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AMRIE HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE EU Maritime Policy
The Future Challenge

Gijón, 1st-2nd June 2006
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Maritime Safety Research Activities The AMRIE
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Professor Fernando Pardo
AMRIEGijón 1st June 2006
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Maritime Safety Research Activities The AMRIE
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• Introduction
• EU Research Programmes
• FP4 - FP5
• FP6
• FP7
• AMRIE involvement in Research on Maritime Safety
• Conclusions

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1. INTRODUCTION

• EU research improved from the first FP programmes
  (1984) in terms of technology and budget, BUT...
• Until now, the EU devotes 1.96 of its GDP to
  research and development,
• USA 2.59 Japan 3.12 Korea 2.9
• In March 2002 the Barcelona European Council set
  the target of raising the European research
  effort to 3 of EU GDP.
• The March 2005 European Council has reconfirmed
  this target.

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2. EU RESEARCH PROGRAMMES

• Framework Programmes implemented since 1984
• FP4 Research and Technological Development (RTD)
• Period 1994 to 1998
• Budget 13,215 Million (ECU at that time)
• Transport 263 Mil. and for Marine Technologies
  243 Mil.
• FP5 Research, technological development and
  demonstration (RTD)
• Period 1998 to 2002
• Budget 15,000 Million ECU
• Importance to Thematic Networks
• FP5 provoked a relevant increase of project
  tenders in terms of quantity and quality

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3. FP6

• FP6 Research, Technological Development and
  Demonstration.
• A decisive step towards research and scientific
• networksfor a EU dynamic and competitive
• knowledge-based economy.
• Research activities for the period 2002 to 2006.
• The overall budget for FP6 was 17,500 Million
• The main objective of FP6 is to contribute to the
  creation of the European Research Area (ERA)
  through the following blocks
• Integrating European research
• Structuring the ERA
• Strengthening the foundation of ERA

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3. FP6

• FP6 introduced several new instruments such as
  the
• NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCE and INTEGRATED PROJECTS,
• To implement the priority thematic areas
  supporting
• Community policies, the Sixth Framework Programme
  also
• promoted
• SPECIFIC TARGETED RESEARCH PROJECTS (STREP)
• SPECIFIC TARGETED INNOVATION PROJECTS (STIP)
• CO-ORDINATION ACTIONS (CA)
• SPECIFIC SUPPORT ACTIONS (SSA)

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4. FP7

• -FP7 Seventh Framework Programme for R-D
• - Research period 2007 to 2013
• - Budget 72,726 Million
• 3,092 Mil. for nuclear research (EURATOM)
• - For Transport 5,940 Million
• (For Maritime Safety will be defined in the Work
  Progr.)
• - Innovative programme based on the achievements
  of FP6 in particular the European Research Area
  (ERA)
• - Focus on research for the needs of the European
  industry through
• Technology Platforms Joint Technology
  Initiatives

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4. FP7

• - SOME NEW CONCEPTS
• Knowledge is Europe's greatest resource
• Building the ERA of knowledge for growth
• (Commission COM 6/4/2005)
• Reference made to
• Knowledge triangle research, education and
  innovation
• producing knowledge through research
• dissemination of knowledge through education
• application of knowledge through innovation

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5. AMRIE Involvement in Research on Maritime
Safety

• In relation with Maritime Safety, AMRIE support a
  maritime
• policy which
• Encourages research, development and
  innovation
• Prioritises safety at sea
• Improves maritime education and training
• The mission of the Amrie Policy Research
  Institute (APRI) is to develop an unequalled
  maritime-related policy research group at
  European level.
• AMRIE supports the EU maritime safety policy and
  participates in the maritime safety and
  protection of marine environment projects.

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5. AMRIE Involvement in Research on Maritime
Safety

• The following APRI Research Centres contribute to
  the EU
• Maritime Safety Research Activities
• Maritime Safety and Security
• Maritime Vessel and Ports Technology
• Marine Environment
• Maritime Education and Training (Human
  factor)
• Through the network of expertise and resources of
  AMRIE members and staff.

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5. AMRIE Involvement in Research on Maritime
Safety

• Some examples of AMRIE research on Maritime
  Safety
• TOHPIC Research project to improve interface
  between ports and high speed crafts
• ADVANCES a thematic network on quality shipping
• MTCP A co-ordination Platform for maritime
  transport research
• ORCHESTRA An Integrated Project on risk
  management
• HASREP A pilot study on the response to chemical
  spills from ships that includes risk analysis on
  transport of harmful substances
• METNET A thematic network on maritime education
  and training

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6. CONCLUSIONS

• The volume of loses and environmental impact of
  maritime accidents suggest the convenience to
  design specific research projects for maritime
  safety including the human factor and training.
• Extending the research to neighbouring countries
  of the EU, Mediterranean and East Europe, may
  improve the global Maritime Safety (Co-ordination
  of non-Community research and International
  Co-operation sub-programmes of FP7)
• More emphasis should be given to the research on
  technical aspects of maritime accident
  investigations covering the three sides of the
  triangle of knowledge Research, training
  (diffusion of research) and innovation
  (application to prevent future accidents).

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6. CONCLUSIONS

• More effective follow up of the dissemination of
  results and application of findings is proposed
• It is expected that the European Research Area
  improve the co-ordination of the research and the
  exploitation of results.
• There are periods of reduced number of call for
  proposals at the end of the FP that affect to the
  financial aspects of the research institutions.
• The great increase in the budget for FP7 and the
  consolidation of the ERA will contribute to
  reduce present weakness of research in Europe.

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Thank you for your attention---Professor
Fernando PardoAMRIEGijón 1st June 2006
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AMRIE HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE EU Maritime Policy
The Future Challenge

Gijón, 1st-2nd June 2006