International Cooperation in

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International Cooperation in

• Science, Research and Technology in Germany
• Erika Rost
• Head of Division "Cooperation with Eastern
  European Countries"Federal Minstry of Education
  and Research (BMBF)
• XV International Symposium Innovation 2008,
  Prague, December 2, 2008

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Aims and Tasks
• Growth through Innovation
• Germany as a Research Location
• Germany as a Hotbed for Talent
• Opportunities through Education
• Added Value through Science

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• German Research Policy - Recent developments
• High-Tech Strategy
• A new foundation for Germanys innovation policy
• A coordinated innovation policy of the Federal
  Government
• Innovation policy priorities

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The High-Tech Strategy for Germany
Cross-cutting activities

Investing in human capital
Strengthening international cooperation
Supporting the faster dissemination of
new technologies
Improving the conditions for high-tech start-ups a
nd innovative SMEs
Pooling the forces of science and industry
Specific innovation strategies
Innovations for a healthy and safe life
Innovations for communication and mobility
Innovations through generic technologies
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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• German Research Policy - Recent developments (2)
• Internationalization StrategyStrengthening
  Germanys role in the global knowledge society A
  Strategy of the Federal Government for the
  Internationalization of Science and Research
• A coordinated policy of the Federal Government
• Reorientation for Measures for internationalizing
  Science, Research and Development

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Internationalization Strategy
Four main goals
3. Intensifying the cooperation with developing
countries in education, research and development
on a long-term basis
4. Assuming international responsibility and
mastering global challenges
1. Strengthening research cooperation with global
leaders
2. International exploitation of innovation
potentials
Generic measures
Promoting Germany as location for higher
education,research and innovation
International monitoring
Presence abroad
Plans for the future
Strategy for Europe
Strategies for particular countries
Implementation, evaluation and updating
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Internationalization Strategy

• Internationalizing the training of young
  researchers
• Supporting the mobility of researchers
• Enhancing the possibilities for international
  research collaborations
• Continuing to strengthen internationally oriented
  research infrastructures
• Increasing the presence of German universities
  and research institutions abroad
• Making optimum use of synergies with EU measures
  and instruments (FP7, etc)

Priority 1 Strengthening research cooperation
with global leaders
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Internationalization Strategy

• Strategic orientation of innovation funding
  programmes
• - Competence networks and cluster
• - Innovative SMEs
• - Cooperation of industry and science and
  commercial exploitation of knowledge
• Improving the general conditions for RD
  investments (e.g. protection of intellectual
  property)
• Making optimum use of synergies with EU measures
  and instruments (e.g. the Competitiveness and
  Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), EUROSTARS,
  European Technology Platforms)

Priority 2 International exploitation of
innovation potentials
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Internationalization Strategy

• Enhancing the coordination of the instruments of
  development cooperation and scientific and
  technological cooperation
• Modern initial and continuing training for
  executive and specialized staff as a basis for a
  sustainable economic, social and political
  development of the partner countries
• Establishing an International Education and
  Research Dialogue
• Supporting research in the humanities and social
  sciences
• Developing further European and multilateral
  instruments

Priority 3 Intensifying the cooperation with
developing countries in education, research and
development on a long-term basis
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Internationalization Strategy

• Interdepartmental overall approach in meeting the
  global challenges (climate change, poverty
  reduction, resource efficiency, security and
  health)
• Long-term international research dialogue (G8 and
  emerging economies)
• Scientific analysis of the causes and
  manifestations of the globalization process
  (funding initiative Freedom for research in the
  humanities)
• Heiligendamm Process G8 Dialogue with Brazil,
  China, India, Mexico, South Africa

Priority 4 Assuming international responsibility
and mastering global challenges
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Internationalization Strategy

• Presence abroad
• - Coordination of the activities of German
  research centres, funding and intermediary
  organizations, universities and industrial
  research efforts abroad
• - Establishment of German science centres
• International monitoring
• - Analysis of international trends, political
  strategies and measures in RD
• - Collection of RD data for international
  benchmarking
• - Science counsellors at German embassies
• Promoting Germany as location for higher
  education, research and innovation

Generic measures
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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• German Research Policy - Recent developments (3)
• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European Countries
• Objectives
• Stimulate cooperation and networking of German
  institutions with European and international
  partners
• Link capabilities in RD projects which are of
  mutual interest
• Improve competitiveness, achieve synergies
• Foster the integration of SEE into the European
  Research Area
• Contribute to the development of the ERA and to
  the Lisbon process

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European Countries (2)
• Instrument Regional Call International
  Cooperation in Education and Research Central,
  Eastern and South Eastern European Region
• Supports the preparation of projects in applied
  RD and
• in education
• under current funding programmes of the Federal
  Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)New
  technologies, Life sciences, etc.
  (High-Tech-Strategy)
• related to thematic priorities of the specific
  programme Cooperation of the EU FP7, e.g.
  Health, Biotechnology, ICT, Nanotechnologies,
  Materials, Environment
• Instrument Joint Research Base

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European Countries (3)
• Funding of
• higher education and research institutions in
  conjunction with partner
• institutions from CEE/SEE countries (preference
  for applications involving
• SMEs) Consortia German applicant and two or
  more further institutions
• (of which one or more from CEE/SEE country)
• Funding for
• travelling expenses incurred by German experts
• costs of sojourns of foreign experts in Germany,
• in special cases
• staff costs for investigations of feasibility and
  costs of events
• physical resources (consumables for pilot
  investigations).
• (grants up to 50,000 pro the preparation of
  particularly complex projects)

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European Countries (4)
• Selection criteria
• Scientific quality and originality of work plan
• Prospects of success of the planned project
  (BMBF/EU)
• Qualification of project coordinator and project
  partner
• Quality of the cooperation and mutual benefit
• Commercial exploitation of the anticipated
  results
• Promotion of young scientists
• (additional criteria in the case of Joint
  Research Bases)

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• German Research Policy - Recent developments (4)
• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
  Eastern European Countries
• Instruments for the Promotion of Germany as a
  location for higher education, research and
  innovation, e.g.
• Competition for the Implementation of promotion
  measures in Central-, Eastern and South Eastern
  Europe for RD Networks and Clusters

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European Countries
• Applications for the Regional Call are accepted
  and processed continually
• Information http//www.bmbf.de/en/furtherance/219
  8.php
• Responsible for Regional Call BMBF (Division
  216)
• Project Management Agency International Bureau
  of BMBF at PT-DLR
• Contact International Bureau of BMBF
• http//www.internationales-buero.d
  e/

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International Cooperation in Science, Research
and Technology

• Cooperation with Central, Eastern and South
• Eastern European CountriesAdditional
  international activities of
• German research organisations and institutions
  - Max Planck Society- Helmholtz Association-
  Fraunhofer Society (FhG)- Leibniz Association
  (WGL)
• (exchange of personnel, joint projects, etc.)
• German funding organisations - Deutsche
  Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)- German Academic
  Exchange Service (DAAD)- Alexander von Humboldt
  Foundation (AvH)
• (specific programmes and initiatives, mobility
  and exchange programmes, Go East, Go out
  etc.)

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