Dr. Stephan Pascall Advisor to the Director

1. Overview of ICT in FP7 Dr. Stephan PascallAdvisor to the Director Directorate G: Components and SystemsDG Information Society and Media European Commission EU-Russia Co-operation

2. Presentation outline • Innovation: a challange and regional necessity • Policy framework • Introduction to the FP7 • European Technology Platforms & Joint Technology Initiatives • Introduction to ICT theme • Conclusion EU-Russia Co-operation

3. The challenge • Europe is confronted with: • socio-economic disparities between countries and regions • increasing international competition • a technological revolution and ageing population • limited capacity to transform R&D into commercial products and processes EU-Russia Co-operation

4. Innovation performance in the EU (2005) EU-Russia Co-operation

5. Innovation – A regional necessity • thecapacityof enterprises to innovate – base of competitiveness • Less developed regions have an even greater interest in developing theirinnovative capacity • Regionsare the appropriate level for stimulating innovation • Potential also for less exposed sectors EU-Russia Co-operation

6. The renewed Lisbon strategy • Markets & Competition: Europe – A more attractive place to invest & work • Knowledge & innovation for growth • Employment & Skills: Creating more & better jobs EU-Russia Co-operation

7. EU: Largest knowledge-basedeconomy by 2010 ? What Europe wants to do • Build on its strengths • Public & private sectors invest in knowledge • Drawing efforts together • Create synergies across Europe • Avoid fragmentation & duplication of effort • Innovation R&D Education & Training EU-Russia Co-operation

8. The European policy framework LisbonStrategy (growth & jobs) SustainableDevelopmentStrategy(quality of life) supported by 7th Framework Programme EU-Russia Co-operation

9. The 7th Framework Programme • A policy planning tool for research and technological development at EU level • Main financial instruments to build the European Research Area • The FP is proposed by the European Commission and adopted by Council and the European Parliament • FP7: Call 1 published on 22 December 2006, Closing on 8 May 2007 EU-Russia Co-operation

10. 7.8 Budget in bn €/yr (5 % of total civil RTD expenditure) 4.40 3.74 3.30 1.65 1.35 0.94 FP7 FP3 FP4 FP5 FP6 FP2 FP1 1984 1998 … 2013 1987 1990 1994 2002 2006 Boost in R&D investment during the FPs + 60 % EU-Russia Co-operation

11. European Technology Platforms POLICY RESEARCH A spiral model of innovation capitalising on the multiple reciprocal relationships between public & private stakeholders at various knowledge stages BUSINESS 30+ European Technology Platforms launched so far: • Addressing major technological challenges in specific domains • Aiming to leverage public & private investment for R&D & innovation • Involving key R&D stakeholders • Bundling fragmented R&D efforts towards agreed goals EU-Russia Co-operation

12. Stakeholders come togetherto agree a common vision for the technology Stakeholders, define a Strategic Research Agenda Stakeholders implement the Strategic Research Agenda From Technology Platform to Joint Technology Initiatives • Through collaborative research in FP7 & with other resources, or • Through a Joint Technology Initiative which integrates funding sources • Bottom-up process • Key deliverable: Strategic vision document • Co-ordinated by an Advisory Council • Consensus-based • Deployment strategy EU-Russia Co-operation

13. FP7 Specific Programmes (Indicative budget breakdown) € 32.3 bn “Cooperation”Collaborative R&D, pre-defined themes, JTIs NEW € 7.5 bn “Ideas”Frontier research, competition, individual grants 65 % 15 % “People”Human potential, mobility € 4.7 bn 9 % 8 % “Capacities” Infrastructure, SMEs, science and society € 4.3 bn Total€ 54.6 bn2007-2013 Joint Research Centre (non-nuclear) € 1.8 bn + EURATOM EURATOM Programme € 2.8 bn 3 % € 1.3 bn EU-Russia Co-operation

14. FP7 Cooperation Programme EU-Russia Co-operation

15. ICT – The largest theme in FP7 • ICT technology pillars • Pushing further performance & functionality • ICT technology integration • Integrating multi-technology sets that underlie new services • ICT applied research • Providing the knowledge & the means to develop a wide range of innovative ICT applications • Future and Emerging Technologies • Supporting collaborative research at the frontier of knowledge EU-Russia Co-operation

16. Can the Lisbon Agenda be achieved ? • Europe is determined to compete in a globalised & ever more competitive world • Europe is putting Lisbon policies in place, thus … • … creates the “right environment” to be competitive • Single market of products, services, knowledge, ideas • Overcomes fragmentation by pulling resources together • Invests in the future: R&D, education, innovation EU-Russia Co-operation

17. Conclusion • Europe must renew the basis of its competitiveness placing the main emphasis on knowledge, innovation and human capital • To achieve these objectives, one must mobilise all appropriate resources • A key element for funding innovation: • Framework Programme: funding research and development to produce knowledge EU-Russia Co-operation

18. Thank you Information Society and Media: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/ http://cordis.europa.eu/ist Dr. Stephan Pascall Advisor to the Director DG Information Society and Media European Commission Email: stephan.pascall@ec.europa.eu EU-Russia Co-operation