Welcome

Dr Stephan PASCALLAdvisorInternational Cooperation, New Member States Integration,Regional Aspects and CommunicationsEuropean CommissionDG Information Society and Media

Training Seminar– Bratislava 27-28 January 2005

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Welcome - Agenda

• Seminar Objectives

• Seminar Programme

• Questions

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Seminar Objectives

To provide a comprehensive training to persons that are interested in participating in the IST Priority of the 6th Framework Programme in order to enable them to draft and submit well developed and focused proposals and subsequently understand how a proposal is chosen by the Commission for negotiations and what are the administrative and operational processes from the selection of a proposal to the completion of the project.

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Programme: Monday 6 December 2004

Stephan Pascall08:30 Registration and Welcome09:00 General Background 09:25 Question and answers

Maria Buciova 09:35 How can the NCP support you? 10:00 Questions and answers Willy Van Puymbroeck10:10 Project Life Cycles 10:50 Questions and answers

Coffee Break

Willy Van Puymbroeck 11:20 Financial Aspects 112:00 Questions and answers

Willy Van Puymbroeck 12:10Financial Aspects 2 12:50 Questions and answers

Willy Van Puymbroeck14:30 Contract Production Processes

15:00 Questions and answers

Evangelos Ouzounis15:10 Legal Framework and Submission of

Proposals15:50 Questions and answers

Coffee Break

Stephan Pascall 16:20 Round Table Discussion

Stephan Pascall16:50 Conclusions day 1

Morning

Afternoon

Lunch13:00 Lunch Break

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Programme: Tuesday 7 December 2004

Stephan Pascall09:00 Opening of Day 2

Evangelos Ouzounis 09:10 The Evaluation Process

Borka Jerman Blazic 09:50 The Proposal Evaluators View

10:35 Questions and Answers

Coffee Break

Evangelos Ouzounis11:10 Selection and Negotiation of

Proposals12:05 Questions and Answers

Slovakian SME12:20 How to write a successful Proposal13:05 Questions and answers

Morning Lunch13:20 Lunch Break

Jacob Bangsgaard14:45 How to write a successful Proposal 15:25 Questions and answers

Coffee Break

Dr. Joachim Irion15:50 How to write a successful Proposal 16:30 Questions and Answers

Stephan Pascall16:40 Closure

Afternoon

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Thank you

Any Questions ?

The 6th Framework Programme – The IST Priority

Dr Stephan PASCALLAdvisorInternational Cooperation, New Member States Integration,Regional Aspects and CommunicationsEuropean CommissionDG Information Society and Media

Training Seminar– Bratislava 27-28 January 2005

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Agenda

The 6th Framework Programme – The IST Priority

Historical Perspective of FP6

Financial Evolution of FP6

The 6th Framework Programme

The 6th Framework Programme – IST Priority

Structure

Financing

Calls

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• 1986: the task force becomes “Directorate General of Telecommunications,

Information market and valorisation of research” (DG XIII).

• Goal: Europe wants to catch up with US and Japan.

• How: by becoming more competitive.

Historical Perspective – The 80’s

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• Mid–‘90s: Quality of life and sustainable development criteria are added to competitivity to create a better link between research and society.

• Creation of a pluriannual programme for European research and development which followed ESPRIT.

• Today 6th framework programme (2002–2006).

Historical Perspective – The 90’s

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• 1994: Communication of the European Commission “towards the Information Society in Europe: action plan”

• 1998: ESPRIT, RACE and Telematics merged into an unique programme: “Information Technologies” (IST)

• IST is structured around 4 technological priorities (key actions)

Historical Perspective – Mid 90’s

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The EU’s Budget - 2002

Total Value of commitments: EUR 98.6 billion

34,5%

4,1% 5,2%11,0%

45,1%

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2

3

4

5

RTD

Administration

Other

CAP

Structural Funds

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Budget of the EU Framework Programmes

3,275,36 6,6

13,1214,96

17,5

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

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€ Billion

1984-1987 1987-1991 1990-1994 1994-1998 1998-2002 2002-2006

Series1

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Sixth Framework Programme – Main Components

FOCUSING and INTEGRATING European Research

STRUCTURINGThe EuropeanResearch Area

STRENGTHENINGThe foundations of the European Research Area

BASIC PRINCIPLES

Concentration:on selected

priority research areas

Structuring effect:through a stronger link with national, regional and other European initiatives

Coordination – Simplification

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The European Research Area

A blueprint for the future of research on Europe Broad support at the highest political, scientific and industrial levels Being implemented

European Research Area

National Programmes

‘OpenCoordination’

FrameworkProgramme European

Organisations

European Research Policy

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INTEGRATING EUROPEAN RESEARCH

PRIORITY THEMATIC AREAS ANTICIPATING S/T NEEDS

Research for policysupport

Frontier research,unexpecteddevelopments

Specific SME activities

Specific international cooperation activities

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Nanote

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Aero

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Food s

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Cit

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STRUCTURING THE ERASTRENGTHENING THE

FOUNDATIONS OF ERA

Researchandinnovation

Humanresources &mobility

Researchinfrastructures

Science andsociety

Coordinationof researchactivities

Developmentof research/innovationpolicies

The Components of FP6

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FP6 budget breakdown• Focussing and Integrating

• Genomics 2255M€• Information Society Technologies 3625M€• Nanotechnologies, int.. 1300M€• Aeronautics and space 1075M€• Food quality and safety 685M€ • Sustainable development 2120M€• Citizens and governance .. 225M€• Anticipation of S&T needs

• Anticipating needs 555 M€• SMEs 430M€• Specific INCO 315M€

16270 M€

~200M€ for GEANT/GRID

~100M€ for GEANT/GRID

• Strengthening ERA foundations 320M€

• Joint Research Centre 760M€

• Structuring ERA• Research and Innovation 290M€ • Human resources 1580M€• Research Infrastructures 655M€• Science/Society 80M€

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IST in FP6 - objectives & strategy

• Main objectives Establishing Europe’s leadership in the technologies at

the heart of the knowledge economy and society Strengthening Europe’s competitiveness & technology

base Building the information and knowledge society for ALL

• Strategy Concentration and focus, building critical mass Visionary, forward looking (longer term / high risk) Combine flexibility with greater speed in implementation Scope of activities: Core technologies & “pull-through”

applications

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The IST vision

• Bringing the users, “people”, to the foreground…..….. to the “centre of our attention”

building trustful technologies for the background (almost invisible)

Making technology “adapt” to people and business needs

• Moving to an era where …..“Our surrounding is the interface’ to IST applications & services”

• Exploring beyond “the PC, screens & keyboard interfaces”... • Enabling multi-sensorial dialogues …..

supported by computing & networking ‘everywhere’, embedded in everyday objects

(e.g: furniture, clothes, vehicles, smart materials, …)

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IST Priority in FP6

Directorate C

Anywhere anytime natural and enjoyable access to IST services for ALL

Miniaturised, lowcost, low power com-ponents & µsytems

Natural interactionswith ‘ knowledge ’

Pervasive, mobile, wireless, trustful infrastructures

Communic.& networking

Softwareµ, nano &

optoelectronics

µ & nanosystems

Knowledge technologies

interfaces

Applied IST for major societal and economic challenges

Trust &Confidence

IST for societal challenges

IST for economic challenges

Demanding applications

generic

specific

Building blocks

IntegrationIST Priority in FP6

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IST Work Programme - budget phasing

• Planning over 4 yearsPlanning over 4 years

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IST Work Programme - budget phasing

Year 2003 2004 2005 2006

Indicative Budget

835,000 891,000 935,000 964,000

Calls per year

One call drawingon 2005 budget

Planning over 4 years

Two calls drawing on 2003 and 2004

budgets

Second WP (covers also all topics of SP)

with updated focus

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Present and Future Calls

Call 4 : Open 16 November 2004 Close 23 March 2005

Call 5 : Open 17 May 2005 Close 21 September 2005

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Networks of ExcellenceNetworks of Excellence

Industrial exploitation

Current Industrial strength / presence

Fundamental research

Basicresearch

Industry-driven research

Targeted Research ProjectsTargeted Research Projects

Example of implementation in IST

« Monolitihic »Incremental

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated Projects

Integrated ProjectsIntegrated Projects

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Thank you

Any Questions ?

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Contact details

Dr Stephan PASCALL

AdvisorInternational Cooperation, New Member States Integration, Regional Aspects and Communications

European Commission – DG Information Society Directorate C: Miniaturisation, Embedded Systems, Societal Applications

Avenue de Beaulieu 33BU-33 00/051160 BrusselsTel: +32-2-296.81.78E-mail: Stephan.Pascall@cec.eu.int