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Manfred Horvat bm:bwk and ASO Bratislava Kosice 2 nd Austrian-Slovak Science Day 6 Dezember 2005

European Cooperation in the EU RTD Framework Programme: Experiences in FP6 and perspectives for FP7. Manfred Horvat bm:bwk and ASO Bratislava Kosice 2 nd Austrian-Slovak Science Day 6 Dezember 2005. A short history of EIP/FFG.

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Manfred Horvat bm:bwk and ASO Bratislava Kosice 2 nd Austrian-Slovak Science Day 6 Dezember 2005

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  1. European Cooperation in theEU RTD Framework Programme: Experiences in FP6 andperspectives for FP7 Manfred Horvat bm:bwk and ASO Bratislava Kosice 2nd Austrian-Slovak Science Day 6 Dezember 2005

  2. A short history of EIP/FFG • 1993: initiative of Austrian government and Economic Chamber: BIT established in preparation for EU membership • Supported by all SRTI policy actors in Austria • Legal basis: association • Staff in 1993: 11 permanent staff • Staff in 2004: 35 permanent staff, 15 project managers • 2004: initiative of Austrian government to merge four organisations to form FFG - Austrian Research Promotion Agency • Legal basis: limited company • BIT – EIP: Division for European and International Programmes

  3. Organigramme FFGAustrian Research Promotion Agency(established September 2004) Revision General Management Strategy Agency for Aero- nautics & Space (ALR) InternalServices Basic Programmes (BP) Structural Programmes (SP) Thematic Programmes (TP) European and international Programmes (EIP)

  4. EIP/FFG is … • hosting the Austrian National Contact Points (NCP) for FP6 and other international programmes • offering targeted information, assistance and coaching services • providing EU RTD experts for FP6+:20 permanent experts, 10 experts on projects • networking in specific support actions stimulating FP participation and collaborative learning • offering gateways to R&D partners from Austria

  5. Core services of EIP/FFG • Developing the client base – customer relations!>30.000 clients from 14.000 organisations in Austria • providinginformation on EU & internat. RTD • offering individual advice & coaching for proposers • checking project idea vs. Work Programme and Call • ensuring eligibility (formal criteria) • checking for clarity of presentation • advising for all evaluation criteria, legal & financial aspects • finding complementary partners • final check of proposals before submission! • offering targeted training for proposers • enlargement & internationalisation: a priority • strategic monitoring of Austrian participation

  6. Information & assistance activities of EIP • National campaign for FP6 • Intensive campaign for EoI exercise • National and regional launching conferences • Thematic launching conferences • information days related to Calls for Proposals • workshops, training courses on specific issues • How to prepare proposals • Legal and financial issues, IPR • Management of EU projects • “help lines” for short information • individual advice and coaching for proposers • feedback round tables, e.g. AT NoE partners

  7. Nurturing the EIP/FFG‘s client baseCustomer Relationship Management: INNOman • 65% of the submitting organisations are in active contactwith EIP/FFG - theresuccess rate is significantly higher thanthat of organisations without direct contact to EIP/FFG

  8. Activities 2004 • Some 140 information and training events • ~9.000 advise actions responding to requests of clients getting into direct contact with EIP34% IND, 24% UNI, 21% ROR, 20% OTH • 6.600 short information to interested partners • 1.900 detailed advise & coaching sessions for proposers • FFG/EIP provides high quality information & advice: • ~ 65% of submitting proposers are in active contact • > 80% of successful proposers are in active contact

  9. Track record of Austria in EU FP2 to FP6 • Development of Austrian participations: • FP2: ~40 participations • FP3: ~150 participations • FP4: 1.900 participations in 1.450 projects • FP5: 1.980 participations in 1.380 projects • FP6: 1.380 participations in 945 projects *) • *) data provided by PROVISO: status September 2005(60% of FP6)

  10. Relative share of FP5&6 participationsEU25 (FP6 Commission data from November 2005) Austria: FP5: 2,65%; FP6: 3,10%Slovakia: FP5: 0,40%; FP6: 0,64% FP6 data: Commission data from November 2005

  11. Austrian performance in FP6 945 successful projects with AT partners142 AT coordinators1.386 AT participationsSuccess rate: 20,6 % (EU: 20,2%) Source: Commission, PROVISO

  12. Profile of projects with AT partnerscompared to total FP Data: Commission, PROVISO

  13. Austria in FP5 and FP6:Participation by type of organisation

  14. Austrian–Slovak cooperation in FP6 103 projects with AT and SK partnersParticipations: 174 AT, 115 SK Data: Commission, PROVISO

  15. Project profiles - EU, AT, SK Data: Commission, PROVISO

  16. Preliminary conclusions forAustria in FP6 • In general, satisfactory Austrian participation • very strong participation of UNI and RES • strong cooperation with new members • BUT: • company participation smaller than in FP5 • less coordinators than in FP5 • high expectations regarding simplification

  17. Getting prepared for FP7 • Taking stock of FP6 in spring 2006 • Strategic analyses of Austrian participation in FP6 • Stock taking conferences including FP7 outlook • Starting FP7 campaign in autumn 2006 • National and regional start up conferences • Thematic start ups and brokerages • Targeted company stimulating actions • Training courses for coordinators • Training for intermediaries – regional, institutional • Assessing the participation potential nat./EU • National initiatives for Technology Platforms • Strategy development for ERA-NETs, Art 169

  18. AT-SK cooperation in FP6Some conclusions • From FP5 to FP6: no increase of cooperation • Is the level of cooperation achieved enough for strengthening the links in our region? • How can we increase cooperation in joint EU projects? • Some proposals: • Develop a joint strategy for cooperation • organise collaborative NCP actions, e.g. SSAs • utilize synergies between bilateral and multi-lateral programmes and initiatives, e.g. ASO • develop further ERA-NET cooperation

  19. Thank you for your attention! • Prof. Manfred Horvat • Director • Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) • Division for European & International Programmes (EIP) • Tel +43 5 7755 4001 (assistant -4004) • Fax +43 5 7755 94011 • eMail manfred.horvat@ffg.at • http://www.ffg.at

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