Rompre avec le pass

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Towards FP 7 Preliminary principles and
orientations
Nicholas Hartley European Commission DG
Research - NMP Priority Nanotechnologies,
knowledge-based Materials new Production
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Proposals for the next budgetary period
2007-13 COM(2004) 101 26 February 2004

• Policy challenges and budgetary means of
  the
• Enlarged Union 2007-2013
• Three priorities for the next financial
  perspectives
• - Sustainable development (competitiveness,
  cohesion and sustainable management and
  protection of natural resources)
• - EU citizenship (completion of an area of
  freedom, justice, security and access to basic
  public goods)
• - The EU as a global partner its external
  relations

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Commission Communicationon future research
policy COM (2004) 353 June 16, 2004

• Science and technology, the key to Europes
  future
• Focusing future research support on 6 key
  challenges for Europe
• Continuing and reinforcing existing activities
• Developing new approaches and ensuring effective
  management
• Launching a debate on the way forward for the 7th
  Framework Programme. Contributions are welcome!

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Commission Communicationon future research
policy COM (2004) 353 June 16, 2004

• Six major objectives
• Creating EU centres of excellence through
  collaboration between labs
• Launching EU technological initiatives
• Stimulating the creativity of basic research
  through competition between teams at EU level
• Making EU more attractive for the best
  researchers
• Developing research infrastructures
• Improving the coordination of national research
  programmes

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Commission RTD policy proposals key axes
Six axes and two new research fields space and
security
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New approaches for FP7

• European TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVES
• Launching public private partnerships for
  research in key technologies strong industrial
  lead impact
• Formation of technology platforms with key
  stakeholders (e.g. Sustainable Chemistry)
• Definition of strategic research agendas
• Implementation of research agendas (Technology
  Initiative) through
• Support to collaborative research (e.g.
  Integrated Projects) or
• a limited number based on Article 171 ( joint
  undertakings - Council decision)

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New approaches for FP 7

• BASIC RESEARCH COMPETITIVE FUNDING
• European Research Council
• A funding body with full autonomy, fully
  accountable
• Support top EU teams against strong competition
• Investigator-driven research (no pre-determined
  topics)
• All fields of science the humanities
• Strict peer review will drive up quality of EU
  science
• First proposed in 2002 the debate continues (via
  EURAB, ALLEA, EUROHORCS,) now needs political
  commitment. Structure organisation to be
  agreed and decided.

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Continuing and reinforcing activities in FP7

• COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH
• Creating European centres of excellence through
  collaboration between laboratories (universities,
  research centres and industries)
• Continuity with FP6, but with improvements,
• e.g. regarding instruments, procedures etc.
• Focused priorities
• Where European value added is greatest
• To support EU policy objectives

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Continuing and reinforcing activities in FP7

• COORDINATION of PROGRAMMES
• Improving the coordination of national and
  regional research programmes
• Reinforce ERA-Net scheme and extend funding to
  research activities
• Use of Article 169 ( Member States can go it
  alone but Co-decision needed, therefore
  potentially slow)
• Reinforce links with other European research
  organisations

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Continuing and reinforcing activities in FP7

• RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
• Developing research infrastructure in the
  European interest
• Continued support for transnational access,
  networking and improved performance
• Support to construction and operation of new
  infrastructures
• Role for European Strategic Forum for Research
  Infrastructures (ESFRI)

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Continuing and reinforcing activities in FP7

• HUMAN RESOURCES
• Making Europe more attractive for the best
  researchers
• Build on success of Marie Curie actions
• Trans-national, trans-sectoral, and
  industry-academia mobility
• Research careers and life-long learning
• International dimension

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FP7- institutional debate where are we?

• Transnational collaborative research remains the
  core activity of the FP and priority research
  topics identified on the basis of competitiveness
  and other Community policy objectives
• Emphasis on industry-driven character of
  Technology Initiatives
• Overall support to Basic research activities and
  to a possible new management mechanism to be set
  up (ERC?)
• Importance of attracting researchers to Europe
• Explore complementary funding mechanisms to
  support new infrastructures (not only
  up-grading/access)
• Improved procedures and management
• Budget issue still open.

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Timetable
June 2004 Communication on the future of EU
research policy Oct 2004 Open
consultation on the Communication http//europa.e
u.int/comm/research/future/index_en.html 2004-
Development work in consultation with the
onwards community (e.g. research topics,
instruments, procedures, management) Natio
nal (and regional) debates on FP7 Spring
Council 2005 Adoption of the financial
perspectives 2007-13 Early 2005 FP7 proposal,
Extended Impact Assessment 2006 Decision
on FP7
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Many thanks for your attention!