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Uruguay-EU ICT R&D Cooperation Opportunities under Framework Programme 7 SOLAR-ICT Workshop Montevideo, Uruguay, 9 June 2008. Klaus Pendl European Commission DG Information Society and Media International Relations Unit. International research cooperation: an old tradition. Photo: Wikipedia.
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Uruguay-EU ICT R&D Cooperation Opportunitiesunder Framework Programme 7SOLAR-ICT WorkshopMontevideo, Uruguay, 9 June 2008 Klaus Pendl European Commission DG Information Society and Media International Relations Unit
International research cooperation:an old tradition Photo: Wikipedia
International Cooperation in FP7 • International Research Cooperation =in mutual benefit of partners • EU Research Framework Programmeopen for third country organisations
EU R&D Framework Programme 7Countries participating • EU Member States and Associated Countries & • International Cooperation Partner Countries/ICPC, including Argentina (may receive funding) • Other countries (funding only exceptionally)
Participation Rules Project Partners: legal entities contributing to project Minimum number: • 3 European • 1 (from any country) for support actions • International partners in addition to minimum numberSpecial conditions for SICA: 2 European + 2 ICPC
Successful Uruguayan Organisation in FP6 (2002-06) and FP7 (2007-13)
FP7 - A toolkit for cooperation • Opening of Research Programmes • Connectivity • Mobility
Euratom Cooperation JRC 4062 M€ 32413 M€ 1751 M€ Capacities 4097 M€ People 4750 M€ Ideas 7510 M€ Research Infrastructures 42% - 1715 M€ Dev. of policies INCO e-Infrastructures 572 M€ Science in Society Regions of Knowledge SMEs Research Potential FP7 Capacities Programme
Connectivity between Research & Education Networks (Capacities) • GEANT2 - European Research Network, co-financed under FP, linking NRENs, more than 3500 universities in 34 countries • Interconnected with RedCLARA (linking Latin American NRENs), co-financed by EU under @LIS Programme • RedCLARA allows Latin American researchers to collaborate between them and to participate in international high level research
FP7 People Programme/Mobility • People Programme/Marie Curie Actions Marie Curie Outgoing & Reintegration Fellowships (PhD level) • People Programme/Marie Curie ActionsInternational Research Staff Exchange Scheme/IRSES (new) • Erasmus Mundus Masters Courses (outside FP7)
FP7 Cooperation Programme The ICT thematic area is the largest in the Cooperation programme with a budget of € 9,1 billion
FP7 ICT Work Programme: 7 Challenges Socio-economic goals 4. Digital libraries and content 5. ICT for health 6. ICT for mobility & sustainable growth 7. ICT for indepen-dent living & inclusion 1. Network and service infrastructures 2. Cognitive systems, interaction, robotics Industry/Tech needs Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) 3. Components, systems, engineering 60% of top-25 global innovation leaders involved in programme
FP7 Calls • FP7 is implemented through periodic Calls for Proposals: • average two Calls per year • Calls are very competitive: • only the best proposals are selected (Call 1 – ICT priority: 1836 proposals submitted, approx. €6.9 bn requested; 318 proposals retained, approx. €1.2 bn funding • Proposals evaluated by independent experts on clear criteria: • scientific and/or technological excellence (relevant to the topics addressed by the Call) • Quality and efficiency of the implementation and the management • Potential impact through the development, dissemination and use of project results
FP7 - Participation and funding opportunities for Uruguayan organisations • EU Research Framework Programmeremains open for third country organisations • International Cooperation Partner Countries/ICPC, including Latin America may receive funding • International cooperation specifically encouraged in several programme “objectives” • Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICA) • International support actions promoting participation in FP7
INTERNATIONAL COOP. ACTIONS FP7 ICT Work Programme 2007/08 Third Country participation specifically encouraged/international cooperation mentioned • FET Open + Proactive Initiatives • ICT in support of the networked enterprise • Secure, dependable and trusted infrastructures • Networked media • New paradigms and experimental facilities • Critical Infrastructure Protection (Joint Call ICT/Security) • Embedded systems design • Networked media • New paradigms and experimental facilities • Next generation nanoelectronics components and electronics integration • Photonic components and subsystems • Networked Embedded and Control Systems • ICT for cooperative systems • ICT and ageing • Accessible and inclusive ICT Explanations in WP sections 2.6 + 3.9
Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICAs) • 5.2. Advanced ICT for risk assessment and patient safety (Latin America, Call 1, STREP, 3M€) • 5.3. Virtual physiological human (healthcare information systems based on Grid capabilities (Latin America, Western Balkans, Mediterranean Partner Countries; Call 2, CSA, 2M€) • 6.3. ICT for environmental disaster reduction and management (all ICPC; Call 2, STREP - 2M€, CSA, 2M€) Explanations: WP sections 2.6 + 3.9
Future possibilities • FET Open: Continuous submission - 65 M€ • New ICT Work Programme 2009/10 • ICT Call 4: open 19 November 2008 (tbc) • Further Calls in half year intervals • Look beyond ICT Programme (ICT elements in other programmes) • ICT2008 Event in Lyon 25-27/11/2008
More information • FP7 (calls, projects, partner search, etc) http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ict/ • IDEALIST partner search (with quality checks) http://www.ideal-ist.net/ • klaus.pendl@ec.europa.eu