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Framework Programme VIFramework Programme VI

Meeting of the INCO National Contact Points (NCPs)

11 February 2003

Thomas Arnold, RTD-06

International Scientific Cooperation Projects

Three Three majormajor routes for international routes for international scientific co-operation in FP6scientific co-operation in FP6

Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations (with substantial funding)

Specific measures in support of international co-operation

International mobility of researchers

Over and above these three major routes, the international dimension is a cross-cutting issue which concerns the whole Framework programme

International Scientific co-operationInternational Scientific co-operationin the Sixth Framework Programmein the Sixth Framework Programme

Definition of third countriesDefinition of third countries

‘Third country‘ means a State that is neither a Member State nor a State associated to the Framework

programmeassociated candidate countries:

Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic (1), Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey,

other associated States:

Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Israel (1), Switzerland (1)

(1) association not yet in force on 12.2.03

Opening of “Focusing and Integrating Community Research” to third country organizations (1)

Participation of researchers, teams and institutions from third countries in projects within

the seven Priority Thematic Areas of Research, Specific activities covering a wider field of research

(NEST, horizontal SME activities)

Budget: 285 million Euro for the funding of third country participation in RTD-actions


Strategic objectives: To help European researchers, businesses and research

organisations in the European Union and in the countries associated with the Framework programme to have access to knowledge and expertise existing elsewhere in the world

To help ensure Europe’s strong and coherent participation in research initiatives related to issues arising at the world level and being the subject of international or global efforts

Overall focus Community interest


Examples for issues arising at world levelor subject to international efforts:

Food safety

Sustainable development (e.g. biodiversity, desertification, global climatic change, forest management)

Combating infectious diseases associated with poverty (HIV, tuberculosis, malaria)


Evaluation

If third country participation is envisaged in the proposal, is it well justified? is the participation well integrated in the activities?

Work programme, Annex B, “Common evaluation criteria for evaluating proposals”, Additional issues to be addressed during evaluation


Who can participate? All third countries: in addition to minimal number of

participants from Member States and Associated countries

Who can be funded? All third countries

INCO target countries (developing countries, Mediterranean partner countries, Western Balkan countries, Russia and the other NIS): within limit of budget (285 million Euros)

Other third countries: if provision is made in work programme or if necessary to carry out the RTD activity


Use of 285 million Euro 285 million Euro for international co-operation (Activity 2 of Treaty) are

already part of overall appropriations of priorities Indicative pro-rata distribution with regular monitoring and mid-term review

To be used for funding of INCO target countries participating in RTD actions

285 million Euro are considered as a spending target, not necessarily as an upper limit

Non-INCO target countries can be funded out ofActivity 1 appropriations of priorities

11European Commission, DG RTD-06

SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2002-2006Participation by legal entities from third countries

- Integrating European Research (1) -

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Commission any judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries.

1EC Framework (non-nuclear)

Data valid: 01.01.2003

European Union/Associated States (3)/Overseas Countries & Territories

Target countries of specific measures insupport of international cooperation:eligible for participation and funding(within limits of budget)

Other third countries: eligible forparticipation; funding if provision underRTD activity or essential for carrying outindirect action

Currently no cooperation

(2) Some agreements are not yet into force


SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2002-2006Target Countries of specific measuresin support of international cooperation




Mediterranean partner countries

Developing countries

Russia and the other NIS


Western Balkan countries

(1) Some agreements are not yet into force

Specific measures in support of international co-operation (1)

Dedicated international cooperation activities which are relevant to some groups of countries or regions with own calls for proposals

Budget: 315 million Euro to fund RTD actions Strategic objective

To lend support, in the scientific and technological field, to the implementation of the Community’s foreign policy and development aid policy

Overall focusmutual interest

What does complimentarity mean?

Specific topics not at all covered by thematic priorities example: post-conflict and post-trauma health problems (Western Balkans)

Topics covered as well by thematic priorities, but with location specific angle/focus ex.: Water (equitable use of shared water resources in transboundary

systems)(INCO-MED)

In any case research within specific measures in support of international co-operation research should be related to a specific geographic, socio-economic, cultural or climatic context

International mobility of researchers (1)

A coherent set of actions to support international mobility of researchers in the framework of the specific programme “Structuring the ERA”.

With a view to further reinforcing the human potential for European research, these actions will aim to attract top-class research workers from third countries, with the view

to develop mutually beneficial research co-operation between Europe and third countries

promote the training of European researchers abroad

Two main types of grants: in-coming fellowships with possibility for “return ticket” out-going fellowships


in-coming fellowships with possibility for “return ticket”

to work and undertake research training in Europe

provision to assist fellows to return to their countries of origin in case of emerging and transition economies and developing countries

out-going fellowships

to be awarded to research workers from EU and Associated Countries to work in established third country research centres

requires submission of a coherent individual training programme involving a first phase abroad followed by mandatory second phase in Europe


In addition opening of other Marie Curie actions to third country researchers

Host driven actions

Marie Curie Research Training Networks

Marie Curie Host Fellowships for Early Stage Research Training

Marie-Curie Conferences and Training Courses

Excellence Promotion and Recognition actions

Other parts ofSixth Framework programme

(Strengthening the Foundations of ERA, Structuring ERA outside Human Resources: Research and

Innovation, Research Infrastructures, Science and society)

Who can participate? Countries with S&T co-operation agreement: in

accordance with agreement all third countries: if provision is made in work

programme or if necessary to carry out RTD action

Who can be funded? all third countries: if provision is made in work

programme or if necessary to carry out RTD action.



- Structuring ERA/Strengthening foundations of ERA (excluding fellowships) -





Third countries with S&T cooperationagreement: participation inaccordance with conditions ofagreement (2); funding if provisionunder RTD activity or essential forcarrying out indirect action

S&T cooperation agreement inpreparation; same as until entry intoforce

Third countries without S&Tcooperation agreement: participationif provision under RTD activity ornecessary for carrying out indirectaction; funding if provision underRTD activity or essential for carryingout indirect action


(1) Some agreements are not yet into force(2) Certain agreements have to be renewed

EURATOM Framework Programme (1)

specific EURATOM participation rules some associated states are not associated to EURATOM international co-operation actively encouraged in all areas of specific

programme where beneficial networking with third countries to be promoted, in particular USA, NIS,

Canada and Japan in the area of Fusion, closer collaboration encouraged with countries with S&T

co-operation agreement

funding of third country participation out of EURATOM appropriations

EURATOM Framework Programme (2)

Who can participate? all third countries: if provision is made in work

programme or if necessary to carry out RTD action, subject to restrictions specified in work programme

Who can be funded? all third countries: if provision is made in work

programme or if necessary to carry out RTD action



- EURATOM Framework Programme -




European Union/Associated States (1)/

Third countries with S&T cooperationagreement: participation if provisionunder RTD activity or if necessary tocarry out indirect action, inaccordance with conditions ofagreement (2); funding if provisionunder RTD activity or essential forcarrying out indirect action

S&T cooperation agreement inpreparation; same as until entry intoforce

Third countries without S&Tcooperation agreement: participationif provision under RTD activity ornecessary for carrying out indirectaction; funding if provision underRTD activity or essential for carryingout indirect action


(1) Some agreements are not yet into force(2) Certain agreements have to be renewed

International Scientific co-operationInternational Scientific co-operationin the Sixth Framework Programmein the Sixth Framework Programme

Overview on financial means (Mio €)Overview on financial means (Mio €)

Second activity in accordance with Art. 164 of EC Treaty: Participation of INCO-target countries in seven priority

thematic areas plus NEST and horizontal SME activities Specific measures in support of international co-operation

(INCO 3)in addition:

International Mobility of researchers Participation of non-INCO target countries and third

country participation in other areas of Sixth Framework Programme

Participation of third countries in Euratom Framework Programme

600285

315

p.m.p.m.

p.m.

International Scientific co-operationInternal co-ordination

International Co-operation Steering group with representatives from all Commission services

involved in implementation of Sixth Framework Programme

to ensure overall coherence of international scientific co-operation across Framework Programme

to ensure complementarity between different types of international co-operation activities

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European Union/Overseas Countries & Territories

Associated candidate countries: noMember State participation requiredin consortium

Other associated countries (2):for most instruments at least twoMember States or Associatedcandidate countries required inconsortium

Third countries

SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2002-2006Participation of Associated States (1) -

1EC Framework (non-nuclear)

European Commission, DG RTD-06(2) Agreements with Israel and Switzerlandnot yet in force on 12.3.03

Association of candidate countriesto the 6th Framework Programme

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COUNTRY DATE OF SIGNATURE ENTRY INTO FORCEEURATOM

BULGARIA 29.10.2002 Y

CYPRUS 29.10.2002 29.11.2002 -

CZECH REPUBLIC 29.10.2002 Y

ESTONIA 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 -

HUNGARY 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 Y

LATVIA 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 Y

LITHUANIA 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 -

MALTA 29.10.2002 05.12.2002 -

POLAND 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 -

ROMANIA 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 Y

SLOVAKIA 29.10.2002 05.11.2002 Y

SLOVENIA 29.10.2002 29.10.2002 Y

TURKEY 29.10.2002 10.01.2003 -

Data valid: 29.1.03

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European Union/Overseas Countries & Territories

Associated candidate countries: noMember State participation requiredin consortium

Other associated countries (2):for most instruments at least twoMember States or Associatedcandidate countries required inconsortium

Third countries

SIXTH FRAMEWORK PROGRAMME 2002-2006Participation of Associated States

- EURATOM Framework -

European Commission, DG RTD-06(2) Agreements with Switzerlandnot yet in force on 12.2.03

Examples for valid consortium composition (1)

Austria France Slovenia

Estonia Poland Hungary

Greece Cyprus Israel

Malta Cyprus Israel

Hungary Lithuania Norway

(1) EC Framework Programme

Associated States

Stated associated to the Framework Programme participation with the same rights and obligations as proposers from

Member States

associated candidate countries

additionally work programmes underline the importance of involving candidate

countries in the Community‘s research policy and in the European Research Area

Specific support actions to stimulate, encourage and facilitate the participation of the candidate countries in the activities of the priority thematic areas (foreseen in SP1 Council decision)

Further information INCO infodesk:

[email protected]

INCO infopoint:http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/inco.htm

International Scientific cooperation policy:

http://europa.eu.int/comm/research/iscp/index_en.html

INTAS:

http://www.intas.be/

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