life sciences,
  genomics and
• biotechnology for health2 2255
• - Advanced genomics and its
• applications for health 1100
• - Combating major diseases 1155
• 1 Of which at least 15 for SMEs
• 2 Including up to 400 million for cancer
  related research

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FP6 Focusing and Integrating European Research
(2)

• Million
• - Information Society Technologies3 3625
• - Nanotechnologies and nanosciences,
• knowledge-based multi-functional materials
• and new production processes and devices 1300
• - Aeronautics and space 1075
• - Food quality and safety 685
• 3 Including up to 100 million for the further
  development of GEANT and GRID

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FP6 Focusing and Integrating European Research
(3)

• Million
• - Sustainable development, global change
• and ecosystems 2120
• - sustainable energy systems 810
• - sustainable surface transport 610
• - global change and ecosystems 700
• - Citizens and governance in a knowledge
• based society 225

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FP6 Specific activities covering a wider field
of research (1)

• Million
• - Supporting policies and anticipating
• scientific and technological needs 555
• - Horizontal research activities involving
• SMEs (co-operative and collective
• research) 430

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FP6 Supporting policies and anticipating
scientific andtechnological needs

• - Flexible approach
• - Integrated response to policy needs
• - Emerging S/T areas multi-disciplinary

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FP6 Specific activities covering a wider field
of research (2)

• Million
• - Specific measures in support of international
• co-operation (developing countries
• Mediterranean Russia and the NIS) 315
• - Non-nuclear activities of the JRC 760
• (food, chemical products and health environment
  and
• sustainability technology foresight reference
  materials and
• measurements safety of citizens and anti-fraud)
• Another 285 million is earmarked to finance
  the participation of third country organisations
  in the Thematic Priorities and in the Specific
  activities covering a wider field of research.

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FP6 Structuring the ERA (1)

• Million
• (Horizontal Capacity-building Activities)
• Research and Innovation 290
• networking of stakeholders, analyses, exchanges
  of good practice
• trans-regional co-operation, technology
  businesses, regional strategies
• experiment with new tools, new approaches
• information and assistance services (CORDIS,
  technology transfer, IPR, risk capital)
• economic and technological intelligence
• innovation activities linked to FP projects

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FP6 Structuring the ERA (2)

• Million
• Human Resources and Mobility 1580
• support for organisations hosting researchers
  (from Europe or third countries)
• support for European researchers (moving to
  another European or third country) and for third
  country researchers (coming to Europe)
• support for national or regional mobility
  programmes
• support for European excellent research teams
• scientific prizes for excellence (following EU
  mobility funding)
• facilitate return and re-integration of
  researchers to their countries/regions

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FP6 Structuring the ERA (3)

• Million
• Research Infrastructures1 655
• support for transnational access to
  infrastructures
• support for integrated activities (access,
  co-operation networks, joint projects)
• and raising the level of performance
• feasibility studies for new infrastructures,
  e.g. funding from EIB or Structural
  Funds
• development of new infrastructure (limited
  support)
• 1 Including up to 200 million for further
  development of GEANT and GRID

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FP6 Structuring the ERA (4)

• Million
• Science and Society 80
• networking of institutions and activities
• exchange of experience and good practices
• specific research activities
• awareness-raising initiatives (e.g. prizes,
  competitions)
• data and information bases, studies

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FP6 Strengthening theFoundations of the ERA (1)

• Million
• Support for the co-ordination of activities 270
• mutual opening-up of national programmes
• networking of national research activities
• support for S/T activities carried out in other
  European frameworks
• (in particular COST, ESF)
• collaboration with other European organisations
  (such as CERN, EMBL, ESO, ESA)

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FP6 Strengthening theFoundations of the ERA (2)

• Million
• Support for the coherent development
• of policies 50
• analyses and studies, foresight activities,
  statistics and indicators
• working groups and forums for concertation and
  policy debate
• benchmarking of research and innovation policies
• mapping of S/T excellence
• regulatory and administrative environment

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FP6 Nuclear Activities

• Million
• Priority themes
• - controlled thermonuclear fusion 750
• - management of radioactive waste 90
• - radiation protection 50
• Other activities - technologies and safety 50
• Nuclear activities of the JRC 290
• 1230

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FP6 The next steps?

• - Rapid adoption of the legal decisions
  (Parliament, Council)
• - Intensive internal preparation streamline
  procedures, work programmes (Commission)
• - Build partnerships prepare for the first
  calls for proposals before the end of 2002
• (Participants)

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FP6 Staying in touch

• General information -
• http//europa.eu.int
• General information on research -
• http//europa.eu.int/comm/research
• Information about research programmes -
  http//www.cordis.lu
• Information requests -
• research_at_cec.eu.int