THE CREATION OF A WORK PROGRAMME

Trudy Millenaar

CPN-YAS-PRD – TRAINING SESSION

Ndola, 19 – 31 March 2007

MECHANISMS INVOLVED

• European Commission (EC)– Expert Advisory Groups (EAG)– European Advisory Board (EURAB)– Committee of coordinating policy makers (CREST)– European Technology Platforms (ETP)– Joint Technology Initiative (JTI)

• Member states– Programme Committees

PROCEDURE

European Commission:

• Draft Framework Programme

– Specific Programmes

• Work Programmes

– Calls

EUROPEAN COMMISSION (EC)

• DG Research (Coordination research and technology)• DG INFSO (Information society and communication technology)• DG TREN (Transport and energy)

– Drafts on budget and subjects FP– Final decision: Research Council and

European Parliament

EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP (EAG)

• EAG for content of every thematic priority of the framework

• Experts in a certain field of interest• Personal expertise

EUROPEAN ADVISORY BOARD (EURAB)

• 45 members• Personal expertise• Academic or industry sector• Advice to the EC on content and

consequences of FP

CREST

Comité de la recherche scientifique et technologique

• Officers from member states• Advisory function towards EC• President is EC

– Technical content– Exchange of experiences– Future research activities

EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS (ETP)

• Industry driven advisory board• Strategic research agenda• Transparency• Together with research organisations and

civil society organisations

JOINT TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE(JTI)

• Public/private cooperation• Implementing European research initiatives• Improvement of

– technology processes – practical solutions

• E.g.: Innovative Medicines Initiative

MEMBER STATES

Influence on decision making process:• Competitiveness Council• European Parliament

– Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy = advisory board for specific content FP

PROGRAMME COMMITTEE

• Thematic priorities • Representatives of ministries• Experts• Monitoring implementation FP• Influence on work programmes yearly

DIRECT INFLUENCE BY INDIVIDUALS

• Before definition of Framework Programme: - Consultation procedure by EC

for imput WP• During Framework Programme

– ‘Expressions of interest’ for call topics