International Cooperation in the

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International Cooperationin the Capacities
Specific Programme
RTD- Research D- Directorate
Science with Africa Conference 3-7 March
2008 Addis Ababa - Ethiopia
Mario Catizzone Senior Scientific Officer
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EC research the story so far
1952 ECSC treaty first projects started March
1955 1957 EURATOM treaty Joint Research Centre
set up 1983 ESPRIT programme 1984 First
Framework Programme (1984-1987)
STD1 1987 European Single Act science
becomes a Community responsibility Second
Framework Programme (1987-1991) STD2 1990
Third Framework Programme (1990-1994)
STD3 1993 Treaty on European Union role of
RTD in the enlarged EU 1994 Fourth Framework
Programme (1994-1998) INCO1 1998 Fifth
Framework Programme (1998-2002)
INCO2 2000 European Research Area 2002 Sixth
Framework Programme (2002-2006) INCO3 2007
Seventh Framework Programme (2007-2013) - ISTC
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International Cooperation in FP7 (2007 2013)

• More inclusive
• More substantial
• More integrated
• More targeted
• More coordinated
• More policy driven

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Cooperation Collaborative Research
Ten themes

• Health
• Food, agriculture and biotechnology
• Information and communication technologies
• Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materialsand new
  production technologies
• Energy
• Environment (including climate change)
• Transport (including aeronautics)
• Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
• Space
• Security
• Euratom Fusion energy research, nuclear
  fissionand radiation protection

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Third Countries in the 7FP

• 1- Associated countries
• 2- Industrialised countries (USA, Canada, Japan,
  Australia.)
• 3- International Cooperation Partner Countries
  (ICPC)
• Countries neighbouring the EU (Mediterranean
  Partner Countries, Western Balkans, Eastern
  European and Central Asian Countries)
• Developing countries (ACP, ASIA, Latin America)
• Emerging economies (e.g. China, India, Brazil,
  Russia, South Africa)

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CAPACITIES
Coordination of the international cooperation
actions under the different Programmes and
across Themes
CAPACITIES the vehicle for this coordination
Aim To strengthen overall coordination to
ensure a coherent approach and develop synergies
with other Community policies (RELEX, DEV, Trade,
ENV)
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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
Work Programme 2007-2008, 3 activities are
proposed
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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
(INCO-NET)

• Bi-regional Coordination of ST cooperation
• INCO-NETs are platforms bringing together policy
  makers and stakeholders of one target
  region/country with the EU to
• Establish a dialogue to identify ST priorities
  for mutual benefit and interest and define
  cooperation policy orientations
• Implement specific activities to promote and
  contribute to the participation of the targeted
  regions/countries in the Framework Programme

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• INCO-NET Implementation activities
• Developing, promoting, organising and structuring
  the participation of third countries in FP
• Setting regional networks/fora with all relevant
  stakeholders
• Training, awareness actions and dissemination
  activities
• Evaluation and monitoring of ongoing cooperation
  activities.

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
(BILAT)

• Bilateral ST Cooperation Partnerships
• Objective
• Strengthen the cooperation partnership between
  the EU and countries, which have an ST
  cooperation agreement or are in the process of
  negotiating one.

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• BILAT actions
• Improve the exchange of information on programs
  and funding designed to promote cooperation
  between Europe and third countries
• Develop national information platforms
• Reinforce promotion and awareness activities
• Sharing best practices via joint fora such as
  workshops and presenting the state of the art and
  the prospects for cooperation in particular
  fields
• Assistance in developing/enhancing research
  partnerships etc

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation
(ERA-NET)

• Coordination of national policies and activities
  on international ST cooperation
• Objective
• To enhance the cooperation and coordination of
  research programmes carried out at national or
  regional level in the MS and AS and which target
  one third country or several third countries in a
  given region
• The main partners representatives of ministries,
  research councils or other funding agencies

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• ERA-NET
• Promote/encourage an effective international
  scientific EU cooperation strategy at EU level
• Set clear common goals, strategies and policies
  (amongst MS participation 3rd countries)
• Reinforce the efficiency and impact of the
  ongoing bilateral ST cooperation initiatives
  between Member States and International
  Cooperation Partner Countries
• Facilitate innovative programmatic approaches.

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CAPACITIES - International Cooperation

• ERA-NET PLUS
• allows the Commission to provide an incentive to
  the organisation of joint calls between national
  or regional research programmes by topping-up
  joint trans-national funding with Community
  funding .
• intends to bridge the gap between coordination of
  national programmes via ERA-NET and the joint
  implementation of well identified national
  research programmes, on the basis of Article 169
  of the Treaty.

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Looking to the future ...

• Synergies between Research and Development
  Policies
• "Joint G8/Carnegie-AMCOST workshop on ST in
  Africa" 17-19 October 2007 Berlin.
• A stronger link between RTD and DEV instruments
• The Report on Coherence for Development
• The European Union/African Union Joint Strategy
  and Action Plan to strengthen ST capacities in
  Africa

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• The Lisbon Summit
• (8-9 December 2007)
• Adoption of the
• Africa-EU Strategic Partnership
• A joint Africa EU Strategy
• and the related
• First Action Plan (2008 2010)

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Cooperation with Africa The way forward

• The context
• The EU Strategy for Africa adopted by the
  European Council in December 2005
• With this new Strategy, the EU reaffirmed its
  commitment to peace, stability and development
  and defined a single comprehensive, integrated
  and long-term framework for its relations with
  the whole of Africa.

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Cooperation with Africa The way forward

• Building on the key principles of ownership,
  responsibility and mutual accountability, it was
  the first European political framework to address
  Africa as a single entity.
• The Strategy is also a solid platform to improve
  the coordination, coherence and consistency of
  the EU's policies and instruments supporting
  Africa with those of its Member States.

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Cooperation with Africa The way forward

• The Ministerial EU/AU Troika Meeting in Bamako in
  December 2005 welcomed the newly adopted EU
  Strategy for Africa
• Ministers also agreed that, in the spirit of the
  new EU-Africa partnership, it would be
  appropriate to also develop a "Joint EU/Africa
  Strategy" and an outline for this was first
  discussed at the Brazzaville Ministerial Troika
  meeting on 10 October 2006

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Cooperation with Africa The way forward

• Following its political endorsement, the outline
  was then subject to a large consultation process,
  involving many stakeholders on the European and
  African sides
• biannual Joint Task Force meetings held in Addis
  Ababa and in Brussels
• The new Joint Strategic Partnership was adopted
  by the EU/Africa Summit of Lisbon, on the 8th
  December 2007

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The 8th Priority of the Action Plan

• The Africa - EU Partnership
• on
• Science, Information Society and Space
• Focusing
• PRIORITY ACTION 1 SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN
  INCLUSIVE INFORMATION SOCIETY IN AFRICA
• PRIORITY ACTION 2 SUPPORT ST CAPACITY BUILDING
  IN AFRICA AND IMPLEMENT AFRICA'S SCIENCE AND
  TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATED PLAN OF ACTION (CPA)
• PRIORITY ACTION 3 ENHANCE COOPERATION ON SPACE
  APPLICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY

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the way forward

• Support to the EU-AU Strategy (endorsed also by
  the EP Resolution of February 2008)
• The Commission needs to align its planning and
  tools for dialogue with partner countries with
  the Strategy.
• The main instruments for this aim
• The main vehicle the 10th European Development
  Fund
• The ENPI (European Neighbourhood and Partnership
  Instrument)
• The FP7 (i.e. EDCTP European Developing
  Countries Clinical Trials Partnership )

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the way forward

• The EDF
• A programme to reinforce ST capacities in the
  ACP countries?
• A strong Community support to the AU e.g. in
  setting up the Nyerere Programme (a student
  exchange programme between African Universities
  and research institutions), and an "ACP window"
  in the Erasmus Mundus

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the way forward

• The FP7
• A Flagship EU/AU Strategic Partnership across the
  whole FP

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Information

• EU research http//ec.europa.eu/research
• Seventh Framework Programme http//ec.europa.eu/r
  esearch/fp7
• Information on research programmesand projects
  http//www.cordis.lu/
• RTD info magazine http//ec.europa.eu/research/rt
  dinfo/
• Mobility (Marie Curie)
• http//europa.eu.int/mariecurie-actions
• http//europa.eu.int/eracareers
• http//europa.eu.int/mc-opportunities/
• Information requests http//ec.europa.eu/researc
  h/enquiries/

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Questions ?

• Contact in Brussels
• Dr Fadila Boughanémi
• Directorate-General for Research
• International Cooperation Directorate
• fadila.boughanemi_at_ec.europa.eu
• Tel[phone]
• Fax [phone]

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Tack så mycket !Muchas graciasMany thanksMuito
obrigadoMerci beaucoupalias
Thank you for your attention!
Mario Catizzone