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Research Infrastructures
Infodays in Greece
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December 20 and 21, 2004
Definition of
Research Infrastructures
“Facilities and resources that provide
essential services to the research
community in both academic and/or
industrial domains”
• “single-sited” - single resource at a single location
• “distributed” - a network of distributed resources,
including Research Infrastructures based on Gridtype architectures
• “virtual” - the service being provided electronically
Examples of
Research Infrastructures
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Singular large-scale research installations
Collections, bio-banks, special habitats
Libraries, databases
Integrated arrays of research installations
Communications networks, computing
facilities
• Infrastructural centres of competence
US
Canada
China
Japan
Korea
NeDAP
SILK
Brazil
Research
Infrastructures in FP6
Citizens and governance in a
knowledge-based society
Specific activities covering a
wider field of research (7%)
global change and ecosystems
Sustainable development,
Food quality and safety
Aeronautics and space
Nanotechnologies and
nanosciences, knowledge-based
multifunctional materials and new
production processes and devices
Information society technologies
Life sciences, genomics and
biotechnology for health
Thematic priorities (64%)
Structuring the ERA (15%)
Research
and
innovation
Human
resources
& mobility
Research
infrastructures
Science
and
society
Supporting policies and
anticipating scientific and
technological needs
Horizontal research activities
involving SMEs
Specific measures in support of
international cooperation
Non-nuclear activities of the JRC (4%)
Focussing and Integrating European Research (76%)
Strengthening the ERA
foundations (2%)
Coordination
of research
activities
Coherent development
of research and
innovation policies
Objectives of the
Research Infrastructures
programme
• Promote the development of a fabric of
research infrastructures of the highest
quality and performance in Europe
• Promote their optimum use on a
European scale, based on the needs of
the research community
Former actions
• Under FP2 and FP3: projects
supporting Transnational Access to
major Research Infrastructures
• Under FP4 and FP5: also networking
and research projects
FP6 actions for Research Infrastructures
(Area / Instrument)
• For existing infrastructures:
- TA - Transnational Access (SSA)
- IA - Integrating Activities
• Integrated Infrastructure Initiatives : I3
• Co-ordination Actions : CA
- CND - Communication Network Development (I3,
CA, SSA)
• For new or major upgrade of infrastructures:
- DS - Design Studies (SSA)
- CNI - Construction of New Infrastructures (SSA)
• AM - Accompanying Measures (SSA)
Conditions
for a EC support
• Scientific and Technological excellence
(in any field of Science and Technology)
• Major Research Infrastructures (worldclass service)
• Need expressed by the scientific
community
• European added value
The Research
Infrastructures Calls
Call 1: Transnational
Access and Integrating
Activities (17 Dec. 2002)
Call 7: Grids (11 May 2005)
Call 6: Consolidating
Initiatives (15 Dec. 2004)
55
25
225 M€
Call 5: Transnational
Access, Integrating
Activities and AM
(4 Nov. 2004)
145
50
138
Call 4: Design Studies,
Construction of
New Infrastructures and AM
(11 Nov. 2003)
100
Call 2: Grids
(17 Dec. 2002)
Call 3: Géant
(6 June 2003)
The current call
FP6-2004-Infrastructures-5
FP6-2004-Infrastructures-5
Call outline (1)
• Publication date:
4 November 2004
All fields of S&T are covered
• Call deadline:
3 March 2005
Electronic submission only / Pre-notification
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Remote evaluation:
Panel meetings:
Results:
Negotiations:
First contracts:
March - April 2005
Brussels, 9-13 May 2005
available in July
Sept. 2005 – Dec. 2005
January 2006
FP6-2004-Infrastructures-5
Call outline (2)
• Indicative budget: 145 million €
– Integrating Activities (CA, I3): 126 million €
– Transnational Access (SSA): 17 million €
– Accompanying Measures (SSA): 2 million €
• Expected proposals: 150
– Integrating Activities (CA, I3): 50
– Transnational Access (SSA): 70
– Accompanying Measures (SSA): 30
• 3 ranking lists
Evaluation procedure
• Expert evaluators: 90
(+ Chairman + Independent Observer)
• 5 thematic sub-panels for Integrating
Activities and Transnational Access
• One multidisciplinary subpanel for
Accompanying Measures
Evaluation criteria
• General criteria:
– Relevance to the objectives of the programme
– Scientific and Technological excellence
– Quality of the management
– European added value
• More details in the revised Work
Programme
Evaluation criteria
• Results from previous calls taken into
account
How? As an example: for I3s, criterion 3 of the
evaluation (Fundamental Objectives) will include
the extent to which infrastructures involved in
similar activities have been funded in the
contracts from the earlier call for Transnational
Access and Integrating Activities
Transnational
Access - SSA
• To support opportunities of access to
individual major infrastructures (rare in
Europe), for transnational user groups
• Financing covers up to 100% of the
Access, Travel & Subsistence, and
other related costs
• Contracts
Typically 36 to 48 months
EC contribution 100 to 750 k€ per year, not
exceeding 20% of the operating costs of the
infrastructure
Integrating Activities - I3
• To integrate the European infrastructures of
a specific scientific community, promoting
their coherent use and development
• 3 mandatory groups of activities:
– Networking Activity to catalyse co-ordination and cooperation (common databases, virtual facilities,
setting common protocols, training users…)
– Transnational Access to one or more infrastructures
– Joint Research Activities to improve (in quality and
quantity) the service provided
Integrating Activities - I3
• Financing covers:
– Up to 100% of the Networking activities
– Up to 100% of the Access, T&S and related costs
– Up to 50% of the Joint Research activities costs
• Contracts
Typically 48 to 60 months
EC contribution of several millions € (average: 12)
25-200 k€/year for each N.A.
100-750 k€/year for each T.A.
0.4-5 M€ for each J.R.A.
Integrating Activities - CA
• To integrate the European infrastructures
from a given class, by promoting their
coherent use and development
• Networking activities only
• Financing up to 100%
• Contracts
Typically 48 to 60 months
EC contribution of a few millions € (average: 1.8)
25-200 k€/year for each Networking Activity
Accompanying
Measure - SSA
• To sustain existing or future mechanisms
for a coordinated approach to Research
Infrastructures in Europe
• Financing up to 100%
• Contracts
Typically 12 to 36 months
EC contribution 50-100 k€, for each measure
Accompanying
Measure - SSA
• Database studies
• Foresight studies
• Exploratory workshops
• Round-table workshops
Main differences
between the new call 5
and previous calls
• I3:
– All three activities (Networking, Access, Joint
Research) are mandatory
• AM:
– Round-table workshops not supported
• General:
– Final threshold increased
– Some specific evaluation criteria modified
(see revised Work Programme)
– Results from previous calls taken into account
AM, TA, CA and I3 projects
selected in previous calls
Domain: Engineering, Energy & Nanotechnologies
Acronym
Area
Instrument
/ Scheme
EUROMAGNET
High magnetic fields
I3
MNT EUROPE
Micro Nano Technologies
I3
WISSMC
Braun Submicron Center for research on
semiconductor materials, devices & structures
TA
HIGH FIELD
RESEARCH
High magnetic fields installation
TA
ENGAS
Environmental Gas Management
TA
SOLFACE
High Flux SOLar FACilities for Europe
TA
SUSPOWER
Sustainable Thermal Power Generation
TA
Domain: Physics and Analytical facilities
Acronym
Area
Instrument
/ Scheme
RADIONET
Advanced Radio Astronomy in Europe
I3
OPTICON
Optical-Infrared Co-ordination Network for Astronomy I3
ILIAS
Infrastructures for Astroparticle Science
I3
HadronPhysics
Study of Strongly Interacting Matter
I3
CARE
Coordinated Accelerator Research in Europe
I3
EURONS
EUROpean Nuclear Structure
I3
LASERLABEUROPE
Integrated European Laser Laboratories
I3
IA-SFS
Synchrotron and Free Electron Laser Science
I3
NMI3
Neutron Scattering and Muon Spectroscopy
I3
EU-ARTECH
Conservation of the European Cultural Heritage
I3
EUROPLANET
European Planetology Network
CA
ULTI
Ultra Low Temperature Installation
TA
High Pressure
The Structure and Properties of Materials at High
Pressure
TA
Domain: Life Sciences and Biotechnologies
Acronym
Area
Instrument
/ Scheme
EMMAINF
European Mouse Mutant Archive Infrastructure
I3
ENSCONET
European Native Seed Conservation Network
CA
MAX-INF2
Macromolecular Crystallography Infrastructure
CA
Domain: Environment and Earth Sciences
Acronym
Area
Instrument /
Scheme
SYNTHESYS
Collections and analytical facilities in Natural Sciences
I3
EUFAR
European fleet for airborne research in the field of
environment and geo-sciences
I3
EUROCHAMP
Simulation chambers for investigating atmospheric
processes
I3
OASIS
Optimising Access to SPOT infrastructure for Science
TA
ALOMAR EARI
Arctic Lidar Observatory for Middle Atmosphere
Research
TA
COSTAR
Coal-mine Sites for Targeted Remediation Research
TA
SALVADORE
Seismic Analysis of the Lithosphere
TA
ATANS
Access To Abisko Scientific Research Station (ANS)
TA
Domain: Computational Sciences, Mathematics,
Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities
Acronym
Area
Instrument
/ Scheme
HPC-EUROPA
High Performance Computing
I3
IHES Euro-prog
mathematics, theoretical physics and other sciences
TA
NEURALCOMP
Interdisciplinary Center for Neural Computation
TA
DIECM
Disseminating the integrated European Census
Microdata
AM
CIECM
Coordinating the Integration of the European Census
AM
Microdata
Success rates for Integrating Activities and
Transnational Access (call 1)
40%
13/36
30%
7/29
34/
154
20%
8/42
3/21
3/26
10%
0%
Engineering,
Energy,
Nanotechnologies
Physics and
Analytical Facilities
Life Sci. and
Biotechnologies.
Environment and
Earth Sci.
Computational Sci.,
Mathematics,
Socio-Economic
Sci. and Humanities
TOTAL
FP6-2005-Infrastructures-6
and FP6-2005-Infrastructures-7
Communication network development
(managed by DG INFSO)
• 6: Consolidating initiatives (I3, CA, SSA)
– Closing 17 March 2005; budget: 25 million €
– for user communities and for supporting international
issues & science-related eInfrastructure policies
• 7: Grid (I3, CA, SSA) initiatives
– Closing 7 September 2005; budget: 55 million €
– should link and build upon existing ones in the same
area
Further information
• Information on Research Infrastructures
http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/
• Call FP6-2004-Infrastructures-5
http://fp6.cordis.lu/infrastructures/calls.cfm
• FP6 funded projects (Infrastructures)
http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/projects.htm
• Activities managed by DG INFSO
http://www.cordis.lu/ist/rn/home.html
The Research Infrastructures
in FP7
One of the
6 major axes in FP7
Joint research
initiatives
Stimulation of
collaboration
Competition for
Human excellence
potential
+
Scientific
infrastructures
Coordination
between MS
Research Infrastructures
in FP7: Two main lines of action
• Continuation and improvement of the current
(mainly “bottom-up”) approach for optimizing
the access to and the use and performance of
existing infrastructures
• Implementation of a “strategic” approach for
developing new infrastructures of pan-European
interest
Continuation,
improvement and
reinforcement of the
existing schemes
• To optimise the use of infrastructures and to
improve their performance
 Access to research infrastructures
 Integrating activities (networking,
coordinated access, research activities)
 Communication Network Development
 Design Studies (for new infrastructures)
• Call for proposals and selection of proposals
through a peer review system
The “strategic” approach
Support for the development of future Research
Infrastructures of EU interest based on:
• A strategic long term vision for Research
Infrastructures – roadmap(s)
• More targeted support for specific
research infrastructure projects
• Increased use of financial engineering
mechanisms to support such new
infrastructures
A clear vision
A clear vision of the needs for new research
infrastructures in the medium–long term
should be defined as well as a corresponding
roadmap.
The European Strategy Forum on Research
Infrastructures (ESFRI) will play a major role in
this context.
European roadmap for
Research Infrastructures
 ESFRI will develop a roadmap for construction
of new RIs for the next 10-20 years
 With a transparent methodology, recognized by
all stakeholders
 Using agreed criteria (European dimension,
needs of the scientific community,
technological feasibility, …)
 Continuous process, with annual updates
First results expected by mid 2005
ESFRI working method
 3 Steering Groups are being set up :
- Physical Sciences and Engineering
- Biological and Medical Sciences
- Social Sciences and Humanities
 A fourth group was already existing :
- eIRG, for e-Infrastructures
 Dedicated Expert Groups may be set up
Inputs also from national roadmaps, studies,
industrial representative bodies, EIROforum,
ESF, WHO, …
List of priority projects
 Established by the Commission on the basis of
the roadmap
- “balanced”, periodically updated
- with justifications for each pan-European
project
 Using clear criteria (potential impact -Lisbon
objectives, reduced fragmentation of efforts -,
European partnership, timeliness, readiness,
budgetary planning, quality of management, …)
The operational mechanism
A two-stage process within FP7 :
 Preparatory phase
- through restricted calls
targeted to the list of priority projects
- for construction plans, legal organisation,
management structure, …
 Implementation phase
- following successful first phase
- for concrete construction and operation
An active Commission’s role
 Acting as a facilitator for the overall projects
- leveraging and catalysing action
- financial engineering
- legal framework…
 Coordinating the Community instruments
(Framework Programme, Structural Funds, EIB)
and assessing consistency of actions
 Ensuring a close monitoring of the projects
Suggested calendar
to consolidate an EU policy on RIs
1.
Agreement on the approach
November 2004
2.
Consolidation of work
December 2004
3.
Analysis of current activities,
vision for the future
4.
Analysis of roadmap for new RIs and of
operational mechanisms
5.
Towards a Council resolution and
presentation of specific programmes
Spring 2005
Summer 2005
Autumn 2005
Further information
• ESFRI
http://www.cordis.lu/era/infrastructures_forum.htm
• Future of Research – preparing FP7
http://www.cordis.lu/era/fp7.htm
http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/
Creating synergies between
the Framework Programme and the
Structural Funds
The BONUS scheme
Reference to the
« Bonus » Scheme in FP6
“In the case of regions lagging in development,
when a project receives the maximum intensity
of co-financing authorised under this Programme
or an overall grant, an additional contribution
from the Structural Funds, pursuant to Council
Regulation (EC) No 1260/99 of 21 June 1999
laying down general provisions on the Structural
Funds, could be granted.”
Decision No 1513/2002/EC, Annex III.2 Detailed Rules for Financial Participation by
the Community
Activities financed
by the Structural Funds:
the example of Infrastructures
• Construction, development and modernisation of
infrastructure for scientific research at the university
level, i.e.: libraries, laboratories and other facilities,
• Development or research parks and applied research
centres for implementation of advanced technology
Also…
• Establishing and developing business incubator or
technology transfer centres,
• Equipment aimed at applied research linked to
industry,
• Support for innovative enterprises located in science
and technology parks.
Next steps
• New regulation on the Structural Funds:
to be adopted and published in the OJ in 2005
• The preparation of the Guidelines document:
starting in 2005, will be published as a Communication
from the Commission
• Urgency to raise awareness of organisations in
charge of structural funds towards research
needs and related projects in your region,
• Communication to be eased between different
parts of national administration responsible for
the management of the two different funds
The available financial resources could be increased
via the harmonisation of the planning for the use of
the two funds
Conditions of
Eligibility for Applying
to the « Bonus » Scheme
You have to be:
• an FP6 contractor
• established in Objective 1 Region
You have to respect:
• Structural Funds and State Aids Regulations
• Rules governing the 6th Framework
Programme
You have to take:
• Direct Contact with the Structural Funds
Managing Authority in your country or region:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/ma
nage/authority/authority_en.cfm
Further information
• Regions and Structural Funds
http://europa.eu.int/comm/regional_policy/sources
/docoffic/official/communic/comm_en.htm
http://www.cordis.lu/era/knowreg.htm
http://www.cordis.lu/era/regions.htm
http://www.innovating-regions.org/