Framework Programme 7

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Framework Programme 7

• Cecilie Hansen
• UK Research Office
• Cecilie.hansen_at_bbsrc.ac.uk
• Brussels, 23 November 2005

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UKROs Sponsors
Arts and Humanities Research Council
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council
Economic and Social Research Council
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Medical Research Council
Natural Environment Research Council
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
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Towards FP7

• June 2004
• Commission Communication on the Future of
  Research
• 6 April 2005
• Formal Commission proposal on FP7 (COM (2005)
  119)
• Simplification document
• 21 Sept 2005 (ish)
• Specific Programmes (proposals)
• Rules of Participation (proposal) expected
  November
• 2005 2006
• FP7 negotiations (EP, Council etc.)
• July 2006
• Council/EP adoption of FP and participation
  rules Council adoption of Specific Programmes
• October 2006
• Commission adoption of work-programmes
• Late 2006/early 2007
• Launch of FP7

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FP7 Legislative Process
Council EP
Framework Programme
Council
Specific Programmes
National reps
Work-programmes
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FP7 Key Features

• Annual budget increase (doubling)
• Increased length (2007 2013)
• ERA and Lisbon objectives
• Knowledge triangle
• Complementarity with
• Education and training
• Structural funding
• Competitiveness and Innovation Programme
• Continuity from FP6 (instruments, thematic areas)
• Simplification of application/implementation
  procedures
• Use of external agencies

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FP7 Pillars
Co-operation Collaborative Research
Ideas Frontier Research
People Human Potential
Capacities Research Capacity
Plus JRC and EURATOM
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Co-operation

• Each theme may be implemented through
• Collaborative research (collaborative projects
  NOE coordination/support)
• Joint Technology Initiatives (JTI)
• Coordination of non-EU research programmes
• (ERA-NET, ERA-NET Plus, Article 169 e.g.
  EDCTP)
• International cooperation

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Co-operation

• Thematic Priorities
• Health
• Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and New
  Production Technologies
• Energy
• Environment and Climate Change
• Transport
• Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
• Space and Security Research

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Theme 1 Health

• Improving the health of European citizens
• Increasing the competitiveness of European
  health-related industries and businesses
• Addressing global health issues including
  emerging epidemics.
• Emphasis will be put on
• translational research (translation of basic
  discoveries in clinical applications),
• development and validation of new therapies,
• methods for health promotion and prevention,
  diagnostic tools and technologies
• sustainable and efficient healthcare systems.

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Theme 2 Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology

• Building a European Knowledge Based
  Bio-Economy by bringing together science,industry
  and other stakeholders, to exploit new and
  emerging research opportunities that address
  social and economic challenges
• the growing demand for safer, healthier and
  higher quality food, taking into account animal
  welfare and rural contexts
• The sustainable production and use of renewable
  bio-resources
• the increasing risk of epizootic and zoonotic
  diseases and food related disorders
• threats to the sustainability and security of
  agricultural and fisheries production resulting
  in particular from climate change.

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Theme 3 Information and Communication
Technologies

• Improve the competitiveness of European industry
  and enable Europe to master and shape the future
  developments of Information and Communication
  Technologies (ICT) so that the demands of its
  society and economy are met.
• Activities will strengthen Europes scientific
  and technology base and ensure its global
  leadership in ICT, help drive and stimulate
  innovation through ICT use and ensure that ICT
  progress is rapidly transformed into benefits for
  Europes citizens, businesses, industry and
  governments.

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Theme 4 Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies,
Materials and new Production Technologies

• Improve the competitiveness of European industry
  and ensure its transformation from a
  resource-intensive to a knowledge-intensive
  industry
• by generating breakthrough knowledge for new
  applications at the crossroads between different
  technologies and disciplines.

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Theme 5 Energy

• Transforming the current fossil-fuel based energy
  system into a more sustainable one based on a
  diverse portfolio of energy sources and carriers
  combined with enhanced energy efficiency, to
  address the pressing challenges of security of
  supply and climate change, whilst increasing the
  competitiveness of Europes energy industries.

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Theme 6 Environment (climate change)

• Sustainable management of the environment and its
  resources through advancing our knowledge on the
  interactions between the biosphere, ecosystems
  and human activities, and developing new
  technologies, tools and services, in order to
  address in an integrated way global environmental
  issues . Emphasis will be put on
• prediction of climate, ecological, earth and
  ocean systems changes
• on tools and technologies for monitoring,
  prevention and mitigation of environmental
  pressures and risks including on health
• conservation of the natural and man-made
  environment.

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Theme 7 Transport (including Aeronautics)

• Based on technological advances, develop
  integrated, greener, smarter and safer
• pan-European transport systems for the benefit
  of the citizen and society, respecting the
  environment and natural resources
• and securing and further developing the
• competitiveness and the leading role attained by
  the European industries in the global market.

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Theme 8. Socio-economic and the Humanities

• Generating an in-depth, shared understanding of
  complex and interrelated socio-economic
  challenges Europe is confronted with, such as
  growth, employment and competitiveness, social
  cohesion and sustainability, quality of life and
  global interdependence, in particular with the
  view of providing an improved knowledge base for
  policies in the fields concerned.

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Theme 9 Space and Security

• To develop the technologies and knowledge for
  building capabilities with a civil application
  focus needed to ensure the security of citizens
  from threats such as terrorism and crime as well
  as from the impact and consequences of unintended
  incidents such as natural disasters or industrial
  accidents
• To ensure optimal and concerted use of available
  and evolving technologies to the benefit of
  European security while respecting fundamental
  human rights and to stimulate the co-operation
• of providers and users for security solutions
• through the activities at the same time to
  reinforce the technology basis of the European
  security industry and to strengthen its
• competitiveness.

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Theme 9 Security and Space

• Supporting a European Space Programme focusing on
  applications such as GMES with benefits for
  citizens and for the competitiveness of the
  European space industry.

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Joint Technology Initiatives

• Added value of European-level intervention
• The degree and clarity of definition of the
  objective to be pursued
• Strength of the financial and resource commitment
  from industry
• Scale of the impact on industrial competitiveness
  and growth
• Importance of the contribution to broader policy
  objectives
• Capacity to attract additional national support
  and leverage current or future industry funding
• Inability of existing instruments to achieve the
  objective

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Joint Technology Initiatives Possible Topics

• Hydrogen and fuel cells

Innovative medicines for the citizen
Nano- electronics
Global monitoring for environment and security
Embedded systems
Aeronautics air traffic management
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FP7 Framework Programme Structure
Co-operation
Ideas
People
Capacities
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FP7 Ideas

• Focus on Frontier research
• European added value through collaboration and
  competition
• Sole criteria for funding excellence of
  research teams
• Annual work programme
• ERC delivered through an implementation
  structure
• Commission guarantor of ERCs autonomy and
  integrity

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ERC Management

• Mandate of Scientific Council
• Scientific strategy
• Annual workprogrammes, calls for proposals,
  definition of special topics or target groups
• Scientific management, monitoring and quality
  control of programme implementation
• Implementation, peer review process, evaluation
  criteria, project management, quality control,
  evaluation of processes
• Communication and dissemination
• Report to Commission communicate activities and
  achievements to all stakeholders

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FP7 Framework Programme Structure
Co-operation
Ideas
People
Capacities
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III. People

• Initial training for researchers
• Life-long training and career development
• Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
• The international dimension
• Specific actions e.g. awards

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FP7 Framework Programme Structure
Co-operation
Ideas
People
Capacities
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IV Capacities
Capacities - Research infrastructures -
Research for the benefits of SMEs - Regions of
knowledge - Research potential - Science and
society - International co-operation
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FP7 Proposed Annual Budget
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4 Key Aspects of Simplification

• 1. Community Financial Contribution
• 2. Intellectual Property Rights
• 3. Legal and Financial Issues
• 4. Evaluation and Selection Issues

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FP7 Simplification

• Flexibility the right tools for effectiveness
  in FP7
• Continuity of FP6 instruments
• Flexibility of each programme and participants to
  specify instruments and activities
• Rationalisation
• Consistent, high quality information
• Less info required from participants no CPF,
  legal info only first time, flexibility over
  reporting , electronic tools, lump-sum financing,
  flat-rate financing
• Coherence in clarification of rights and
  obligations
• Good communication, uniform messages, taking into
  account users practices/autonomy

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Further Information

• UKRO
• http//www.ukro.ac.uk
• CORDIS FP7
• http//www.cordis.lu/fp7/
• Call for Experts
• http//www.cordis.lu/experts/fp6_candidature.htm
• General partner search
• http//fp6.cordis.lu/fp6/partners.cfm
• Past projects
• http//www.cordis.lu/fp6/projects.htm