Transcript Building Europe Knowledge: Towards the Seventh Framework

II° Stakeholders meeting
Technology Platform
“Food for Life”
Brussels - June 9, 2005
Antonio Di Giulio
Unit: Food Quality
Biotechnology, Agriculture and
Food Research
DG Research
European Commission
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Elements of Presentation
1.
Main Features of Technology
Platforms
2.
Current Status, Governance,
Community Role
3.
FP7
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Technology Platforms:
Central Concept
Framework to unite stakeholders around:
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a common “vision” for the technology
concerned
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mobilisation of a critical mass of research
and innovation effort

definition of a Strategic Research Agenda
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Technology Platforms:
Status Report
Currently +/- 20 Emerging Fields
Stage 1 - Stakeholders Get Together:
Many Platforms Advanced
Stage 2:
Stakeholders Define a
Strategic Research Agenda:
Underway for Number of Platforms
Stage 3:
Stakeholders implement the
Strategic Research Agenda:
For Seventh Framework Programme
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Technology Platforms:
Key Success Factors
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Industry-Led; Competitiveness-Driven
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Wide Stakeholder Involvement
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Flexibility: No “One Size Fits All”
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Cross-Policy European Added Value
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Operational Focus from Early Stage
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Mobilise a Range of Funding Sources
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Focus on Education and Training
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Communication / Dissemination
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Openness and Transparency
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Code of Good Practice
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Key Elements:
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Rotation of Membership of
Advisory Council
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Regular Stakeholder Meetings
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Openness to Participation of New
Stakeholders
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Dedicated Platform Website
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Technology Platforms:
Commission Involvement
•
Encouraging a “Bottom-Up” IndustryLed Approach
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Not Owner but Active Facilitator
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Not Labelling but Guiding
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Co-ordinating/Monitoring Role
BUT:
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Not Bound by Content of Strategic
Research Agendas
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Technology Platforms:
Run-Up to FP7
Support for Operational Entities
- Secretariats: Specific Support
Actions
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Mirror Groups: ERA-NET
Projects Brought In/Launched Under
Platform
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Instruments of FP6
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Technology Platforms:
Implementation Under FP7
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Majority of Platforms
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Supported Using Instruments of
Collaborative Research
Small Minority: Long-Term Public-Private
Partnerships Required
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“Joint Technology Initiatives” – Article
171 of Treaty
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Building Europe Knowledge
Towards the Seventh
Framework Programme
2007-2013
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What’s new ?
Main new elements compared to FP6:
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Annual budget doubled (EUR 5 billion ►10 billion)
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Basic research (~ EUR 1.5 billion per year)
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Simplification of procedures
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Logistical and administrative tasks transferred to
external structures
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FP7 budget
(EUR billion, 2004 constant prices)
68.264
Euratom
4,193
JRC
1,617
Cooperation
39,134
Capacities
6,594
People
6,279
Ideas
10,447
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FP7 2007 - 2013
Specific Programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Human Potential
Capacities – Research Capacity
+
JRC (non-nuclear)
JRC (nuclear)
Euratom
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Cooperation – Collaborative research
9 Thematic Priorities
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2.
3.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Health
Food, agriculture and biotechnology
Information and communication technologies
Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production
technologies
Energy
Environment (including climate change)
Transport (including aeronautics)
Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
Security and space
+ Euratom: Fusion energy research, nuclear fission and radiation protection
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Cooperation – Collaborative research
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Under each theme there will be sufficient flexibility to address both Emerging
needs and Unforeseen policy needs
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Dissemination of knowledge and transfer of results will be supported in all
thematic areas
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Support will be implemented across all themes through:
Collaborative research
(Collaborative projects; Networks of Excellence; Coordination/support actions)
Joint Technology Initiatives
Coordination of non-Community research programmes
(ERA-NET; ERA-NET+; Article 169)
International Cooperation
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FP7 2007-2013
‘Cooperation’ budget
I. Cooperation
Budget
(€ million, 2004
constant prices)
1. Health
2. Biotechnology, food and agriculture
3. Information society
4. Nanotechnologies, materials and production
5. Energy
6. Environment
7. Transport
8. Socio-economic research
9. Security and space
Total
7 325
2 163
11 159
4 256
2 581
2 232
5 232
698
3 488
39 134*
* Not including non-nuclear activities of the Joint Research Centre: €1 617 million
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2. Food, Agriculture and Biotechnology
Sustainable production and management of biological resources
from land, forest, and aquatic environments
“Fork to farm”: Food, health and well being
Life sciences and biotechnology for sustainable
non-food products and processes
More on
food
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Joint Technology
Initiatives
Hydrogen
and Fuel Cells for a
Sustainable Energy
Future
Global Monitoring
for Environment
and Security
Aeronautics and
Air Transport
Towards new
Nanoelectronics
Approaches
Innovative Medicines
for the Citizens
of Europe
Embedded systems
Other possible themes
to be identified later…
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Ideas – Frontier Research
ERC – European Research Council
Commission
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Approval of work programme, as
defined by the Scientific Council
Instruction to implement work
programme
Scientific Council*
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Preparation of work programme
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Set up of peer review: pool of reviewers,
nomination of review panels, evaluation
guidelines
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Oversight of the evaluation procedure
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Annual scientific report
Externalised tasks**
Approval of annual
implementation report
Information to programme
committee
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Information and support to applicants
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Reception / eligibility of proposals
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Organisation and execution of evaluation
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Selection decision
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Scientific and financial follow-up of contracts
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Annual implementation report
*
Created by Commission decision
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commitment
by of
the
European
Commission
* * Undera the
responsibility
the
Commission
2. Research for the benefit of SMEs
Research for SMEs
Research for SME associations
Encourage and facilitate SME participation across FP7
+ under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP):
Support services provided by networks to encourage
SME participation in FP7 (awareness, identification of needs, assistance)
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SMEs in FP7:
Optimal participation
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Reduce barriers to participation
– simplification
– fewer funding schemes; more flexibility and freedom
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Take account of SME needs in thematic area
content
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Participation potential varies by programme and
theme
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Simplification of procedures
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Measures proposed:
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Rationalising the funding schemes
– simpler set of funding instruments
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Avoiding red-tape!
– less bureaucratic and more user-friendly languages
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Reducing
– number and size of documents
– number of requests to participants
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Funding Schemes…
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Based on calls for proposals
– collaborative projects, coordination and support actions
– combined as appropriate
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To support actions implemented through
Council and European Parliament decisions
– basis of article 171
– through the specific programme decisions,
– mobilise national funding, FP, SF, loans from EIB, etc.
http://www.cordis.lu/infrastructures/
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Simplifying
FP7 actions
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Flexibility
– tools to achieve FP7 objectives efficiently
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Rationalisation
– better balance between risks and controls
– avoiding procedures, rules and requests that have no added value
– reducing delays
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Coherence
– clarifying rights and obligations
– consistent and user-friendly communication
– matching objectives and means
– taking into account participants’ own practices and pre-existing rules as far
as possible
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FP7 Timetable
6 April 2005
Commission’s proposal
September 2005 ?
Specific programmes’ proposal
December 2005 ?
First reading at EP
January 2006 ?
Common position at Council
March 2006 ?
Second reading and approval at EP
June 2006 ?
Adoption
November 2006 ?
First calls for proposals
December 2006 ?
Launch Conference
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Information
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EU research: http://europa.eu.int/comm/research
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Seventh Framework Programme:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/future/index_en.cfm
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Technology Platforms
www.cordis.lu/technology-platforms
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Information on research programmes and projects:
http://www.cordis.lu
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RTD info magazine:
http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/rtdinfo/
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Information requests:
[email protected]
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Food, agriculture
and biotechnology research:
Objectives
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Build a European Knowledge-Based Bio-Economy (KBBE)
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Respond to social and economic challenges:
– sustainable food production
– food-related disorders
– infectious animal diseases
– agriculture/fishery production and climate change
– high quality food, animal welfare and the rural context
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Support CAP and CFP
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Involve all stakeholders (incl. industry) in research
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Respond quickly to emerging research needs
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Food, agriculture
and biotechnology research:
Rationale
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Biotechnology and food companies / SMEs need to be
competitive on the world market (‘European Strategy on
Life Sciences and Biotechnology’)
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Society demands safer and healthier food
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Renewable resources and biomass for non-food
applications helps reducing dependence on hydrocarbonbased economy
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Society demands sustainable and eco-efficient production
methods in agriculture/fishery/forestry
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International cooperation ensures optimal exploitation of
resources and application of results
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THE EUROPEAN KNOWLEDGE-BASED BIOECONOMY
QUALITY ASSURANCE STRATEGIES
TRACEABILITY, CONSUMER SCIENCE
SOCIETAL NEEDS
STABILITY - BIODEGRADABILITY
FUNCTIONALITY (Chirality)
Life
sciences &
biotechnology for
“Fork to Farm”
Food, health
and well-being
sustainable nonfood products +
processes
ADVANCED FOOD
TECHNOLOGIES, FOOD QUALITY
DETERMINANTS, NUTRITION
PROCESSING
WHITE BIOTECH
CLEAN BIOPROCESSES
RAW MATERIALS/WASTE
LOW INPUT FARMING - BIODIVERSITY
ANIMAL HEALTH - RURAL DEVT.
PRODUCTION
GREEN/BLUE BIOTECH
OPTIMISED RAW MATERIALS
Sustainable production and management of biological resources from
land, forest, and aquatic environments
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1) Sustainable production and
management of biological resources
from land, forest, and aquatic
environment
Activities:
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Enabling research (‘omics’, converging technologies,
biodiversity) for micro-organism, plants and animals
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Improved crops and production systems incl. organic
farming
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Sustainable, competitive and multifunctional agriculture,
forestry and rural development
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Animal welfare, breeding and production
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Infectious diseases in animals, including zoonoses
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Policy tools for agriculture and rural development
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2) “Fork to farm”:
Food, health and well being
Activities:
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Consumer, societal, industrial and health aspects of food
and feed
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Nutrition, diet related diseases and disorders
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Innovative food and feed processing
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Improved quality and safety of food, beverage and feed
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Total food chain concept
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Traceability
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3) Life sciences and
biotechnology for sustainable
non-food products and processes
Activities:
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Improved crops, feed-stocks, marine products and
biomass for energy, environment, and high added value
industrial products; novel farming systems
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Bio-catalysis; new bio-refinery concepts
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Forestry and forest based products and processes
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Environmental remediation and cleaner processing
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