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)

Coordination of national INCO policies & activities

(ERA-NET)

Bilateral S&T Cooperation

Partnerships (BILAT)

Transnational cooperation among NCP(INCO NCP)

Supporting the access to third country Programmes

(ACCESS4EU)

Reinforcing cooperation with Europe's neighbours

(ERA-WIDE)

Strengthening European research facilities in

third countries (INCO-LAB)

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

EULARINETEuropean 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

ENLACEEnhancing 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

EUCARINETFostering 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 Mexico

APRE - 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:• CORDIS

http://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