Transcript International cooperation – an imperative

Physical and Engineering Sciences Unit
NuPECC Meeting
Groningen, November 18-19, 2005
ESF-PESC unit
Taking over from Neil Williams
Patrick Bressler
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +33 (0)3 88 76 71 43
Email: [email protected]
www.esf.org/pesc
ESF Member Organisations
77 in 30 countries
ESF-PESC unit
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Exploratory workshops:
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Scientific networks:
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Scientific programmes:
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EUROCORES:
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Forward Looks:
15 workshops funded by PESC in 2005
13 in2006
currently 5
currently 18 (3 to end by 2006, 6 new to start)
Patricia Arsene
SONS 1 & 2, FoNE, S3T & E-STAR, 2 new (EUROQUAM,
EUROCORIS)
Farzam Ranjbaran, Josefa Limeres, Jean-Claude Worms (ESSC)
currently 3 + (1 new, pending)
Chantal Durant, Sophie Franck, Marie Gruber, Catherine
Lobstein, Carole Mabrouk, Celine Quedrue, Catherine Werner
ESF-PESC unit
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COST TC MAT 22/23 Sept. (2006: Domain Committee
Materials)
EMRS/EMF meeting MEPs, 28 Sept.
COST TC TIST 11/12 Oct. (Domain Committe IST)
PESC meeting 27/28 Oct. (Plenary)
CRAF meeting 17/18 Nov. (ESF Expert Committee)
24/25 Nov. General Assembly
1/2 Dec. EUROQUAM, Brussels (Eurocores)
6/7 Dec. EUROCORIS, Brussels (Eurocores)
Call: searching new experts for peer review
(e.g.: younger colleagues)
Technopolis Report
Review of ESF instruments 1998-2004
Findings:
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Instruments clearly achieve their objectives effectively
They involve 20% of relevant European leading scientists
Instruments are very open to academia
Bottom-up approach/standard procedures are advantages over
EC-FPs
ESF has the “scope to play a bigger role”
Exploratory Workshops strengthen European collaboration
à la carte Programmes oriented towards capacity building, open
to new participants (emphasis PESC/LESC)
Network scheme a plus (European added value): more inclusive
work (GB funding vs MO funding) (emphasis SCSS, HSC)
Overlap with COST actions
Technopolis Report
Review of ESF instruments 1998-2004
Recommendations:
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Reduce administrative delays (MOs should loosen
financial control)
Reduce timelines (e.g. Exploratory Workshops)
Reduce administrative handling
Merge Programmes (and Networks) with COST Actions
(efficiency & transparency)
Increase public awareness of ESF & instruments
Enhance industrial participation
PESC
Standing Committee for the Physical
and Engineering Sciences (PESC)
European Science Foundation
1 quai Lezay-Marnésia
BP90015
67080 Strasbourg cedex
France
Email: [email protected]
http://www.esf.org/pesc