KISOLL Kickoff meeting 2

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KISOLL Kick-off meeting2 3 November
2006 OUTLOOK TO FP7 - WHERE do we stand ?

Dr.
Irmela BRACH information and communication desk
officer for BE, LU and outermost regions

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7th Framework Programme
NO Decision on FP7 NO Decision on Specific
Programmes NO Decision on Rules for
Participation NO WP 2007, BUT  intentions 

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Specific Programmes
FP7 (2007 2013)
Cooperation Collaborative research
Ideas Frontier Research
People Human Potential
Capacities Research Capacity

JRC (non-nuclear)
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
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7th Framework Programme specific programme
 CAPACITIES  1. Research Infrastructures 2. Res
earch for the benefit of SMEs 3. Regions of
Knowledge 4. Research Potential 5. Science in
Society 6. Activities of International
Cooperation
Dr. Irmela BRACH Irmela.Brach_at_ec.europa.eu
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POLICY CONTEXT aim ? increase capacity of
European regions ? intensify role of RTD in
economic development ? invest in
research actions ? improve links between
stakeholders and local business
community ? foster transnational / cross-border
cooperations ? enhance mutual learning of
regional actors ? exchange experience and best
practice ? develop joint action plans
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• The 7th Framework Programme initiative
• Regions of Knowledge
• (for ALL European regions)
• to strengthen the research potential of
  European regions
• to encourage and support the development of
   regional research driven clusters 

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EXPECTED IMPACT  Regions of Knowledge 

• Regional economical growth in selected domains
• Response to the needs of regional business
  communities
• Mobilisation of local, national and community
  funds to implement defined regional action
  plans

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• The 7th Framework Programme initiative
• RESEARCH POTENTIAL
• (for CONVERGENCE OUTERMOST regions)
• to stimulate the realisation of the full research
  potential by unlocking and developing the
  research potential in the EUs convergence
  regions and outermost regions
• to strengthen the capacities of their researchers
  to success fully participate in research
  activities at EU level

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What are.

CONVERGENCE REGIONS Regions eligible for
financing by the Structural Funds (2007-2013)
under objective  convergence  i.e. Thüringen
(DE), Martinique (FR), LV, SI, MT, Calabria
(IT) OUTERMOST REGIONS Regions defined by art.
2992 of EC Treaty i.e. Canary Islands (ES), 4
DOM (FR), Azores Madeira (PT)

DOM Guadeloupe, Guyane, Martinique, Réunion
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EXPECTED ACTIVITIES

• networking
• exchange of personnel, visiting fellows,
  training of Ph.D. students and/or post-doctoral
  researchers
• hiring of new young researchers
• workshops, conferences, study visits
• up-grading and/or renewal of ST equipment

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EXPECTED IMPACT -  Research Potential 

• OPTIMISATION of
• international exposure and recognition
• Leadership potential
• Quality of their scientists
• visibility of their research groups
• INCREASE of
• visibility of their research groups
• participation in the ERA/FP

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CONTACT
Dr. Irmela BRACH Information and
Communication desk officer - outermost regions,
BE, LU European Commission DG Research (DG RTD-
B.4) mail Irmela.Brach_at_ec.europa.eu