The new FrenchAustralian intergovernmental environment in Research

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The new French-Australian intergovernmental
environmentin Research
at 15 February 2003
- France

FAST programme
Alain Moulet Science Technology Attaché
Thomas Berly Assistant to the ST Attaché French
Embassy in Australia www.ambafrance-au.org/science
/ science_at_ambafrance-au.org
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Preliminary

• The Forum for European-Australian Science and
  Technology cooperation
• A French initiative during French Presidency of
  EU
• Launched 9/11/2000 in Australian Parliament
• http//www.feast.org

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Why was
created?

• Because EU is the first ST (and economic)
  partner of Australia
• To create a recognised structure able to reach a
  critical mass enabling to address the subject of
  European-Australian cooperation at the highest
  level
• Objectives
• To highlight and improve multilateral and
  bilateral cooperation between Australia and the
  European Research Area
• To bring services to researchers and research
  managers through electronic means and meetings

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Structure
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Activities

• Rapid diffusion of Information through
• Website http//www.feast.org
• Newsletters
• Seminars-Forums
• Major Symposiums (FEAST1, FEAST4)
• Online Members database and Partner Search
• Subgroups ARIA (Italy) and FEAST-France

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1.
- France

• The French-Australian Research Network
• A sub-group of FEAST
• initiated by the French Embassy in 2002
• Nationally launched 12 November 2003
• http//www.ambafrance-au.org/science/

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Objectives
- France

• Allow the French-Australian Research Community to
  contribute to and take advantage of the
  European-Australian activities of FEAST
• Provide additional services to the members by the
  members, with the help of the resources of the
  French Embassy, other organisations and
  individuals in Australia and Europe
• gt 1000 potential members, 380 confirmed today

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Activities
- France

• E-information (grants, travel) through
• Website www.ambafrance-au.org
• Publications
• FEAST-France Newsletters grants, events,
  cooperation, opportunities, practical matters,
  etc (in English)
• BestOZ Australian ST news (in French)
• FST French ST news (in English)
• Alert emails grants, FEAST-France activities...
• Networking / Human communication
• Provide points of contact Australia and
  France-wide
• Partner and contact search for collaborative
  projects
• Organize public events and seminars
• Group activities
• Geography-based  Regional Associations 
  (formal or informal)
• Subject-based  Bilateral Programs 

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Structure Local level

• 1. A network of 'Liaison Officers
• In universities, laboratories and any public or
  private institution (with administration consent)
  to act as first points of contact, help
  information flows, promote FEAST-France and
  contribute to events
• The backbone (e- and human) management of
  contacts and information
• gt 50 LOs in Australia and 9 in France
• 2. Regional Associations w/ local activities
• To establish communities and run local
  face-to-face activities and events
• For sustainability and regional specificities
  drive
• gt 3 incorporated associations in ACT, NSW and
  VIC (AFAS-Australian-French Association for
  ST) manage the FEAST-France activities in their
  area of action
• Note AFAS manage additional activities
  industry, social

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Liaison Officers in Australia
Charles Darwin Uni
JCU, AIMS
UQ, QUT, GU, QLD Gov (DPC, QDPI, QDIEE), BSES
UNSW, USYD, UTS, Macquarie, CSIRO, ANSTO, Charles
Sturt
ANU, UC, ADFA, GA, CSIRO
Adelaide, Flinders, UNISA
UWA, CUT, ECU, Murdoch
CSIRO, Univ of Tasmania
Melbourne, Monash, Swinburne, RMIT, BoMeteo, VIC
Gov (DIIRD)
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Liaison Officers in France
Paris Normandie / ITC
Reims
Versailles
Tours
La Rochelle
La Réunion
Toulouse
Montpellier
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Structure Bilateral level

• Bilateral Programs w/ bilateral activities run by
  program managers
• ST programs including industry involvment
  
• -gt Initiated/Mature Nuclear Medicine
  Agriculture, Land Water, Environment / HEMA
  Aeronautics / UAV Nanobiotechnology
• -gt Under strong consideration Astrophysics
  Marine Sciences / Tropical aquaculture
  Neurosciences Medical diagnostics and
  equipement Information and Communication
  Technologies (ICT) Mathematics
• Higher Education programs
• -gt Initiated/Mature Cotutelles (double-badged
  PhD) Student exchanges
• Bilateral Committee Bilateral Liaison Officer
• For global coherence and efficiency, and support

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Articulation /
- France

• Integration no duplication of activities
  information
• Same database for registration of members
• Register on http//www.feast.org
• (On the FEAST online registration form, select
  the FEAST-France membership)
• Coherence and links between websites
• FEAST website (www.feast.org)
• FEAST-France website (www.ambafrance-au.org/scien
  ce/)
• FEAST-France local groups websites (ex
  www.afas.org.au)
• Cooperation between the Bilateral LOs of FEAST,
  FEAST-France and ARIA
• gt Mutual strengthening of global (FEAST) and
  specifically bilateral (FEAST-France) initiatives
  and activities

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2.
http//www.ambafrance-au.org/science/ https//scie
ncegrants.dest.gov.au/IAP/
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French-Australian Science Technology programme
FAST

• 1. Governance
• A Joint Steering Committee
• Representatives of ministries
• Australia DEST
• France MJENR and MAE
• Representatives from other ministries and
  agencies can be invited to participate as
  observers in the meetings
• A Joint Expert Panel
• Up to 5 experts nominated by each side, with
  scientific, academic and/or technological
  background from public and private sector
• -gt advice on applications and on other scientific
  issues

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French-Australian Science Technology programme
FAST

• 2. A joint annual DEST-French Embassy Call for
  Proposals
• up to 150,000 from the French Embassy replace
  the annual FE CfP, previously coordinated with
  AAS, CNRS, CSIRO and RRDC
• up to A250,000 from DEST, based on the
  Innovation Access Program Competitive Grant, in
  addition to the IAP Mainstream
• First Call 25 February - 24 March 2004 for
  activities starting in 2004
• Activities supported focussed workshops and
  collaborative research projects over up to 2
  years
• Funds provided mainly for short international
  visits and organisation of seminars (id IAP
  Competitive Grants but without salaries)
• Open to public and private researchers (incl. PhD
  Students)
• Priority fields natural resources, life
  sciences, energy, material, ICT
• Build on the previous FAIR (Fr-Aus Industrial
  Research) program

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Articulation FAST /
- France
FAST programme bi-national steering and
funding formal structure
FEAST-France the relevant ST community adaptive
network
Information - Communication
Joint Steering Committee
Networking
Joint Expert Panel
Group activities (subject- geography-based
groups, with individuals and institutions)
Joint Call for Proposals
Other institutions or networks - Other sources of
funding
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Conclusion

• To support these previous initiatives, the French
  Embassy would be grateful if you could consider
• Supporting the idea of FEAST-France in your
  organisations nomination of Liaison Officers
• Supporting Cotutelle PhDs funding and
  highlighting
• Supporting the ST programs how to support a
  light ongoing management of a network that brings
  structuration and clarity, and increases
  relevance and efficiency of cooperation?

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