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Interlink I Kick off meeting I 3rd of december 2007, Sofia
The European Union’sThe European Union’s
Seventh Framework Programme Seventh Framework Programme
(FP7)(FP7)
with a focus on the with a focus on the
Environment ThemeEnvironment Theme
Renee Le Roux SA Environment NCPSA Environment NCP
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Content
What is FP7
International S&T Cooperation
in FP7
Participation and Consortium
Contacts
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What is FP7?What is FP7?i.e. the Seventh Framework
Programme for Research and Technological Development
EU’s main instrument for funding R&DWill run from 2007 to 2013Total budget: 50,5 billion EURO Addresses social, economic, environmental and industrial challenges
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EU & Associated Countries
Member States – EU 27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom
Associated Countries - (same conditions as EU Member States)Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland, Israel, Turkey, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia
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International Cooperation Partner Countries
• ACP Countries (African, Carribean, Pacific)• EECA (Eastern Europe and Central Asia)• MPC (Mediterranean Partner Countries)• WBC (Western Balkan Countries)• Latin America • Asia
Third Countries • USA, Canada, Japan, Australia, NZ
Third Countries
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International S&TCooperation
Why Third Countries in the FP7?
to support strategic partnerships
to facilitate access to research environments outside Europe to address specific problems third countries face or that have a global character
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Specific ProgrammesSpecific Programmes
Cooperation – Collaborative research
Ideas – Frontier Research
People – Marie Curie Actions
Capacities – Research Capacity
+JRC non-nuclear research
Euratom direct actions – JRC nuclear research
Euratom indirect actions – nuclear fusion and fission research
Support investigator-driven
frontier research over all areas of research
Collaborative projects (large, medium and small)
Networks of Excellence
Co-ordination/support actions
•Research Infrastructure• Research for the benefit
of SMEs • Regions of Knowledge
Research Potential • Science in Society
• Coherent development of research policies,
• International cooperation
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Cooperation 32.4131. Health 6.1002. Biotech, Food, Agriculture 1.9353. Information Society 9.0504. Nanomaterials Production 3.4755. Energy 2.3506. Environment 1.8907. Transport 4.1608. Socio-economic Research 6239. Space 1.43010. Security 1.400
Ideas 7.510 People 4.750 Capacities 4.097
Total: 50,521 billion EUR
Budget of FP7
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Environment Environment (including Climate (including Climate
Change)Change)
Objective of the Environment Theme (according to FP7 Specific Programme for 'Cooperation'):
To promote sustainable management of the natural and human environment and its resources
• by advancing our knowledge on the interactions between the biosphere, ecosystems and human activities, and
• by developing new technologies, tools and services,
in order to address in an integrated way global environmental issues.
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6.1.Climate Change, pollution and risks
6.2.Sustainable management of resources
6.3.Environmental Technologies
• Conservation and sustainable management of natural and man-made resources
• Evolution of marine environments
• Earth observation• Forecasting methods and assessment tools
• Pressures on environment and climate• Environment and health• Natural Hazards
• Water, Soil, Waste, Clean Technologies, etc.• Protection of cultural heritage• Technology asessment, verfication, testing
6.4.Earth observation and assessment tools
Activities Subactivities
Environment (Climate Change)
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Content
What is FP7 International S&T Cooperation
in FP7 Participation and ConsortiumContacts
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FP7 is open to all International Organisations and Legal Entities in
every Programme / Activity
International S&TCooperation
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Cooperation Thematic areas open to all Third Countries Dedicated actions and coordinated calls with Third Countries are calledSpecific International Cooperation Actions
(SICAs) •SICAs are a mode to enable and encourage the participation of low and middle income countries to participate and get funding in FP7
•SICAs are the continuation of the INCO actions in FP7
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Rules of Participation1. “Opening” of all activities
2. Specific International Cooperation Actions (SICAs)
Third Countries as ADDITIONAL partners
Third Countries as COMPULSORY partners
Cooperation
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Cooperation
Funding Third country participants on the list of (targeted)
International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPCs) are funded by the European Commission
They are funded on exactly the same basis as participants from an EU Member State
Alternatively they may opt for a lump-sum payment
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Process Steps• Implementation
through defined calls for proposals- Work Programmes
• Stakeholders study call for interest
• Identify requirements (required partners etc)
• Identify and develop consortium to meet minimum requirements
• Develop proposal
Full electronic submission on CORDIS at http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html by the closing date
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Content
What is FP7 International S&T Cooperation
in FP7 Participation and ConsortiumContacts
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More information
INTER-LINK website http://www.interlink-fp6.com/
FP7 – Seventh Framework Programme http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7
FP7 Specific Programme Cooperation http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/cooperation
FP7 Specific Programme IDEAS http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ideas
FP7 Specific Programme PEOPLE http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/people
FP7 Specific Programme Capacities http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities