European Research Area and 6th Framework Programme 20022006

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European Research Area and 6th Framework
Programme (2002-2006)
Workshop Multidisciplinary Tasks in Use of Land
and Water second part of 19th European Regional
Conference of International Commission on
Irrigation and Drainage 7 8 June 2001 in Prague

• Zdenek BROZ
• Technology Centre AS CR
• zbroz_at_tc.cas.cz http//www.tc.cas.cz

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Content

• Introduction
• Framework Programme 5
• Participation of the Czech Republic in FP5
• ENVI and INCO open calls
• European Research Area
• FP6
• Calendar

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Introduction

• Technology Centre AS CR
• 1993 established as the association of 5
  research institutes AS CR
• 1997 FEMIRC (Fellow Member to IRCs) - INCO
  COPERNICUS grant
• 1999 FP5 National Contact Organisation, on
  behalf of The Ministry of Education, Youth and
  Sports CR, Dep.Int.Coop. is responsible for the
  matters of association of the Czech Republic to
  FP5 EU
• 2001 Czech Innovation Relay Centre (CIRC)
  full membership
• Other projects
• OPET - Organisation for Promotion of Energy
  Technologies, project EU
• National Programme of Applied Research -
  moderation of the preparation
• Z. BROZ currently the NCP for the 1st
  horizontal programme INCO

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FP5 EU
Thematic Programmes

3 GROWTH
4 EESD
2 IST
1 LIFE
Horizontal Programmes
INCO-Third Countries Cooperation
Inovation and SMEs
Training
Direct activities EURATOM JRC
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Joint Research Centre http//www.jrc.org

• direct support of research (8 institutes on
  five sites)
• research as a service to people - health,
  security, environment (Ispra at Italy), consumer
  protection, information society
• provides the Commission with expertise in support
  of its policies (FP6)
• participation at FP5 project consorcia
• cooperation with industry and end-users (external
  contracts)

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EESD Energy, Environment and Sustainable
Development
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Environment and Sustainable Development
  Key Action 1 Sustainable Management and
Quality of Water   Key Action 2 Global
Change, Climate and biodiversity Key Action
3 Sustainable Marine Ecosystems Key Action
4 City Of Tomorrow And Cultural Heritage  
Research and Technological Development Activities
of a Generic Nature   Support for Research
Infrastructures Accompanied Measures
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Results 2nd call ENVI deadline Feb.15,
2000Total success rate 153/1375 11,1 Czech
Republic 17/149 11,4
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Environment and Sustainable Development - Open
calls

• Two dedicated joint calls (May 31, 2001) with 1st
  TP LIFE
• Health and Environmental Implications of
  Endocrine Disrupters
• (Infoday at Brussels, June 22, 2001), deadline
  October 14, 2001
• Setup of the Global Biodiversity Information
  Facility (GBIF)
• Deadline September 28, 2001
• 2nd deadline of ENVI call (November 2000) -
  October 15, 2001
• (1st deadline is closed Febr. 15, 2001)

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Indicative Roadmap 2001 - 2002Key Action 1
Sustainable Management Quality of Water
those marked by asterisk are open for 2nd
deadline October 15, 2001
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Indicative Roadmap 2001 - 2002 Sustainable
Management Quality of Water open for 2nd
deadline October 15, 2001
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INCO-2deadlines of open calls 2001 and 2002

• A1. States in the pre-accession phase
• conference support (every four months
  16.7.,16.11.2001
• etc.), the same holds for A2-A5
• A2. NIS and CEEC (not in the pre-accession phase)
• COPERNICUS-2 Balkan Re-integration (16.9.2001)
• A3. INCO-MED shared cost, CA, TN (17.9.2001)
• A4. INCO-DEV shared cost, CA, TN (15.9.2001)
• Powerty Relatied Diseases, dedicated joint
  call with LIFE (17.9.2001)
• A5. Emerging economies and industrialized
  countries
• Powerty Relatied Diseases, Research
  Co-ordination (17.9.2001)
• B Bursaries for researchers from developing
  countries (with TP)
• Fellowships for researchers (EUAss.states) to
  Japan (1.3.2002)
• C Coordination with member states, Powerty
  Related Diseases (15.6.2001)

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INCO MED Priorities for the year 2001 call
a) Socio-Economic Modernisation (b) Preserving
and Using Cultural Heritage (c) Promoting Healthy
Societies (d) Regional Environmental
Sustainability - Integrated policy and resource
management of coastal zones - Specific
objectives Remote sensing for land use and
climate impacts, airborne surveillance systems or
coastal water observing buoys). Research
activities on coastal typology, monitoring and
dynamics of Mediterranean countries with
particular interest for estuaries and marine
ecosystem protection. - Scientific research on
hydromorphology, models and data collection,
identifying indicators and technologies for
coastal dynamics in particular for flooding,
erosion or sand stabilisation. Long-term
research measuring the sustainable development in
coastal areas, the impact of human activities, in
particular on water quality and availability, and
identifying potential users and beneficiaries
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INCO DEV Priorities for the year 2001 call
(a) Policy research on the conditions for
sustainable development (a. i) Making the most of
research RTD in the global knowledge society
(a. iv) Promoting sustainable settlement
patterns planning, organisation, employment and
rural-urban interactions (b) Systems research on
natural capital and the human environment,
including health (b. ii) Managing the human
environment and the rural-urban interface health
systems, water management and land use (b.ii-1)
Health systems (b.ii-2) Rural urban interface
sustainability in water management, land use and
sanitary risk (c) Tools for sustainable
development (c. i) Tools for health improvement
attacking the major infectious diseases (c. iii)
Market-oriented products and services in
agro-food adding value and meeting consumer
demand (c. iv) Safe and efficient water
management low-investment and ecologically
suited environmental technologies for use,
decontamination and recycling
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European Research Area - History

• January 2000 Towards a European research area
  communication from Commission to the Council
  and Parliament
• October 2000 Making a reality of The European
  Research Area Guidelines for EU research
  activities (2002-2006) comm.
• February 2001 Multiannual FP 2002-2006 of the
  European Community for research, technological
  development and demonstration activities aimed at
  contributing towards the creation of the European
  Research Area proposal for decision of the
  European Parliament and of the Council
• April 2001 Fulfiling the JRCs mission in the
  European Research Area comm.
• Web page CORDIS www.cordis.lu

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RD expenditure as a of GDP
Japan 2.85
USA 2.75
EU-15 1.89
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The gap between RD expenditures in America and
European firms is much wider than the difference
in public spending
OTHER
GOVERNMENT
INDUSTRY
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Number of researchers per 1000 labour force in
firms in total
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RD investment as a of GDP
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RD investment as a of GDP
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of patents applied for by a country of origin
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Deficit of foreign trade in high-tec products
(billion ECUs)
60 50 40 30 20 10 0 -10 -20 -30
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Intensity of RD vs. growth of jobs in the G7
countries HT high tech, MT mean tech, LT
low tech
High tech
Intensity of RD
Low tech
Relative growth of jobs
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Cooperation agreements between innovative firms
and universities research institutes
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Possible specific themes for action (selected
from 4 pages)
Mapping of European centres of excellence
Networking of centres of excellence in the fields
concerned Creation of "virtual centres of
excellence Promotion of the use of electronic
networks in the various fields of research
Application of the principle of mutual opening of
national programmes Opening of national and
European research programmes to researchers from
third countries Support for the creation of
the Community patent Greater mobility of
researchers between the academic world and
business Implementation of the "Women and
science" action plan Better teaching of science
at all levels in the Union Support for young
people's awareness of science Combined use of
the Structural Funds and the European research
programmes Creation of a system of grants for
scientists from third countries Encouragement
for researchers that have left for the US to
return to Europe
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Commission of the European CommunitiesFebruary
21, 2001, COM (2001) 94 final, 77 pp.
Proposal for decision of the European Parliament
and of the Council Concerning the Multiannual
Framework Programme 2002-2006 of the European
Community for research, technological development
and demonstration activities aimed at
contributing towards the creation of the European
Research Area Proposal for a Council
decision Concerning the Multiannual Framework
Programme 2002-2006 of the European Atomic Energy
Community (EURATOM) for research and training
activities aimed at ....... (Presented by the
Commission)
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The raison d'être of this new framework
programme is to help to make a reality of the
European Research Area with a view to stepping up
innovation in Europe, in conjunction with all the
efforts made to this end at national, regional
and European level.
Three main avenues of approach in implementing
ERA (three main blocks of activities) are
Integrating Research Structuring the European
Research Area Strengthening the foundations of
the European Research Area see budget
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FP6 Budget Proposal (2002-2006)
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Sustainable development and global changeActions
envisaged - Technologies for sustainable
development
renewable energy sources, energy savings and
energy efficiency, especially in the urban
environment, as well as clean transport, with the
development of new vehicle concepts in particular
for road transport, as well as the development of
alternative motor fuels intelligent transport,
especially in the form of technologies making
possible a rebalancing as well as the integration
and increasing intermodality of different modes
of transport, for example by means of innovations
in the management of the logistic chain (in
particular containers). Turning to the longer
term, activities will concentrate as a matter of
priority on fuel cells for stationary
applications and in transport hydrogen
technology new concepts in solar photovoltaic
technologies and advanced uses of biomass.
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Sustainable development and global changeActions
envisaged - Global change
Community activities will address the following
aspects as a matter of priority impact and
mechanisms of greenhouse gas emissions on
climate and carbon sinks (oceans, forests and
soil) water cycle biodiversity, protection
of genetic resources, operation of terrestrial
and marine ecosystems and interactions between
human activities and the latter mechanisms
of desertification and natural disasters
connected with climate change global
climate change observation systems.
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Integrating Research

• Three main instruments in seven priority thematic
  areas
• Networks of excellence
• Integrated projects
• Participation of the EU in programmes carried out
  jointly by several Member States (new)
• Anticipating the EUs scientific and
  technological needs
• emerging needs arising from the implementation of
  other Community policies, be present at the
  frontiers of knowledge, JRC will be involved in
  these activities
• collective research scheme - research by
  technical research centres for entire sectors of
  industry (extension of cooperative research for
  SMEs CRAFT)
• International cooperation, participation of third
  countries at NoE, IP

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NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCE - 1
OBJECTIVE is to reinforce European scientific and
technological excellence through a progressive
and lasting integration of research capacities
existing in Europe. Each network aims at
advancing knowledge in the area within which it
is set up, by pooling a critical mass of
competence and skills. To this effect, and with
the objective of creating a virtual centre of
excellence, the members of the network implement
a joint programme of activities. The excellence
of the network is to be understood not only as
the excellence of each of its members, but that
of the whole which is created through their
association and the excellence of their joint
programme of activities. Size may vary, the
number of participants should not be less than
half a dozen members, as a minimum, partners from
3 different countries (MS/AS) of which at least 2
are MS. Each network may associate to its
operations a number of other partners, over and
above its formal members. As an average, the
Community financial contribution to a network of
excellence may represent an amount of several
millions Euro.
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NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCE - 2
Duration - the networks are expected to form a
lasting association which will continue beyond
the duration (five years or more) over which
Community support is provided. Members are
entities existing within research centres,
universities or enterprises. They should
integrate into the network a considerable part,
or even the totality, of their activities in the
relevant area. The network is evolving. New
members may join and existing members may quit
under way. Most often, it would be constituted
around a core group of initial members, to which
new ones are added in accordance with their
interests and the needs of the network. In
addition to entities from organisations from
Member States or countries associated to the
Framework Programme, network participation is
open to entities from third countries, with or
without Community funding, in accordance with the
conditions, which will be specified in the Rules
of Participation of the Framework Programme.
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NETWORKS OF EXCELLENCE - 3
Calls for expressions of interest aimed at
identifying the particular themes likely to
mobilise the scientific community may precede a
regular call. The evaluation is performed by
means of the peer review method. Network
enlargement (through incorporation of new members
or through the association to the network of
partners other than its formal members). Network
may launch calls for proposals or for
candidatures using publicity, openness and
processing procedures, the conditions of which
will be agreed with the Commission at the time of
the launching of the network. Financial aspects.
The Community financial contribution takes the
form of a global grant, to have a ceiling of 20
million Euro.Joint programme of activities may
also include Communication activities
(conferences, seminar) training of young
researchers and dissemination of knowledge and
excellence outside the network analysis of
science and society aspects of the research
activities conducted by the network.
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS - 1

• OBJECTIVE is to reinforce European
  competitiveness or to contribute to the
• solution of important societal problems through
  the mobilisation of a critical mass
• of research and technological development
  resources and skills existing in Europe.
• With this purpose, an integrated project is
  carried out with the aim of obtaining
• precise results in terms of products, processes
  or services.
• Size will vary depending on the theme and
  subject, according to the critical mass
• necessary to obtain the results rapidly and in
  the best possible conditions. The
• combined activities of an integrated project may
  represent a financial value of
• several million Euro, possibly several tens of
  million Euro.
• Duration. The partnership will not necessarily
  extend beyond the projects
• duration.

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INTEGRATED PROJECTS - 2
Participants large and small enterprises,
research centres and universities, organisations
carrying management, dissemination and transfer
of knowledge or utilising the research
results. From at least 3 different countries
(MS/AS), at least 2 MS, conditions for third
countries will be defined. Participants will be
organised as a consortium around a core group
formed by the main participants. New partners may
join as a result of their association to the
activities under way or through the
implementation of new components. Support
measures will favour the participation of SMEs
which will be defined in the specific programme
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INTEGRATED PROJECTS - 3
All the activities will be detailed in the
framework of an execution plans (carried out
and updated on a yearly basis). Calls - may be
preceded by a call for expressions of interest
aimed at alerting potential participants. The
results will be published so as to inform
potential participants and to facilitate the
constitution of European scale consortia. Enlarge
ment of the partnership Consortium may launch
calls for proposals and candidatures using
publicity, opening and processing procedures, the
conditions of which will be agreed with the
Commission before the project starts. Scientific
and technological monitoring council is composed
of personalities external to the consortium
(monitors the execution plan, evaluates
its implementation, advises the consortium on its
annual updating, establishes a monitoring and
evaluation report that is published).
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Contractual and financial aspects

• Contractual aspects
• a single contract is signed between the
  Commission and, as the case may be
• Co-ordinator designated by the consortium
  members
• The core group members
• A co-ordination structure (association, EEIG)
  that has its own legal personality.
• The Commission contractor(s) conclude contracts
  with the new participants and with partners
  associated to the consortium, based on terms
  agreed with the Commission before the project
  starts.

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Calendar

• May 2001 Adoption by the Commission of rules of
  participation
• May 2001 Adoption by the Commission of specific
  programmes
• and the implementation of FP
• 26 June 2001 Council discusses Commission
  proposal
• July/Sept 2001 First reading by European
  Parliament
• Oct or Dec 2001 Common position of the Research
  Council
• mid 2002 Council and Parliament adoption of final
  text incl. budget
• end 2002 Council to decide on specific
  instruments for implementation
• beginning 2003 Start of programme, launch of
  calls for proposals

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European Research Area and 6th Framework
Programme (2002-2006)
Workshop Multidisciplinary Tasks in Use of Land
and Water second part of 19th European Regional
Conference of International Commission on
Irrigation and Drainage 7 8 June 2001 in Prague

• Zdenek BROZ
• Technology Centre AS CR
• zbroz_at_tc.cas.cz http//www.tc.cas.cz