Transcript The European Research Area

FP 6- Thematic Priority 4
Aeronautics & Space
Joseph Prieur - Aeronautics
DG Research- Space &Transport
The European Research Area
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“Lisbon 2000”:
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..to become the most competitive and dynamic
knowledge-based economy in the world by
2010…
“Towards a European Research Area”
 “Barcelona 2002”
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..increase R&TD investment towards 3% of
GDP by 2010
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Why a European Research
Area?
Today: European Research = 15+1 (15 MS+EU)
 EU enlargement
Thus
 Need to improve spending of scarce
resources
 Need to organise research better
 Need to move to a real European research
policy
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Participation in EU Research
EU
Candidate countries:
•Bulgaria
•Cyprus
•Estonia
•Hungary
•Latvia
•Lithuania
•Malta
•Poland
•Czech Republic
•Romania
•Slovenia
•Slovakia
Associated Countries:
•Island
•Israel
•Norway
•Switzerland
•Turkey
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Making ERA a reality
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Elaborating a research policy beyond the 15+1
approach
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Optimise resources and facilities at european level
More co-ordinated use of public resources and
instruments
More dynamic private investment
Bring public and private research closer
Improve exploitation of research results and capacities
A dynamic European landscape open and attractive to
researchers and investment
Increase RTD spending to 3% of GDP by 2010
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European Research Intensity
R&D expenditure as a % of GDP
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Japan: 2.85
2,8
2,6
USA: 2.75
2,4
2,2
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EU-15: 1.89
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European Research
Human Resources
Number of researchers in firms per 1000 labour force
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Research in European Budget
Administration
3%
External
Policies
Reserve
Internal 6%
1%
Policies
2%
R&TD
4%
Human
Direct
Innovation & Potential Actions 5%
9%
SMEs
3%
INCO
3%
Living
Resources
18%
Energy
8%
Structural
Funds
35%
Agriculture
49%
European Commission
Budget 1998
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Environ. &
Sust.
Developm.
8%
Compet.
Growth
20%
Information
Society
26%
5th Framework Programme
(1998-2002)
FP6 - Towards the
European Research Area
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The European Research Area (ERA)
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A blueprint for the future of research in Europe
Broad support at the highest political, scientific
and industrial level
Currently being implemented
The sixth framework programme (FP6)
instrumental in implementing the ERA
 EUR 17.5 billion (3.9% of EU’s 2001 budget,
~ 6% of EU’s public civilian research budget)
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FP6 adoption timetable
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21 February 2001
Commission proposal
30 May 2001
Specific programmes
14 November 2001
First reading at EP
10 December 2001 Political agreement at Council
28 January 2002
Common position at Council
15 May 2002
2nd reading and approval at EP
3 June 2002
Adoption
November 2002
Launch conference
17 December 2002
First call for proposal published
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FP6 - (2002-2006)
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Three major principles:
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Overall Budget: EUR 17.5 billion (+17%
nominal, +8.8% real, over FP5 budget)
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Concentration on 7 selected priority areas
Structuring effect on research activities
Simplified and streamlined implementation
16 270 Mio Euros for EC
1 230 Mio Euros for EURATOM
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FP6 organised
around 3 blocs of actions
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Focusing and Integrating Community
Research
13345
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7 thematic priorities (11285)
other activities including specific measures for
SMEs (1300)
non nuclear part of JRC activities (760)
Structuring the ERA
2605
 Strengthening the foundations of the ERA
320
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7+1 thematic priorities in FP6
Life science, genomics and biotechnology
for health
2255
 Information society technologies
3625
 Nanotechnologies and nanosciences,
knowledge based multifunctional
materials …
1300
 Aeronautics and space
1075
 Food quality and safety
685
 Sustainable development…
2120
 Citizens and governance …
225
 (Specific activities…)
(1300)
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FP6:
Eight Thematic Priorities
genomics and
biotechnology for
health
18%
wider field of
research (INCO,
CRAFT, ...)
10%
information society
technologies
29%
citizens and
governance
2%
sustainable
development &
global change
17%
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nanotechnology,
materials, production
9%
food safety and
health risks
5%
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aeronautics and
space
9%
SMEs in FP6
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430 Mio EURO allocated for Co-operative
research (ex-CRAFT) and Collective research
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Political will to allocate 15% of thematic
priorities budget to SMEs
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Due to limited specific budget (430 M€), SMEs
are encouraged to participate in non SME
specific projects (IP, NoE, STREP….)
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Specific Measures
for SMEs in FP6
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Co-operative research activities (ex-CRAFT)
research carried out by research centres for SMEs
in different EU countries on themes of common
interest, or by high-tech SMEs in collaboration
with research centres or universities
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Collective research activities
large-scale medium-term research carried out by
research centres for industrial associations or
groupings in entire sectors of industry dominated
by SMEs at European level
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