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ICT R&D&Innovation in Europe. A market of more than 660 Billion Euro Largest market world wide, (~34%) EU produces 23% of the world ICT value added ICT, one of the largest export sectors of the EU (10%) ICT a large part of our imports (14,5 %) More than 30% of research workforce is in ICT
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ICT R&D&Innovation in Europe • A market of more than 660 Billion Euro • Largest market world wide, (~34%) • EU produces 23% of the world ICT value added • ICT, one of the largest export sectors of the EU (10%) • ICT a large part of our imports (14,5 %) • More than 30% of research workforce is in ICT • DAE: EU Member States' total annual public spending on ICT R&D should double to €11bn by 2020.
Why Cooperate Internationally on ICT • ICT accounts for ~30% of total R&D effort worldwide • Growing need for international cooperation to address complex scientific challenges and share high-cost projects or research infrastructures • ASEAN and EU have similar S&T policies; we need to tackle jointly such global issues as climate change and need to work together on sustainable development
FP7 Cooperation Programme The ICT thematic area is the largest in the Cooperation program with a budget of € 9,1 billion (28% of the total budget)
FP7 ICT Programme Structure 2011-2012 ICT for socio-economic challenges 5. ICT for Health, Ageing, Inclusion & Gov. 6. ICT for Lower-Carbon Economy 7. ICT for Manufac. & Enterprise 8. ICT for Learning & Cultural Resources 260 M€, 11% ~10% 140 M€, 6% 100 M€, 4% 280 M€, 12% ~9% 1. Network and Service Infrastructures 261 M€, 11% 625 M€, 26% 2. Cognitive Systems and Robotics 155 M€, 6% Future & Emerging Technologies (FET) Basic ICT technologies & infrastructures 3. Components and Systems 402 M€, 17% 4. Digital Content and Languages 165 M€, 7% International cooperation, Cooperation in an enlarged Europe, Pre-commercial Procurement ••• 4
To jointly develop ICT solutions to major global societal challenges To jointly respond to major global technological challenges by developing interoperable solutions and standards To improve scientific and technological cooperationfor mutual benefit Objectives of international collaboration
Third-country participation in FP7 ICT (number of projects, Calls 1-6)
Call 8, 26/7/11 – 17/1/12, ~785 M€ [1] Each proposal must indicate the type of funding scheme used (IP or STREP for CP, where applicable; CA or SA for CSA, where applicable – see Appendix 2)
Call 9, 18 Jan 12 – 17 Apr 12, ~291 M€ [1] Each proposal must indicate the type of funding scheme used (IP or STREP for CP, where applicable; CA or SA for CSA, where applicable – see Appendix 2)
Getting help with proposals For general information support National Contact Points:http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html Partner search facilities:http://www.ideal-ist.net/ Information desk:ict@ec.europa.eu IPR Helpdesk:http://www.ipr-helpdesk.org/index.html Electronic proposal submissionhelpdesk: support@epss-fp7.org Call texts are available at the one-stop participant portal at http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal;or directly at http://ec.europa.eu/fp7
Additional help from ICT FP7 contact points in different LAC countries and here in EC Headquarters from Klaus.Pendl@ec.europa.eu