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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 1
EDIT kick-off meeting
• congratulations!
• high visibility project
• potential high policy and political impact
• unsurpassed opportunity to structure European taxonomic future
• major contribution to global effort
• builds on many years work by previous successful projects
• deliverables should have lasting impact
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 2
“Network of Excellence”
• A “new instrument” of FP6“instrument”
“means of achieving an objective of the EC’s research policy” Integrated Project
Project of excellenceNetwork of Excellence
Network of integration
Objectiveachieve lasting improvements in the way
research is done
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 3
NoE: the premise
• Research in Europe could be more effective
• Currently fragmented and un-coordinated
• The NoE is designed to achieve integration between participating institutes
Strategic (policy and philosophy)Administrative (management decisions)Scientific (objectives, methods, resources)Enduring after the EU funding ends
• Research results are not the main outcome
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 4
One organisation, many topics
organisation
significantcompetence
limitedcompetence
No organisationis equally goodat all the areasin which it hascompetence
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 5
What we have and what we want
RationalisedcollaborationRationalisedcollaboration
Innefficientcompetition
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 6
NoE: the players
• integration between participating institutes StrategicAdministrativeScientificEnduring
Director wants integration
Managerial level agrees
Scientists see + feel benefit
Buy-in by all staff
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 7
EDIT seen from over here
• a very important flagship project
• a great deal depends on its successscientificallyfor implementation of environmental policyfor success of European research policyfor GBIF
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 8
ecology of FP6
ALTER-NetALTER-Net
MARBEFMARBEF
EDITEDITALARMALARM
marinemarinegenomicsgenomics
FRAPFRAPDAISIEDAISIE
IntraBioDivIntraBioDivGlochamoreGlochamore
SoBioSoBioEUMonEUMon
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 9
ALARM
ATEAMEcosystem modelling
EPIDEMIEMediterranean islands
GIANT ALIENGiant hogweed
MOSESATLANTIS
Sea level change
BIOMANShallow lakes
ACCELERATESagroecosystems
Chemicals
GREAT-ERRisk modelling
Climate change
BABEbees
Invasives
Pollinators
MACMANMaculinea butterflies
Social and economic
SUSTRASustainability strategies
VALSEvaluation
ERBICBiocontrol introductions
DIABROTICAWestern corn rootworm
CONTROCAMHorse chestnut leafminer
GREENVEINSagroecosystems
AVECVulnerable ecosystems
Species distribution
GLORIA
EURO+MED Plantbaseplants
FAUNA EUROPEAENBI
LEDA
FLORA EUROPEA
EuroCat
ALARM-o-centricALARM-o-centricHistoryHistory
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 10
ALARM
Chemicals
Invasives
Pollinators
Social and economic
DAISIEinvasives
protocolsBioStrat
strategy
BioAssessindicators and monitoring
Greenveinshabitat fragmentation
ALTER-Netmonitoring
EuMonmonitoring
Risk assessmentEnRisk
NoMiracle
GREAT-ER OSIRIS
Modelkey
COCONUThabitat fragmentation
BioScorespecies index
BiolFlor
EDITtaxonomy and systematics
EcoChangemodelling
RUBICODEconservation strategies
Climate change
ENSEMBLESclimate modelling
MACISclimate change
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 11
NoE performance indicators
• If NoEs are designed to overcome fragmentationHow do we measure progress?
• key requirement: a set of verifiable indicators
• Progress of NoE assessed against expected durable integration at the end of EC fundingexpected intermediate steps at the end of each
implementation period
• indicators of the progress achieved are quantitative goals easily checked at the end of each yearor qualitative goals which need analysis
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 12
What do we want from EDIT?
• Greater capacity for better researchLong term taxonomic research networkshared protocols including metadatashared data and data structures
• Integration is the key aimfunctional and effective inter-institutional
agreements and decision-making processno un-necessary overlap, no avoidable gapsstrategy for continued collaboration
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 13
vision
• what will you be able to do in 5 years time that you cannot do today?
• are there obstacles to achieving that goal?
• what do we do about those obstacles?
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 14
EDIT and FP7
• FP7 should include opportunity for taxonomy
• EDIT partners could form consortium to make proposal
• Would provide scientific objective to help consolidate integration
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 15
examples of results to be achieved
• Communications inside the network
• Common management of infrastructure
• Common management of human resources
• Common knowledge management
• Network management
• Common methods
• Assured continuation after the end of EC funding
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 16
communications inside the network
• Fast electronic connections among participants
• Compatible and harmonised software
• Common data classification
• Common data coding
• Common data base, directly accessible to all participants
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 17
common management of infrastructure
• Shared installations and equipment
• Agreements for use of infrastructure
• Access conditions more favourable to members than others outside network
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 18
common management of human resources
• Mobility programmes among participants
• Common training programmes for personnel
• Training programmes for students and researchers outside partnership
• Harmonised working conditionssalariessocial protectionetc.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 19
common knowledge management
• Participants share pre-existing knowledge
• Intellectual property rights over results generated by network fairly distributed
• Common patents
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 20
common tools
• Establishment of common methods
• All participants use common tools
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 21
network management
• participant organisations in legal structure
• participants share management principles
• partners participate in decisionsperhaps weighted using objective criteria
• Steering Committee of decision-making staffof all partnersmeets regularly and frequently
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 22
continuation after EC funding
• all participants work on a shared portfolio of projects
• Search for external funding sources
• Decreasing dependence on EC funding
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 23
Myths • DG Research is just a funding agency
• NoEs are about doing better research
• Curiosity-driven research is different from policy-relevant research
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 24
DG Research - a funding agency?
• Initiating and implementing research policy
• Building a European Research Area
• Supporting other EU policies with science
• Funds research to implement this policy
Myth 1
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, GLOBAL CHANGE AND ECOSYSTEMS November 2002 25
NoEs - about better research?• Helping institutions to collaborate to
establish conditions for better researchefficiencies of scaleachievement of critical massshared objectives and programme of work
• Integration of institutionsnot primarily a research issueneeds involvement of directors
• Research may contribute to the integrationalways keeping objective in mind
Myth 2