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CCommittee of ommittee of SSenior enior OOfficialsfficialsJAFJAF Executive BoardExecutive Board

Dr. Michel GorlickiDr. Michel GorlickiCOST National Coordinator in FRANCECOST National Coordinator in FRANCE


What Definition for COST? What Definition for COST?

Inter Gouvernmental OrganisationSet off in 1971Covering all Science Spectrum through 9 Scientific Domains of Activity

European Participation and beyond35 Member States & 1 Associate State

International Organisations & Research Institutes in non-COST Countries

European Commission

"COST Actions"

Center stage Instrument in COST: An Action consists in Networking ongoing or starting R & D operations, each financed at national level


History IHistory I

1971: Ministerial Conference, Brussels / 19 founding Member States: AT, BE, CH, DE, DK, ES, FI, FR, GR, IE, IT, LU, NL, NO, PT, SE, TU, UK, YU

1991: Ministerial Conference, Vienna : 4 new Member States: CS, HU, IS, PL

1992-1993: YU HR, SI; CS CZ, SK1995: Basel Conference: 1st COST Day1997: Ministerial Conference, Prague: 3 additional Member States: EE, MT, RO

1998: + 4 Observer Countries: BG, CY, LT, LV 1999 + 4 new Members2000: + Cooperating State: Israel2001: + YU (Serbia-Montenegro)2002: + FYR of Macedonia

2003 : Ministerial Conference, DubrovnikScientific Secretariat handed over to the ESF, “Implementing Agent”


History IIHistory II

2003 : Settlement of the new Settlement of the new COST OfficeCOST Office in Brussels in Brussels

2004 - 2006: New architecture of Science in COST: New architecture of Science in COST: 9 Domains9 Domains, widely interdisciplinary, widely interdisciplinary

2006: Launch of the first open Call for proposals

May 2009: Bosnia Herzegovina becomes the 35th Member State

2008 - 2009: Towards a Legal Personality for COST2008 - 2009: Towards a Legal Personality for COST

June 2010: Ministerial Conference in Palma de Mallorca: a new June 2010: Ministerial Conference in Palma de Mallorca: a new Agenda for COST, once more a precursor in the ERAAgenda for COST, once more a precursor in the ERA


Main Features of COST Main Features of COST

COST is an instrument for instrument for Networking and CoordinationNetworking and Coordination

COST is present everywhere in Europe and beyond

COST is essentially non competitive; is concerned with pre-normative Research, is transdisciplinary, and of public interest

Research financed by Member StatesResearch financed by Member States: commits MS responsibility

“Bottom-up“ principle; flexibility (“à la carte”)

COST covers a wide field of disciplines, or “inter-disciplines”

COST is open to wide cooperation in the mutual interest

COST has been & is currently building worldwide bridges through scientific collaboration


The 27 EU Member States1

EFTA Member States (AELE) Iceland Norway

Switzerland

Candidate Countries Turkey Croatia FYR of Macedonia (FYROM)2

Other Countries Serbia and Montenegro2

Bosnia Herzegovina (May 2009) 2

COST Co-operating States Israel

1 from 1 January 20072 Not Associated to FP

COST Member States COST Member States


Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences Biomedicine and Molecular Biosciences (BMBS)(BMBS)

Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies Chemistry and Molecular Sciences & Technologies (CMST)(CMST)

Earth System Science & Environmental Management Earth System Science & Environmental Management (ESSEM)(ESSEM)

Food & Agriculture Food & Agriculture (FA)(FA)

Forests, their Products and Services Forests, their Products and Services (FPS)(FPS)

Individuals, Society, Culture & Health Individuals, Society, Culture & Health (ISCH) (ISCH)

Information & Communication Technologies Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)(ICT)

Materials, Physical & Nanosciences Materials, Physical & Nanosciences (MPNS)(MPNS)

Transport & Urban Development Transport & Urban Development (TUD)(TUD)

COST Scientific & Technical DomainsCOST Scientific & Technical Domains


What is funded by COST ?What is funded by COST ?

Science management meetings (MC and WG)

Scientific workshops and seminars Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs) Training Schools and Research Conferences Evaluations and Studies Dissemination, Web site…

Printing of Proceedings, final reports, COST brochures

COST Actions eligible costs

Exploratory/Strategic Workshops: to explore future scientific or societal needs, support policy developments or stimulate new activities

Average funding: about 100 k€ per year per ActionAverage funding: about 100 k€ per year per Action


Financing of COST: Wherefrom ?Financing of COST: Wherefrom ?

1971 : On set out of COST, each Action is launched through a Memorandum of Understanding which foresees financial support allocated by participating MS. COST has no annual budget in proper.

EU Commission provides an annual support on a case by case basis: around 1 M€ yearly in 1990.

1991: COST is granted a budget from FP3: 20 M€ over 4 years . EU Commission provides Scientific Secretariat

1994 -1997, 1998 – 2002 : Budgets from FP4, then FP5: 20 M€

2002 – 2006: FP6, foreseen budget: 50 to 80 M€ 80 M€

2007 : FP7 : from 210 M€ to 250 M€ 30 to 40 M€ yearly30 to 40 M€ yearly


COST GovernanceCOST Governance


COST OPEN CALLCOST OPEN CALL

Since April 2006, COST has launched an Open Call for proposals, published in the Official Journal of the EU

The call is continuously open, and 2 “Collection Dates” per year are scheduled, from which a selection process is operated (next: Sept 24next: Sept 24thth 2010 2010).

A two stages selection scheme is implemented: pre-proposals are first collected, from which about 80 80 full proposals are invited for submission

About 3030 projects are finally selected per CD, i.e. 6060 new projects per year

Submission is operated on line through the COST Web site

Assessment of full proposals by an External Experts Panel (peer review)

Successful COST Action proposals can expect to start activities within 9 months Successful COST Action proposals can expect to start activities within 9 months after the collection dateafter the collection date


Eligible Preliminary Proposals / Collection Date (8)Eligible Preliminary Proposals / Collection Date (8)


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DCs finalize list of DCs finalize list of selected projectsselected projects

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La Présence Francaise dans COSTLa Présence Francaise dans COST

Sur la période 1994- 2004: la France est présente, suivant les années, dans environ 72 % à 78 % des Actions COST

Entre 2004 et 2007, le nombre de participation s’élève continûment

Depuis début 2007 : Lancement des premières Actions issues du premier appel ouvert (en 2006) :

La France est présente dans 100 % des Actions nouvelles COST

10 % des Actions retenues ont été proposeés par un/e porteur/porteuse de projet français

Sur la Période couverte par le FP7 (depuis juin 2007) La France est première en terme de transfers financiers vers des comptes bancaires situés sur le territoire national : 11 445 700,24 € au 3 février 2010


Questions d’actualité (1): La Présidence de COSTQuestions d’actualité (1): La Présidence de COST

Le CSO de COST comporte un président et un vice président, chacun élus pour un mandat de 3 ans

La présidence est une position éminenment politique, de représentation de COST vis à vis de toutes les instances nationales, européennes et internationales participant à la recherche. Elle constitue un atout de choix pour le pays qui la détient, en général un “grand pays” parmi les Etats membres.

Ont exercé la présidence: Allemagne : 3 fois Finlande : 2 fois Italie: 2 fois (Francesco Fedi, Président sortant) UK, Irlande, Suède, Espagne, Suisse: 1 fois

Le 26 Mai 2010, Madame Maria Ángeles Rodríguez Peña (Espagne) a été élue Le 26 Mai 2010, Madame Maria Ángeles Rodríguez Peña (Espagne) a été élue 13ème Présidente du CSO.13ème Présidente du CSO.


2002: EU Commission announces it will no longer provide Scientific Secretariat

CSO envisages several formulas:

Creating a non profit Association

Finding a “host organisation” with legal personality

End 2002: Memorandum of Understanding between COST and the End 2002: Memorandum of Understanding between COST and the European Science Foundation: ESF will provide a “COST European Science Foundation: ESF will provide a “COST Office” through a contract between EC and ESF under FP6Office” through a contract between EC and ESF under FP6

Early 2004: COST Office fully operational, staffed with about 35 (54) peopleEarly 2004: COST Office fully operational, staffed with about 35 (54) people Provides secretariat to Actions and Domain CommitteesProvides secretariat to Actions and Domain Committees

Questions d’actualité (2): vers une personalité légaleQuestions d’actualité (2): vers une personalité légale

Seuls FR et DE (qui a fait part depuis publiquement de son regret) sont réticents Seuls FR et DE (qui a fait part depuis publiquement de son regret) sont réticents devant une entité légale. Il n’existe pas en 2002 de ‘majorité qualifiée’. On devant une entité légale. Il n’existe pas en 2002 de ‘majorité qualifiée’. On s’adresse alors à l’ESF.s’adresse alors à l’ESF.


Questions d’actualité (2): vers une personalité légale (suite)Questions d’actualité (2): vers une personalité légale (suite)

2006: Nouvelle équipe dirigeante de l’ESF: cherche à prendre le contrôle de COST, à écarter le CSO et les États membres

Juin 2007: Rapport ‘Monfret’ sur COST dans le FP6: ‘manque de visibilité dans la gouvernance de COST, propose 2 options:

Dissolution de COST dans l’ESFDissolution de COST dans l’ESF Passage à une personnalité légalePassage à une personnalité légale

2007 - 2009: Rapport ‘Kneucker’, analyse ‘SWOT’ : succès de COST remarquables, et dans tous les cas, une personalité légale est nécessaire

2008 - 2009: de 13 voix à 26 (28) en faveur de cette évolution. Majorité qualifiée : 27

8 juin 2010: Création du ‘COST Office Association’, association de droit belge, à l’invitation de la présidence ES et DE. Financement direct par DE. MS ont jusqu’au 30 juin pour se joindre.


Questions d’actualité (3): La Conférence Ministérielle de Questions d’actualité (3): La Conférence Ministérielle de Palma de Mallorca (Espagne) – 14-15 juin 2010Palma de Mallorca (Espagne) – 14-15 juin 2010

Les États membres expriment leur grande satisfaction devant la complète transformation de COST et donnent quitus au CSO des instructions formulées à Dubrovnik en 2003

Ils soulignent leur confiance dans le CSO et le reconfirment comme organe de décision de COST

Ils reconnaissent le travail du CSO en direction d’une personalité légale pour COST, lui demandent de poursuivre leurs efforts et prennent note de la création du COA

Ils se félicitent que le rapport sur COST sous le FP7 recommande l’allocation du montant maximal du financement de COST pour la durée du FP7 (250 M€)

Ils reconnaissent en COST un instrument simple et d’une rare efficacité pour le déployement de l’espace européen de la recherche dans les années futures


One of the Key features of COST is its openness towards the rest of the world on the basis of Mutual Benefit

Institutions from Non-COST countries can join an Action on a case by case basis once the mutual benefit has been ascertained, without the need of any formal arrangements at Government or Agency level

A bridge for Worldwide Collaboration in Science and Technology


324 participations in 119 Actions (36 countries)324 participations in 119 Actions (36 countries)

COST countriesCOST countries

Neighbouring Neighbouring countriescountriesReciprocal Reciprocal agreements agreements countriescountries

COST Actions: Global participation 2010 COST Actions: Global participation 2010 ((as of February)as of February)

EGYPT

GEORGIA

SRILANKA

MALAYSIA

PAPUANEW GUINEA

Australia (62)

Japan (10)

Canada (17)

New Zealand (38)

Russia (39)

USA (37)Rep of Korea (4)

Algeria (1)

India (5)

Hong Kong (2)

South Africa (20)Argentina (7)

Brazil (4)

Colombia (1)

Morocco (5)

Andorra (1)

Egypt (6)

Georgia (7)

Ukraine (18)

Tunisia (8)China (4)Armenia (2)

Albania (2)

Lebanon (5)

Belarus (3)

Mexico (2)Pakistan (1)

Singapore (2)

UAE (1)

Moldova (4)

Palestinian auth. (1)

Chile (1)

Mauritius (1)

Sudan (1)Saudi Arabia (1)

Uruguay (1)


Financial Support for Non-COST Participation (1)Financial Support for Non-COST Participation (1)

In general, researchers from non-COST Institutions do notdo not receive economic support from COST

There are however two important exceptions:

11 - Near Neighbouring Countries:Near Neighbouring Countries:

Balkan & Eastern Countries Balkan & Eastern Countries (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Russia, Ukraine)

Mediterranean & North-African CountriesMediterranean & North-African Countries (Algeria, Egypt, Lybia, Lebanon, Morroco, Syria, Tunisia, Jordan & the Palestinian Authority)

For each Action, up to 2 researchers from each country may be reimbursed by COST for their Participation in the Action


● Special budget line in the COST Special budget line in the COST system to facilitate collaborationssystem to facilitate collaborations

● Specific exchange activitiesSpecific exchange activities(Short Term Scientific Missions, focus (Short Term Scientific Missions, focus on Early Stage Researchers)on Early Stage Researchers)

In 2008: 90 participations In 2008: 90 participations in 45 Actions (12 countries)in 45 Actions (12 countries)

BELARUS

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IRAQ

LIBYA

TUNISIA

GEORGIA

Ukraine (16)

Russia (50)

Algeria (3)

Azerbaijan (1)

Bosnia &Herzegovina (2)

Tunisia (3)

Georgia (5)

Egypt (3)

Morocco (2)

Moldova (3)

Albania (1)


BELARUS

SYRIA

IRAQ

LIBYA

TUNISIA

GEORGIA

Ukraine (16)

Russia (50)

Algeria (3)

Azerbaijan (1)

Bosnia &Herzegovina (2)

Tunisia (3)

Georgia (5)

Egypt (3)

Morocco (2)

Moldova (3)

Albania (1)


COST countriesCOST countries

COST neighbouring COST neighbouring countriescountries

COST and the Neighbouring CountriesCOST and the Neighbouring Countries


Financial Support for Non-COST Participation (2)Financial Support for Non-COST Participation (2)

22 - Institutions from Australia ,New Zealand & South Africa (Institutions from Australia ,New Zealand & South Africa (newnew))

A pilot scheme is available to Institutions in these Countries, based on a reciprocal agreement between COST and a dedicated Partner Organisation.

This Partner Organisation receives a specific budget from its Country’s Authorities to ensure reciprocity.

New Zealand: ‘Royal Society of New Zealand’New Zealand: ‘Royal Society of New Zealand’ Australia: ‘Australian Academy of Sciences’Australia: ‘Australian Academy of Sciences’ South Africa: ‘European-South African S & T Advancement Programme’South Africa: ‘European-South African S & T Advancement Programme’


C O STC O ST : a Unique Mix of Features: a Unique Mix of Features

Bottom Up: Initiative by Researchers all across Europe All Topics covered From Basic research to applied procedures to standardization

Two steps applications, two collection dates a year: Flexibility and Availability

Peer Review: Excellence of funded projects relying on top level external assessors in their field

Societal Concerns: among top ranked proposals, final decision by the representatives of COST Member States governments

Real-Time monitoring: Annual Review ConferenceAnnual Review Conference: every MC Chair presents the results of the Action overview of the current status in a Domain

Ex post studies: Final evaluation by DCs Dissemination through external events & publications Customers satisfaction Studies Impact Studies: Added value of COST Actions to Economic wealth

International dimension: COST provides simple & flexible schemes to experiment various frames of EU collaboration with third parts (FP7)


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