EU-Russia Cooperation in Science & Technology

Opportunities within the 7th Framework Programme for RTD

Manuel Hallen Minister Counsellor Science & Technology Delegation of the European Union to Russia

Outline of the presentation

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Why research at European level ?

Rationale

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EU Framework Programmes for RTD (FP) Role and content

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Russian participation in EU Framework Programmes

Horizon 2020,

the new Framework Programme for Research and Innovation

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Opportunities for participation in FP7 Calls for proposals published in July 2012

Why research at European level?

European Research Area

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ERA

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Article 179 (1) of the Lisbon Treaty (1 December 2009):

The Union shall have the objective of strengthening its scientific and technological bases by achieving a European research area in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freely, and encouraging it to become more competitive, including in its industry, while promoting all the research activities deemed necessary by virtue of other Chapters of the Treaties.

Why research at European level?

European Research Area

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ERA

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Concept of ERA can be likened to a ‘research and innovation’ equivalent of the EU “internal market" for goods, capital, services and people. • Purpose: to increase competitiveness of European research institutions by bringing them together and encouraging a more inclusive way of work, through:

integrating the scientific resources of the European Union

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multi-national co-operation in science, research and innovation

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increased mobility of knowledge workers and deepened multilateral co operation among research institutions among the Member States

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international / worldwide cooperation

The role of the European Framework Programmes for RTD

The EU Framework Programmes (FPs) are the main instrument designated by the EU / Lisbon Treaty to support the concept of ERA

European FPs bring down barriers

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between countries:

 multinational consortia  researchers from any country in the world can participate  coordination among national funding programmes

between different types of organisations:

universities, research centres, SMEs, large companies, etc.

between disciplines:

increased focus on translational research

and encourage mobility:

Marie Curie fellowships available for researchers and for host institutes

European Framework Programmes for RTD (FPs) FP = financial instrument for EU research strategy

● Largest publicly funded competitive RTD programme worldwide (annual budget in FP7 > € 7 billion) ● Basic rule: trans-national collaboration ● Thematic programmes in all relevant technology areas (health, agri-bio food ……………..  space research) ● Special programmes for researchers’ mobility, research infrastructures, SMEs, capacity building ● A fixed budget for a defined number of years

FP7 2007 –2013

4 Specific Programmes

plus JRC, nuclear and non-nuclear research (2.5 bn €)

Cooperation

Trans-national cooperation in 10 research themes through multi-national consortia.

32.3 billion € Ideas 7.5 billion €

Funding for top researchers from anywhere in the World: investigator-driven “frontier research”, supported by an autonomous European Research Council (ERC)

People 4.7 billion €

Training, mobility, career development of researchers, (“Marie Curie” actions) - incl. International grants

Capacities

Research infrastructures; research specifically for SMEs; regional research driven clusters

4.2 billion €

Timeframe for FP7 projects

Results from FP7 projects in use Projects resulting from FP7 calls operating Official duration of FP7 2007-2013 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 First calls First projects start Last projects start Last projects end

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Thematic Priorities:

Health Food, agriculture & biotechnology Information & communication technologies Nanotechnologies & materials Energy Environment Transport Socio-economic sciences Security & 10. Space

The EC currently manages only about 6% of total public R&D investment in the EU

Billion Euro 6,0 1,9 9,1 3,5 2,2 1,9 4,1 0,6 2,9 Σ 32,3

FP7 “Ideas” European Research Council (ERC)

● ● ● ● ● ● To support investigator-driven frontier research over all areas of research By individual teams Excellence as sole criterion Autonomous scientific governance Simple, user-friendly delivery Team Leader (“Principal Investigator”) assembles his/her research group; freedom to choose the research topic; members may be drawn from one or several legal entities, from within or across national boundaries, including 3 rd countries

FP7 “People”

Marie Curie Actions - Fellowships, Grants, Awards

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Initial training

– Initial Training Networks (ITN) •

Life-long training and career development

– Intra-European Fellowships (IEF)/ Career Integration Grants (CIG) – Co-funding of regional/national/international programmes (COFUND) •

Industry dimension

– Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) •

International dimension

– International Outgoing & Incoming Fellowships (IOF & IIF) – International Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) •

Policy support actions

– Mobility and career enhancement actions

FP7 “Capacities”

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Research infrastructures Research for the benefit of SMEs Regions of Knowledge Research Potential Science in Society Coherent development of policies Activities of International Cooperation

Int’l Partner Countries’ Participation in FP7: Submitted Proposals and Implemented Projects, 2007 - 2012 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000

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1500 1000 500 0

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Russia

3728 267 1266 207 1099 129 929 151 826 109 762 109 736 107 491 79

USA China Brazil India Submitted proposals Ukraine Projects Canada Australia Argentina

300 250

Russia:

Cooperation

Programme 2007-2012 Proposals Submitted and Retained (by thematic area)

269 200 150 100 122 127 50 22 0 Health 25 KBBE 162 132 127 29 ICT 90 23 NMP 60 46 23 13 Energy Environment Submitted Retained Transport 9 SSH 89 27 Space 29 1 Security

2% 2% 6% Russia: Top-5 Cities by Number of Applicants to FP7 (share of total number of applicants from Russia) 2007-2012 18% 53% Moscow and region St. Petersburg and region Novosibirsk Tomsk Nizhny Novgorod and region Other 19%

Russia in the 7th EU Framework Programmes for RTD (2007-2013)

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By June 2012 :

Overall, Russia is the most active international partner country in FP7 475 Russian participants in 302 projects, receiving ~ € 59 million EU funding Highest participation in

Transport, ICT, Space, Agri Biotech-Food, Nanotechnologies / materials

research,

Environment, Research Infrastructures

Horizon 2020

The next Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (2014-2020)

• • • New, integrated funding system that will cover all research and innovation funding currently provided through:  Framework Programme for Research and Technical Development (FP)  Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP), and  European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Consultation and adoption procedure 2012 - 2013 Budget proposed : € 80.2 billion

FP7 Work Programmes 2013

published : 10 July 2012 http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal

Opportunities for Russia

FP7 Work Programmes 2013

• Legal basis for the implementation of FP7 • Contain full information on the calls for proposals open in 2012-2013 – Details of topics and expected impacts, budgets and timing of calls etc.

• Work programmes of actions of over

€ 8 billion, including:

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Over 50 calls issued on 10 July 2012 Additional 10 calls to be issued in 2012-2013 Other non-call activities also included

FP7 Calls 2012: Strategic priorities

Priority

Oceans of the future Water Raw materials Smart Cities Secure, clean and efficient energy Public sector reform Brain research Anti-microbial resistance Bio resource efficiency Europe: a destination for world-class researchers (ERC + Marie Curie Actions)

Budget

€160 m €98 m €75 m €365 m €255 m €45 m €144 m €147 m €358 m €1.75 bn + €963 m

Health

• • • Two calls: €140 mln and €679.3 mln Deadline: 25-09-2012 and 02-10-2012 Research priorities: – Brain research – Antimicrobial drug resistance – Comparative effectiveness research

Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology

• • • One call: €341.4 mln Deadline: 05-02-2013 Research priorities: – – Sustainable agriculture and forestry Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet – – Unlocking the potential of aquatic living resources Sustainable and competitive bio-based industries

Information Communication Technologies (ICT)

• • • Three calls on ICT (10 July 2012) Three cross-thematic calls : “Factories of the Future”, “Smart Cities and Communities” and “ICT for Green Cars” Previously announced calls: – Future Internet 2012 (deadline: 24-10-2012) – Future and emerging technologies (FET) (deadline: 12-03-2013) • Research priorities: – Pervasive and trusted network and service infrastructures – Cognitive systems and robotics – – Alternative paths to components and systems Technologies for digital content and languages – – – – ICT for health, ageing well, inclusion and governance ICT for a low carbon economy ICT for the enterprise and manufacturing ICT for learning and access to cultural resources

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies (NMP)

• • • • Five calls: €300.2 mln – Deadline: 23-10-2012 and 04-12-2012 Two coordinated calls (China, Japan): €10 mln Three cross-thematic PPP calls: – – – Factories of the Future, €160 mln Energy-efficient buildings, €110 mln Materials for green cars, €20 mln Research priorities: – – – – – – – Energy and energy efficiency Environmental issues and sustainable development Raw materials Health and safety Factories of the future European energy-efficient buildings Green cars

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Energy

Three calls: €226 mln Deadline: 28-11-2012, 08-01-2013 and 24-01-2013 Research priorities: – – – – – Smart cities and communities Renewable energies Smart grids and energy storage Carbon capture and storage Clean coal technologies • • •

Environment

Three calls: €305 mln Deadline: 16-10-2012 and 04-04-2013 Research priorities: – – Coping with climate change Sustainable use and management of land and seas – – – Improving resource efficiency Protecting citizens from environmental hazards Mobilising environmental knowledge for policy, industry and society

Transport

• Five calls: – Aeronautics and Air Transport (four calls - ~ € 149 million) – Sustainable Surface Transport (one call - ~ € 111 million) • Research priorities: – – – – Aeronautics and air transport Sustainable surface transport (including the ‘European green cars initiative’) Horizontal activities "Galileo" (Europe's initiative for a state-of-the-art global satellite navigation system) • Of particular interest to Russia: – Coordinated call with Russia in the area of aeronautics and air transport ( €4.5 mln, 14-11-2012) – Coordinated call with Australia, Japan and Russia in the area of civil high speed air transport research ( €5 mln, 28-03-2013)

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Socio-economic Sciences and the Humanities

Two calls: €98 mln Deadline: 31-01-2013 Research priorities: – – – Underpinning innovation for smart growth Public sector reform and strengthening governance in the EU Inclusive and sustainable growth – Support for developing the external policies of the EU • • •

Space

One call: €126 mln Deadline: 21-11-2012 Research priorities: – Earth observation and GMES (Global Monitoring for Environment and Security) – Space science and technologies – Cross-cutting activities

• • • One call: €39 mln Deadline: 05-12-2012 Research priority: – Area • • •

Security

One call: €300 mln Deadline: 22-11-2012 Research priorities: – Security of citizens – Security of infrastructures and utilities – Intelligent surveillance and border security – – Restoring security and safety in case of crisis Security systems integration, interconnectivity and interoperability – – Security and society Security research coordination and structuring

Research Infrastructures

Cross Thematic Call “Ocean of Tomorrow”

• • • • Budget: €55 mln Deadline: 07-02-2013 Implemented jointly between the following FP7 themes: – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, and Biotechnology – – – – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Energy Environment (including Climate change) Transport (including Aeronautics) Research priorities: – Biosensors for real time monitoring of biohazard and man made chemical contaminants in the marine environment (several projects, max €6 mln) – Innovative multifunctional sensors for in-situ monitoring of marine environment and related maritime activities (several projects, max €6 mln) – Innovative antifouling materials for maritime applications (several projects, max €8 mln) – Innovative transport and deployment systems for the offshore wind energy sector (1 project, max €10 mln)

Cross Thematic Call “Smart Cities and Communities”

• • • • Budget: €209 mln Deadline: 04-12-2012 Implemented jointly between the following FP7 themes: – Energy – ICT Research priorities: – – – – – A reliable, smart and secure Internet of Things for Smart Cities Data Centres in an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly Internet Optimising Energy Systems in Smart Cities Integrated personal mobility for smart cities Development and validation of methods and tools for network integration of distributed renewable resources – – Planning rules for linking electric vehicles (EV) to distributed energy resources Enhanced interoperability and conformance testing methods and tools for interaction between grid infrastructure and electric vehicles

Cross Thematic Call “Energy-Efficient Buildings”

• • • • Budget: €116 mln Deadline: 04-12-2012 Implemented jointly between the following FP7 themes: – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies – Environment (inc. Climate change) Research priorities: – Nanotechnology for multifunctional lightweight construction materials and components – Safe, energy-efficient and affordable eco-innovative materials for building envelopes and/or partitions to provide a healthier indoor environment – Integration of technologies for energy-efficient solutions in the renovation of public buildings – Integrated control systems and methodologies to monitor and improve building energy performance – Optimised design methodologies for energy efficient buildings integrated in the neighbourhood energy systems – Achieving high efficiency by deep retrofitting in the case of commercial buildings

Cross Thematic Call “Factories of the Future”

• • • • Budget: €230 mln Deadline: 04-12-2012 Implemented jointly between the following FP7 themes: – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies – ICT Research priorities: – – – – Improved use of renewable resources at factory level Workplaces of the future: the new people-centred production site Innovative methodologies addressing social sustainability in manufacturing Innovative design of personalised product-services and of their production processes based on collaborative environments – – Mini-factories for customised products using local flexible production New hybrid production systems in advanced factory environments based on new human-robot interactive cooperation – – Manufacturing of highly miniaturised components Application experiments for robotics and simulations

ERA-NET 2013 Call

• • Budget: €61.1 mln Deadline: 28-02-2013 • Themes: – Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, Biotechnology – – – – – Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials and new Production Technologies Energy Environment (including Climate change) Transport (including Aeronautics) Socio-economic sciences and the humanities • Addressed to national funding organisations

ERA-NET 2013 Call (2)

• Topics: – Sustainable forest management and multifunctional forestry, ERA-NET ( €1.5 mln) – – – – – – Integrated pest management, ERA-NET ( Mediterranean agriculture, ERA-NET ( Information and communication technologies and robotics for sustainable agriculture, ERA-NET ( €2 mln) €2 mln) €2 mln) Climate smart agriculture: adaptation of agricultural systems in Europe, ERA-NET Plus ( €4 mln) Innovative solutions in organic food and agriculture for next generation of food systems, ERA NET Plus ( €3 mln) Marine biotechnology, ERA-NET ( €2 mln) – – – – Innovation in the NMP thematic area, ERA-NET ( €1.5 mln) Bioenergy II: Demonstrations of the European Industrial Bioenergy Initiative, ERA-NET Plus ( €20 mln) European wind resources assessment, ERA-NET Plus ( €5 mln) Development of new methodologies, technologies and products for the assessment, protection and management of historical and modern artefacts, buildings and sites, ERA-NET Plus ( €4 mln) – – – Advanced systems, materials and techniques for next generation infrastructure, ERA-NET Plus ( €4 mln) The future of the welfare state, ERA-NET Plus ( €6 mln) Promoting of gender equality in research institutions, ERA-NET ( €1.6 mln)

Nuclear Research

• • • One call: €55 mln Deadline: 13-11-2012 Objective: Nuclear safety • Research priorities: – – – – – – Management of Ultimate Radioactive Waste Reactor Systems Radiation Protection Infrastructures Human Resources and Training Cooperation with Third Countries

Ideas Programme

European Research Council (ERC)

• • • • ERC Starting Grant – 2 to 7 years of work experience after PhD – – Each grant up to €2 mln Deadline: 17-10-2012 ERC Consolidator Grant – 7 to 12 years of work experience after PhD and a promising track-record of publications – – – Each grant up to €2.75 mln Publication date: 07-11-2012 Deadline : 21-02-2013 ERC Advanced Grant – Senior researchers - leaders in their fields with a significant track-record of publications – – Each grant up to €3.5 mln Deadline: 22-11-2012 ERC Synergy Grant – For a group of 2 – 4 researchers with an extraordinary and multidisciplinary project that brings together expertise, approaches and resources – Up to €15 mln for 6 years – Publication date: 10-10-2012 – Deadline: 10-01-2013

Marie Curie Actions

8 calls in 2012-2013: €963 mln

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES) Industry-Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPP) Initial Training Networks (ITN) International Incoming Fellowships (IIF) International Outgoing Fellowships for Career Development (IOF) Career Integration Grants (CIG) Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development (IEF) Co-Funding of Regional, National and International Programmes (COFUND) €30 mln €81 mln €470 mln €44.5 mln €44.5 mln €40 mln €134 mln €115 mln

International Cooperation in FP7

3 different avenues:

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1. All activities open for International Cooperation

International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC) can participate in projects and receive EU funding (Russia = ICPC) Industrialised countries (~ OECD) may get EU funding if their participation is seen as essential for the project or if provided for in the call Minimum number of participants: 3 from MS/AC + ICPC • •

2. Specific International Cooperation Actions

(SICA) Address specific issues that partner countries face or have a global character, on the basis of mutual interest and benefit Minimum number of participants: 2+2 (2 from MS/AC + 2 from ICPC – in Russia = 2 regions / Oblasts) •

3. Bilateral agreements for targeted co-funding

Individual agreements with specific countries, e.g. Russia

International Cooperation

• • • Five calls: €40.8 mln Deadline: 18-12-2012 Topics: – Bi-regional coordination of S&T cooperation including priority setting and definition of S&T cooperation policies (INCO-NET) – Supporting the coordination of national and regional policies and activities of Member States and/or Associated countries in the field of international cooperation (ERA-NET and ERA-NET Plus) – Bilateral coordination for the enhancement and development of S&T Partnerships (BILAT) – Supporting the awareness raising of Horizon 2020 in the third countries (INCO-H2020) – Reinforcing cooperation with European Neighbourhood Policy countries on bridging the gap between research and innovation (R2I-ENP)

Further Information about current projects facilitating Russian participation in FP7

EECA INCONET:

www.inco-eeca.net/

ERANET-RUS:

www.era.net-rus.eu/

BILAT-RUS: ACCESS-RU:

www.bilat-rus.eu/ www.st-gaterus.eu/ www.access4.eu/russia/index.php

European Research Information

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EU Research & Innovation

http://ec.europa.eu/research •

Innovation Union

http://ec.europa.eu/research/innovation union/index_en.cfm

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Seventh Framework Programme

http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7 • FP7 Calls for Proposals and information on

research programmes and projects:

http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal •

FP New Partners Service

http://cordis.europa.eu/partners/web/guest/home •

Experts’ registration in FP

https://cordis.europa.eu/emmfp7/index.cfm

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