International Cooperation Projects in support of research and innovation:

The objectives of the 7th Framework Programme as an instrument to foster cooperation

Dr. ir. Paul C. VossenInternational Cooperation Projects

DG Research and Innovation, European Commission

Plan:• The international dimension of the 7th Framework

Programme • FP7 Projects and Networks in Latin America & the

Caribbean (LAC)• The future

The 7th programme (FP7):EU’s main instrument for funding research

Duration: 2007-2013 - 7 years Last 2 years started

Budget: over € 53 billion

Integration of the international dimension into all Specific Programmes

FP7 (2007-2013):

Capacities : € 4097

Marie Curie Actions People : € 4750

Collaborative research10 thematic areas Cooperation : € 32 413

JRC : € 1751Euratom : € 2751 (Nuclear research)

Frontier Research (ERC) « Ideas » : € 7510

Basic Principles:

• Public calls for proposals detailed in annual work-programmes

• Peer review, competitive selection based on scientific excellence (also for International Cooperation!)

• Trans-national cooperation

• Cost-sharing

• Participants own the results

Instruments:• Specific International Co-operation Activities (SICA)• Coordinated calls• Twinning of projects

• Exchange partnership scheme / Mobility of researchers• International Cooperation Capacities tools:

– promote cooperation opportunities and – facilitate participation of researchers and research institutions from third

countries in FP7.

See the EUROPA Webside for calls & eligibility criteria

Sub-Sahara Africa

Mediterranean

Latin America and the Caribbean

South-East Asia

+ 5 other bi-regional platforms

Bi-regional Coordination of S&T Cooperation (INCO-NET)Bi-regional Coordination of S&T Cooperation (INCO-NET)

Coordination of national INCO policies & activities

(ERA-NET)

Coordination of national INCO policies & activities

(ERA-NET)

Bilateral S&T Cooperation

Partnerships (BILAT)

Bilateral S&T Cooperation

Partnerships (BILAT)

Transnational cooperation among NCP(INCO NCP)

Transnational cooperation among NCP(INCO NCP)

Supporting the access to third country Programmes

(ACCESS4EU)

Supporting the access to third country Programmes

(ACCESS4EU)

Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours

(ERA-WIDE)

Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours

(ERA-WIDE)

Strengthening European research facilities in

third countries (INCO-LAB)

Strengthening European research facilities in

third countries (INCO-LAB)

Strengthening joint European S&T centres

in third countries(INCO-HOUSE)

Strengthening joint European S&T centres

in third countries(INCO-HOUSE)

Plan:• The international dimension of the 7th Framework

Programme • FP7 research projects and networks in LAC • The future

All FP7 fields confounded:

• Latin America & Caribbean: 8• Latin America: 67• Caribbean: 20• National projects : 196

(East Caribbean States very little represented)

Specific platforms for

international cooperation

EULARINET

European Union – Latin America Research and Innovation NETworks

01/03/2008 – 28/02/2012

Latin America partners from: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Nicaragua.

EU partners from: Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain

ENLACE

Enhancing Scientific Cooperation between the European Union and Central America

01/11/2009 – 31/10/2013

Central America partners from: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama and Mexico.

EU partners from: Italy, Spain, Greece, Austria, Belgium, Hungary

EUCARINET

Fostering the European Union-Caribbean Research and Innovation Networks

01/04/2010 – 31/103/2014

Caribbean partners from: Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, Guadeloupe, Dominican Republic, Cuba, Netherlands Antilles.

EU partners from: Belgium, France, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain

EU-LAC Bilateral Projects (« BILATS ») with

• Argentina: ABEST II• Brazil: BB.BICE, APORTA, (CLIM-AMAZON: under negotiation)

• Chile: CHIEP II• Mexico: EUMEXCyT II, ACCESS2MEXCyT

Plan:• The international dimension of the 7th Framework

Programme • FP7 research projects and networks in LAC • The future

Short term: 2012-13 International Cooperation activities:Bi-regional cooperation• Focusing on 2-3 major societal challenges• Identifying and supporting cooperation on issues related to

framework conditions for research and innovation• Designing and implementing joint initiatives

Bilateral cooperation:• Organising and supporting the participation of research and

innovation actors in brokerage/networking events• Analysing innovation support schemes and national innovation

system profiles of partner countries

Bi-regional INCO-NETs: 4 target regions (Sub-Sahara Africa, Latin America & Caribbean,

Mediterranean Region, South-East Asia)

Bilateral BILATs (15 countries, including Brazil, Mexico, Chile and Argentina)

CAPACITIES - International Cooperation Work Programme 2012

Publication: 19 July 2011 Deadline: 15 November 2011

ACRONYM AREA INSTITUTION PROJECT COORDINATOR E-MAIL

EULARINET Latin America

MEC - Ministerio de Educacion y Ciencia

Prof Angeles Macias, Dr Gloria Villar Acevedo

angeles.macias@micinn.es,

gloria.villar@micinn.es

ENLACE Central America

APRE - Agenzia per la Promozione della Ricerca Europea

Dr Diassina Di Maggio dimaggio@apre.it

EUCARINET CaribbeanAPRE - Agenzia per la

Promozione della Ricerca Europea

Dr Diassina Di Maggio dimaggio@apre.it

CHIEP II Chile

CONICYT - National Commission of Scientific and Technological

Research

Ms Astrid Waltermann, Ms Cristina Pope

awaltermann@conicyt.cl cpope@conicyt.cl

ACRONYM AREA INSTITUTION COORDINATOR E-MAIL

ABEST II ArgentinaMINCYT - Ministerio de

Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Productiva

Ing Agueda Menvielle, Ms Mónica Silenzi

amenvielle@mincyt.gov.ar msilenzi@mincyt.gov.a

r

APORTA BrazilInt. Bureau of the Federal

Ministry of Education and Research

Ms Gertrud Strahl,Ms Anna Schwachula

gertrud.strahl@dlr.de Anna.Schwachula@dlr

.de

BB.BICE BrazilCDT/UNB - Fundação

Universidade de Brasilia

Dr Paulo C.G. Egler, Dr Egmar

Alves De Rocha

pegler@unb.br, egmar@cdt.unb.br

UEMEXCYT II MexicoCONACYT - Consejo

Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia

Mr Hector Efren Samano Rocha

hsamano@conacyt.mx

ACCESS2MEXCYT

MexicoAPRE - Agenzia per la

Promozione della Ricerca Europea

Dr Diassina Di Maggio

dimaggio@apre.it

The EU’s post-2013 is in preparation:

• “Common Strategic Framework for Research & Innovation” (“Horizon 2020”)

• “Common” to all services involved in implementation of “Europe 2020 Strategy” and “Innovation Union Flagship”.

• This is thus not limited tot R&I services senso stricto, but also external affairs, development cooperation, …

A changed context:

– The major societal challenges are world-wide;– Cooperation needed, no isolation – Challenge and innovation strategies developed by all major

regions and countries

--> there will be excellent opportunities for encourageing joint biregional “win-win” approaches for innovation through international cooperation;

This implies emphasis on:• Research & innovation in support to addressing major societal

challenges as identified by EU:

– Global change

– Scarcity of ressources

– Ageing

~ energie, climate change, health, food security, …

Further Information:

• CORDIShttp://cordis.europa.eu/home_fr.html

• INCO info-deskinco@ec.europa.eu

• INCO portal:http://cordis.europa.eu/inco/home_en.html

• International Scientific Cooperation Policy:http://ec.europa.eu/research/iscp/index.cfm

• IPR Helpdesk = project funded by the Commission to provide free advice regarding IPR (http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/) + FP7 Helpdesk (http://ec.europa.eu/research/index.cfm?pg=enquiries)

paul.vossen@ec.europa.eu