NOTES 1. PLACE, DATE AND EVENT NAME 1.1. Access the slide-set place, date and event name text box beneath the JRC logo

1. NOTES 1. PLACE, DATE AND EVENT NAME 1.1. Access the slide-set place, date and event name text box beneath the JRC logo from the Slide Master. 1.2. Do not change the size nor the position of that text box. 1.3. Replace the mock-up texts for the place (“Place”), the date (“dd Month YYYY”) and the event name (“Event Name”) with your own texts. 1.4. Set it in MetaPlus Book Roman, if you own the typeface. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 1.5. Keep the original flush-left justification. 1.6. Keep the original font colour (white). 1.7. Keep the original font body size (7 pt) and the text on one single line. 2. SLIDE NUMBER 2.1. The slide number on the banner’s lower right-hand side is automatically generated. 3. SLIDES 3.1. Duplicate the first slide as needed. 3.2. Do not change the size nor the position of the slide’s text box. 3.3. Try not to place more text on each slide than will fit in the given text box. 3.4. Replace the mock-up heading text (“Joint Research Centre (JRC)”) with your own text heading. 3.5. Set it in Eurostile Bold Extended Two or in Helvetica Rounded Bold Condensed, if you own one of these typefaces. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 3.6. Keep the original flush-left justification. 3.7. Keep the original font colour (100c 80m 0y 0k). 3.8. Keep the original font body size (28 pt) and the heading on one single line whenever possible. Reduce the font body size if needed. 3.9. Replace the mock-up text (“The European Commission’s Research-Based Policy Support Organisation)”) with your own text. 3.10. Set it in MetaPlus Book Roman, if you own the typeface. Otherwise, keep the original typeface – Arial. 3.11. Keep the original flush-left justification. 3.12. Keep the original font colour (100c 80m 0y 0k). Use black if you need a second colour. 3.13. Keep the original font body size (22 pt) or reduce it if unavoidable. 3.14. Replace the EU-27 map mock-up illustration with your own illustration(s). 3.13. Try to keep your illustration(s) right- and top- or bottom-aligned with the main text box whenever possible. Promoting Collaboration of the Joint Research Centre with IcelandDr. Giancarlo Caratti Head of Customer and Stakeholder RelationsJoint Research Centre, European Commission http://www.jrc.ec.europa.euReykjavik, 27 August 2008

2. President Barroso 27 Commissioners Commissioner Potočnik Science & Research DG Joint Resaerch Centre (JRC) DG Research (RTD) Where does the JRC fit in the European Commission?

3. The Mission of the Joint Research Centre … to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. As a service of the European Commission, the JRC functions as a reference centre of science and technology for the Union. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national.

4. JRC Structure: 7 Institutes in 5 Member States IRMM -Geel, Belgium Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements ITU -Karlsruhe, Germany Institute for Transuranium Elements IE -Petten, The Netherlands Institute for Energy IPSC -Ispra, Italy Institute for the Protection and Security of the Citizen IES -Ispra, Italy Institute for Environment and Sustainability IHCP -Ispra, Italy Institute for Health and Consumer Protection IPTS -Seville, Spain Institute for Prospective Technological Studies ~ 2750 staff ~ 340 M€/y budget (+ 40 M€/y competitive income)

5. 683 578 403 517 88 Nuclear Non-nuclear (5-year programme) JRC in FP7: Indicative Budget Breakdown • 578 M€ ‘Solidarity’ • Environment • Health • Climate Change • Rural Development • 403 M€ ‘Security’ • Natural Disasters • Internal/External Security • Food Chain • 683 M€ ‘Prosperity’ • Chemicals • Biotechnology • Energy and Transport • Information Society • 517 M€* ‘Nuclear’ • Nuclear Energy, Safety and Security • 88 M€ ‘World Partner’ • Global Security

6. JRC Typology ofActivities • EU Policy support: intensive interaction with policy DG’s and relevant stakeholders: direct scientific/technical input into legislative process; operational support: alert/anticipation, quick response functions and monitoring of compliance (e.g., crop declarations under Common Agricultural Policy) • Scientific-technical reference systems: establish standardised methodologies and measurement protocols (GMO, BSE/TSE, environmental quality, nuclear safety etc) • Research partnerships: European Research Area, user laboratories, access to large facilities, networks, training and mobility, co-operations • Specific actions:towards New Member States and Candidate Countries

7. Several projects focused on specific needs of the target countries, including: • Environment (Air Quality, Mining Waste, Water Quality, MAHB, etc.) • Food (GMO, mycotoxins) • Agriculture (MARS, Animal identification, Sustainable Agriculture) • Energy (Cogeneration, Renewables, Conservation) • Metrology • Nuclear Safety and Security • Support to IS Policies

8. Current JRC Priorities • Contribute to the European Strategic EnergyTechnology (SET) Plan, namely for developing a ”Technology Map” (status and prospects of key energy technologies) and “a Capacity Map” (sketching the energy research capacities and infrastructures in the EU Member States). • Support EU Climate Change policy aiming at limiting Global Climate Change to 2°C compared to pre-industrial level, by means of climate change research, scenario development; socio-economic impact studies, etc. • Increasing Internal and Externalsecurity (addressing terrorist threats, combating proliferation of CBRN, support border control, …). • Support to the Lisbon Process (digital divide, econometric tools, interplay between innovation and regulation, standards and references in support of growth, …).

9. JRC Policy Support Example:Foresight 3rd International Seville Conference on Future-Oriented Technology Analysis: 16-17 Oct. 2008

10. JRC Policy Support Example Security Through Open Sources - EMM Service Live news Push alerts By SMS All Europe’s newsBreaking News 5,000,000 article Archive since 2002 EMM: Europe Media Monitor http://emm.jrc.org • EMM in active use by all DGs • 700 sources updated every 10 minutes • 3000 email alerts/day • 7000 active web users • 100 SMS/day to VIPs • 350 topic alerts real-time • 8000 keywords real-time • 15000 articles/day • 30 languages • EMM is the EU fastest impartial news monitor RNS Rapid news service State of the World Identify hotspots& forgotten crises State of the World Country watch News related to particular person Monitors all World Countries Derives statistical indicators and time trends

11. JRC Policy Support Example:Support to e-passport interoperability Hague Program 2005 Action Plan: Coherent approach and harmonized solutions in the EU on biometric identifiers and data Integrate biometric identifiers in travel documents, visa, resident permits, EU citizens’ passports & information system • Tests of conformity of passports issued by Member States • Tests of interoperability of electronic passports and readers • Evaluation of performance of biometric identificaiton systems • Technical support to the development of standards

12. A satellite radar image of the North Atlantic showing a formation of fishing vessels Forest fire in Portugal (2005) illustrated in a sequence of satellite images South Asia Tsunami – damage assessment in Banda Aceh Region Delta of Saloum in Senegal observed with a high-resolution satellite (agricultural and forest areas) Using satellite for monitoring - Lukole refugee camp in Tanzania Algae blooms in the Baltic Sea represented by a satellite image Indonesia seen by Spot/Vegetation satellite system over 1-year period JRC Policy Support Example:JRC’s contribution to GMES • Long-standing experience in support to a range of Community policies requiring GMES related information, e.g. in the areas of: • Natural Resources • Agriculture • Environment • Development andHumanitarian Aid • Global Change • Civil Protection • Security

13. JRC Policy Support Example: Food Safety and Quality • Method development, validation & harmonisation (e.g. food allergen & BSE tests) • Measurement evaluation programmes (e.g. heavy metals) • Proficiency testing (e.g. acrylamide) • Monitoring data bases (e.g. European wine) • Reference materials • Help desk in emergency cases • 6 Community Reference Laboratories (DG SANCO): • Feed additives • Mycotoxins • Poly-aromatic hydrocarbons • Heavy metals in food and feed • GMOs in food and feed • Food contact materials

14. Centrifugeassembly areas Centrifuge Cascade halls Support building Centrifuge pilot plant Earth covering incomplete Underground entrance Administration JRC Policy Support Example: Combating Illicit Trafficking of Nuclear Materials • Since 1993: 300 confirmed cases of illicit trafficking of radioactive and nuclear material, 215 of them in the past 5 years • About 400 samples analyzed annually (including for ESO and IAEA, samples from Irak & Iran) • A workshop on the application of mobile identification techniques to combat illicit trafficking was organised together with INRNE in Sofia on 6-9 December 2005 JRC support: • Techniques for identifying nature of seized material, assess risk, locate origin • Contacts with law enforcement agencies and nuclear forensics development • Assistance to NMS and CC (advice, training, equipment supply) • Maintain / update database on commercial nuclear materials

15. JRC Policy Support Example: JRC activities related to GMOs • CRL for GMOs in food and feed: • a consortium of 120 national GMO enforcement control laboratories from EU Member States and partner countries • Development of science-based validation and harmonization of analytical tools for the traceability and authentication of GMOs and their derived products • Examples: corn (Bt10),rice (LL601, Bt63,…), …. • Scientific support to Commission in formulating regulations concerning labelling of GM-bearing food, detection limits of non-authorized GMOs… • Studies on co-existence measures for GMO-bearing and non-GMO crops, on performance of GMO-bearing crops…; 2008: host of the “European Co-existence Bureau” for studying co-existence measures of selected crops • Production of reference materials for GMO-bearing food and feed

16. JRC Policy Support Example: The Generation IV International Forum (GIF) • Generation IV is a framework for international co-operation in research for a future generation of nuclear energy systems on which 10 founding countries agreed. FR US CH AR BR JP KR SAR UK CA EUR • Euratom adhered to the GIF Charter on 30 July 2003 and signed the Framework Agreement in 2006 • GIF supports research and development of concepts for one or more nuclear reactor systems that should: • provide competitively priced and reliable supply of energy • address satisfactorily nuclear safety, waste, proliferation and public perception concerns • The JRC is entrusted with the co-ordination of the Community contribution to GIF

17. Crisis Response: Recent Examples

18. JRC’s quest for scientific excellence Publications Awards Formation of a New Dynamical Mode in -Uranium Observed by Inelastic X-Ray and Neutron Scattering M. E. Manley, M. Yethiraj, H. Sinn, H. M. Volz, A. Alatas, J. C. Lashley, W. L. Hults, G. H. Lander, and J. L. Smith Physical Review Letters 96(12), Impacts of Atmospheric Anthropogenic Nitrogen on the Open Ocean R. A. Duce et al. SCIENCE VOL 320 16 MAY 2008 Bt corn in Spain—the performance of the EU’s first GM crop Manuel Gómez-Barbero, Julio Berbel & Emilio Rodríguez-Cerezo NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY VOLUME 26 NUMBER 4 APRIL 2008 POLICYFORUM Climate Assessment: What’s Next? Frank Raes and Rob Swart 30 NOVEMBER 2007 VOL 318 SCIENCE

19. JRC Present Collaboration with Iceland • 1 Collaboration Agreement: • The Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute is part of the REMdB • (Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring) Implementation of Euratom • Treaty together with the JRC Institute for Environment Sustainability. • 2 Institutional Networks: • The Environment and Food Agency is partner in the Combustion and • Industry Expert Panel Network together with the JRC Institute for • Environment Sustainability. • The Icelandic Radiation Protection Institute is partner in the • Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring Network together with the • JRC Institute for Environment Sustainability. • 12 Competitive Activities with all JRC Institutes.

20. JRC contacts: whom to contact, where? NCP (Iceland): Mr Lydur Skuli Erlendsson lydur@rannis.is Contacts in the JRC institutes: IPSC carmelo.addabbo@ec.europa.eu anne-marie.morrissey@ec.europa.eu IESarwyn.jones@ec.europa.eu carla.dal-molin@ec.europa.eu IHCP nicholas.nicholson@ec.europa.eu IPTS paolo.barbosa@ec.europa.eu EI roger.hurst@ec.europa.eu IRMMdoris.florian@ec.europa.eu ITU victor.esteban-gran@ec.europa.eu Contacts in the JRC - Brussels:giancarlo.caratti@ec.europa.eu azza.kassis@ec;europa.eu jana.machajova@ec.europa.eu milena.raykovska@ec.europa.eu ole-peter.ostermann@ec.europa.eu Gateway: www.jrc.ec.europa.eu

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