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Title: Opening of 7th Framework Programme in Latvia


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  • Opening of 7th Framework Programme in Latvia
  • SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
  • DEVELOPMENT IN SOUTH AFRICA
  • European South African
  • Science and Technology
  • Advancement Programme
  • (ESASTAP)
  • Cristina Pinto
  • Legal and Financial NCP South Africa
  • cristina.pinto_at_wits.ac.za
  • 5th February 2007

2
Overview of Presentation
  • Overview of South Africas research environment
  • Research capacity in South Africa
  • South Africas participation in the Framework
    Programmes
  • ESASTAP
  • International Cooperation in FP7

3
Overview of South Africas Research Environment
4
Research and Development Strategy Framework
Wealth Creation
Quality of Life
Business Performance
Technical progress (Improvement and Innovation)
SET Human Capital
Imported Know-how
Future RD Capacity
Current RD Capacity
5
Strategic Science and Technology Landscape
White Paper on Science and Technology
Economic Growth Poverty reduction Quality of Life
Vision 2014
National RD Strategy
Information Communications Technology Strategy
Advanced Manufacturing Technology Strategy
Leveraging Resource Based Industries
Poverty Reduction
Biotechnology Strategy

Technology Transfer Strategy
Human Capital Development Strategy
Nanotechnology Strategy
6
Actors and Stakeholders
Government
NGOs
International Partners
Social OBJECTIVES Economic
Education Institutions
Business
Science Councils
Research Institutions
State Corporations
7
RD Investment
8
Challenges within the National System of
Innovation
  • Insufficient investment in RD
  • Strategic risks faced by the region
  • Inadequate renewal and growth of SET human
    resources
  • Lack of overall coherence of innovation system

9
Drivers for Internationalisation
  • Augment small NSI by facilitating a net inflow of
    scientific knowledge into South Africa
  • Enhance quality of RD by participating in
    multilateral competitive research programmes
  • Access international resources to implement
    national / regional ST imperatives

10
Importance of ST Cooperation with Europe
  • Strategic and historical linkages
  • Science Technology Cooperation Agreement with
    the European Union
  • Several bilateral ST Cooperation Agreements with
    EU member states
  • Strong policy dialogue
  • Links to regional cooperation agreements such as
    NEPAD Science Technology Action Plan ACP
    programme for ST capacity development

11
Research Capacity in South Africa
12
Research Institutions
  • Universities
  • Research Councils
  • Private and Public Sectors
  • Industry, SMEs, NGOs
  • Government (national, provincial, local)

13
Universities
Examples of universities with international
experience
  • University of Cape Town
  • University of the Free State
  • University of KwaZulu-Natal
  • Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
  • University of Pretoria
  • Rhodes University
  • Stellenbosch University
  • Tshwane University
  • University of the Western Cape
  • University of the Witwatersrand

14
Research Councils
  • ARC (Agricultural Research Council)
  • CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial
    Research)
  • HSRC (Human Sciences Research Council)
  • MRC (Medical Research Council)
  • NRF (National Research Foundation)
  • Mintek
  • SABS (South African Bureau of Standards)
  • Water Research Commission

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Private and Public Sectors
  • Limited RD capacity in some areas such as food
  • Primarily support of development work, little
    basic research
  • Seeking to becoming more international
  • SMEs limited research capacity
  • NGOs key role at community level
  • Government departments

16
South Africas Participation in the Framework
Programmes
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History of South Africas Framework Programme
Participation
  • FP4
  • 34 INCO-DC
  • SA participated in 38 projects
  • 4 Thematic
  • Science councils and universities
  • FP5
  • 53 INCO-DEV
  • SA participated in 64 projects
  • 11
    Thematic
  • First Technikon / SME participation

18
South Africas Participation in FP6
  • SA is involved in gt60 projects (c20 hit rate)
  • The leading fields are environment (c30), health
    (c15), food (c13) and IST (c10)
  • The pattern has changed c60 of projects are in
    Thematics
  • SA was the second most successful country in the
    FP6 top-up calls

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South Africa in FP6
  • TP1 HIV/AIDS vaccine Microbicides
  • TP2 Open source software e-Health
  • TP3 Bioleaching Advanced Manufacturing
  • TP4 Global Navigation Satellite Systems
  • TP5 Food risk analysis Food processing waste
  • TP6 Water resource management Climate Change
  • TP7 New history research agenda
  • Infrastructures SKA Design Studies
  • Policy Impact of avian influenza on poultry
    sector

20
European South African Science and Technology
Programme(ESASTAP)
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What is ESASTAP?
  • Specific Support Action implemented by
  • Department of Science and Technology under the
    FP6
  • Dedicated platform to promote SA-EU ST
    cooperation, especially SA participation in
    Framework Programmes, bringing together existing
    efforts from
  • DST and EC
  • FP6/7 National Contact Points
  • SA Senior ST Representative in Brussels

22
Challenges for ESASTAP
  • Insufficient awareness of opportunities both
    within SA and the EU
  • Need to broaden range of SA participants
  • Instruments for international cooperation in
    FP6/7 not well understood need to improve
    understanding both SA and EU
  • More proactive engagement with opportunities
  • Difficulties for SA researchers to find European
    FP consortia partners
  • Lack of awareness of SA ST excellence

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Opportunities for ESASTAP
  • Progressively greater opportunities for
  • international cooperation in FPs
  • Strong political commitment to SA-EU ST
    cooperation
  • Convergence of SA and EU ST policy priorities
  • SAs historical ST relations with Europe and
    existing strong bilateral relations
  • SAs existing knowledge base and experience of
    successful FP participation

24
ESASTAP Priorities
  • Create dedicated programme and branding
  • for SA-EU ST cooperation
  • Supporting SAs FP6 participation and FP7
    preparation
  • Awareness-raising and strategic advice and
    assistance
  • Marketing SAs ST excellence in Europe
  • South Africa a preferred international partner
    for Framework Programme cooperation
  • Exploit synergies between FP6/7 participation
    with other international cooperation activities
  • Especially bilateral links with European
    countries
  • Other European programmes e.g. COST, EUREKA, EDCTP

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  • International Cooperation
  • in FP7

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Opening of All Activities to Third Countries
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Definitions
  • Third country
  • is a country which is not a European Union Member
    State
  • International Cooperation Partner Country
  • is a third country that the European Commission
    classifies as a low-income, lower-middle-income
    or upper-middle-income country and which is
    identified as such in the workprogramme
  • SOUTH AFRICA belongs to the ICPC group - will
    receive funding under the Framework Programme
  • Emerging economies (Brazil, Russia, India, China,
    SOUTH AFRICA)

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South Africa, ESASTAP and FP7
  • Point of departure South Africas National RD
    Strategy and other policy documents
  • FP7 one of range of instruments for international
    cooperation need to understand its relevance
  • Strategic analysis by SA participating
    organisation of FP7 opportunities
  • National Co-Investment and Seed Funding
    Instruments

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South Africa, ESASTAP and FP7 (2)
  • Preparing South African ST community for FP7
  • Improving networking and partnerships with
    Europe
  • Deployment of Seed Funding to attend events
  • Pro-active contact with leading FP6 coordinators
  • Utilising bilateral relations with Member States
  • Learning from South African FP6 experience

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  • Thank you
  • www.ESASTAP.org.za
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