Transcript International Collaboration

Opportunities for
International Collaboration
Presented by Isabelle Blain
Vice-President
Research Grants and Scholarships
NSERC
Forum on enhancing international cooperation
Tainan
September 28, 2005
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About NSERC
NSERC Key Facts
• An arm’s length agency of the federal government that reports to
Parliament through the Minister of Industry:
• NSERC is a “granting agency”, it does not conduct research and
has no research facilities
• Governed by a Council with regional and cross-sectoral
representation, 22 members appointed by government;
• Complements two other agencies, the Canadian Institutes of
Health Research (CIHR) and the Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council (SSHRC);
• Supports research in 70 universities across Canada;
• About 330 employees, with headquarters in Ottawa and two
regional offices (3 more planned).
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Prosperity and high quality of life for Canadians
Vision & Mission:
Help make Canada a country of discoverers and
innovators for the benefit of all Canadians.
discovery
We invest in:
Competitive
research in science and
engineering, providing access
to new knowledge from
around the world
Our goal is Canadian
excellence in:
We do this through
peer-reviewed
competitions
in three programs
innovation
EXCELLENCE
people
Highly skilled,
well educated
and capable of
lifelong learning
CREATING
KNOWLEDGE
Research Grants
for basic research
in the universities
WORKING IN ALL AREAS OF
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Scholarships and fellowships
for undergraduate students,
postgraduate students,
postdoctoral fellows and
some university faculty
NSERC also works towards its goals by exerting INFLUENCE beyond our program reach
Productive
use of new
knowledge
in all sectors
of the economy
and society
USING NEW
KNOWLEDGE
Partnerships of
universities with
industry and other
sectors for project
research
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How do we support R&D?
NSERC budget 2005-2006:
($millions)
Discovery
$442.2 - 51%
Total budget:
$862.2 million
Innovation
$111.6 - 13%
People
$272 - 32%
Administration
$36.4 - 4%
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R&D in Canada
Int’l benchmark
How do we compare ?
Sweden
4.3
Finland
3.5
Iceland
3.2
Japan
3.1
South Korea
2.9
USA
2.7
Switzerland
2.7
Germany
2.6
Denmark
2.4
France
2.2
Belgium
2.1
Austria
2
Netherlands
1.9
UK
1.9
Canada
Total expenditure on R&D
2002 (or latest available),
percent of GDP
 Top 4 invests over 3% of their
GDP in R&D.
 In 2002, Canada was 15th,
investing less than 2%.
 The objective is to be amongst
the top 5 by 2010.
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Source: Science and Technology Statistical Compendium (2004) OECD.
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International Collaboration
Top 40 Countries of Canadian Internationally
Co-authored Papers in the Natural Sciences and Engineering, 2003
(% of Canadian International Papers)
Country
%
Country
%
Country
%
Country
%
1. U.S.
47.7
11. Spain
3.0
21. Finland
1.5
31. Czech Rep.
0.8
2. U.K.
11.4
12. Switzerland
2.8
22. Norway
1.4
32. South Africa
0.7
13. Sweden
2.4
23. New Zealand
1.3
33. Argentina
0.6
14. Poland
2.1
24. Taiwan
1.2
34. Turkey
0.6
15. South Korea
2.0
25. Hungary
1.2
35. Chile
0.6
16. India
1.7
26. Mexico
1.1
36. Ireland
0.6
17. Brazil
1.7
27. Austria
1.1
37. Romania
0.4
18. Denmark
1.7
28. Iran
0.9
38. Portugal
0.4
3. Germany
9.5
4. France
9.0
5. Japan
6.6
6. China
5.6
7. Italy
4.4
8. Australia
4.2
19. Belgium
1.7
29. Greece
0.8
39. Thailand
0.3
9. Russia
3.6
20. Israel
1.7
30. Singapore
0.8
40. Egypt
0.3
10. Netherlands
3.1
Source: Observatoire des sciences et des technologies
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International Collaboration
Mechanisms for collaboration…
... People
 Outgoing: Postdoctoral fellowships and Graduate
Scholarships available for tenure abroad; Summer Programs
(in Taiwan and Japan)
 Incoming: Visiting Fellowships in Canadian Government
Laboratories; Canada Research Chairs & Industrial Research
Chairs
 On-line databases of Canadian experts
 Peer Review Process
 Going Global S&T Fund at Department of International Trade
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International Collaboration
Mechanisms (cont’d)…
… Discovery
• Flexibility for use of funds in grant programs
• Special Research Opportunity (SRO) program
… Innovation
 Non-university partners (e.g. industry) can be foreign,
though they must bring their own funding to the
collaboration AND there has to be a technology receptor
in Canada (benefit to Canada)
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Special Research Opportunity
(SRO) Grants
Support new and emerging national or international
research opportunities and accelerate time-sensitive
research
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Exploratory “pre-research” activities (e.g. workshop)
Collaborative research projects
Program budget is $10M per year
Individual researcher or teams of researchers may apply
No deadline date for application submission
http://www.nserc.gc.ca/professors_e.asp?nav=profnav&lbi=a4
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Examples of Collaborations
• Research Projects
 Deep Sub-micro CMOS technology for highly-integrated RF
broadband system
 Study of QoS over IP network
 Sample sequencing of the Streptomyces clavuligerus genome
• Workshops
 Bridge Technology
 Natural Disaster Prevention
 Aeronautical research and technology
• HPQ Exchange
 Summer Program in Taiwan
International Collaboration
Resources to facilitate collaboration…
• NSERC Awards Search Engine:
www.nserc.gc.ca/programs/result/database.htm contains the
results of NSERC competitions and information on its funding
since 1991.
• NSERC Chair Holder Database:
www.nserc.gc.ca/partners/chairs_e.asp is designed to connect
you with some of Canada’s leading scientists and engineers.
• Canada Research Chairs:
www.chairs.gc.ca/web/chairholders/index_e.asp. This database
contains short profiles of each of the Canada Research Chairs to
date.
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For Future Reference
Policy & International Division:
Denis Leclerc
Manager
Tel: (613) 992-3445
Jean-Pierre Rodrigue
Int’l Relations Analyst
Tel: (613) 996-9260
[email protected]
[email protected]
NSERC’s Website:
www.nserc.ca
International Cooperation:
www.nserc.gc.ca/intnew.htm
Bilateral Relations:
www.nserc.gc.ca/intern/bilagre.htm
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