Transcript Building Europe Knowledge: Towards the Seventh Framework

Partnership as the driver of
sustainable regional development
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Context: Lisbon strategy
S&T contributes to the Lisbon objectives: economic growth, employment creation,
environmental protection, social challenges: fight poverty, improve human
health and quality of life
(GSM, remote working, safe roads, etc.)
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Context: evolution of EU research policy
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Broader range, more ambitious objectives
- key element in reformed Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs
- key to realising an open and competitive European Research Area (ERA)
- key component of Broad-based Innovation Strategy
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Wider range of instruments
- FP7, CIP, Structural Funds
- Common frameworks for voluntary coordination
- Legislative measures
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Stronger links between research and other policies
- Knowledge triangle: Research-Innovation-Education
- Research policy contributing to innovation, energy, environment …
- Policies improving research framework conditions (e.g. IPR, fiscal, employment)
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Range of new initiatives recently launched
- Horizontal (ERA): improve research systems and allocation of resources
- Thematic / multi-thematic: low-carbon energy (SET Plan), EIT, Lead Markets …
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Research policy developments
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Ljubljana Process
Developing a well-organised partnership between the Member States,
Associated States and the Commission to exchange information and
steer ERA initiatives in a coherent manner
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A common long-term vision for the future of ERA as the basis for future actions
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Effective governance
ERA Vision 2020
- long-term view of the direction for European research
“By 2020, all actors fully benefit from the ‘Fifth Freedom’ across the ERA: free circulation
of researchers, knowledge and technology. The ERA provides attractive conditions
and effective and efficient governance for doing research and investing in R&D
intensive sectors in Europe. It creates strong added value by fostering healthy, Europewide scientific competition whilst ensuring the appropriate level of cooperation and
coordination. It is responsive to the needs and ambitions of citizens and effectively
contributes to the sustainable development and competitiveness of Europe.”
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Developing partnerships:
ERA initiatives
ERA building-blocks
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between national research policies, covering:
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Enhancing the career prospects and mobility of researchers
Joint programming and pooling of public resources focusing on
key societal challenges
The creation and operation of new pan-European research
infrastructures (a new legal framework)
Increased knowledge transfer between PROs and industry
(with a code of practice for IP management by PROs)
Developing EU and national S&T cooperation with other
countries and regions of the world
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Why research at European level?
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Pooling and leveraging resources
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Resources are pooled to achieve critical mass
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Leverage effect on private investments
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Interoperability and complementarity of big science
Fostering human capacity and excellence in S&T
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Stimulate training, mobility and career development of researchers
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Improve S&T capabilities
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Stimulate competition in research
Better integration of European R&D
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Create scientific base for pan-European policy challenges
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Encourage coordination of national policies
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Effective comparative research at EU-level
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Efficient dissemination of research results
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FPs: significant impacts on S&T
and the economy
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Economic benefits
– €1
€4-7
research at EU level
long-run, econometric models
– Reduced commercial risk
 increased turnover and profitability
 enhanced productivity and market share
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Innovative performance
– Enterprises participating in FP:
 tend to be more innovative
 more likely to patent
 engage in innovative co-operation with other firms
and universities
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Economic crisis
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Does not change our view of ERA priorities
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Negative impact on R&D spending very likely
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Private investment in high-tech SMEs likely
to be cut / refocused on short-term priorities
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Impact on public R&D budgets still unclear
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Counter-cyclical role of public support
for R&D very important
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Challenges
BUT:
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Investment in research is stagnant
(though much diversity at national level)
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Private sector investment intensity
still too low
 R&D funded by private sector (%)
EU-27
55
US
64
Japan
75
China
65
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FP7 2007 –2013 | Specific
Programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Marie Curie Actions
Capacities – Research Capacity
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JRC non-nuclear research
Euratom direct actions – JRC nuclear research
Euratom indirect actions – nuclear fusion and fission research
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Cooperation – Collaborative Research
Ten themes
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Health
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Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
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Information and communication technologies
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Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials
and new production technologies
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Energy
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Environment (including climate change)
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Transport (including aeronautics)
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Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
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Space
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Security
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Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission
and radiation protection
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Cooperation – Collaborative
Research (2)
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Collaborative research
(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support
actions)
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Joint Technology Initiatives
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Coordination of non-Community research
programmes
(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)
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International Cooperation
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Joint Technology Initiatives
Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells
Innovative Medicines
Aeronautics and
Air Transport
Embedded Computing
Systems
Nanoelectronics
Other possible themes
to be identified later…
More on Technology
Platforms and JTIs
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Developing partnerships:
JTIs /4
Five JTIs adopted (2008-2017)
Total Budget
EU contribution
(€ billions)
(€ billions)
IMI
2.0
1.0
CleanSky
1.6
0.8
ARTEMIS
2.7
0.4
ENIAC
3.0
0.45
FCH
1.0
0.5
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Coordination of non-Community
research programmes
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Coordination of national and regional programmes
actions will use the tools:
– ERA-NET
– ERA-NET PLUS
– Article 169
May cover subjects beyond the ten themes
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Coordination with European programmes
– Addresses principally intergovernmental structures such as
EUREKA, COST, EIROFORUM, etc.
More on
Coordination
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Ideas – Frontier Research
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Frontier Research is a key driver to innovation
and economic performance
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Establish European Research Council (ERC) –
the first pan-European funding agency for
Frontier Research
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Support investigator-driven frontier research
over all areas of research
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European added-value through competition at
European level
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People – Marie Curie Actions
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Initial training of researchers
– Marie Curie Networks*
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Life-long training and career development
– Individual Fellowships
– Co-financing of regional/national/international programmes
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Industry-academia pathways and partnerships
– Industry-Academia Knowledge–sharing Scheme*
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International dimension
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Outgoing & Incoming International Fellowships
International Cooperation Scheme
Reintegration grants;
Support to researcher ‘diasporas’
Specific actions
– Mobility and career enhancement actions
– Excellence awards
* Open to third-country nationals
More on Marie
Curie Actions
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Capacities – Research Capacity
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Research infrastructures
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Research for the benefit of SMEs
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Regions of Knowledge
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Research Potential
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Science in Society
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Coherent development of policies
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Activities of International Cooperation
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FP7 budget
(€ 50 521 million, current prices)
Capacities; 4 097
JRC (EC); 1 751
People; 4 750
€ million
Ideas; 7 510
Cooperation,
32 413
 Note: Euratom FP: €2.7 billion over 5 years - not included above
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FP7 2007-2013 ‘Cooperation’
budget
Budget
I. Cooperation
1. Health
2. Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
3. Information and communication technologies
4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production
5. Energy
6. Environment
7. Transport
8. Socioeconomic research
9. Space
10. Security
Total
* Not including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €1 751 million
(€ million,
current prices)
6 100
1 935
9 050
3 475
2 350
1 890
4 160
623
1 430
1 400
32 413
More on the budget
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Developing partnerships:
Recovery Package PPPs / 1
Three PPPs
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Energy-Efficient Buildings — €1 billion
- RTD in green tech, energy-efficient systems and materials
- regulatory and standardisation component
- procurement network of regional and local authorities
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Factories of the Future — €1.2 billion
- RTD in cross-sectoral technologies
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Green Cars — €1 billion + €4 billion economic measures
- RTD in broad range of tech & smart energy infrastructures
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Developing partnerships:
Recovery Package PPPs / 2
Dialogue with industry
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European Technology Platforms
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Ad hoc industrial advisory groups
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Industry representatives of sectors linked to PPPs
Implementation approach
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Quick-start use of existing instruments:
cross-thematic calls under FP7
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Explore options for later stage (including JTIs)
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How FP7 and CIP complement
each other
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Complementary and mutually reinforcing actions
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Competitiveness and dissemination remain key
elements
of FP7
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Designed to operate side by side in support of
Lisbon objectives
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Close coordination
FP7: Dissemination of
knowledge and innovationrelated activities (within
projects)
CIP: Innovation support
networks and take-up of
proven technologies
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How FP7 and CIP complement each other
FP7-RTD
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Funding of projects
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SMEs’ participation
in Research
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Access to finance
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Research, technological
development and
demonstration
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Simplification
Definition of thematic
content
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Specific schemes for SMEs
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‘Risk Sharing Finance
Facility’ for large European
RTD projects and
infrastructures (with EIB)
Dissemination of
knowledge
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Within projects
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In thematic areas
Regions
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Research-driven clusters
CIP
• Take-up of proven
technologies: environmental,
ICT and energy-efficiency
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Actions promoting SMEs’
participation in FP7
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Risk capital (start-up and
expansion)
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SMEs guarantee facility
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SMEs loan securitisation
Networks providing innovation
support services
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Innovation clusters
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Financial Prospectives
COMPETITIVENESS & INNOVATION FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
TOTAL
Entrepreneurship &
Innovation
Programme
283.00
313.00
340.00
373.00
408.00
438.00
476.00
2631.00
ICT Policy
Programme
69.70
70.90
123.00
128.00
132.00
137.00
141.00
801.60
Intelligent Energy
Europe Programme
60.00
70.00
90.00
100.00
137.00
152.00
171.00
780.00
CIP TOTAL
412.70
453.90
553.00
601.00
677.00
727.00
788.00
4212.60
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Region Skåne
What’ s next?
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We need a more research and
innovation intensive, integrated
and attractive
European Research Area
Excellent Research Attracts
http://ec.europa.eu/research/era
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